Orr (John C.) collection, 1892-2010.

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Orr (John C.) collection, 1892-2010.

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Table of contents

Box 1, Folder 1

Cash account (deductions, charges incurred) 1908 June 1- July 1

Box 1, Folder 2

Transcript: Leeland Stanford Junior University 1910 January 4

Box 1, Folder 3

Correspondence: Legal internship 1909 February

Box 1, Folder 4

Exhibit photographs: Cara Mea Keech (courtesy of Orange County Archives) circa 2007

Box 1, Folder 5

Research on Cara Mea Keech (Orange County Archives) 2007-2010

Scope and Contents

Cara Mea Keech is thought to have been a love interest of Gardner's while he was a high school student in Palo Alto, California.

Box 1, Folder 6

Correspondence: Keech sisters 1910-1911

Box 1, Folder 7

Letters and notes to and from Gardner from family and friends 1908-1913

Box 1, Folder 8

Telegrams 1909-1910

Box 1, Folder 9

Ephemera 1907-1910

Box 1, Folder 10

Miscellaneous manuscripts and notes circa 1908

Box 1, Folder 11

Newspaper clippings 1946, 1983

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."

Box 1, Folder 12

Correspondence (Sports) 1943 July - 1950 June

Scope and Contents

This folder was originally labeled "Sports".

Box 1, Folder 13

Correspondence research undated

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.

Box 1, Folder 14

Research and articles on Gardner circa 1990

Box 1, Folder 15

Gardner sketch (photocopy) undated

Box 1, Folder 16

Gardner exhibit pamphlet 2006

Box 1, Folder 17

Correspondence and telegrams to and from Gardner 1911, circa 1941

Box 1, Folder 18

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

Box 1, Folder 19

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

Box 1, Folder 20

Deeds, titles, and other papers for Milan J. Wright and Helen Power Wright 1916-1951

Box 1, Folder 21

Helen Power Wright correspondence 1929, 1946

Box 1, Folder 22

Milan J. Wright titles, deeds, correspondence 1916-1919

Box 1, Folder 23

George Coffin Power and Helen Power Wright legal documents on Power's estate and will 1942-1943

Box 1, Folder 24

Deeds, titles, and papers for H.J. Comstock and Mrs. A.V. Comstock 1892, 1908-1941

Box 1, Folder 25

Additional papers, titles, receipts for Milan J. Wright and Helen Power Wright 1924-1951

Box 1, Folder 26

Agreement between Chester R. Clover and George C. Power 1924 July 11

Box 1, Folder 27

Mary B. Power estate decree and final account 1924 May 13

Box 1, Folder 28

CD-ROMs undated

Scope and Contents

Three CD-ROMs. They are labeled "Timeline E.S.G.", "My Dear Boy - E.S.G.", and "John Orr Collection ESG".

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Box 2, Box 3, Box 4

Erle Stanley Gardner books 1933-1972

Scope and Contents

Boxes 2-4 contain copies of Erle Stanley Gardner's work, some of which were published posthumously. Gardner signed and gave most as copies to friends and family. All are first editions. A list of the titles in these boxes can be found in this PDF.

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