David Jaffin Papers
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Abstract
Dr. David Jaffin (1937- ) is a New York-born author and pastor. Jaffin earned his Ph.D. from New York University and later moved to Germany to study theology at Tuebingen University. He became a pastor in the Lutheran Church and served as a minister in Wuettemberg for 20 years. Jaffin writes sermons, religious texts, and German prose, as well as poetry in English. This collection consists of original poetry produced by Dr. David Jaffin in the early 21st century, including both notebooks and published works.
Biographical Note
Dr. David Jaffin (1937- ) is a New York-born author and pastor. Jaffin earned his Ph.D. from New York University and later moved to Germany to study theology at Tuebingen University. He became a pastor in the Lutheran Church and served as a minister in Wuettemberg for 20 years. Jaffin writes sermons, religious texts, and German prose, as well as poetry in English.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of original poetry produced by Dr. David Jaffin in the early 21st century, including both notebooks and published works.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open for use without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; David Jaffin Papers; MC 261; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr. David Jaffin in December of 2015; the accession number associated with this gift is 2016.001. Further accretions were received in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022; the accession numbers associated with these gifts are 2017.030, 2018.026, 2018.037, 2018.038, 2019.030, 2019.081, 2021.065, 2021.066, and 2022.026.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were moved into archival housing and a collection-level finding aid was created to describe these materials. All materials were loose and there was no original order present. Materials were placed in folders in order to facilitate access, but no system of arrangement was imposed.