The Library of Congress >  Researchers >  Search Finding Aids  >  Caffè Lena collection, 1960-2013
Access restrictions apply.
ContainerContents
Series 1: Manuscripts (continued)
Subseries 6: Newsletters, performance calendars, and related materials
BOX-FOLDER 9/1 Newsletters, calendars, and promotional materials, 1995-2009, undated
Various venues, including Caffè Lena.
BOX-FOLDER 9/2 Caffè Lena newsletters, 1995-2005
This newsletter was originally titled Riffs from Lena's . All are original except as noted. Newsletter issues here include: October 1995 (#6; 3 copies), July 1996 (#6, possibly numbered in error; 3 copies), December 1997 (#9), April 1998 (#10), October 1998 (#12), January 1999 (#14), April 1999 (#15; 2 copies), November 12, 1998 (#17), February 22, 1999 (#18), July 2000 (#20; 2 copies), January 2004 (no issue number; photocopy).
BOX-FOLDER 9/3 Caffè Lena performance calendars (folder 1 of 3), 1990-2002
Original documents, with a few photocopies. Also includes two handwritten notes, to "Sarah" from an unidentified person, and a handwritten list of calendar payments received. From the original folder "Caffè Lena Calendars, 1990-2009."
BOX-FOLDER 9/4 Caffè Lena performance calendars (folder 2 of 3), 2003-November 2010
From the original folder "Caffè Lena Calendars, 1990-2009."
BOX-FOLDER 9/5 Caffè Lena performance calendars (folder 3 of 3), December 2010-May 2012
See note for folder 9/4.
BOX-FOLDER 9/6 Caffè Lena membership drive, 1996-1997
BOX-FOLDER 9/7 Web site printout, 1998, 2009
Early version of the Caffè Lena web site.
BOX-FOLDER 9/8 Programs, posters, art work, calendars, etc., circa 2009-2010
BOX-FOLDER 10/1 Caffè Lena 50th anniversary: programs and miscellaneous materials, circa 2010
BOX-FOLDER 10/2 Set lists, 2006, undated
Two set lists: one from March 5, 2006; the other undated.
BOX-FOLDER 10/3 Forms to confirm receipt of submitted audition materials
Two items.
BOX-FOLDER 10/4 Audience questionnaire, 1997
Food service survey to determine attendee preference for a one-waitress or two-waitress service system, including instructions provided for the waitresses.
Subseries 7: Other publications
BOX-FOLDER 10/5 Hootenanny , November 9, 1963.
BOX-FOLDER 10/6 Lullaby and other songs , 1968.
Pamphlet of published works by Guy MacKenzie.
BOX-FOLDER 10/7 Conspiracy manual, circa 1974.
Planning document for activities to raise funds for Caffè Lena, without Lena Spencer's knowledge.
BOX-FOLDER 10/8 Fast Folk: 25th anniversary CD project , September 1985.
Photocopy of issue featuring a story on the 25th anniversary of Caffè Lena; related documentation accompanies the issue.
BOX-FOLDER 10/9 Folk Times , 1995-1996, 1999, 2002-2005, 2008-2009.
Issues spanning these years.
BOX-FOLDER 10/10 Old Vienna Kaffehaus and Restaurant calendar, November-December 1989.
Four copies of a flyer for upcoming events, which includes an announcement for a benefit concert for Lena Spencer.
BOX-FOLDER 10/11 Lively Lucy's Coffeehouse (Skidmore College), 1992-2003
Correspondence and press coverage regarding the reopening of Lively Lucy's.
Subseries 8: Finances, bills, and management
BOX-FOLDER 11/1 Expenses (folder 1 of 12), January 1996
Expenses and related documentation.
BOX-FOLDER 11/2 Expenses (folder 2 of 12), February 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/3 Expenses (folder 3 of 12), March 1996
See note for 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/4 Expenses (folder 4 of 12), April 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/5 Expenses (folder 5 of 12), May 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/6 Expenses (folder 6 of 12), June 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 Expenses (folder 7 of 12), July 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/8 Expenses (folder 8 of 12), August 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/9 Expenses (folder 9 of 12), September 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/10 Expenses (folder 10 of 12), October 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/11 Expenses (folder 11 of 12), November 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/12 Expenses (folder 12 of 12), December 1996
See note for folder 11/1.
BOX-FOLDER 11/13 Adirondack Trust Co.: form letters, circa 1990
BOX-FOLDER 11/14 Sales tax, 1990-1991
Tax documents, payment requests, and related documentation.
BOX-FOLDER 11/15 Bills to pay and various tasks, 1989-1990, undated
Notes, correspondence, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 11/16 Medical bills and Medicare documents for Lena Spencer, 1989-1990, undated
Includes handwritten notes on the documents, as well as separate, handwritten documents.
BOX-FOLDER 12/1 Bookkeeping for Caffè Lena (1 of 2), 1989-1990
Documentation, including tax papers and handwritten notes, and balance sheets for Caffè Lena Trust Fund.
BOX-FOLDER 12/2 Bookkeeping for Caffè Lena (folder 2 of 2), 1989-1990
See note for folder 12/2.
BOX-FOLDER 12/3 Payroll, 1989-1991, undated
Forms and documentation from New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, payroll reconciliation, W-4 forms, tax papers, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 12/4 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 1 of 8), October 1989
Includes documents regarding expenses, petty cash reconciliation sheets, table checks, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 12/5 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 2 of 8), November 1989
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 3 of 8), December 1989
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 12/7 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 4 of 8), January 1990
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 12/8 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 5 of 8), February 1990
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 13/1 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 6 of 8), July 1991
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 13/2 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 7 of 8), August 1991
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 13/3 Caffè Lena monthly records (folder 8 of 8), September 1991
See note for 12/4.
BOX-FOLDER 13/4 Caffè Lena: bank statements and cancelled checks, 1985-1989, undated
Includes check books, bank statements, deposit slips, and cancelled checks. Also includes Social Security documents, and a handwritten, folded chart dated January 1989 with a breakdown of payments per institution.
BOX-FOLDER 13/5 Caffè Lena Trust Fund, 1989
Documentation, including correspondence, bank checks, etc., regarding the fund set up to keep Caffè Lena in business following Lena Spencer's fall and subsequent heart attack.
BOX-FOLDER 13/6 Caffè Lena Trust Fund: trust agreement and related documents, 1989-1990
Includes a photocopy of the trust agreement, a proposed management plan for the Caffè Lena Trust, a form letter to supporters, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 13/7 Caffè Lena Trust Fund: bank statements and cancelled checks, 1989-1991
From Adirondack Trust Co.
BOX-FOLDER 14/1 Key Bank: check books, statements, etc., 1989-1990
Includes check books, statements, cancelled checks, etc., for the Lena Spencer Trust Fund.
BOX-FOLDER 14/2 ASCAP and BMI: agreements, statements, and reports, 1987-1990
BOX-FOLDER 14/3 Bills and statements (folder 1 of 2), 1985-1990
BOX-FOLDER 14/4 Bills and statements (folder 2 of 2), 1985-1990
See note for folder 14/3.
BOX-FOLDER 14/5 Budget reconciliation documents, 1999-2000
BOX-FOLDER 14/6 Employee resignation and statement from the trustees read at the press conference, 1989
Includes copies of the resignation letter signed by five Caffè Lena employees, and the statement given in the name of the trustees at a press conference.
BOX-FOLDER 14/7 Manager's log, circa 1990s
Spiral notebook with lined paper, filled with handwritten notes, and a few preprinted or handwritten pieces of paper added.
BOX-FOLDER 14/8 Food service permits and related documentation, 1986-1989, undated
BOX-FOLDER 14/9 Caffè Lena co-operative, circa 1989
BOX-FOLDER 14/10 Caffè Lena: statistics, budget, and meeting notes, 2005
Subseries 9: Manuscripts that accompanied sound recordings and moving image items, 2005
Manuscript materials from tape boxes, cassettes, etc. Includes clippings set lists, notes, etc. Not all audiovisual items were accompanied by manuscripts.
BOX-FOLDER 15/1 SR001-SR060
BOX-FOLDER 15/2 SR088-SR430
BOX-FOLDER 15/3 SR431-SR502
BOX-FOLDER 15/4 MV13, MV17, MV18, MV26
Subseries 10: Sound recording containers and manuscript materials that accompanied them (photocopies)
BOX-FOLDER 15/5 SR001-SR030
BOX-FOLDER 15/6 SR031-SR060
BOX-FOLDER 15/7 SR061-SR090
BOX-FOLDER 16/1 SR091-SR120
BOX-FOLDER 16/2 SR121-SR211
BOX-FOLDER 16/3 SR212-SR269
Next Page »

Contents List