- unitid
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{"value"=>"3434999", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1945-2022", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1945/2022"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series III: Personal"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"7 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.75 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"34 computer files", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.2 megabytes", "unit"=>"megabytes"}]}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Personal series dates from 1945 to 2022 and contains biographies, correspondence, notebooks, planners, ephemera, and writing detailing Jenkins' personal life and thoughts. Also held here are posthumous files related to Jenkins' death and various services and memorials in his honor. Files are arranged alphabetically with posthumous files arranged at the end.</p> <p>Items of note in correspondence include exchanges with German composer Hans Werner Henze, Jenkins' alma mater Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and a reference letter written for Henry Threadgill.</p> <p>Also held with Personal Papers is a file titled Influences. Held here are clippings and programs detailing individuals and organizations important to Jenkins. This includes a notated copy of a program for Dizzy Gillespie's memorial service. Other material held with Personal Papers include files related to the organization Meet The Composer, for which Jenkins served on the board; a New York Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Creative achievement for the opera <span class=\"title\">The Mother of Three Sons</span>; and programs from Jenkins' school days.</p> <p>Notepads, Notebooks, and Journals contains various notes kept by Jenkins throughout his life. This includes notebooks detailing business dealings, expenses, and contacts; notes and notation for the operas <span class=\"title\">Fresh Faust</span> and <span class=\"title\">Negros Burial Ground</span>; a notebook from Jenkins' time teaching at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts); and other writings, notes, and notation. Similarly, the planners held here offer a glimpse into the scheduling of Jenkins' personal and professional time from the 1970s through his death.</p> <p>Writing held with personal papers include essays and drafts on Jenkins' early life, time in Paris and move to New York; the early days of the AACM; an ode to Cannonball Adderley; and late life goals.</p> <p>Posthumous files include condolences, guest books from memorial services, and recordings from various memorials and tributes.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the collection may be directed to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (recordedsound@nypl.org). Audio and video materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</p>"}
- date_start
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1945
- keydate
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1945
- date_end
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2022
- date_inclusive_start
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1945
- date_inclusive_end
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2022