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Personal Papers, 1925-1978 and undated (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 64/1 Medical documents, undated
Bills; brochures; clippings; correspondence; meal plan information; notes; receipts
BOX-FOLDER 64/2 Miscellany, 1971-1977
Brochure for Atlantic's Soular System; clippings; notes; sign
BOX-FOLDER 64/3 Miscellany. Calendars, 1973, 1979
Calendar of Birthdays of Famous Jazz Musicians; Jazz All-Stars
BOX-FOLDER 64/4 Miscellany. Personal notes, 1964 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 44/6 Miscellany. Turntable template, undated
Template for Garrard RC 120 121
BOX-FOLDER 64/5 Phone and address book, undated
BOX-FOLDER 64/6-8 Phone numbers, undated
Phone numbers in hands of Mingus and others; photocopies of phone messages and numbers
Realia
BOX-FOLDER 76/3 Edmund Shaftesbury. Cultivation of Personal Magnetism in Seven Progressive Steps, 1925
Gun storage book
BOX-FOLDER 76/1 "Finger to the World" glove, undated
BOX-FOLDER 76/2 Hair from Eric Mingus's first haircut, 1965 May 16
BOX-FOLDER 75/2 Tarot cards, undated
BOX-FOLDER 64/9 Taxes, 1951-1969
Correspondence; expense records; federal and state tax forms, including W-2, 1040, 1099; Schedules A and C
BOX-FOLDER 65/1 Taxes, 1954, 1970-1974, and undated
Forms 1040, 1099; notices; Schedules A and B; photocopies of forms
BOX-FOLDER 65/2 Travel. Argentina-Illinois, 1960-1961, 1968-1972, 1977, and undated
Brochures; receipts
BOX-FOLDER 65/3 Travel. Italy-Japan, 1971-1976 and undated
Brochures; clippings; Japanese kanji practice; maps; personal notes;
BOX-FOLDER 65/4 Travel. Japan-Pennsylvania, 1951, 1965-1976, and undated
Brochures; correspondence; invoices; receipts; maps
BOX-FOLDER 65/5 Travel. Peru-Utah, unidentified locations, 1961, 1971-1972, 1977, and undated
Brochures; correspondence; invoices; receipts; maps
BOX-FOLDER 65/6 Writings. Poetry by others, 1964 and undated
Contents:
  • "Blues for Eric Dolphy" by John Sinclear
  • "Dreams, Things, and Offsprings (On Hearing Mingus's "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady" for the First Time)" by Eric V. Tait Jr.
  • "Four Poems for Charlie Mingus" by Lyon Phelps
BOX-FOLDER 65/7 Writings. Short stories by others, 1970 and undated
Contents: "A Midnight Special Production" by Jack Micheline; "Waiting for Sam" by Miriam Ungerer
BOX 34, 66-68 Project Files, 1959-1978
Most of the Project Files consists of Mingus’s annotated drafts of his autobiography Beneath the Underdog. The scripts and production summaries, organized by producer name, are from films in which Mingus appeared, composed the score, or contributed music. Typescript liner notes, correspondence regarding various projects, and other short writings are also included.
Arranged alphabetically by project or producer name.
BOX-FOLDER 66/1 All Night Long, 1961-1962
BOX-FOLDER 66/2 Beneath the Underdog, undated
Typescript (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 66/3 Beneath the Underdog, undated
Photocopy of typescript draft with annotations; pages 1-88
BOX-FOLDER 66/4-8, 67/1 Beneath the Underdog, undated
Typescript draft with annotations; pages 181-739
BOX-FOLDER 67/2 Beneath the Underdog. Clippings, 1971-1975
Advertisements; reviews
BOX-FOLDER 67/3-6 Beneath the Underdog. King Draft no. 2, 1970 January 5
Photocopy of typescript draft
BOX-FOLDER 67/7 Beneath the Underdog. Notes, undated
Excerpts with holograph edits
BOX-FOLDER 67/8 Beneath the Underdog. Playboy correspondence, 1964-1965
BOX-FOLDER 68/1 Film. Daniele Senatore, producer, circa 1969-1977
Sierra Nevada: Two copies of production summary and script fragments; Zoo: Synopsis, correspondence, notes
BOX-FOLDER 67/10 Film. Edward Pressman, producer, 1977-1978
Correspondence; script for untitled screenplay by John Byrum
BOX-FOLDER 67/9 Film. Robert Herridge, producer, 1959 and undated
Scripts with annotations.
Contents:
  • Frankie and Johnny (television)
  • Two copies of A Song with Orange in It
  • Five copies of contract and correspondence for With Honor and Glory
BOX-FOLDER 68/2 Film. Shadows, 1962 April
Correspondence
BOX-FOLDER 68/3 Liner notes, undated
Typescript liner notes with annotations for Blues and Roots; photocopy of typescript liner notes with annotations for Let My Children Hear Music; typescript liner notes for Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
BOX-FOLDER 68/4 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1977 and undated
Two letters
BOX-FOLDER 68/5 Notes, undated
Liner notes and holograph notes for unidentified albums
BOX-FOLDER 34/3 "An Open Letter to the Avant Garde" by Charles Mingus. Changes, June 1973
BOX-FOLDER 68/6 Writings by Charlies Mingus, undated
Typescript and holograph; most unidentified
BOX 33-34, 39-40, 69-71 Clippings, 1950-1996 and undated
Album advertisements, Mingus’s and Debut Records artists’ concert and album reviews, and periodicals comprise the Clippings series. Most of the clippings concern concerts, including those Mingus gave in Europe and Asia, or biographical exposés. Mingus kept periodicals and articles about major historical events or articles on topics of personal interest, which are included in this series. Some clippings have been photocopied due to physical deterioration. The series is divided into two file groups: Articles, which are single articles cut or photocopied from newspapers or magazines, and Periodicals, which contain entire magazines. Several articles are posthumous tributes to Mingus published after his death in 1979.
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically therein.
Articles
BOX-FOLDER 70/4 "36th Annual Readers Poll." DownBeat, 1971 December
BOX-FOLDER 71/9 "44th Annual Readers Poll." DownBeat, 1979 December
BOX-FOLDER 70/2 Balliett, Whitney. "A Reporter at Large: Mingus at Peace." The New Yorker, 1971 May 29
BOX-FOLDER 71/2 Brower, Bill. "Salt Peanuts at 1600." Musician Player & Listener, no. 14, 1978 October
BOX-FOLDER 33/45 "Charles Mingus." Jazz Wereld, no. 30, 1970 July
BOX-FOLDER 34/3 "Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert." Changes, 1973 June
BOX-FOLDER 34/6 "Charles Mingus Answers John S. Wilson of the New York Times." Changes, 1972 March
BOX-FOLDER 71/8 Coelho, Joao Marcos. "Chazz Minkus." Abre Alas, 1979 November 1
BOX-FOLDER 69/3 "Debut Records." Musikrevue, 1957 April
BOX-FOLDER 69/5 Ditlevsen, Knud. "Mingus Fra Brande: De Nye Plader Pa Debut." Musikrevue, 1957 October
BOX-FOLDER 69/10 Feather, Leonard. "Charles Mingus." DownBeat, 1960 April 28
BOX-FOLDER 69/11 Feather, Leonard. "Charles Mingus-#2." DownBeat, 1960 May 12
BOX-FOLDER 69/15 Feather, Leonard. "Charles Mingus sur la Sellette." Jazz Magazine, no. 61, 1960 July-August
BOX-FOLDER 70/3 "Hail and Farewell." New York, 1971 September 13
BOX-FOLDER 69/20 Heckman, Donald. "About Charlie Mingus." The American Record Guide, 1962 August
BOX-FOLDER 70/21 "Jazz at the White House." BMI: The Many Worlds of Music, issue 3, 1978
BOX-FOLDER 71/1 Jeske, Lee. "The White House All Stars." Jazz Journal International, volume 31, no. 9, 1978 September
BOX-FOLDER 70/22 Johnson, Sy. "Gallery." Jazz Magazine, volume 2, no. 3, 1978 Spring
BOX-FOLDER 70/6 Klee, Joe H. "Charles Mingus: Better Git It In Your Soul." Jazz Interactions, 1972 January/February
BOX-FOLDER 40/17 McCormack, Ed. "My Man Mingus." Changes, 1975 June 15
BOX-FOLDER 70/1 "Mingus, Charles." Current Biography, volume 32, no. 2, 1971 February
Miscellaneous authors
BOX-FOLDER 69/1 1950s
BOX-FOLDER 34/4 1956-1975
BOX-FOLDER 69/9 1960-1961
BOX-FOLDER 69/18 1962-1963
BOX-FOLDER 69/24 1964
BOX-FOLDER 34/9, 69/26 1965-1969
BOX-FOLDER 69/29 1970-1971
BOX-FOLDER 39/8, 70/5 1972
BOX-FOLDER 70/7 1973
BOX-FOLDER 70/10 1974
BOX-FOLDER 39/8 mid-1970s
BOX-FOLDER 70/12 1975 January-June
BOX-FOLDER 70/13 1975 July-December
BOX-FOLDER 70/14 1976
BOX-FOLDER 34/7 1976-1980 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 70/16 1977 January-March
BOX-FOLDER 39/9, 70/17 1977 April-June
BOX-FOLDER 70/18 1977 July-September
BOX-FOLDER 70/19 1977 October-December
BOX-FOLDER 39/8, 70/20 1978
BOX-FOLDER 71/4 1979
BOX-FOLDER 71/11 1980-1981, 1996
BOX-FOLDER 71/12 Undated
BOX-FOLDER 71/10 Mingus Dynasty, 1979-1980
BOX-FOLDER 71/6 Polillio, Arrigo. "Ed Ora Anche Mingus..." Jazz Musica, 1979 February
BOX-FOLDER 71/5 Posthumous tributes, 1979
BOX-FOLDER 71/3 Primack, Bret. "The Gospel According to Mingus. Disciples Carry the Tune." DownBeat, 1978 December 7
BOX-FOLDER 70/9 Salvatore, Dario. "Charlie Mingus Story: L'Erotomane del Jazz." Ciao 2000, 1973 June 17
BOX-FOLDER 40/18 Sidran, Ben. "Charles Mingus Finds a New Voice: The Underdog Meets Joni Mitchell." Rolling Stone, 1979 January 11
BOX-FOLDER 70/11 Tesser, Neil. "Charles Mingus: Moves." Downbeat, 1974 August 15
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