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Gift of Robert C. Alberts in 1980.
Robert C. Alberts' notes, photographs, and various drafts for his book, Pitt: the Story of the University of Pittsburgh, 1787-1987, are contained in the General History of the University in the University Archives under Record Group 0/3/5.
This collection contains the drafts and proofs of author Robert C. Alberts' book, The Golden Voyage: the Life and Times of William Bingham. The collection comprises manuscript drafts of the book as well as galley proofs and reviews. The work was published by the Houghton Mifflin Company in 1969.
The collection was processed by Special Collections staff in 1980. The collection was re-processed by Claire Cohen in December 2011.
Golden Voyage Manuscript Collection, SC.1980.01, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Golden Voyage Manuscript Collection, SC.1980.01, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Robert C. Alberts, a writer, biographer, and expert in U.S. history, was born in Pittsburgh in 1907. He received both an AB and MA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1930 and 1931, respectively. Before he became a professional writer, Alberts was the vice president of the public relations firm Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Inc. He took an early retirement and then wrote over ten books in a span of twenty years including Pitt: The Story of the University Pittsburgh 1787-1987, a pivitol work documenting the bicentennial history.
Mr. Alberts was a student of 18th century American history and chose as his firsts subject a daring colonist who played a role in the British capture of Quebec during the French and Indian War. The book, The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Major Robert Stobo (1965), was hailed as an exciting true-life tale. His other books included The Golden Voyage: The Life and Times of William Bingham (1970), the story of a wealthy Philadelphia merchant who played a prominent role in the Revolutionary War; The Good Provider: H.H. Heinz and His 57 Varieties (1973), about the founder of the company that bears his name, and Benjamin West: A Biography (1978), a highly regarded portrait of the first American painter to gain international recognition. Alberts passed away on October 8, 1996; he was 89 years old.