Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1901, Sept. 11 | Born, Stamford, Conn. |
| 1918 | Student, Art Students League, New York, N.Y. |
| 1921 | Awarded Gold Medal, 1st prize, Columbia University National Art Competition |
| 1921-1922 | Reporter, New York World |
| 1923 | Married Marion Rita Meyer |
| 1932-1945 | Freelance writer and radio script writer and broadcaster, New York, N.Y. |
| 1945 | Assisted in the racial integration of organized baseball Cofounder of the New York Taconic Valley Youth Center, Berlin, N.Y. |
| 1946 | Assistant to Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1947 | Instrumental in the signing of Jackie Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1950 | Published The Jackie Robinson Story. New York: F. J. Low |
| 1951 | Published Baseball Confidential; Secret History of the War Among Chandler, Durocher, MacPhail, and Rickey. New York: D. McKay |
| 1952 | Published Bob White: Bonus Player. New York: D. McKay Published Bob White: Farm Club Player. New York: D. McKay |
| 1953 | Published Bob White: Spring Terror. New York: D. McKay Published How To Play Winning Baseball. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Published Goal in Sight. New York: D. McKay, by A. R. Thurman, pseud. |
| 1957 | Published Branch Rickey: American in Action. Boston; Houghton Mifflin |
| 1959 | Assistant to Branch Rickey, President of the Continental League Codirector of the Third Pan-American Games, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1963, Jan. 3 | Died, New York, N.Y. |