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BOX 3 |
Correspondence, 1915-1983
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Correspondence Merman received from various personal and professional connections.
Many items show evidence of fire damage. |
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/1 |
Bailey, Pearl,
undated |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/2 |
Bankhead, Tallulah, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/3 |
Berlin, Irving, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/4 |
Cahn, Sammy, 1970
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BOX-FOLDER 3/5 |
Cantor, Eddie, 1942
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BOX-FOLDER 3/6 |
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn,
1980
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BOX-FOLDER 3/7 |
Champion, Gower, 1970
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BOX-FOLDER 3/8 |
Cointreau, Tony, 1981
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BOX-FOLDER 3/9 |
Diller, Phyllis, 1970
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BOX-FOLDER 3/10 |
Donahue, Jessie Woolworth,
1966
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BOX-FOLDER 3/11 |
Eisenhower, David and Julie,
1975-1978
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BOX-FOLDER 3/12 |
Eisenhower, Mamie, 1971
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BOX-FOLDER 3/13 |
Ford, Gerald and Betty, 1974-1976
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BOX-FOLDER 3/14 |
Gann, Ernest, 1963
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BOX-FOLDER 3/15 |
Gershwin, George, 1930-1931, 1937
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BOX-FOLDER 3/16 |
Hepburn, Katherine, 1970, 1981
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BOX-FOLDER 3/17 |
Hunter, Ross, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/18 |
Javits, Jacob, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/19 |
John, Elton,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/20 |
John Paul II, Pope, 1980
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BOX-FOLDER 3/21 |
Johnson, Van, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/22 |
Laurents, Arthur, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/23 |
Howard, Lindsay, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/24 |
Lindsay, John V., 1969
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BOX-FOLDER 3/25 |
Logan, Joshua and Nedda, 1915, 1967, 1974-1975
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BOX-FOLDER 3/26 |
Martin, Mary, 1977, 1982 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/27 |
Nixon, Richard, 1968-1972
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BOX-FOLDER 3/28 |
Porter, Cole, 1942-1949
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BOX-FOLDER 3/29 |
Prince, Harold, 1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/30 |
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy, 1980-1983
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BOX-FOLDER 3/31 |
Rose, Billy, 1960
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BOX-FOLDER 3/32 |
Siegel, Sol, 1955
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BOX-FOLDER 3/33 |
Sills, Beverly, 1981
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BOX-FOLDER 3/34 |
Sinatra, Frank, 1981
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BOX-FOLDER 3/35 |
Sondheim, Stephen, 1973, 1982
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BOX-FOLDER 3/36 |
Streisand, Barbra, 1967-1970
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BOX-FOLDER 3/37 |
Styne, Jule, 1960, 1967, 1973
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BOX-FOLDER 3/38 |
Sullivan, Ed, 1942
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BOX-FOLDER 3/39 |
Susann, Jacqueline,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/40 |
Van Heusen, James, 1960-1967
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BOX-FOLDER 3/41 |
Whiting, Margaret,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/42 |
Wilder, Thornton, 1970
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BOX-FOLDER 3/43 |
Windsor, Duchess of (Wallis
Warfield), 1952, 1960
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BOX 3 |
Programs, 1915-1998
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Programs from various Broadway performances and benefits at which Merman performed
or was honored. |
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Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by subject. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/44 |
1915-1919
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BOX-FOLDER 3/45 |
1959, 1966-1970
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BOX-FOLDER 5/4 |
1977
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BOX-FOLDER 3/46 |
1982-1983, 1998
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BOX-FOLDER 3/47 |
A Salute to the President,
1971 November 9
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BOX-FOLDER 3/48 |
Inauguration of President
Ronald Reagan, 1981 January 20
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Contents include: Invitation; ticket;
correspondence |
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BOX 4, 6 |
Clippings, 1950-1984
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Newspaper and magazine clippings discussing Merman’s career and performances. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/1 |
1950, 1959-1960,
1970-1983
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BOX-FOLDER 6/1 |
1982-1984
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BOX-FOLDER 4/2 |
1984
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BOX 4-5 |
Photographs, 1930s-1980s
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Photographs of Merman alone and with others. |
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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Merman, alone |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/3 |
Blackglama mink ad, 1977
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BOX-FOLDER 4/4 |
Rosemarie Sloat portrait of
Merman, 1971
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Note: Annie Get Your Gun
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BOX-FOLDER 4/5 |
Studio portrait, 1930s
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Merman, with others |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/5 |
John F. Kennedy Inaugural
Gala photo portfolio, 1961
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BOX-FOLDER 4/6 |
The Beatles, 1960s
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Includes: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and
John Lennon |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/7 |
Berlin, Irving and Cole
Porter, 1946
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BOX-FOLDER 4/9 |
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1980s
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BOX-FOLDER 4/8 |
Martin, Mary, 1977
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BOX-FOLDER 4/10 |
Theatre Hall of Fame Awards,
1982
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BOX-FOLDER 4/11 |
Miscellaneous, 1942, 1970s
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Includes: Baby portrait of Ethel Levitt |
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Miscellany, 1908-1994
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Personal papers and artifacts relating to Merman’s career and legacy. |
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/2 |
American Music Stamp Festival,
1994
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Program; invitation; VIP stamp card;
photographs |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/12 |
Check from Walter Annenberg,
circa 1930
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BOX-FOLDER 4/13-15 |
Diary, 1946-1983
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Show notes and schedules; health notes;
recipes |
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Note: Content for Annie Get
Your Gun, Call Me Madam, and Gypsy
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BOX-FOLDER 4/16 |
Paper cocktail napkins, 1959?
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Note: Imprinted with "One for the Road with
Ethel"; from Merman's Gypsy dressing
room |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/17 |
Personal Papers, 1908, circa 1980
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Baptismal certificate; birth certificate; driver's
license |
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Note: License lists incorrect birthdate of January
16, 1912 |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/18 |
Popular singers commemorative
stamps, 1994
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