Working notes: Colonel Cairo background, 1989

The Jimmy Buffett Papers, dated 1975-2005, are primarily drafts, notes, correspondence, and galleys of Jimmy Buffett’s books and movies.

Books include Tales from Margaritaville (a collection of short stories published in 1989), Where is Joe Merchant? (a novel published in 1992), A Pirate Looks at Fifty (autobiography released in 1998), and A Salty Piece of Land (novel published in 2004).

Also included are notes, story summaries, and drafts for the unreleased movie adaptation of Buffett’s novel Where is Joe Merchant?, which was also known as “Daybreak on the Equator.” Drafts and the shooting script for the movie Hoot with Jimmy Buffett serving as Executive Producer, actor, and provided music for the movie which was an adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s novel, with a screenplay written and directed by Wil Shriner. Finally, there are drafts for the short-lived Miami based Stage Play/Musical Don’t Stop the Carnival produced by Herman Wouk (author of the novel) in conjunction with Jimmy Buffett who released an album of the same name.

The papers also include five non-professional videotapes of performances, a contract for a concert at the Euphoria Tavern in Portland, Oregon, a list of fiction and non-fiction books with Buffett's favorites indicated, thank you letters for philanthropic activities, and a list of scholarship recipients at the Cincinnati Public Schools.