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Box 1

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Contains 28 Results:

Miscellaneous manuscripts and notes, circa 1908

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: circa 1908

Newspaper clippings, 1946, 1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

This folder contains copies of Oxnard Press-Worrier Extra, Volume 38, Number 272 (Oxnard, CA), dated Tuesday, May 21, 1946; and a copy of Looking Back, Vista dated Sunday, December 4, 1983, pp. 13-14, with headline "Perry Mason creator was local lawyer."

Dates: 1946, 1983

Correspondence (Sports), 1943 July - 1950 June

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

This folder was originally labeled "Sports".

Dates: 1943 July - 1950 June

Correspondence research, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

This folder contains notes on certain correspondence. However, it is unclear if this corresponds with letters that are in this collection or if it refers to letters held by the Orange County Archives. A page of notes that was created by former staff and volunteers have been included in the folder for further reference. However, these notes have not been fact-checked or verified.

Dates: undated

Research and articles on Gardner, circa 1990

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: circa 1990

Gardner sketch (photocopy), undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: undated

Gardner exhibit pamphlet, 2006

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: 2006

Correspondence and telegrams to and from Gardner, 1911, circa 1941

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: 1911, circa 1941

Insurance policy, titles, deeds re: Leopoldo Aonzo and Helen Power Wright, 1950-1953

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: 1950-1953

Deeds, insurance policies, correspondence re: Milan J. Wright and Helen Power Wright, 1928-1949

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains assorted materials collected by John C. Orr, grandson of Harold Frank Orr (1888-1969). Materials include correspondence between Orr and Gardner, as well as correspondence between Gardner and various friends and family, and ephemera that belonged to Gardner. There are also various notes and articles collected while researching Gardner for exhibits, and 78 first-edition books that were written by Gardner, including both his fiction and non-fiction works. Additional...
Dates: 1928-1949