Personal History is the title of the memoir written by the honoree of the Black and White Ball.
The Black and White Ball was a masquerade ball held on November 28, 1966 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. 
 Hosted by author Truman Capote, the ball was in honor of "The Washington Post" publisher Katharine Graham. 
Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917  July 17, 2001) was an American publisher. 
 Her memoir, "Personal History", won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. 
