Memorabilia, books, photographs, and newspapers featuring the history of Dan’s Papers is currently on display at Stony Brook’s Southampton Library. The Dan’s Papers archive is part of Stony Brook’s Special Collections, the library division that stewards and curates the university’s collections of rare books, archival collections, manuscripts and historical maps.
Newspaper founder Dan Rattiner grew up in New Jersey and moved to Montauk, New York when his father bought a pharmacy. During a summer break from college, he created a summer paper called the Montauk Pioneer, which he continued to publish every summer until he graduated. He then started a second paper, called the East Hampton Summer Sun, and hired a small staff. Eventually, both of these were merged into a single edition called Dan’s Papers, and it is currently one of the only weekly publications covering the entire East End.
In addition to his collection, Mr. Rattiner has donated funds to begin the digitization of Dan’s Papers. Click here to learn more about the crowdfunding effort to support digitizing the archive. For more information about ways to make a tax-deductible gift, please contact amanda.sabanos@stonybrook.edu. For inquiries about the archive, please contact kristen.nyitray@stonybrook.edu. Read more in SB Matters.
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