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Carmen Lucia papers
Collection
Identifier: L1976-32
Abstract:
Carmen Lucia was active as union organizer, primarily for the Hat, Cap, and Millinery Workers. Her papers, 1929-1976, consist almost exclusively of newspaper clippings describing her career.
Dates:
1929-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Charles S. Tigerman papers
Collection
Identifier: M214
Abstract:
The Charles S. Tigerman Papers contain legal documents and notes related to the copyright of lyricist Johnny Mercer's songs and the estate of his widow, Ginger Mercer, 1975-1995, as well as material related to Mercer festivals, 1994-1996. Charles S. Tigerman is a practicing attorney who has served as the Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Johnny Mercer Foundation.
Dates:
1975-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
Come Rain or Come Shine collection
Collection
Identifier: M152
Abstract:
One folder, containing one copy of the script, three programs, and one review of the Los Angeles production Come Rain or Come Shine.
Dates:
1997
Found in:
Special Collections
Eddie Wallace papers
Collection
Identifier: M054
Abstract:
Eddie Wallace (born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1924), was a founding member of "The Sunshine Boys," a male vocal quartet specializing in spiritual music, that appeared on radio, in motion pictures, and on recordings from 1943. His papers consist of copies of correspondence, newsclippings, magazines, programs, and other printed material and reproductions of photographs and posters.
Dates:
1940-1983
Found in:
Special Collections
Freddie Elmer Halstead papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-41
Abstract:
Fred Halstead worked as an organizer for the Textile Workers Union of America throughout the South during the 1950s and 1960s, and took part in strikes in South Georgia and Alabama. Halstead's papers include Textile Workers Union of America activity reports relating his various organizing campaigns, 1959, 1961-1967. The papers include histories of strikes in South Georgia and Alabama, minutes of the Los Angeles Joint Board, correspondence and printed material.
Dates:
1953-1967
Found in:
Special Collections
Johnny and Ginger Mercer papers
Collection
Identifier: M002
Abstract:
The Johnny and Ginger Mercer Papers contain manuscripts, photographs, sheet music, recordings, printed materials, and memorabilia documenting the early careers (1920s through about 1931) of both Johnny and Ginger Mercer; their courtship and marriage (1930 and 1931); and Johnny Mercer's career as a songwriter, performer, and businessman as it continued after their marriage; Johnny Mercer's work as a lyricist.
Dates:
1925-circa 1992
Found in:
Special Collections
Johnny Mercer paintings reproduction collection
Collection
Identifier: M211
Abstract:
Prints, slides, transparencies, and digital images of 24 watercolor paintings by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) plus one image of a manuscript. Subjects include family members and other figures, landscapes, and seascapes.
Dates:
1947, 1965-1966
Found in:
Special Collections
Johnny Mercer papers
Collection
Identifier: M001
Abstract:
John Herndon Mercer (1909-1976), a native of Savannah, Georgia, began writing songs at the age of fifteen and eventually became one of the foremost figures of 20th century American popular music. His catalog includes many numbers that have become American classics, and his activities as lyricist, composer, performer and businessman span a period of nearly five decades. The Johnny Mercer papers consist of biographical materials (including an unpublished autobiography), correspondence, drafts and...
Dates:
1885-1981
Found in:
Special Collections
Ober family papers
Collection
Identifier: M157
Abstract:
The Ober family lived near Johnny Mercer and his family on Lido Isle (Newport Beach, California) in the 1950s and 1960s. The two families became close friends. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other printed and manuscript materials, documenting the long relationship between the families, as well as collected material relating to Johnny Mercer, 1976-2000.
Dates:
1952-2000
Found in:
Special Collections
Richard A. Whiting collection
Collection
Identifier: M209
Abstract:
Richard A. Whiting was a prominent music composer for Hollywood and Broadway productions from the 1920s-1930s. The Richard A. Whiting Collection, 1896-2006, contains files related to Whiting's life and career as a musical composer including correspondence, photographs, periodicals and sheet music.
Dates:
1891-2006; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2006
Found in:
Special Collections
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