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Archie Mercer was a British [[fan]] who was at one time a member of [[OMPA]] (and [[OE]]) and [[BSFA]] (founding treasurer and first editor of the ''[[BSFA Bulletin]]'', editor of [[Vector]]).  He was mainly active in the 50s and 60s.
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'''Archibald Henry Mercer''' was a [[British]] [[fan]] mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s.He  was a member of [[Operation Fantast]], and a member and [[OE]] of [[OMPA]]; and the founding [[treasurer]] of the [[BSFA]], the first [[editor]] of the ''[[BSFA Bulletin]]'', and for a time editor of [[Vector]]).  
  
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Mercer published [[OMPAzine]], wrote conreports, and attended many [[cons]] in [[England]].  
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He may have been a member of the [[London SF Con]] of 1952. An "A. Mercer" of [[London]] appeared on the membership list and Archie Mercer, London W4, had a letter published in ''[[New Worlds]]'' 17 (September 1952). He later moved to North Hykeham near Lincoln, then from 1963 to [[Bristol, UK|Bristol]], and then [[Cornwall]].
  
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He is known in [[fandom]] today primarily for his many [[fanzines]], some edited/published with the help of his wife [[Beryl Henley Mercer]], who died in 2004.  The Mercers met in the early 60s, when Beryl published an article in ''[[Point of View]]'' {or was it ''[[Beyond]]''?} on new [[fans]]' gripes about the [[BSFA]]; the opposing viewpoint was written by one Archie Mercer.
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Mercer [[published]] [[OMPA]]zines, wrote [[conreports]], and attended many [[cons]] in [[England]].  
  
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His [[fanzines]] included ''[[Anglofanac]]'', ''[[Mercatorial Annual]]'' (with [[Beryl Mercer]]), ''[[The Middle Earthworm]]'', ''[[The Once and Future Worm]]'', ''[[Pertinence]]''. He also wrote the fannish novel, ''[[Meadows of Fantasy]]''.
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He is known in [[fandom]] today primarily for his many [[fanzines]], some edited/published with the help of his wife, [[Beryl Henley Mercer]], who died in 2004.  The Mercers met in the early 1960s, when Beryl published an article in [[Charles Platt]]'s ''[[Point of View|Beyond]]'' 6 (July 1964) on [[neofans]]' gripes about the [[BSFA]]; the opposing viewpoint was written by one Archie. He also wrote the [[fannish]] [[novel]], ''[[Meadows of Fantasy]]''.
  
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He published numerous titled for [[OMPA]], including: ''[[Amble]]'', ''[[Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet]]'', ''[[Great Irish Rift Valley Expedition]]'', ''[[Schnerdlites Hole-Boring Supplement]]'', ''[[Second Saturday After the First...]]'', ''[[Tales from the Oubliette]]''.
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He won the second [[Doc Weir Award]] in 1964. He (absentmindedly) created [[Mercer's Day]].  He was  made a [[Knight of St. Fantony]] ''in absentia'' at [[Cytricon III]] in 1957. He was a member of [[Kinkay Fandom]].
  
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He won the second [[Doc Weir Award]] in 1964. He (absentmindedly) created [[Mercer's Day]].  He ''may'' have been made a [[Knight of St. Fantony]] at [[Kettering]].  He was a member of [[Kinkay Fandom]].
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He was on the [[committee]] of [[Yarcon]] and, with Beryl, handled publications for [[Briscon]].
  
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As well as fanzines, he wrote a fannish novel, ''Meadows of Fantasy''
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* ''[[Amble]]'' (for OMPA)
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He was on the committee of [[Yarcon]] and, with Beryl, handled publications for [[Briscon]].
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* ''[[Anglofanac]]''
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* ''[[Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet]]'' (for OMPA)
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* ''[[Archie Mercer's Guide to the 1966 World Convention‎]]'' (1965)
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* ''[[Archive]]'' [1954–9] (for OMPA)
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* ''[[Berserk!!!]]'' (for [[OMPA]], with [[Ken Cheslin]] and possibly [[Fred Hunter]])
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* ''[[BSFA Bulletin]]'' (some issues)
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* ''[[Conrep from B'ham]]'' [1965] (with [[Beryl Mercer]])
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* ''[[Mercatorial Annual]]'' (with [[Beryl Mercer]])
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* ''[[The Middle Earthworm]]''
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* ''[[Objection Slip]]'' [1959] (for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Off T'rails]]'' [1955] (for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[The Once and Future Worm]]''
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* ''[[Pertinence]]''
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* ''[[Schnerdlites Hole-Boring Supplement]]'' [1956] (with [[Nigel Lindsay]] for OMPA)
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* ''[[Second Saturday After the First...]]'' (for OMPA)
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* ''[[Styx]]'' [1956] (second issue; other issues by other hands; for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Tales from the Oubliette]]'' (for OMPA)
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* ''[[Vector]]'' (some issues)
  
 
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* 1964 -- [[Doc Weir Award]]
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* 1957 – [[Knight of St. Fantony]]
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* 1961 – [[Skyrack Readers Fan Poll]] "Best Report" for "I Was the Treasurer for the London Con to End All Cons", ''[[Cactus]]'' 5
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* 1963 – [[Skyrack Readers Fan Poll]] "Leading Fan Personality"
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* 1964 – [[Skyrack Readers Fan Poll]] "Leading Fan Personality"
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* 1964 – [[Doc Weir Award]]
  
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{{person | died=1998}}
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{{person | born=1925 | died=1998}}
 
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[[Category:UK]]

Latest revision as of 02:34, 2 April 2025

(May 14, 1925 – March 1998)

Archibald Henry Mercer was a British fan mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s.He was a member of Operation Fantast, and a member and OE of OMPA; and the founding treasurer of the BSFA, the first editor of the BSFA Bulletin, and for a time editor of Vector).

He may have been a member of the London SF Con of 1952. An "A. Mercer" of London appeared on the membership list and Archie Mercer, London W4, had a letter published in New Worlds 17 (September 1952). He later moved to North Hykeham near Lincoln, then from 1963 to Bristol, and then Cornwall.

Mercer published OMPAzines, wrote conreports, and attended many cons in England.

He is known in fandom today primarily for his many fanzines, some edited/published with the help of his wife, Beryl Henley Mercer, who died in 2004. The Mercers met in the early 1960s, when Beryl published an article in Charles Platt's Beyond 6 (July 1964) on neofans' gripes about the BSFA; the opposing viewpoint was written by one Archie. He also wrote the fannish novel, Meadows of Fantasy.

He won the second Doc Weir Award in 1964. He (absentmindedly) created Mercer's Day. He was made a Knight of St. Fantony in absentia at Cytricon III in 1957. He was a member of Kinkay Fandom.

He was on the committee of Yarcon and, with Beryl, handled publications for Briscon.

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Awards, Honors and GoHships:

Person 1925—1998
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