Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1909 - 1976
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Emma Kelly collection
Collection
Identifier: M183
Abstract:
Emma Kelly was a lifelong resident of Statesboro, Georgia. Having learned to play the piano at the age of six, she continued to perform for civic clubs and special events across the state for the rest of her life. The locally famous "Miss Emma" achieved world-renown when author John Berendt devoted an entire chapter to her in his novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Emma Kelly collection includes documentary materials and artifacts...
Dates:
circa 1900-2001; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1999
Found in:
Special Collections
Nick Mamalakis papers
Collection
Identifier: M034
Abstract:
A Savannah, Georgia businessman, Nick Mamalakis was associated with lyricist Johnny Mercer's family and its businesses from 1930, and was the primary advocate of plans to bring the papers of Johnny Mercer to the archives at Georgia State University. His papers include articles, newsclippings, correspondence and printed material relating to Johnny Mercer and to the acquisition of the Johnny Mercer Papers by Georgia State University, and brief manuscript by Nick Mamalakis describing the events...
Dates:
1956-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Compact discs 1
- Lyricists 1
- Midnight in the garden of good and evil (Motion picture) 1
- Statesboro (Ga.) 1
- Women musicians 1
- Women pianists 1
- artifacts (object genre) 1
- audiotapes 1
- correspondence 1
- photographs 1
- scrapbooks 1
- video recordings 1 + ∧ less
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