JAFFE, PHILIP J. (PHILIP
JACOB), 1895-1980.
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Mark Gayn correspondence
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Subseries 14.1
Mark Gayn correspondence,
1945-1980
Boxes 114-115
Scope and Content Note
Mark Gayn, a journalist, was a close associate of Philip Jaffe's and was one of those arrested and indicted in the Amerasia Case in 1945. Gayn and Jaffe exchanged a large volume of correspondence over a long period of time, and a portion of their correspondence is contained in this series. Other Jaffe-Gayn correspondence was in the possession of Agnes Jaffe after Philip Jaffe's death in 1980, and was sent by Agnes Jaffe to Mark Gayn in early 1981. When Mark Gayn died in October 1981, those letters were deposited as a part of the Mark Gayn papers in the Archives at the University of Toronto.
Gayn's letters and cards are frequently addressed not only to Philip Jaffe but also to Agnes Jaffe, to Kate Mitchell, and to other friends and associates, and are often signed from both Gayn and his wife; likewise, the few Jaffe letters include others besides himself and Gayn in the greetings and closings. The letters and cards from Gayn follow the course of his extensive travels in China, Japan, Korea, Eastern and Western Europe, and North and South America. They record his observations on and reactions to politics, diplomatic activities, social movements, and society in general. The letters are long and detailed, and are frequently written somewhat like narrative reports with dates but without greetings or closings.
The earliest items in this subseries date from 1945, while the latest items date from 1980, the year in which Jaffe died. The majority of items in this subseries are typescript letters and autograph postcards from Gayn to Jaffe. Also included are a few autograph letters from Gayn to Jaffe, carbon copy typescripts of a few of Jaffe's letters to Gayn, greeting cards from Gayn, a photograph of Gayn, and a few miscellaneous clippings. The correspondence has been arranged in chronological order followed by separate sequences of postcards and greeting cards; files for the photograph and the clippings complete the series.
Box | Folder | Content |
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114 | 1 | 1945 December - 1946 September |
114 | 2 | 1946 October - December |
114 | 3 | 1947 January - February |
114 | 4 | 1947 March - October |
114 | 5 | 1948 |
114 | 6 | 1949 January - February |
114 | 7 | 1949 March |
114 | 8 | 1949 April |
114 | 9 | 1949 May - June |
114 | 10 | 1949 July - August |
114 | 11 | 1949 September - October |
114 | 12 | 1949 November - December |
114 | 13 | 1950 January - March |
114 | 14 | 1950 April - May |
114 | 15 | 1950 June - December |
114 | 16 | 1951 January - March |
114 | 17 | 1951 April - July |
114 | 18 | 1951 August - December |
114 | 19 | 1952 January - June |
114 | 20 | 1952 July - December |
114 | 21 | 1953 |
114 | 22 | 1954 |
114 | 23 | 1955 |
115 | 1 | 1956 |
115 | 2 | 1957 |
115 | 3 | 1958 |
115 | 4 | 1959-1960 |
115 | 5 | 1961 |
115 | 6 | 1962-1963 |
115 | 7 | 1964-1965 |
115 | 8 | 1966 |
115 | 9 | 1967 |
115 | 10 | 1968-1969 |
115 | 11 | 1970-1975 |
115 | 12 | 1976-1977 |
115 | 13 | 1978-1980 |
115 | 14 | Undated |
115 | 15 | Postcards, 1946-1965 |
115 | 16 | Postcards, 1966-1976 |
115 | 17 | Postcards, 1977-1980 |
115 | 18 | Postcards, n.d. |
115 | 19 | Greeting cards, 1968-1979 |
115 | 20 | Photograph of Mark Gayn |
115 | 21 | Clippings |