Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Childhood writings: Stories written by John Herndon Mercer (age 9), Walter Rivers (age 12), Ceaser Dilbert (age 12), Thomas Barney (age 12), Anna Sands (age 7). The stories were illustrated in fountain pen by Mercer and Rivers.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: C
Scope and Content of the Series
From the Series:
Series I contains information about Johnny Mercer's life and songwriting career, genealogical information about the Mercer family, and memorabilia relating to the activities, memberships and travel of Johnny and Ginger Mercer. Of particular interest are the stories written by Mercer, his cousin Walter and some of their friends as children. According to Mercer's unpublished autobiography, these stories were collected from the children by a friend of Mercer's Aunt Katherine, who...
Dates:
1884-1982