Series is comprised of three subseries. Subseries 1: Biographical Information contains biographies, certificates, interviews, and resumes. Subseries 2: General Files contains general personal files, medical records, and property records concerning Tafel's home. Subseries 3: Family Papers contains papers concerning Tafel's brother, Marten, and his parents, Rose and Samuel Tafel.
Box 1 Folder 1 Biography, undated, 2001
Box 1 Folder 2 Biography, "Career in Architecture" draft, undated
Box 1 Folder 3 Biography, drafts, undated, 1987-2001
Various drafts of biography and project lists.
Box 1 Folder 4 Biography, "ET Background", [ca. 1950]
Written draft of biography up to around 1950
Box 1 Folder 5 Certificates, GSA, 1969
Certificate to serve as a member of the Public Advisory Panel on Architectural Services for the General Services Administration
Box 1 Folder 6 Certificates, New York Society of Architects, 1979
"In recognition of his work as lecturer, biographer, and preserver of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright"
Box 1 Folder 7 Certificates, State University of Geneseo, 2001
Distinguised Service Award
Box 1 Folder 8 Certificates, Taliesin Fellowship, 1992
Charter Member certificate
Box 1 Folder 9 Interview, Tafel and Wes Peters, undated
Transcript from an interview with Edgar Tafel and Wes Peters about Wright and Fallingwater
Box 1 Folder 10 Interview, "When Someone Says Church Design", 1969 Dec
From an issue ofDesigner
Box 1 Folder 11 Interview with Paul Spreiregen on NPR, 1974
Transcript of radio program, "Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Tafel," given on National Public Radio
Box 1 Folder 12 Interview with Rebecca Sawyer, 1979
"Working with Wright: A Student Remembers" 7 pages, probably meant for a newspaper article
Box 1 Folder 13 to 14 Interview with Carole Rifkind, 1990
For the Smithsonian Institute Archives of American Art, includes correspondence and pamphlets. 128 pages
Box 1 Folder 15 Interview, Wingspread, 1993
An interview by Prairie Architects, Inc. about Wingspread
Box 1 Folder 16 Interview with Indira Berndtson for the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, 1998 March
Box 1 Folder 17 Resume, undated, 1965
Includes list of office personnel and partial list of clients
Box 1 Folder 18 Resume, AIA nomination profile
Box 1 Folder 19 Resume, references and repeat clients list, [ca. 1980]
Box 1 Folder 20 Resume, Tafel & Randall, ca. 1965
Resume of Tafel & Randall, Architects & Engineers, including office personnel lists
Box 1 Folder 21 Resume, various, 1984-1990
Various copies of resumes, including lists of Frank Lloyd Wright endeavors
Box 1 Folder 22 Address book, undated
Box 1 Folder 23 Book jackets, 1922, 1978
The Architectural Record (1922), An Autobiography of Frank Lloyd Wright, & The Complete Graphic Works of Ben Shahn
Box 1 Folder 24 Calendars, 1997, 2000-01
Box 1 Folder 25 Christmas card designs by Edgar Tafel, undated
Box 1 Folder 26 Financial records, 1980, 1991-2004
Insurance, bank statements
Box 1 Folder 27 Glenn Crew Fowler, 2001
Memorial service booklet, remembrances by friends and family, obituaries
Box 1 Folder 28 Letterhead, undated
Humorous letterhead designed by Edgar Tafel
Box 1 Folder 29 List of "Tafel" misspellings, undated
Box 1 Folder 30 Map of Tafel's apartment in Venice, Florida, undated
Box 1 Folder 31 Maps of the Gollay-Tafel house in East Hampton, NY, 1987
Box 1 Folder 32 Medical records, 1997-2004
Includes photocopies of health cards, statements, benefits information
Box 1 Folder 33 Medical records, correspondence, 1991-2004
Correspondence with doctors
Box 1 Folder 34 Modern School letter and invitation, 1935
Box 1 Folder 35 Music scores, undated
Box 1 Folder 36 Property records, 1987
Box 1 Folder 37 Property records, 14 E 11th Street real estate tax, 1990-1991, 1998
Box 1 Folder 38 Property records, lease agreements, 1959-1982
Box 1 Folder 39 Property records, Gollay House, undated
Publicity and real estate fact sheets for the sale of Tafel's redesigned cottage in New York
Oversize 2 Folder 21 [Subway ad], undated
Subway ad for hemorrhoidal ointment with Tafel's face and the title "Landmarks Preservation Commission" pasted on top
Box 1 Folder 40 Marten Tafel, 1998
Death certificate, estate, and obituary
Box 1 Folder 41 Marten Tafel, life insurance, 1998-1999
Box 1 Folder 42 Rose Tafel biography, 1941
Reprint fromVogue's Trade Edition
Box 1 Folder 43 Samuel Tafel, 1996
Correspondence from Tafel to the US Department of Justice asking about his father's immigration
Box 1 Folder 44 Stage Women's War Relief, [ca. 1935]
Programme for a "Concert and Fashion Fete under the auspices of Mme. Tafel" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel