Preliminary Inventory of the Thomas Chapin Papers, 1870s-1999 (bulk 1979-1999)
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleThomas Chapin Papers,
1870s-1999
(bulk
1979-1999)
Creator
Chapin, Thomas
Extent
84.9 Linear Feet
28,117 Items
Repository
28,117 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, some of the materials in this collection are not immediately accessible, because they require further processing before use and/or are housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have
not been transferred to Duke University. For more
information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript,
and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas Chapin Papers,
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library,
Duke University.
Provenance
The Thomas Chapin Papers were received by the
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
gift and purchase in 1999 and 2001-2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Lisa Stark and Kate Crassons
Completed November 12, 2001
Additions minimally processed by Stacey Clarke, Danielle McGregor
Last updated December 11, 2003
Encoded by Kate Crassons, Ruth E. Bryan, Danielle McGregor and Elizabeth Arnold
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note
Jazz saxophonist/flutist and composer (b. 1957 d. 1998) from Connecticut. Musical director of Lionel Hampton's orchestra and then leader of and participant in other ensembles, including his own trio.
[top]Collection Overview
The collection (100 items, 2.5 linear feet; dated
1979-1998) contains audio cassettes and compositions by
Thomas Chapin, as well as clippings, programs, memorial
messages, and other items about him. Technical Services
staff may need to make use copies of audio cassettes before
use. No container list was created for this accession.
(99-355)
The addition to the collection (60 items, 2.5
linear feet; dated 1981-1999) includes published materials
on Chapin or featuring his music. There are publicity
materials; scrapbook items, such as programs or clippings;
articles about Chapin from the internet and elsewhere;
copies of original scores; compact discs; phonograph
records; genealogical information, and other biographical
information about him and his trio. Technical Services
staff may need to make use copies of sound recordings
before use. No container list was created for this
accession. (99-0467)
The addition to the collection (15300 items, 29.40
linear feet; dated 1870s-1998, bulk 1980-1997) comprises
primarily correspondence; financial records; scrapbooks,
graphic materials (98 color photographs, 1 color slide, 6
black-and-white photographs, 24 black-and-white negatives,
17 contact sheets, 1 print, 1 watercolor, and 2 chalk
drawings), posters, and other materials detailing Chapin's
musical career, especially performances of the Chapin Trio;
notebooks and appointment books; and musical scores by
Chapin and others. Also includes recordings on 17
reel-to-reel tapes, 8 CDs, and 5 audiocassette tapes of
performances by Chapin and others; 3 electronic computer
files; and 24 small musical instruments of plastic and
metal. (01-0157)
The addition (2002-0281 and 2003-0125; 12,657
items, 50.5 linear feet) consists primarily of studio and
demo recordings of Chapin's music on audiocassette, vinyl,
and reel-to-reel tape. Also contains a number of collages
by Chapin, documenting another of his forms of expression;
personal items, especially photographs and correspondence,
reflecting his close relationships with family and friends;
videos and film reels of recording sessions, tours, and
other events, including Chapin's memorial service; sheet
music and music books; clothing and hats; 3 hand
instruments; performance posters; and business items.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Chapin, Thomas.
- Thomas Chapin Trio.
- Jazz.
- Music--Performance.
- Musicians--Correspondence.
- Jazz--Scores.
- Jazz musicians--United States.
- Audiotapes.
- Audio cassettes.
- Sound recordings.
- Videocassettes.
- Machine-readable records.
- Black-and-white photographs.
- Color photographs.
- Color slide.
- Contact sheets.
- Black-and-white negatives.
- Collages.
- Musical instruments.
- Scrapbooks.
- Posters.
- Scores.
- Clippings.
- Phonograph records.
- Floppy disk.
- CD-ROM.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Accession 2001-0157
Some of the materials in this accession are
not immediately accessible, because they require further
processing before use. Please contact Research Services
staff before visiting the Special Collections Library to
use this collection.
Box 1
Contents of box 1:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
envelope contents.
Attention: contains photographs.
Correspondence
(7
folders)
Business
Cards/Addresses
Quotations/Notes
Thomas Chapin Trio
History
Box 2
Contents of box 2:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Correspondence
(2
folders)
Correspondence during Chapin's
illness/death
(6
folders)
Donations to Chapin/Memorial
Service
Box 3
Contents of box 3:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Correspondence
(8
folders)
Box 4
Contents of box 4:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Correspondence
(4
folders)
Correspondence from
Terri
(6
folders)
Box 5
Contents of box 5:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Correspondence
(10
folders)
Box 6
Contents of box 6:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Correspondence
(9
folders)
Japan-Fax
Misc.-Fax
(2
folders)
Labels
Box 7
Contents of box 7:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Computer disk 001 removed and its contents
migrated to Special Collections server. A disk directories
log exists. Contact Research Services for access.
Separation sheet is in Box 35 with audio media.
Correspondence
(8
folders)
Donation Information
Addresses
Box 8
Contents of box 8:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Health Insurance/Medical
Records
(7
folders)
Taxes/Receipts 1995
(1-5 of 8
folders)
Box 9
Contents of box 9:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Taxes/Receipts 1995
(6-8 of 8
folders)
1996 Taxes
(5
folders)
[Loose Material: Touring
Information and Financial Records]
(4
folders)
Box 10
Contents of box 10:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
Correspondence
Musicians' letters
Notebook
(2
folders)
[Tours/Engagements/Events]
(2
folders)
[Reviews/Items about
Chapin]
[Knitting Factory European
Tour]
[Thomas Chapin,
Alive, CD
Box Set]
[Loose Material: Touring
Information and Financial Material]
Banff Centre
Box 11
Contents of box 11:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Jazz Donau
[Loose Material:
Tours/Engagements]
(3
folders)
Jazz Festival
Directory
(2
folders)
Chapin Contracts
Mailing lists
(2
folders)
Box 12
Contents of box 12:
Needs more processing before use: Make use
copy of audio tape.
Contacts
[Loose Material]
Calendars
(4
folders)
Notebook
(2
folders)
Engagement Book
[Cassette Tape: Debut, Jerry
Waldon]
Box 13
Contents of box 13:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Musicians
Edward's Book
Plaque, Duke
University
TDC, Music Tribute
Archives
(2
folders)
TDC, Misc./Collage
Items
Music
Japanese Music
(2
folders)
Alto/Flute
Flamenco and Alborada
Latin
Some material moved to legal-sized
folder in Box 36.
Box 14
Contents of box 14:
Attention: Contains photographs.
Trio Booklet Project
Bio., Ron Matthews and Ray
Drummond, Quartet Players with Thomas
National Endowment for the
Arts
(7
folders)
TDC Collage Items and
Misc.
Music
Thomas Chapin
Armen Donelian
Avantango
Andy Jaffe
Michael Jeffery
Stevens
Box 15
Contents of box 15:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
Some material moved to legal-sized folders
in Box 36.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Music
Satie-Gymnopedies/Shumann-Kindeszenen
Junkman's
Obligato/Robert Myer's
Fantasy
Duo
Thomas
Bozzi Brazil
Musillami, Wallach
Royal Hartigan, Peggy
Stern
Poems: Vernon Frazer
Photographs of Chapin
(5
folders)
Items about Chapin
(5
folders)
Box 16
Contents of box 16:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newspaper.
Attention: Contains photographs.
Items about Chapin
(4
folders)
Photographs of Chapin
Scrapbook
Box 17
Contents of box 17:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
Scrapbooks
Box 18
Contents of box 18:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
Scrapbooks
Box 19
Contents of box 19:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
Scrapbooks
Box 20
Contents of box 20:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
Scrapbook
Scrapbook,
1992-1995
(3
folders)
[Loose Material: Appearances/Items
about Chapin]
(3
folders)
Box 21
Contents of box 21:
Needs further processing before use:
Remove material from envelopes.
Receipts
CDs/Tapes
Postage
Photography
Music Expenses
[Telephone Bills]
[Bank Statements]
[Credit Card
Statements]
[Misc. Receipts/Financial
Records]
(2
folders)
[Bank Statements]
[Telephone Bills]
Box 22
Contents of box 22:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
[Misc. Receipts]
[Misc. Bills]
Medical: Unpaid
Invoices
Medical: Paid Invoices
Music: Royalty
Statements
[Prescription
Receipts]
[Bank Statements]
[Misc. Receipts]
[Tax Records 1987]
[Misc. Financial
Records]
Receipts 1988
Thomas Chapin: Recording Session,
June-July 1988: Receipts etc.
(2
folders)
[1989 Tax Return/1990 Tax
Figures]
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 37.
Box 23
Contents of box 23:
Needs more processing before use. Remove
material from envelopes.
[1989 Taxes]
(2
folders)
1991 Taxes
(3
folders)
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 37.
[Misc. Financial
Records]
(5
folders)
Box 24
Contents of box 24:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
1989 Tax Receipts
(4
folders)
1992 Receipts
(4
folders)
1992 Taxes
1994 Taxes
(3
folders)
Box 25
Contents of box 25:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
1994 Taxes
(2
folders)
[Printed Material:
Magazines]
(4
folders)
Some material moved to oversize folder
in Box 44.
[Sheet music]
(2
folders)
Box 26
Contents of box 26:
[Blank Postcards]
[Printed Material: Knitting
Factory]
Printed Material: Festival
Programs]
(4
folders)
[Printed Material:
Magazines/Newsletters/Catalogs]
Windplayer
(2
folders)
Downbeat
Box 27
Contents of box 27:
[Printed Material:
Magazines/Newsletters/Catalogs Cont.]
Downbeat
(2
folders)
Saxophone
Journal
Flute
Journal
Jazz
Andover
Bulletin
Jazziz
Swing
Journal
(2
folders)
Misc. Magazines
Box 28
Contents of box 28:
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newsprint.
[Printed Material:
Magazines/Newsletters/Catalogs cont.]
Misc. Magazines
(2
folders)
Some material moved to oversize folder
in Box 44.
Misc. Newsletters
(2
folders)
Misc. Catalogs
(2
folders)
[Misc. Printed
Material]
[Printed Material:
Amtrak]
Box 29
Contents of box 29:
Needs more processing before use. Remove
material from envelopes.
[Manuscript, poems]
Re: Heart Arrhythmia, from which
Thomas suffered
[Financial Records: Misc. Receipts
etc.]
(1-7 of 22
folders)
Box 30
Contents of box 30:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
[Financial Records: Misc. Receipts
etc. cont.]
(8-18 of 22
folders)
Box 31
Contents of box 31:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
[Financial Records: Misc. Receipts
etc. cont.]
(19-22 of 22
folders)
Tax Returns 1984
Misc. Papers, Music, etc. on
Thomas Chapin's Music Stand in "Music Room" at time of
death - 2/13/97
(3
folders)
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 37.
Music
Doug Miller Arranged; TDC Big
Band Arrangement:
Zemzem
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 37.
Doug Miller Arranged; TDC Big
Band Arrangement:
The
Present
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 37.
Box 32
Contents of box 32:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Music cont.
TDC Composition
Books-unpublished
TDC Early '80s
Compositions
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
Others' Compositions
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
Big Band Arrangement for Bebe
(Hermeto Pascoal); Radius (Thomas Chapin)
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
Misc. Hand-Original
Notes/Compositions
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
Thomas' Music
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
TDC Compositions: Trio, Quartet,
Spirits Groups
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
TDC Big Band Arrangement of
Brazilian Carinhosa (Played with Hamp)
TDC's Arrangement, One Man Blues
w/ Hamp
Thomas Chapin Trio plus
Brass
TDC Early
Compositions
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
[Professional
Correspondence]
1999 KF Boxed Notes
Box 33
Contents of box 33:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes.
Music
Conga Sessions with
Louis
TDC Original Tunes: Pre-Trio
Music: Mostly Spirits Rebellious Music (Brazilian Rhythms)
and Quartet from late '70s, early '80s
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
Tom's solo to Sans Souci played
at Duke
Some material moved to oversize folder
in Box 42.
Thomas' Music Misc.
[Misc. Music]
Genealogy: Thomas Dufree
Chapin
Mailing list [1992]
(2
folders)
[Items about
Chapin/Events/Engagements]
(4
folders)
Some material moved to legal folder in
Box 38.
[Misc. Material: Coin
Collections]
(1 of 4
folders)
Box 34
Contents of box 34:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
[Misc. Material: Coin collections
cont.]
(2-4 of 4
folders)
[Items about
Chapin/Events/Engagements etc.]
(7
folders)
Box 35
Contents of box 35:
Attention: Contains CDs and audiocassette
tapes. Make use copies.
[Misc. Music]
(3
folders)
[Name Tags]
[Plastic Bag and Guinness
Sticker]
Materials from inside book by
Vernon Frazer,
A Slick Set of
Wheels, cataloged separately [see list
below]
[Separation sheet for computer
disk 001 removed from box 7. Contents migrated to Special
Collections Server. A disk directories log exists. Contact
Research Services for Access.]
Thomas Chapin Trio: Track sheets,
notes, setups: Q 22802: 1996 July 29 [Material accompanying
reel-to-reel tapes listed below]
Compact Discs, Chapin
Inversions, Thomas Chapin and Borah
Berman
(2
CD's)
Radius,
Thomas Chapin
Menagerie
Dreams, Thomas Chapin Trio
Compact Discs Featuring
Chapin
Pass the
Ammo, Machine Gun
Double Band
Overlays, Ned Rothenberg
President for
Life, Vandoorn
Cassettes
Forgotten
Game, Thomas Chapin
(2
cassettes)
Other Chapin
Cassettes
(2
cassettes)
Quarklmmedia 1.02
CD-ROM
(2
copies)
Box 36
Contents of box 36:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
Music
Non-Chapin Compositions of Other
Musicians: Standards and Others: Hermeto Pascoal, Roland
Kirk, Coltrane etc.
Removed from box 13.
Flamenco and Alborada
Latina
Removed from box 13.
One Man
Blues
Music: Kahn
Removed from box 14.
David Lahm Project
(2
folders)
Removed from box 15.
Music: Ray Drummond
Frazer
(2
folders)
Sky Piece Liner Notes
Removed from box 13.
[Items about Chapin]
(2
folders)
Removed from box 15.
Box 37
Contents of box 37:
Needs more processing before use: Remove
material from envelopes; reformat newsprint.
Misc. Material
(3
folders)
Removed from box 15.
[Items about
Chapin/Obituaries/Engagements]
(4
folders)
Removed from boxes 5 and 6.
[Healthcare Material]
[Receipts 1990-1991]
Misc. Papers, Music, etc. on
Thomas Chapin's Stand in "Music Room" at Time of Death,
2/13/97
(2
folders)
Music
Zemzem
The
Present
Box 38
Contents of box 38:
Music
TDC Early '80s
Compositions
(2
folders)
TDC Compositions: Trio, Quartet,
Spirits Groups
Misc. Hand-Original
Notes/Compositions Pre-Trio
Big Band Arrangement for Bebe
(Hermeto Pascoal);
Radius
(Thomas Chapin)
Others' Compositions
TDC Early
Compositions
TDC Original Tunes: Pre-Trio
Music: Mostly Spirits Rebellious Music (Brazilian Rhythms,
Late '70s and Quartet from the Early '80s)
[Items about
Chapin/Events/Engagements]
Mailing Lists
Removed from box 11.
Misc. Material
Removed from box 4.
Box 39
Contents of box 39:
Small Musical Instruments, metal
and plastic
Box 40
Contents of oversize box 40:
Small Musical Instruments, metal
and plastic
Box 41
Contents of oversize box
41:
Poster removed to oversize folder.
Needs more processing before use: Reformat
newspaper.
Attention: Contains photographs.
[Poster]
[Misc. Photos]
[Original Art, including a print,
a watercolor, and chalk drawings]
(4
folders)
TDC Early '80s
Compositions
[Stock certificates for tobacco
and cigarettes in the Congo (in French); other stock
certificates in various companies in the U.S.; tax
certificates on liquor, U.S.,
1870s-1880s]
[Printed Material: Misc.
Magazines]
[Copy of pen and marker drawing of
Chapin.]
Box 42
Contents of oversize box
42:
Attention: Sleeve photographs.
Thomas Chapin Original Music
(Mostly Quartet) Sent to Paul Jeffrey for
1999 January
29 TDC Tribute: Misc. Comp. plus
One Man
Blues for Small Band; Plus
Oracle,
Lens, and
Fallen
Angel--Unperformed Original Woodwind
Pieces
Zasis
[For Robbie Kaplan] Zazis, Improv
Group (after 1975)
(2
folders)
[Posters/Program]
Phillips and Musica e Stella posters
removed to oversize folder.
Box 43
Contents of oversize box
43:
Attention: Contains photographs.
[Misc. Material:
Correspondence]
[Events/Albums]
Photo Album, Thomas Chapin Trio,
Tondela, Portugal
Poster removed to oversize folder.
Calendars, 1984, 1987, 1994,
1995
Box 44
Contents of oversize box
44:
Music
Tom's Solo for
Sans Souci
played at Duke
Cat's
Paw
Roland Kirk Arrangement by
Thomas Chapin
From Bechet, Byas, and Fats: R.
Kirk Music Arranged by T.C.
Thomas Chapin Trio and
Bass
(3
folders)
Box 45
Contents of oversize box
45:
Posterboards, Free Concert of Trio
at Kampo, [1992]
[Posters, Thomas Chapin Trio CD
Cover,
Nightbird
Song/ Misc. Poems]
Contents of oversize
folder:
Posters
(4)
Removed from boxes 41-43.
Reel-to-Reel tapes recorded by Thomas Chapin Trio
Current reel numbers correspond to
original reel numbers. All reels contain the following
production information: Client: Musso; Producer: R.M.;
Engineer: R.M.; Speed: 30 IPS; Tape: 996; Level: +6/185;
Asst.: Mike; Auto: Tones on [R1]. Tracking sheets
accompanying the reels are in box 35.
Need more processing before use: Make use
copies of all reels.
Reel
1
Q22803: 1. Untitled Th 1; 2.
Untitled Th 2,
1996 July
29
Reel
2
Q22804: 1. Don't Mind if I Do A)
Insert Piece; 2.Don't Mind if I Do,
1996 July
29
Reel
3
Q22805: 1. Essouria; 2. Essouria,
1996 July
29
Reel
4
Q22806: 1. Essouria Insert; 2. The
Unamable,
1996 July
29
Reel
5
Q22807: 1. The Unamable; 2) Out
and About Pieces see 1,
1996 July
29
Reel
6
Q22808: 1. Pet Serpent; 2. Ask Me
Now,
1996 July
29
Reel
7
Q22809: 1. Ask Me Now; 2. Ticket
to Ride,
1996 July
29
Reel
8
Q22810: 1. Nightbird; 2.
Nightbird; 3. Improv #2,
1996 July
29
Reel
9
Q22811: 1. Cliff Island; 2.
Aeolus; 3. Improv #1,
1996 July
29
Reel
10
Q22839: 1. Alphaville,
1996 July
29
Reel
11
Q22840: 1. Roaringesque; 2.
Roaring Inserts,
1996 July
30
Reel
12
Q22834: 1. Flute Solo
" Aeolus"
1+2,
3+4,
1996 July
30
Reel
13
Q22841: 1. Ticket to Ride; 2. Pet
Scorpion,
1996 July
30
Reel
14
Q22842: 1. Nightbird Th2 Solo
Section; 2. The Unnamable Th 2,
1996 July
30
Reel
15
Q22833: 1. Alphaville Th3; 2.
Aeolus Th2,
1996 July
30
Reel
16
Q22832: 1. Changes 2 Tires Th1; 2.
Changes 2 Tires,
1996 July
30
Reel
17
Q22831: 1. Essounia; 2. Hit the
Road Jack; 3. Alto Solo; 4. Poem,
1996 July
30
Accessions 2002-0281 and 2003-0125
[Some of the materials in this accession are
not immediately accessible, because they require further
processing before use. Please contact Research Services
staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and
Special Collections Library to use this collection.]
Audio-visual materials may be copied only
with donor's permission. Also, journals in boxes 11-14
require donor permission to use until Jan. 1, 2025.
Box 1
Contents of Box 1:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes before use.]
Correspondence,
[1987-1995]
Personal correspondence from Terri.
Sheet Music by Chapin
Box 2
Contents of Box 2:
[Technical services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat brittle paper and
newsprint before use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Pollution Solutions Company
Brochures
Includes information on air and water
filter systems.
[Loose Desk Items]
Doctor's Contact
Information
Copies of Foreign
Currency
Take-Out Menus
[Miscellaneous Plastic
Items]
Sufi Study Materials
Business Cards
Box 3
Contents of Box 3:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint before
use.]
Notecards from Rolodex
Correspondence
Includes greeting cards, postcards and
letters between Thomas and Terri.
Book of Chapin's Friends' Words
and Sentiments
Box 4
Contents of Box 4:
Instruments
Three hand instruments belonging to Chapin
that were demonstrated in Terri's film
"The Music
Man."
Box 5A
Contents of Box 5A:
"Special Caps
Thomas Wore"
Includes hair night cap and batik cloth
sometimes worn around Chapin's neck and head.
Box 5B
Contents of Box 5B:
Clothing, including gaucho
hat
Box 6
Contents of Box 6:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes before use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Book of Friends' Sentiments for
Thomas and Terri's Wedding
Guest Book from
"Remembering
Thomas,"
a Memorial Service.
[Things Collected During
Travel]
Includes receipts, business cards,
postcards and airplane tickets.
Correspondence,
[1988-1999]
Includes handmade greeting cards and notes
between Thomas and Terri.
"Love for
Thomas"
A collection of notes to Chapin from his
friends.
Guest Book from Chapin's Funeral,
1998
Lao Tzu/Tao Teh
Ching
A book on Asian religion.
Rock
Box 7
Contents of Box 7:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Audio Cassette Tapes
Includes Knitting Factory Tour,
1991
and Life at Newport,
1995.
Box 8
Contents of Box 8:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Audio Cassette Tapes,
1996
Includes
Diva,
Haywire, and
Geek
Gawkin'.
Box 9
Contents of Box 9:
[Technical Services staff needs to
reformat for use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Audio Cassette Tapes
Includes
"Night Bird
Song"
and
"Sky Piece."
Box 10
Contents of Box 10:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat for use copies of
videocassette tapes before use.]
[Video materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
[Music Reviews]
"You Don't Know
Me"
Review,
Jazztimes
"Haywire"
Review
1997,
Wire
[Miscellaneous Written Music and
Notes]
Personal Travel
Photographs
Morocco,
1996
Portugal
[Loose Materials]
Contains correspondence and letters from
Dennis Capodestria.
Videocassettes
Thomas Chapin Trio,
1992 June
23
Litchfield Jazz,
August
1997
"Thomas' last full
concert while sick."
The Thomas Chapin Tribute:
"The Knitting
Factory,"
New York City
1997 Nov.
23
Foreign Currencies
Folder includes a lock of hair.
Box 11
Contents of Box 11:
[Restricted: Donor's permission required
before use until 1/1/2025.]
"Thomas'
Sketch Books"
Books include drawings and writings done
while Chapin was in the hospital.
Journals,
1994
Includes loose materials from journals
such as business cards, post cards, and correspondence from
Namibia.
Box 12
Contents of Box 12:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint before
use.]
[Restricted: Donor's permission required
before use until 1/1/2025.]
Journals
Includes newspaper clippings, Chapin's
poetry, postcards, match books, and other loose
materials.
Correspondence Between Chapin and
His Family
Box 13
Contents of Box 13:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint before
use.]
[Restricted: Donor's permission required
before use until 1/1/2025.]
Journals
"Includes Thomas'
writings and drawings."
Box 14
Contents of Box 14:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint and brittle
paper before use.]
[Restricted: Donor's permission required
before use until 1/1/2025.]
Journals
Laid in journals: Personal
Correspondence Between Thomas and Terri
Laid in journals: Foreign
Currency
Holding Bag for
Journal
Box 15
Contents of Box 15:
[Technical Services staff need to process
materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint before
use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Short Poems by Thomas,
[1982-1990]
[Instrument Subject
Files]
Articles and notes on the making and
functions of different instruments.
Wedding Photograph
Album
Thomas' Address Book
Travel Documents
Includes ticket stubs, currency exchange
receipts, etc.
Writings and Correspondence
Between Thomas and Terri
Clippings
Box 16
Contents of Box 16:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Slides and Negatives
Scenes from Africa trip,
1997
Photographs and Albums
35th Birthday Party
Japan,
1993
Includes photographs from Madarzo
Festival.
Hawaii
Box 17
Contents of Box 17:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs from Portugal, Hawaii,
Vermont, and New Hampshire
Photographs from
"Spirits
Rebellious,"
1988
Photographs from the Saratoga
Festival in Vermont,
Summer
1987
Photographs from the Knitting
Factory,
1991 Apr.
11
Box 18
Contents of Box 18:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
Saratoga,
1990
Japan, Hawaii, and Barcelona,
1981
"Home"
Thomas and Terri in Vermont,
1987
Newport Festival, Saratoga,
1987
Thomas Chapin Trio
[Miscellaneous Materials in
Binder]
Includes business cards, notes, jazz
bulletins, and postcards.
Chapin's Artwork
Box 19
Contents of Box 19:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Slides
Includes slides from
"Music Man,"
1990
Photographs
Possible Album Cover
Pictures
Family Photographs
North Shore #2
Box 20
Contents of Box 20:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
North Shore,
Feb.
1997
New York Hospital,
Oct.
1997
"In
Harmony"
Benefit Concert,
1997
Newport,
1995
France,
1994
"Knitting
Factory"
, Spain and Hawaii
Japan,
1993
Andover Reunion,
1995
Portugal and Norway,
1995
Caracas, Venezuela
Box 21
Contents of Box 21:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
May contain duplicate photographs from
earlier boxes.
Photographs
Newport Jazz in Madarao, Japan,
1993
"Spirits
Rebellious, "
1988
New York City,
Dec.
1995
Perugia, Italy,
1996
Japan,
1994
[Miscellaneous Photographs,
Oct.
1995]
Box 22
Contents of Box 22:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs, slides, rolled
negatives
May contain duplicate photographs from
earlier boxes.
Uganda,
Jan.
1997
[Terri in New
Orleans]
Thomas Chapin Trio
in
Finland
[Miscellaneous Friends,
1997]
Thomas Chapin Trio in Europe,
July
1995
Includes photographs from Portugal,
France, Norway, and Finland.
JVC Jazz Trio,
1994
Film Stills
[Buttons with Photos of Thomas and
Terri]
Box 23
Contents of Box 23:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
Chapin in Saratoga,
1987
Maria and Steve
Johns
"Knitting
Factory"
Dressing Room
"What is
Jazz?"
Festival,
June
1991
After Easter Performance,
1997
Thomas Chapin Trio in Europe,
May
1994
New York Hospital,
Aug.
1997
Trio and Brass, Bryant Park,
July
1997
Trio, Real Artways and Andover,
Jan
1997
Japan,
[1994-1995]
Morocco Negatives
Box 24
Contents of Box 24:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
Japan
Bryant Park
Greenwich Village Festival,
1983
France
Includes photographs from Paris and
Toulon.
Chapin in
"Music
Man"
Finland and Estonia
[High School
Reunion?]
"Knitting Factory,
"
June
1990
Photographs with Lionel
Hampton
Box 25
Contents of Box 25:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs and slides
Photographs with Lionel
Hampton
"Pat Jolly
and Zasis Photos"
Early Years
Thomas and Terri
Filming Chapin for
"Music
Man"
"Memorial
for Thomas' Birthday at Home"
Chapin Performing During
Illness,
[1997-1998]
880 Club in Hartford,
Mar.
1994
Box 26
Contents of Box 26:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
880 Club
"Winter Gigs,"
1990
Christmas,
[1994-1995]
During Illness,
1997
Hopkins
Saratoga
Maine
Paris with Terri
Written Sheet Music
"The Knitting
Factory"
Festival,
1991
Chapin's
Compositions
Thomas Chapin Quartet
Music
Box 27
Contents of Box 27:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
Includes photographs of the trio
performing.
Written Sheet Music
Box 28
Contents of Box 28:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
Thomas Chapin Trio
Chapin's X-Rays
Box 29
Contents of Box 29:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
[Technical Services staff may need to
reformat for newsprint before use.]
Life Magazine Article on Jazz
Greats
Written Sheet Music
Clippings
Includes article about Knitting Factory
Tour in New York.
Photographs of Thomas Chapin
Trio
Box 30
Contents of Box 30:
[Attention: Contains pictorial
materials.]
Photographs
Chapin and Vernon Frazer
Recording
"Song of
Baobab"
France,
1991
[Chapin's
Compositions]
"A"
Piece
Devil's Hopyard TCT and Strings
Master Copy
Flute Quartet and
Nocturne
"Rain"
"Lullaby to a
Hurting Child"
TDC Recording Project,
[1982-1983]
Box 31
Contents of Box 31:
Original Compositions
"Is There Life on
Earth?"
"Ten Compositions,
Volume 1"
Chapin's Geneology
[Miscellaneous Loose
Materials]
[Brasilian Music
Books]
Box 32
Contents of Box 32:
[Music Books]
Brasillian Music
Argentinian Music
Irish Music
Chapin's Original
Compositions
Box 33
Contents of Box 33:
Written Music
"Insomnia"
"Devil's
Hopyard"
"Lament ([Planys?])
#1"
"Hats and
Shoes"
Box 34
Contents of Box 34:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes without
Chapin
(21
cassettes)
Includes
"Knitting
Factory"
tour and
"Jazz
Adventures."
Box 35
Contents of Box 35:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes without
Chapin
(21
cassettes)
"Knitting
Factory"
"Nightbird
Song"
Box 36
Contents of Box 36:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes without
Chapin
(21
cassettes)
"Zasis"
"Alborada
Latina"
"Knitting
Factory"
Box 37
Contents of Box 37:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes without
Chapin
(21
cassettes)
"Machine
Gun"
"Flamenco
Latino"
Demo
Box 38
Contents of Box 38:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes without
Thomas
(21
cassettes)
Includes
"Avantango"
and
"Alborada
Latina."
Box 39
Contents of Box 39:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo cassettes with
Chapin
(21
cassettes)
Includes recordings with Boris
Rayskin.
Box 40
Contents of Box 40:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes with
Chapin.
(21
cassettes)
Includes recordings with Mario Pavone and
Ned Rotherberg.
Box 41
Contents of Box 41:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes with
Thomas
(20
cassettes)
Includes
"Spirits
Rebellious"
and
"Song of Baobab"
with Vernon Frazer.
Box 42
Contents of Box 42:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes with
Thomas
(21
cassettes)
Includes recording of Chapin on Argentine
radio.
Box 43
Contents of Box 43:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes with
Chapin
(21
cassettes)
Includes
"Spirits
Rebellious"
and Thomas Quartet Compositions.
Box 44
Contents of Box 44:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes with
Chapin
(20
cassettes)
Includes
"Knitting
Factory"
and
"Alborada
Latina."
Box 45
Contents of Box 45:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes
(21
cassettes)
Includes Alumni Jazz Recital of Thomas
Chapin Trio.
Box 46
Contents of Box 46:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes
(21
cassettes)
Includes Zasis and
"55."
Box 47
Contents of Box 47:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes
(21
cassettes)
Includes
"Metal Master"
and Chapin playing the flute.
Box 48
Contents of Box 48:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes
(21
cassettes)
Includes
"Spirits
Rebellious"
and
"Forgotten
Game."
Box 49
Contents of Box 49:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes
(20
cassettes)
Includes feature of Chapin's music on WBUR
in Boston.
Box 50
Contents of Box 50:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio and video materials before use.]
[Audio and video materials may be copied
only with donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes and
Videos
(9 digital videocassettes)
(7 digital audio
tapes)
Includes interview with Chapin regarding
"Night Bird
Song"
CD.
Box 51
Contents of Box 51:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes without
Chapin
(57
cassettes)
Zasis Tapes
"Spirits
Rebellious"
Tapes
Brass Tapes,
1992
"Spirits
Rebellious"
Tapes
Tapes of Interviews of Thomas by
Terri
(3
cassettes)
Box 52
Contents of Box 52:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio and film materials before use.]
[Audio and film materials may be copied
only with donor's permission.]
Demo Cassettes with
Chapin
(28 cassettes)
(5 film reels)
Thomas Chapin
Documentaries
Live at
"The Blue
Note"
"Avantango"
Box 53
Contents of Box 53:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio materials before use.]
[Audio materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Demo cassettes with
Chapin
(41 cassettes)
(7 CDs)
(3
microcassettes)
Menagerie Dreams
Night Bird Song
Box 54
Contents of Box 54:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of video materials before use.]
[Video materials may be copied only with
donor's permission.]
Video Tapes
(16 VHS
videocassettes)
(1 Betacam-sp
videocassette)
Includes video of miscellaneous tours as
well as Chapin's memorial service.
Box 55
Contents of Box 55:
[Technical Services needs to reformat for
use copies of audio and video materials before use.]
[Audio and video materials may be copied
only with donor's permission.]
Video Tapes and
Cassettes
(19 VHS videocassettes)
(3 audio cassettes)
(3
8mm films)
Includes
"Knitting
Factory"
as well as Thomas Chapin at Duke
University,
1992.