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Series 1: Manuscripts | |||||||||||||
Digital items received from the donor are not yet processed. The item ID information in the finding aid refers to the physical items, as the digital item IDs are different from the analog item IDs. | |||||||||||||
Subseries 1: History and activities | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 | Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), 1989-1991 | ||||||||||||
Correspondence from various individuals regarding Caffè Lena, its management, and Lena Spencer's legacy. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 | Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), 2001-2007, undated | ||||||||||||
See note for folder 1/1 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 | Correspondence from Dan Stetkar to Jocelyn Arem, 2011-2013 | ||||||||||||
Printouts of emails and other documents, some of which help identify individuals in photos taken by Joe Alper. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 | Caffè Lena history, circa 1980s | ||||||||||||
Includes broadcast permission forms for WMHT, a Caffè Lena menu, typed histories of Caffè Lena, newspaper articles, announcements, etc. Photos from this folder, plus a photo ID related to images elsewhere in the collection, have been relocated to the folder "Caffè Lena: history (photos)," in Series 3. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 | Caffè Lena documentary, 1989-1990 | ||||||||||||
Includes planning documents, notes, contact lists, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 | Recipes collected by Lena Spencer | ||||||||||||
At least one recipe (from Rosalie Sorrels) was given to Spencer. The rest may be in Spencer's handwriting, and originally hers. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 | Caffè Lena food and beverage menus 1997, undated | ||||||||||||
Two laminated menus from 1997 and one paper menu (undated). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 | New York State Folk Arts Roundtable, May 19-21, 2010 | ||||||||||||
Program and related materials | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 | Saratoga History Museum: Jocelyn Arem's research notes, May 19-21, 2010 | ||||||||||||
Photocopies include materials from 1972-1989. Research notes date from circa 2003-2005. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 | The early days of Caffè Lena: the socio-historical identity of an American music venue (copy 1), 2003-2004 | ||||||||||||
Jocelyn Arem's senior Capstone project at Skidmore College. The velo-bound document is an ethnography and oral history account. Copy 1 has handwritten notes at the back. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 | The early days of Caffè Lena: the socio-historical identity of an American music venue (copy 2), 2003-2004 | ||||||||||||
See note for folder 1/11. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 | Jocelyn Arem's Caffè Lena project updates and related documentation, 2004-2010 | ||||||||||||
Letters to the Caffè Lena Board, meeting notes, project goals, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 | Caffè Lena history project: oral history questionnaire, 2005-2006 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 | Caffè Lena history project: planning stages, 1999-2006 | ||||||||||||
Includes names, lists, correspondence, and other documentation. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 | Caffè Lena history exhibit project plan and related documentation, 2004-2009; undated | ||||||||||||
Includes both plans and Jocelyn Arem's research on other exhibits. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 | Caffè Lena Community Drum Circle | ||||||||||||
1 flyer, giving the statement of intent, rules, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 | Great Saratoga Music Hall | ||||||||||||
Photocopies of articles about the reopening of the hall, and related materials. Lena Spencer was one of three people who leased the hall when it reopened. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 | "The Commandant of Auschwitz" (Caffè Lena Theatre production) | ||||||||||||
A one-page program/summary for the production. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 | "Every drop of water: voices from the Caffè Lena poetry stage," vol. 1, 2008 | ||||||||||||
A professionally-printed compilation of poems. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 | "Monday is the opposite of Batman," 2011 | ||||||||||||
Poetry written as part of a workshop held at Caffè Lena in 2011. | |||||||||||||
Subseries 2: Honors | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 | Skidmore College commencement exercises program, May 9, 1987 | ||||||||||||
Skidmore College granted Lena Spencer an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 1987. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 | Lena Spencer Award | ||||||||||||
1 promotional flyer. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 | Caffè Lena Day (May 22, 2010) | ||||||||||||
Two copies of the proclamation, in presentation folders. | |||||||||||||
Subseries 3: Media coverage, press kits, and publicity | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 | Media coverage (folder 1 of 20), 1960-1976 | ||||||||||||
Includes Caffè Lena newsletters from 1961 and 1962, as well as media coverage regarding performers and the venue itself. A letter to Lena Spencer from Kenneth E. King (commissioner of public safety), dated January 24, 1968, is included. No materials for 1963-1964 and 1969-1970. All materials are photocopies or thermofaxes. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 | Media coverage (folder 2 of 20), 1977-1988 | ||||||||||||
Includes media coverage for performers and the venue, as well such materials as programs (e.g., "The Mousetrap," staged in 1978, a typed letter from Lena Spencer requesting financial support from friends of Caffè Lena, sent in 1981, a color photocopy of a proclamation declaring May 19, 1985 as Lena Spencer Day in Saratoga Springs, New York, etc.). No materials for 1982. All materials are photocopies. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 | Media coverage (folder 3 of 20), 1989 | ||||||||||||
Includes media coverage for performers and the venue, as well such materials as a mock-up for the cover of the brochure "Caffè Lena: the second thirty years," and numerous tributes to Lena Spencer. Almost all materials are photocopies, except a few original articles. An original issue of "Eye on Saratoga" has been relocated to box 17 (a photocopy remains in this folder). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 | Media coverage (folder 4 of 20), 1990-1997 | ||||||||||||
Includes media coverage for performers and the venue, as well such materials as copies of the brochure "Caffè Lena: the second thirty years" and a letter to friends of Caffè Lena announcing it would be sold to a non-profit organization (1990), an original flyer for the 4th annual Caffè Lena Folk-A-Thon (1993), an original issue of Bluegrass (magazine), with an article on Caffè Lena (1993), a copy of the minutes of a 1995 meeting (printed on orange paper), and photocopies of Board meeting minutes (1995). A significant majority of the materials are photocopies. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 | Media coverage (folder 5 of 20), 1998 | ||||||||||||
Includes tickets, programs, brochures, and other materials, and documentation and publicity related to the fund-raising campaign to buy the building, etc. Contents are a combination of original and duplicated materials. Two ads for the fund-raising event, created on film, have been relocated to Series 3. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 | Media coverage (folder 6 of 20), 1998 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper articles (photocopies and printouts). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 | Media coverage (folder 7 of 20), 1999 | ||||||||||||
Includes copies of a fax sent to Bernice Johnson Reagon from Abigail Reid, the faxed response from Reagon, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and related materials. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 | Media coverage (folder 8 of 20), 2000 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and photocopies), plus related documentation of Caffè Lena's history, and a printed, general thank you to Caffè Lena supporters. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 | Media coverage (folder 9 of 20), 2001 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and photocopies), a tribute to Alfredo Lombardi, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 | Media coverage (folder 10 of 20), 2002 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and photocopies), a certificate naming Caffè Lena as the best coffeehouse in the Capital Region for 2002, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/8 | Media coverage (folder 11 of 20), 2003 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and photocopies), etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/9 | Media coverage (folder 12 of 20), 2004 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and photocopies), etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/10 | Media coverage (folder 13 of 20), 2005 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and photocopies), a laminated menu, a flyer for the production of Two Gentlemen of Verona , etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/11 | Media coverage (folder 14 of 20), 2006 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (photocopies), promotional materials for various companies, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/12 | Media coverage (folder 15 of 20), 2007 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings and publications (original and photocopies). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/13 | Media coverage (folder 16 of 20), 2008 | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (original and a photocopy). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/14 | Media coverage (folder 17 of 20), 2009 | ||||||||||||
Includes a copy of a magazine article, two copies of the Poetry Festival program, and two copies of the Chowderfest Chanty Sing. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/15 | Media coverage (folder 18 of 20), 2010 | ||||||||||||
Includes articles (one original and one photocopy), a membership flyer for Caffè Lena, and a flyer for a poetry festival. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 | Media coverage (folder 19 of 20), undated | ||||||||||||
Includes newspaper clippings (photocopies and one original). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 | Media coverage (folder 20 of 20), 2009-2013, undated | ||||||||||||
Includes original clippings from magazines and newspapers on the 50th anniversary of Caffè Lena. One subfolder of photocopies, submitted to Jocelyn Arem by Joan Kosby and Paul Mercer, have a variety of dates. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 | Publicity materials, circa 1970s | ||||||||||||
Includes publicity materials for various artists. Photos have been relocated to Series 3; photocopies are in this folder. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/4 | Quotations and miscellaneous writings, 1972-2007; undated | ||||||||||||
Includes quotations compiled for publicity as well as writings by people paying tribute both to Lena Spencer and to Caffè Lena. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 | Publicity: meetings, notes, etc. (folder 1 of 2), 1996 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/6 | Publicity: meetings, notes, etc. (folder 2 of 2), circa 1990s | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 | Caffè Lena, Inc., 1989-1990, undated | ||||||||||||
Various promotional items, plus a letter to New York Telephone (phone company) informing them of Lena Spencer's death. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 | Lena Spencer's accident and Caffè Lena's future: media coverage (folder 1 of 2), 1989-1991 | ||||||||||||
Newspaper clippings (original and photocopies). Oversized materials have been relocated to box 17. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 | Lena Spencer's accident and Caffè Lena's future: media coverage (folder 2 of 2), 1989-1991 | ||||||||||||
See note for 3/8. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 | Caffè Lena's future and the Trust Fund, 1980s, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/11 | Memorial service for Lena Spencer, 1989 | ||||||||||||
Documentation of some parts of the planning phase, plus an announcement flyer, draft of the program, final program, and various notes. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/1 | Articles written by Jocelyn Arem, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Two articles, in the original published format: "Lena's Legacy: the lasting power of Caffè Lena, America's oldest continuously running folk coffeehouse," North Carolina Folklore Journal , 55, no. 1 (Spring-Summer 2008): 17-31, and "Forty-seven Years at 47 Phila Street: America's oldest continuously running folk coffeehouse," Voices: the Journal of New York Folklore , 34, nos. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 2008): 12-18. Jocelyn Arem is the historian for Caffè Lena. | |||||||||||||
Subseries 4: Caffè Lena: Inside America's Legendary Folk Music Coffeehouse | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/2 | Book project overview | ||||||||||||
Spiral-bound and index-tabbed; includes mock-ups, book and exhibit proposal, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/3 | Caffè Lena's history (folder 1 of 2), 2008-2011 | ||||||||||||
Includes early proposals and drafts, revisions, etc. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/4 | Caffè Lena's history (folder 2 of 2), 2008-2011 | ||||||||||||
See note for folder 1/17. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/5 | Mock-ups (folder 1 of 2), 2010-2013 | ||||||||||||
Also includes Jocelyn Arem's handwritten notes. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/6 | Mock-ups (folder 2 of 2), 2010-2013 | ||||||||||||
See note for folder 1/19. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/7 | Page proofs (folder 1 of 2) | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/8 | Page proofs (folder 2 of 2) | ||||||||||||
Subseries 5: Artist files | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/1 | Ad-At | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/2 | Austin, Hattie | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/3 | Ba-Bro | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/4 | Bruchac, Joe | ||||||||||||
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