A “bibliophile and philanthropist,” Susan Jaffe Tane, “earned a B.S. from Boston University’s School of Education and later pursued postgraduate courses at Hofstra University and C.W. Post University. She began her career as a schoolteacher and later launched Fashions by Appointment, a small business dedicated to dressing local businesswomen. She served for 15 years as vice
president of marketing for a manufacturing company where she was
co-inventor of a patented plastic container and handling assembly.
Widowed, she has two children, four stepchildren, and a number of
grandchildren.” From “Susan Jaffe Tane: From Collector to Curator”
by Jeanne Schinto (http://www.jeanneschinto.com/uploads/3/1/1/8/31182983/feature_poe.pdf)

Evermore
The Persistence of Poe: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane
University of Chicago Press (2014) https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/E/bo182665366.html

A First-Class Fool
Mark Twain and Humor, Featuring the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane
Edited by Susan Jaffe Tane, University of Chicago Press (2025) https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/F/bo249118192.html

Q&A: Susan Jaffe Tane, Natalie & Spencer Flaxman
Published: October 17, 2023. Antiques & Arts Weekly (https://antiquesandthearts.com/qa-susan-jaffe-tane-natalie-spencer-flaxman/)