Thomas Chapin papers, 1870s-2020, bulk 1979-1999

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Summary

Creator:
Chapin, Thomas
Abstract:
Thomas Chapin (1957-1998) was a white jazz saxophonist/flutist and composer from Connecticut. Collection includes sheet music, audio recordings, photographs, correspondence, clippings, and other material that document Chapin's life and work.
Extent:
88 Linear Feet
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
RL.00211

Background

Scope and content:

The collection (100 items, 2.5 linear feet; dated 1979-1998) contains audio cassettes and compositions by Thomas Chapin, as well as clippings, programs, memorial messages, and other items about him. Technical Services staff may need to make use copies of audio cassettes before use. No container list was created for this accession. (99-355)

The addition to the collection (60 items, 2.5 linear feet; dated 1981-1999) includes published materials on Chapin or featuring his music. There are publicity materials; scrapbook items, such as programs or clippings; articles about Chapin from the internet and elsewhere; copies of original scores; compact discs; phonograph records; genealogical information, and other biographical information about him and his trio. Technical Services staff may need to make use copies of sound recordings before use. No container list was created for this accession. (99-0467)

The addition to the collection (15300 items, 29.40 linear feet; dated 1870s-1998, bulk 1980-1997) comprises primarily correspondence; financial records; scrapbooks, graphic materials (98 color photographs, 1 color slide, 6 black-and-white photographs, 24 black-and-white negatives, 17 contact sheets, 1 print, 1 watercolor, and 2 chalk drawings), posters, and other materials detailing Chapin's musical career, especially performances of the Chapin Trio; notebooks and appointment books; and musical scores by Chapin and others. Also includes recordings on 17 reel-to-reel tapes, 8 CDs, and 5 audiocassette tapes of performances by Chapin and others; 3 electronic computer files; and 24 small musical instruments of plastic and metal. (01-0157)

The addition (2002-0281 and 2003-0125; 12,657 items, 50.5 linear feet) consists primarily of studio and demo recordings of Chapin's music on audiocassette, vinyl, and reel-to-reel tape. Also contains a number of collages by Chapin, documenting another of his forms of expression; personal items, especially photographs and correspondence, reflecting his close relationships with family and friends; videos and film reels of recording sessions, tours, and other events, including Chapin's memorial service; sheet music and music books; clothing and hats; 3 hand instruments; performance posters; and business items.

Accession 2021-0109 includes sheet music by Chapin, photographs, scrapbooks, and photo books. The scrapbooks and photo books contain material from Chapin's life, as well as after his death. The posthumous material largely consists of memorial concert programs and articles and clippings about Chapin's life.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Chapin (b. 1957) was a white jazz saxophonist/flutist and composer from Connecticut. He was the musical director of Lionel Hampton's orchestra, after which he was a leader of and participant in other ensembles, including his own trio. Chapin passed away from leukemia in 1998.

Acquisition information:
The Thomas Chapin Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift and purchase in 1999, 2001-2003, and 2021.
Processing information:

Processed by Lisa Stark and Kate Crassons

Completed November 12, 2001

Additions processed by Stacey Clarke, Danielle McGregor

Encoded by Kate Crassons, Ruth E. Bryan, Danielle McGregor and Elizabeth Arnold

Updated by Leah Tams, March 2022.

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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