University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch …………………………………………………………………… 3 Scope and Content …………………………………………………………………… 4 Series Notes …………………………………………………………………………… 5 Series I: Biographical Information …………………………………………………… 7 Series II: Correspondence …………………………………………………………… 7 A: General …………………………………………………………………… 7 B: Intercampus mail …………………………………………………………… 10 C: Other Correspondence …………………………………………………… 10 D: Cards/Notes …………………………………………………………… 10 Series III: Contracts …………………………………………………………………… 11 Series IV: Manuscripts/Drafts …………………………………………………… 12 A: Plays/Operas …………………………………………………………… 12 B: Books/Anthologies/Short Stories …………………………………………… 13 C: Poetry …………………………………………………………………… 14 D: Narratives/Dialogue …………………………………………………… 14 E: Research …………………………………………………………………… 15 Series V: Manuscript/Drafts – Various Authors …………………………………… 16 A: Individual Authors …………………………………………………… 16 B: Communal Poetry …………………………………………………………… 19 C: Other …………………………………………………………………… 20 Series VI: BkMk Press …………………………………………………………… 20 A: Project Proposals …………………………………………………………… 20 B: Publication Mock-Ups/Book Jackets …………………………………… 20 C: Poets/Authors/Artists …………………………………………………… 20 D: Miscellaneous …………………………………………………………… 21 Series VII: Education …………………………………………………………… 21 A: Class Instruction …………………………………………………………… 21 B: Outreach …………………………………………………………………… 21 C: Workshops/Conferences …………………………………………………… 21 Series VIII: Jazz Material …………………………………………………………… 21 Series IX: Promotional …………………………………………………………… 22 A: Souvenir Programs …………………………………………………… 22 B: General Programs …………………………………………………………… 22 MS188-Dan Jaffe Collection 1 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION C: Flyers …………………………………………………………………… 22 D: Cards & Mailings …………………………………………………………… 22 E: Brochures …………………………………………………………………… 22 Series X: Research Material …………………………………………………………… 23 Series XI: Miscellaneous …………………………………………………………… 23 Series XII: Publications …………………………………………………………… 23 A: Bulletins/Newsletter …………………………………………………… 23 B: Magazines …………………………………………………………………… 25 C: Other Publications …………………………………………………………… 26 Series XIII: News Clippings …………………………………………………………… 27 A: Jaffe …………………………………………………………………… 27 B: Jazz …………………………………………………………………… 27 C: Publishing …………………………………………………………………… 28 D: Miscellaneous …………………………………………………………… 28 Series XIV: Graphics …………………………………………………………………… 28 A: Artwork …………………………………………………………………… 28 B: Posters/Exhibits …………………………………………………………… 29 Series XV: Photographs …………………………………………………………… 29 Series XVI: Other Poems and Music Manuscripts …………………………………… 30 A: The First Tuesday in November …………………………………………… 30 B: Without Memorial Banners …………………………………………… 30 Books Added to Special Collections …………………………………………………… 31 Magazines Added to Special Collections …………………………………………… 31 ADDENDUM Series XVII: Addendum …………………………………………………………… 32 A: Manuscripts/Drafts …………………………………………………… 32 B: Correspondence …………………………………………………………… 33 C: Publications and Flyers …………………………………………………… 33 D: Newspaper Clippings …………………………………………………… 34 E: Programs …………………………………………………………………… 35 F: University of MO Press …………………………………………………… 35 G: Other Docuements …………………………………………………… 35 H: Photographs …………………………………………………………… 35 MS188-Dan Jaffe Collection 2 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Over the years Dan Jaffe became known as a jazz-poet, although he wrote about many other things. More than a dozen of Jaffe’s poems have been set to music for concert chorale. His album with Mike Melvoin, Playing the Word, has been heard on radio throughout the country. Jaffe wrote books about the environment, the American landscape, and Midwestern history. Jaffe was a fellow of the Breadloaf Writers Conference and the winner of a major Hopwood Prize at the University of Michigan. He was the first annual winner of the Kansas City Writers Place award. In addition to other awards and publications, his poems have been widely anthologized in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He was the subject of a documentary entitled Dan Jaffe, Jazz-Poet. Jaffe often performed with outstanding jazz musicians, including Bobby Watson, Ira Sullivan, Brian Murphy, George Salisbury, Frank Smith, David Basse, Nicole Yarling and Mike Melvoin. In 2007 he was honored as an Elder Statesman of Kansas City Jazz. Jaffe was a Professor Emeritus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He founded BkMk Press with Roy Fox, head librarian of the Johnson County Resource Library. Fox and Jaffe’s approach at the time was to celebrate arts through the library. Later BkMk Press was housed at UMKC with Jaffe as longtime editor. Dan Jaffe passed away February 12, 2020, at age 87. Source: Excerpt from http://www.jocolibrary.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=16200. Accessed November 2013. Biographical Sketch updated at time of death by LaBudde staff. MS188-Dan Jaffe Collection 3 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION SCOPE AND CONTENT The Dan Jaffe Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Special Collections in March, 2011. Materials date from the 1940’s to 2011, with the bulk of the material ranging 1960 to 1990. Within lies a culmination of literary capital from the inspirational career and a life of creativity by a publisher, scholar, mentor and wordsmith guru. Included are correspondence, published and unpublished manuscripts, plays, operas, graphics, photographs and miscellaneous publications. In addition to the Jaffe manuscripts are the works of various other authors gathered for publication by the BkMk Press, of which Jaffe was managing editor. The poetry is limitless and ready access to the knowledge and methodology used during the creative writing process is enlightening. Of particular interest is the connection Jaffe makes while integrating his passion for jazz into music and verse. Another gem of this collection is an assemblage of communal poetry gathered during the “Artists in Schools” program, in which Jaffe participated. There are remnants of the legacy of souls transformed through the direction in finding one’s thoughts and giving them life by putting pen to paper. To one unfamiliar with this particular process of ingenuity, it is a fascinating literary encounter. The collection is an unyielding resource for anyone examining the science of poetry and creative writing. MS188-Dan Jaffe Collection 4 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION SERIES NOTES Series I: Biographical Information Series I is located in box 1, folders 1-5, and box 23, folders 2 & 3. It contains biographical data such as vitae; school transcripts; commencement programs; Sabbatical from UMKC and college papers. Also included are awards and certificates of achievement. Series II: Correspondence Series II can be found in box 1, folders 6-46; boxes 2-4, and box 5, folders 1-22. Correspondence has been divided into four sub-series: General; Intercampus Mail; Other and Cards/Notes. Series III: Contracts Series III is located in box 5, folders 23-28. Contracts are organized in alphabetical order. Series IV: Manuscripts/Drafts This series is divided into five sub-series: A: Plays/Operas; B: Books/Anthologies/Short Stories; C: Poetry; D: Narratives/Dialogue and E: Research. Manuscripts are located in boxes 6-11; box 12, folders 1-25; box 21, folders 6-8; and box 22, folder 7 and 8. Series V: Manuscripts/Drafts – Various Authors Series V is located in boxes 13 and 14; and box 15, folders 1-6. The material has been divided into three sub-series: A: Individuals; B: Communal Poetry and C: Other. Series VI: BkMk Press Series VI is located in box 15, folders 7-24; oversized material can be found in box 23. This series has been divided into four sub-series: A: Project Proposals; B: Publication Mockups/Book Jackets; C: Poets/Authors/Artists and D: Miscellaneous. Series VII: Education Series VII has been divided into three sub-series: A: Class Instruction; B: Outreach and C: Workshops/Conferences. Materials are located in box 15, folders 25-41. Series VIII: Jazz Material Located in box 16, folders 1-6, this series includes items relating to jazz events and artists biographies. Series IX: Promotional The series has been divided into five sub-series: A: Souvenir Programs; B: General Programs; C: Flyers; D: Cards/Mailings & E: Brochures. Materials are located in box 16, folders 7-30; and box 17, folder 1. Series X: Research Material Research Material is located in box 17, folders 2-15, and includes reference sources. MS188-Dan Jaffe Collection 5 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Series XI: Miscellaneous Series XI is located in box 17, folders 16-23; and box 21, folder 8. Oversized items are located in box 22, folder 12; and box 23, folder 1. Included are telephone directories, miscellaneous ephemera, book covers, cover drafts, etc. Series XII: Publications Publications have been divided into three sub-series: A: Bulletins/Newsletters; B: Magazines; and C: Other Publications. Material is found in box 17, folders 24-32; box 18; and box 19, folders 1-11. Oversized publications are located in box 24. Series XIII: