JAFFE, PHILIP J. (PHILIP JACOB), 1895-1980.
Philip J. Jaffe papers > Collected material > Mark Gayn correspondence

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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.

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
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