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Finding aid to the Jimmy Saip papers, 1935-1950 Coll2022-006

Beth McDonald
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
© 2022
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Contributing Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Jimmy Saip papers
Creator: Saip, Jimmy Albert
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2022-006
Physical Description: 3.5 Linear Feet 4 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1935-1950
Abstract: Jimmy Saip was a professional dancer and interior designer. The collection, 1935-1950, consists of materials from just before Saip was drafted into the United States Army to his service during World War II, including correspondence, records, photographs, ephemera, and keepsakes.
Language of Material: English .

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by type, then alphabetically.

Biographical / Historical

Jimmy Albert Saip was born May 1, 1917 in Belleville, Kansas. He trained as a dancer and toured as part of a trip called The Three Jays and a ballroom and tap duo, Jimmy and Jeanne, with Jeanne Roberts.
Saip was drafted into the United States Army in 1940 and served until 1945. After the war, Saip met his life partner Jack Levin, and the two moved to Levin's hometown of Los Angeles. They opened an interior design business and in 1979 Saip was a founding member of the International Society of Interior Designers. Over the years, he served as president, chairman of the board, and dean of the College of Fellows.
Saip passed away in 1989 from cancer.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mark D. Talgo of Handle with Care Personal Estate Sales from the estate of Saip's partner, Jack Levin, 2019.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder #, or item name] Jimmy Saip Papers, Coll2022-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Beth McDonald, 2022. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the California State Library.

Scope and Contents

The collection, 1935-1950, consists of materials from dancer and interior designer, Jimmy Saip, from the period just before Saip was drafted into the US Army to his time in the Army during World War II, including correspondence, records, photographs, ephemera, and keepsakes.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Dancers
Gays in the military -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Archival resources
Box 1, Folder 1

Choreography Notebooks undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 2

Clippings undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 3

Clippings - Cartoons and Comics 1941-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 4

Clippings - Dance 1939-1941

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 5

Clippings - Friends and Family 1943-1944

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 6

Clippings - Jimmy and Jeanne 1940-1942

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 7

Clippings - The Prairie Schooner, Camp Phillips 1942-1943

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 8

Clippings - Stories, Poems, Songs undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 9

Clippings - World War II 1939-1942

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 10

Clippings - YANK: The Army Weekly 1943-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 11

Correspondence undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 12

Correspondence 1939

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 13

Correspondence 1940

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 14

Correspondence 1941

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 15

Correspondence 1942 February-April

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 16

Correspondence 1942 May-October

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 17

Correspondence 1942 November-December

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 18

Correspondence 1943 January-February

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 19

Correspondence 1943 March-October

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 20

Correspondence 1943 November-December

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 21

Correspondence 1944 January

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 22

Correspondence 1944 February

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 23

Correspondence 1944 March

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 24

Correspondence 1944 April

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 1

Correspondence 1944 May-August

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 2

Correspondence 1944 September-October

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 3

Correspondence 1944 November-December

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 4

Correspondence 1945 January-March

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 5

Correspondence 1945 April-May

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 6

Correspondence 1945 June-December

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 7

Correspondence 1946 January-June

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 8-12

Correspondence - Joe Burson 1940-1946

Physical Description: 5 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 13

Dance 1940-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 14

Ephemera circa 1939-1941

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 15

Government Issued Pamphlets and Manuals 1940-1944

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 16

I Speak for the Chinese 1938

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 17

Jimmy and Jeanne 1940-1942

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 18

Military Documents and Records 1942-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 19

Military Extracts 1942-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 20

The Mountain Boys by P. Webb undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 21

Personal Documents 1937-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 2, Folder 22

Personal Notes undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 1

Poetry undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 2

Postcards undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 3

Postcards - "Army Life" undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 4

Programs 1940-1945

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 5

The Reception Center News 1942

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 6

Scripts and Jokes 1942, undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 7

Songs and Music undated

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 8

The Soul and the Dance 1950

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 9

Telegrams 1939-1944

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 10

Travel - Brochures and Ephemera 1940-1944

Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 11

Dancers 1942, undated

Physical Description: 1 folderPhotographs of professional dancers, some signed and dedicated to Saip, others cut from magazines
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 12

Friends and Family circa 1939-1942

Physical Description: 1 folderPersonal photographs of Saip's friends and family members, most unlabeled
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 13

Jimmy Saip portraits 1935-1942

Physical Description: 1 folderPortrait photographs of Saip, some from his dance career, some from his Army days
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 14

Jimmy and Jeanne portraits circa 1940-1942

Physical Description: 1 folderPromotional and portrait photographs of Saip and his dance partner, Jeanne Roberts
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 15

Saip - Army photos circa 1942

Physical Description: 1 folderPhotographs from Saip's time in the army, including pictures of camps where he was stationed and his fellow soldiers.
Language of Material: English.
Box 3, Folder 16

Photos from Saip's wallets circa 1940-1942

Physical Description: 1 folderA collection of small photos found in Saip's wallet, mostly portrait style, of a number of men and women, most are unlabeled.
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Black Leather Wallet undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Lock of Hair undated

Physical Description: 1 itemfound inside black leather wallet
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Brown billfold wallet undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Contents of billfold wallet undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Travel diary from Jimmy and Jeanne tour undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Notebooks undated

Physical Description: 2 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Zippered canvas waist pouch undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Bronze satin pouch undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Roll of wallpaper "The Doghouse" undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

US Army belt buckle and pins undated

Physical Description: 4 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Envelope containing porcupine quills undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Envelope containing a lock of hair undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Envelope containing human tooth undated

Physical Description: 1 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Military insignia patches undated

Physical Description: 3 item
Language of Material: English.
Box 4

Postage stamps undated

Language of Material: English.
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