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Shelly Manne Collection

|| About the Collection ||

Material related to the career of influential jazz drummer, composer, recording artist, educator and bandleader Shelly Manne (1920-1984).

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General

Span Dates
1940-1980
Bulk Dates
1940-1980
Major Language(s)
English
Repository
Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items
15500
Number of Containers
56
Contents
Holograph music manuscripts, sound recordings, scrapbooks, film and documentation related to film, photographs, published music, posters, business records, personal papers and memorabilia.
Processing History
Unprocessed
Transfers
Sound recordings (cassette tapes and LP records), in thirty-nine (39) boxes, transferred to the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (25 May 2004).
Provenance
Gift of Florence Manne (1998, 2000)

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions
Not permitted
Copyright Info
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation
Shelly Manne Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

Subject(s)

  • Band: Jazz Band
  • Jazz

Names Associated with Collection

  • Herman, Woody
  • Kenton, Stan
  • Sinatra, Frank
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