Malcolm W. Browne Papers

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Prepared by Michael Folkerts Collection Summary Title: Malcolm W. Browne Papers Span Dates: 1959-2013 ID No.: MSS86112 Creator: Browne, Malcolm W., 1931-2012 Extent: 14,500 items ; 50 containers plus 1 oversize ; 20 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Journalist and author. Correspondence, assignment files, subject files, journals, drafts, articles, research material, speeches, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to Browne's career as a foreign and science correspondent.

Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Browne family--Correspondence. Browne, Malcolm W., 1931-2012. Faas, Horst, 1933-2012--Correspondence. Lederer, Edith, 1943- --Correspondence. Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985--Correspondence. Organizations . Bobbs-Merrill Company--Correspondence. Subjects Journalism--Cambodia. Journalism--Europe, Eastern. Journalism--Laos. Journalism--South America. Journalism--Southeast Asia. Journalism--Vietnam. Journalism. Science--Periodicals. Science. , 1961-1975. Places Cambodia--History. Europe, Eastern--History. Laos--History. South America--History. Southeast Asia--History. Vietnam--History. Titles Discover. New York times. Occupations Authors. Journalists.

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 2 Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Malcolm W. Browne, journalist and author, were given to the Library of Congress in 2016 by his wife, Le Lieu Browne. Transfers Audiocassettes featuring interviews and broadcasts conducted by Malcolm W. Browne have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Malcom W. Browne Papers. Other Repositories Additional papers of Malcolm W. Browne can be found in the Associated Press Corporate Archives, New York, New York. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Malcolm W. Browne is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of Malcolm W. Browne are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Malcolm W. Browne Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note Date Event 1931, Apr. 17 Born, , N.Y.

1948 Graduated, Friends Seminary, New York City, N.Y.

1948-1950 Attended , Swarthmore, Pa.

1952-1956 Laboratory chemist, Foster D. Snell, Inc., New York, N.Y.

1956-1958 Reporter, Pacific Stars and Stripes, U.S. Army

1958-1960 Reporter and night editor, Middletown Daily Record, Middletown, N.Y.

1960-1961 Reporter, Associated Press, , Md.

1961-1965 Bureau chief for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, Associated Press, Saigon, Vietnam

1963 Awarded photograph of the year, World Press Photo

1964 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for international reporting

1965-1966 Chief correspondent for Indochina, American Broadcasting Co., Saigon, Vietnam

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 3 1966 Married Huynh thi Le Lieu

1966-1967 Edward R. Murrow Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y.

1968 Published The New Face of War, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

1968-1971 Bureau chief for South America, New York Times, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1971-1973 Correspondent for South Asia, New York Times, Rawalpindi, Pakistan and Vientine, Laos

1973-1977 Bureau chief for Eastern Europe, New York Times, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

1977-1981 Science reporter, New York Times

1981-1985 Senior editor, Discover magazine

1985-2000 Science reporter, New York Times

1993 Published Muddy Boots and Red Socks: A Reporter’s Life., Times Books, New York, N.Y.

2012, Aug. 27 Died, Hanover, N.H.

Scope and Content Note The papers of Malcolm W. Browne (1931-2012) span the years 1959-2013. The collection contains correspondence, notebooks, working files, and research material associated primarily with Browne's career as a foreign correspondent and science writer for . The papers are organized six series: Foreign Correspondent File , Science Correspondent File , Correspondence , Speeches and Writings File , Miscellany , and Oversize . Before his employment with the New York Times, Browne served as the bureau chief for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos for the Associated Press in Saigon, Vietnam. It was in this capacity in 1963 that he shot his award-winning photograph of the self-immolating Buddhist monk, Thích Quảng Đức, whose death drew exposure to the South Vietnamese government’s persecution of Buddhists. Browne, along with David Halberstrom, would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting the following year. After joining the Times in 1967, he served as bureau chiefs for South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. The Foreign Correspondent File encompasses his work from this period, including interoffice correspondence and memoranda from both the Associated Press and New York Times, work and research files from various assignments, and other material collected from his time serving abroad. The assignment files contain news copy, photographs, and other information relating to the various regions and stories Browne was assigned. After his success as a foreign correspondent, Browne transitioned to the science department of the New York Times in 1977, covering topics more suited to his educational background and personal interests. He went on to became senior editor of the science magazine Discover from 1981-1985 before returning to the Times as a science reporter until his retirement. The Science Correspondent File includes Browne’s assignment files, subject files, and interoffice correspondence while working at the Times and Discover. A significant portion of the series consists of letters to the editor praising, criticising, and correcting his work. The files from his various assignments prominently feature Antarctica, which he visited and reported on several times. The Correspondence series contains personal correspondence kept by Malcolm Browne throughout his career. Besides family members and friends, Browne kept in touch with several Associated Press colleagues including and Edith Lederer, as well as the then-Ambassador to , Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. The Speeches and Writings File consists of journals, book reviews, articles written by and about Browne, and material regarding speaking events. The journals in this series are pocket journals Browne kept while covering his stories throughout his career, ranging from Vietnam and Cambodia to the many different topics covered while he was a science reporter. The Speeches and Writings

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 4 File also contains material relating to his book, The New Face of War, including reviews, drafts of the second edition, and correspondence with Bobbs-Merrill and other publishing companies. The Miscellany series contains material related to organizations of which Browne was a member, his course instruction at Princeton University, and personal photographs.

Arrangement of the Papers This collection is arranged in 6 series: • Foreign Correspondent File, 1961-1977 • Science Correspondent File, 1977-2000 • Correspondence, 1962-2012 • Speeches and Writings File, 1962-2013 • Miscellany, 1959-2006 • Oversize, 1964-1971

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 5 Description of Series

Container Series BOX 1-12 Foreign Correspondent File, 1961-1977 Assignment files, research material, correspondence, memoranda, news copy and clippings, photographs, article drafts, and printed matter. Arranged alphabetically by employer and therein by type of material.

BOX 13-29 Science Correspondent File, 1977-2000 Assignment files, research material, correspondence, memoranda, news copy and clippings, photographs, article drafts, and printed matter. Arranged alphabetically by employer and therein by type of material or topic.

BOX 29-35 Correspondence, 1962-2012 Personal correspondence with family, friends, and organizations. Arranged chronologically.

BOX 35-48 Speeches and Writings File, 1962-2013 Articles, books, journals, essays, reviews, and speaking events. Arranged alphabetically by type of material.

BOX 48-50 Miscellany, 1959-2006 Correspondence, notes, news clippings, photographs, teaching material, and printed matter. Arranged alphabetically by type of material or topic.

BOX OV 1 Oversize, 1964-1971 Associated Press poster and map of Kathmandu, Nepal. Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 6 Container List

Container Contents

BOX 1-12 Foreign Correspondent File, 1961-1977 Assignment files, research material, correspondence, memoranda, news copy and clippings, photographs, article drafts, and printed matter. Arranged alphabetically by employer and therein by type of material.

BOX 1 American Broadcasting Co. Employment, 1965 Expenses, 1965-1966 Insurance, 1965 Interviews, 1965 Miscellany, 1965-1966 Praise and criticism, 1965-1966 Receipts, 1965-1966 Resignation, 1966 Worksheets, 1965-1966 Associated Press Accreditation, 1962-1965 Assignments Cambodia Contacts, 1962 Economic assistance, 1962 Khmer news bulletins, 1962-1963 Maps, 1962 Press releases, 1962-1963 Publications list, 1963 Sihanouk, Norodom, 1962-1964 Vietnam Article drafts, circa 1963 Casualties, 1962-1965 BOX 2 Diary, 1962 Freelance articles, 1966 Maps, 1962 Miscellany, 1962-1964 Montagnards, 1962 News clippings, 1962-1966 (2 folders) News coverage guide, 1963 Opposition groups, 1962-1963 Presidential tour, 1962 Special report, 1962 Vietnamese government, 1950-1962 Awards

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Overseas Press Club, , 1964 World Press Photo, 1964 Interoffice correspondence, 1961-1967 BOX 3 Interoffice publications, 1963-1968 See also Oversize Logs, 1961-1966 Miscellany, 1962-1965 Freelance Subject file, Southeast Asia American reactions, 1966 Bombings, 1966 Buddhists, 1963-1966 Cambodia, 1966 Chronologies, 1962-1966 Civilian casualties, 1966 Elections and politics, 1966 Hanoi, North Vietnam, 1966 Johnson, Lyndon B., 1966 McNamara, Robert, 1966 Miscellany, 1966 BOX 4 National Liberation Front, 1966 North Vietnam, 1966 Polls, 1966 Protests, 1966 Timetable of war and presidential denial, 1966 Tran, Le Xuan, 1963-1966 Troop buildup, 1966 War tax protest, 1966 True magazine Article files "A Better Brand of Brainwashing," 1966 "Daughters of the Dragon Lady," 1965 "Hell in the Highlands," 1966 "Jungle Warfare," 1965-1966 Miscellany, circa 1966 "Our Toughest Foe since Rommel," 1966 "Playgirl City," 1965 "Sorry about That," 1965 "The Big Empty War," 1965 "The Ghosts of Christmas Past," 1965 "The Last Week Is the Hardest," 1966 "The Men Who Clobber the North," 1966 "To Fly Again Another Day," 1965-1966 BOX 5 "Twilight of the Press in a Closing Society," 1966 Interoffice correspondence, 1965-1968 Miscellany, 1965-1966

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 8 Foreign Correspondent File, 1961-1977 Container Contents

Reprint requests, 1966-1967 New York Times Application, 1967 Assignments Europe and North Africa Bulgaria, 1976 Czechoslovakia, 1975-1977 Hungary, 1974-1976 (2 folders) Italy, 1976 Miscellany, 1976-1977 Morocco, 1976 BOX 6 Poland, 1974-1977 (2 folders) Portugal, 1974 Romania, 1974-1977 (2 folders) Spain, 1975-976 USSR, 1974-1977 (2 folders) BOX 7 Yugoslavia, 1974-1977 (5 folders) Middle East Afghanistan, 1971-1972 Iran, 1971-1979 BOX 8 Persian Article drafts, 1990-1991 (2 folders) Congressional hearing, 1991 Military censorship, 1990-1992 (2 folders) Miscellany, 1991 Pamphlets, 1990 South America Argentina, 1970 Argentinian attitudes, 1968-1970 Arguedas, Antonio, 1968-1969 BOX 9 Aviation, 1970-1971 Central Intelligence Agency, 1968-1969 Chile, 1967-1970 Chilean expulsion, 1970 Graf Spee, 1970-1971 Louis, Victor, 1968-1969 Miscellany, 1967-circa 1970 Nazis, 1970-1971 Peru, 1969 Southeast Asia

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 9 Foreign Correspondent File, 1961-1977 Container Contents

Burma, 1969-1971 (2 folders) BOX 10 Cambodia, 1971-1973 (2 folders) Laos, 1971-1973 Nepal, 1971-1972 See also Oversize Pakistan, 1971-1972 (2 folders) Vietnam, 1986-1994 (2 folders) BOX 11 United Nations Article drafts, 1979-1980 China, Korea, and Vietnam relations, 1979 (2 folders) Notes, 1979-1980 Secretary general's tour of East Asia, 1979 World Population Conference, 1974 Foreign correspondents poll, 1976 (3 folders) BOX 12 Interoffice correspondence, 1967-1977 (10 folders) Memoranda, 1967-1976 Reader response, 1973-1976 Receipts, 1972-1973

BOX 13-29 Science Correspondent File, 1977-2000 Assignment files, research material, correspondence, memoranda, news copy and clippings, photographs, article drafts, and printed matter. Arranged alphabetically by employer and therein by type of material or topic.

BOX 13 Discover magazine Antarctica Correspondence, 1983 Information, 1969-1984 (3 folders) Interviews, 1983 Photographs, 1983 Polar Times, 1975-1984 Preparation and travel, 1983 Articles, 1982-1984 BOX 14 Bulletin board documents, 1981-1984 Interoffice correspondence, 1981-1984 (2 folders) Letters to the editor, 1981-1984 (2 folders) Miscellany, 1982-1983 Solicitations, 1981-1984 (2 folders)

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 10 Science Correspondent File, 1977-2000 Container Contents

Year ender, 1981-1983 BOX 15 New York Times Assignments Antarctica 1974 trip (5 folders) 1989 trip 1991 trip BOX 16 1994 trip Byrd, Richard E., 1990-1998 General information, 1997-1999 Ice Station Sheba, 1997 Burlington, Vt. power plant, 1979 Guatemala, 1999 Print process, 1978 United Nations, 1981 University of California, Berkeley, 1980 Vietnam, 1986-1998 BOX 17 Vilnius, Lithuania power plant, 1992 Awards American Chemical Society, 1991-1999 Miscellany, 1988-1994 Bulletin board documents, circa 1985 Interoffice correspondence, 1977-1999 (9 folders) BOX 18 Letters to the editor 1977-1979 (8 folders) BOX 19 1980-1981 (6 folders) BOX 20 1985-1986 (7 folders) BOX 21 1987-1988 (6 folders) BOX 22 1988-1990 (7 folders) BOX 23 1990-1993 (7 folders) BOX 24 1993-1995 (7 folders) BOX 25 1995-1997 (7 folders) BOX 26 1998-2000 (2 folders) Memoranda, 1979-2001 Miscellany, 1985-1991 Subject file

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 11 Science Correspondent File, 1977-2000 Container Contents

Artificial life, 1991-1995 Battle of Britain, 1990 Death, 1980-1992 Dinosaurs Dispute, 1984-1988 Fossils, 1973-1990 BOX 27 Jurassic Park, 1993 South Dakota, 1985 Ether, 1998-1999 Explosives, 1978-2000 Fireworks, 1980-1992 "Frontiers of Science," 1973-1987 Gaia theory, 1986-1988 Galapagos Islands, 1983-1992 Game theory, 1974-1978 Head transplant, 1998 Heart, 1986-1999 Hoaxes, 1979-1995 Humor, 1986-1998 Inventors, 1979-1985 IQ, 1983-1999 Lie detectors, 1979-1989 Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1985 Math, 1978-1993 Mavericks, 1992-1997 Medicine, 1989-1995 BOX 28 Messerchmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, 1978 Metric system, 1977-1996 Monotremes, 1990-1997 Monsters, 1980-1994 Multicellular life, 1988-1999 Mummies, 1980-1985 Museums, 1990-1998 Music, 1973-1999 Nazis, 1990-1999 Newton, Isaac, 1981-1987 Nobel Prize, 1991-1999 Noise, 1989-1999 Observatories, 1981-1999 Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1981-1985 Origin of life, 1980-1995 Oscillators, 1991-1998 Parapsychology, 1980-1996 Perpetual motion, 1978-1999 BOX 29 Poisons, 1985-1987 Political correctness, 1991-1996

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 12 Science Correspondent File, 1977-2000 Container Contents

Population, 1985-1999 Religion, 1994-1999 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, 1979-1999 Suicide, 1987-1990 Synchrony, 1998 Twins, 1994-1997

BOX 29-35 Correspondence, 1962-2012 Personal correspondence with family, friends, and organizations. Arranged chronologically.

BOX 29 1962-1966 (3 folders) BOX 30 1966-1970 (7 folders) BOX 31 1971-1976 (7 folders) BOX 32 1976-1985 (9 folders) BOX 33 1986-1994 (9 folders) BOX 34 1995-1999 (8 folders) BOX 35 2000-2012

BOX 35-48 Speeches and Writings File, 1962-2013 Articles, books, journals, essays, reviews, and speaking events. Arranged alphabetically by type of material.

BOX 35 Articles 1964-1965 1967-1970 1978-1987 1988-1989 1991-1994 Articles about Browne, 1963-2013 (2 folders) BOX 36 Articles referencing Browne, 1964-2010 (2 folders) Books Muddy Boots and Red Socks: A Reporter's Life, miscellaneous print material, 1993-2000 New Face of War Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1964-1968 Contracts, 1964, 1967 Excerpts, 1965 Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1964-1967 Photographs, 1963-1964 Press, 1964-1965

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 13 Speeches and Writings File, 1962-2013 Container Contents

Publishers, 1967-1968 Reader response, 1965-1971 Receipts and royalty statements, 1964-1972 Reviews, 1965 (1 folder) BOX 37 Reviews, 1965 (1 folder) Second edition draft, 1967 (2 folders) Journals Antarctica, 1974 Europe, 1973-1977 (3 folders) BOX 38 Europe, 1973-1977 (3 folders) Miscellany, 1973-1979 Science 1977-1984 (4 folders) BOX 39 1985-1987 (6 folders) BOX 40 1987-1989 (6 folders) BOX 41 1989-1992 (7 folders) BOX 42 1992-1994 (6 folders) BOX 43 1995-1999 (6 folders) South America, 1968-1971 (1 folder) BOX 44 South America, 1968-1971 (4 folders) Southeast Asia, 1962-1973 (1 folder) BOX 45 Southeast Asia, 1962-1973 (3 folders) New York Times essays, 1980-1988 (2 folders) Reviews 1965-1967 (3 folders) 1973 BOX 46 1978-1981 1986-1991 (3 folders) 1993-1999 (5 folders)

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 14 Speeches and Writings File, 1962-2013 Container Contents

Speaking events 1962-1963 1965-1966 (2 folders) BOX 47 1967 (3 folders) 1988-1994 (7 folders) BOX 48 1996-1999 (4 folders) Television appearances, 1995-1999

BOX 48-50 Miscellany, 1959-2006 Correspondence, notes, news clippings, photographs, teaching material, and printed matter. Arranged alphabetically by type of material or topic.

BOX 48 Associated Press reunion, 2006 Ephemera, 1981-1994 Exhibit loan, 1996 Genealogy, 1995 Journalism news, 1970-1991 News clippings, 1959-1992 Organizations American Polar Society, 1979-1999 (1 folder) BOX 49 American Polar Society, 1979-1999 (1 folder) Authors Guild, Inc., 1965-1966 National Press Club, 1966 Overseas Press Club, 1965-1977 Photographs, 1975-1999 (2 folders) Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. Correspondence, 1994-1996 (1 folder) BOX 50 Correspondence, 1994-1996 (1 folder) Course evaluations, 1996 Course material, 1995-1996 (2 folders) Travel brochures, circa 1976

BOX OV 1 Oversize, 1964-1971 Associated Press poster and map of Kathmandu, Nepal. Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.

BOX OV 1 Foreign Correspondent File

Malcolm W. Browne Papers 15 Oversize, 1964-1971 Container Contents

Associated Press Interoffice publications, 1963-1968 (Container 3) New York Times Assignments Southeast Asia Nepal, 1971-1972 (Container 10)

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