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Box 1

 Container

Contains 18 Results:

Cartoons, 1993-1998

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Includes 2 cartoons with references to songs by Johnny Mercer

Dates: 1993-1998

Correspondence, 1952-1988

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from Johnny Mercer, Ginger Mercer, and a wedding invitation from Amanda Mercer Corwin

Dates: 1952-1988

Correspondence: Christmas Cards, circa 1965-1986, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Includes 3 Christmas cards from the Mercers (circa 1965-1969) and 3 from Ginger Mercer (undated and 1986)

Dates: circa 1965-1986, undated

Eulogy for Johnny Mercer, 1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

A typescript eulogy delivered by Mike Ober in Savannah (June 3, 1976)

Dates: 1976

Newsclippings and Programs, 1954-circa 1963, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Includes a program for Fund Fair, a fundraising event in which Johnny Mercer participated (Newport Beach, October 1,1955).

Dates: 1954-circa 1963, undated

Newsclippings and Programs, 1964-circa 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

(see also Oversize Box). Includes an article on the appearance of Johnny Mercer and others at Harbor High School (May 1964), and materials on a Newport Beach tribute to Johnny Mercer (November 26, 1965).

Dates: 1964-circa 1972

Newsclippings and Programs, 1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

(see also Oversize Box). Includes obituaries of Johnny Mercer and other articles related to his death

Dates: 1976

Newsclippings and Programs, 1982-1989, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

(see also Oversize Box) Includes an invitation and article on the 1982 publication of Our Huckleberry Friend, and articles on the presentation of one of Mercer's Oscars at the Great Savannah Exposition (July 1985)

Dates: 1982-1989, undated

Newsclippings and Programs, 1990-2000, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

(see also Oversize Box) Includes flyers and articles on tributes to Johnny Mercer at restaurants in Santa Ana (August 1995), Costa Mesa (November 10, 1996), and Los Angeles (November 1997); and materials on 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' concerts (November 1996 and November 1999).

Dates: 1990-2000, undated

Poem by Johnny Mercer, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

Includes an undated note from Mercer to Polly Ober, and manuscript and printed copies of a poem about Lido Isle by Mercer

Dates: undated

Photo: CRA Dinner Dance at Newporter, June 1964

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: June 1964

Photo: Johnny Mercer Performance at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, May 1964

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: May 1964

Photo: The Crowning of Miss Newport Beach (Rendezvous Ballroom, Newport Beach), undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: undated

Photo: Obers and Mercers with friends at Lido Isle Yacht Club, 1956-circa 1960s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: 1956-circa 1960s

Photo: Color snapshots (casual) of Obers, Mercers, and friends, circa 1960s-1967

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: circa 1960s-1967

Photo: Ober and Mercer families, Lido Isle and Newport Harbor High School, circa 1955-1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: circa 1955-1965

Photo: Ober and Mercer families, Savannah, Christmas 1957 and Christmas 1959, 1957, 1959

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: 1957, 1959

Photo: Johnny and Ginger Mercer's holidays, 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Content of the Papers From the Collection: This collection contains 10 folders and 1 oversize folder of correspondence, Christmas cards, and other printed and manuscript materials; and 8 folders of photographs. The materials document the long friendship of the Ober and Mercer families, including various parties, informal get-togethers, and charity and fundraising events in which the two families were involved, mainly on Lido Isle and nearby locations. The correspondence includes letters and notes to Polly Ober from Johnny Mercer,...
Dates: 1970