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Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1909 - 1976

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John and Seymour Rennolds collection

 Collection
Identifier: M135
Scope and Content of the Collection The John and Seymour Rennolds Collection covers the time period from 1933 to about 1992. The manuscript portion of the collection includes materials that the Rennolds gathered on twentieth-century lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). Included in the collection are a brief history of the collection itself, general files, correspondence, clippings and programs, music and lyrics, song magazines, one photograph, and three videotapes.A significant part of the manuscript...
Dates: 1933-circa 1992; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985

Rose Marie papers

 Collection
Identifier: M242
Abstract

Rose Marie (1923-2017) was a successful singer, actress, and comedienne whose career spanned more than seven decades of evolving popular entertainment, from radio to theater to film to television. The materials in this collection document the unpublished artifacts of such a career, consisting mainly of manuscript (or draft) sheet music and noncommercial audio recordings.

Dates: 1938-2008; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1975

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  • Subject: phonograph records X

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Jazz 1
Lyricists 1
Richmond (Va.) 1
Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting 1
Women singers 1