James H. and Candace Van Alen papers (RLC.Ms.003)

This collection consists of personal records, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and textiles which document the lives, interests, and residences of James H. Van Alen and Candace Van Alen both separately and as a couple. Also included are materials related to ancestors of the Van Alens, including the Alig, Astor, Baird, Van Alen, and Vanderbilt families.

Due to the arrangement of this collection into thirteen series, it is possible that information concerning a particular topic of interest may be found within various series throughout the collection.