Collection Summary
Richards, Guy
Guy Richards papers
1935-1979
11116
10.18 cubic feet (13 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Correspondence, writings, and research material of an American journalist, war correspondent, and novelist who specialized in Russian history and politics.
Biography of Guy RichardsGuy Richards was a journalist and writer during the twentieth century. A 1927 graduate of Yale University, Richards was a member of the Whitney South Seas Expedition to the Solomon Islands and New Guinea for two years. When he returned to the United States, he worked as a reporter for several New York City area newspapers between the late 1920s and 1960s, including the "Newark (NJ) Ledger," "New York Daily News," "New York Star," and "New York Journal-American." Throughout his career, Richards wrote on local stories, national politics, and international affairs. During World War II, he served as a war correspondent for the "New York Daily News" in the South Pacific. He eventually became a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve. In addition to his journalistic activities, Richards wrote three books about Russia: "Imperial Agent" (1966); "The Hunt for the Czar" (1970); and "Rescue of the Romanovs" (1975). He also wrote two novels, including "Two Rubles to Times Square" (1956). He died in 1979.
Scope and ContentCollection contains sixteen scrapbooks of articles written by Richards for New York area newspapers (1930s-1960s), his personal correspondence (mostly 1950s-1970s), and research files for his books, including correspondence, manuscript pages, photographs, notes, and clippings (1950s-1970s). Collection also contains manuscripts of Richards' books, including "Two Rubles to Times Square" and several unpublished book and short story manuscripts. Miscellaneous clippings, press releases, and legal documents are in this collection as well.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Guy Richards at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
The collection was received from Mrs. Guy Richards in 1979.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Zachary Carmichael in October 2020.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Politics, Practical -- United States.
Journalists -- United States.
Journalism -- United States.
Novelists, American -- 20th century.
World politics -- 1933-1945.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
Politics, Government, and Law
Military
Journalism
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
United States -- History -- 1945-
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Scrapbooks.
Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Journal-American (New York, N.Y.)
Richards, Guy -- Two rubles to Times Square.
Container List
Series I. Biographical Material
1
Awards
1965-1967
1
Libel case against Alexei Romanoff
1975-1976
1
Newspaper and periodical articles about Richards
circa 1940-1969
1
New Guinea and South Pacific
1942-1968 and undated:
1
Maps,
undated
1
Publications by others about New Guinea,
1942-1968
1
Photos of Richards
circa 1942-1978
1
World War II
circa 1942-1946
1
Miscellaneous
circa 1940-1977
Series II. Correspondence
1
Undated
1
1941, 1942
1
1955, 1956
1
January-February 1957
1
March-April 1957
1
1958, 1959, 1965
1
1967, 1968
1
1969
1
January-June 1970
1
July-December 1970
2
January-June 1971
2
July-December 1971
2
January-March 1972
2
April-July 1972
2
August-December 1972
2
January-April 1973
2
May-August 1973
2
September-December 1973
2
January-June 1974
2
July-December 1974
2
January-March 1975
2
April-May 1975
3
June-August 1975
3
September-October 1975
3
November-December 1975
3
January-March 1976
3
April-August 1976
3
September-December 1976
3
January-May 1977
3
June-December 1977
3
January-June 1978
3
July-August 1978
3
September-December 1978
Series III. Manuscripts and Writings
Novels
circa 1956-1978 and undated:
4
The Affair at Malaka, drafts and research (7 folders)
circa 1976-1978
4
Breakdown in a Sanctuary
undated
4
An Evening Gone
undated
4
The Shore Party
undated
4
Two Rubles to Times Square
1956
Short stories
undated:
5
"Al Wilde: Master of a Million Slants"
undated
5
“The Astonishing Sin of Edward Reeves”
undated
5
“Help Wanted – Male”
undated
5
“Kalulu: A Story of the Solomon Islands” (with David B. Charnay)
undated
5
“The Pied Piper of Poitiers”
undated
5
“Santa Claus ----- On a Commission Basis”
undated
5
“Three Unconquered”
undated
5
Plays
undated:
5
Enough of You: A Play in One Act
undated
5
Long Live the General!
undated
5
Welcome Home: A Play in Three Acts
undated
Non-fiction,
circa 1937-1975 and undated:
5
“Adventures in Worryland”
undated
5
“Agony in the Anglo-Saxon Spy Club: Now that the CIA is Under the Microscope, how Long Can its British Godfather, MI-6, Stay Out of Trouble?”
circa 1975
5
“Good-Bye to the Jaundice Decade!: Ten Years of News…With a Nod to the Class of ‘27”
circa 1937
5
“Let’s Build the Right Rocket!: A Memo from the Overseas Delegation”
undated
5
“The Marines: History’s Rose of Jericho”
undated
5
“My Comic Opera War with the CIA”
1967
5
“Our New Compulsion - A Three-Ocean Strategy”
undated
5
“Some Fascinating Secrets about Britain’s Official Secrets Act (Which May be on its Way Out) and How Americans, Unknown to Themselves, Have been Under OSA Influence”
undated
5
“Yale’s Underground U.” (includes research)
undated
5
Draft sections of published works
circa 1966-1975 and undated:
5
The Hunt for the Czar: “Rescue of the Czar” and Untitled
circa 1966-1970
5
The Hunt for the Czar: “Story of Seven Faces”; “Preface: A Whiff of the Scent”; “Chapter VIII: Killing Task”; “Serendipities”
circa 1966-1970
5
Imperial Agent: “The Strangest Guest”
undated
5
Rescue of the Romanovs: "The Slickest Secret Resue in History"; "New 1st Installment"; "Romanov Women"
circa 1971-1975
Other Writings,
1950-1968 and undated:
5
Book Review: The Old Breed, by George McMillan
1950
5
Serialization of Imperial Agent
1968
5
Story ideas and writings, miscellaneous
undated
5
Untitled manuscripts, miscellaneous
undated
Published Items
1935-1971:
5
Brother Bear (UK title of Two Rubles to Times Square)
1957
5
Magazine articles from "East Europe" (4 issues)
January-July 1971
6
Magazine articles from "Liberty" and "Adventure"
June 1945 and May 1948
6
Magazine articles from: "Leatherneck: Magazine of the Marines"; "Liberty"; "Life"; "Marine Corps Gazette"; "United States Naval Institute Proceedings"
circa 1945-1950
6
Newspaper articles from the Long Island Daily Press, New York Daily News, and New York Journal-American
circa 1935-1964
6
Reviews, publicity, and letters to the editor for published books
circa 1956-1976:
6
The Hunt for the Czar
circa 1970-1971
6
Imperial Agent: The Goleniewski-Romanov Case
circa 1966-1967
6
Rescue of the Romanovs: Newly Discovered Documents Reveal How Czar Nicholas II and the Russian Imperial Family Escaped
circa 1975-1976
6
Two Rubles to Times Square
circa 1956-1957
6
Photos and illustrations for The Hunt for the Czar, with typescript of captions
circa 1969-1970:
Scrapbooks of newspaper articles by Richards
circa 1935-1966:
9
Newark Ledger and Long Island Daily Press
circa 1935-1936
9
Newark Ledger
circa 1936
9
New York Daily News
circa 1936-1937
9
New York Daily News
circa 1937
9
New York Daily News
circa 1937-1938
10
New York Daily News
circa 1937-1941
10
New York Daily News
circa 1939-1942
10
New York Daily News
circa 1942-1945
10
New York Daily News and periodicals
circa 1945-1948
11
New York Star
circa 1948
11
New York Journal-American,
circa 1949-1950
11
New York Journal-American
circa 1950-1951
11
New York Journal-American
circa 1962
12
New York Journal-American
circa 1951-1952
12
New York Journal-American
circa 1962-1964
12
New York Journal-American
circa 1964-1966
13
New York Journal-American
circa 1952
Newspapers with articles by Richards
September 1958-October 1959:
13
New York Journal-American, Sunday New Jersey Journal-American edition
September-December 1958
13
New York Journal-American, Sunday New Jersey Journal-American edition
January-April 1959
13
New York Journal-American, Sunday New Jersey Journal-American edition
May-October 1959
Series IV. Research
6
“Communication with the BBC”
circa 1970-1972
6
"East Europe,"
undated
6
"Kyril" (Kyril de Rohan-Chandor Vassilchikov-Shishmarev)
circa 1968-1973
6
“Notes on Russia Revolution”
circa 1968-1978
6
Notes, handwritten and typewritten, about Russia and Romanov Family
circa 1968-1978
6
Photocopies, clippings, and other research material about Russia and Romanov Family (4 folders)
circa 1968-1978
7
Photocopies, clippings, and other research material about Russia and Romanov Family (4 folders)
circa 1968-1978
8
Photocopies, clippings, and other research material about Russia and Romanov Family (1 folder)
circa 1968-1978
8
Photos, miscellaneous
undated
8
Newspaper and periodical clippings, miscellaneous
circa 1948-1962
8
Audio recording: Elizabeth Ost (Winchester, VA) interviewing Colonel Philip J. Corso about Richards' research for "Imperial Agent: The Goleniewski-Romanov Case"
undated
13
Oversized research material related to Russia and Romanov family (newspaper copies, family tree, magazines)
circa 1965-1979