Frank Mancini Papers
Abstract
Frank Mancini (1886-1964) was an influential music educator in the Modesto, California. This collection focuses on his teaching and conducting career there and includes music programs of many of Mancini's ensembles and guest conducting appearances; correspondence with important musicians of the time including William Revelli, Edwin Franko Goldman, and others; instructional materials from Mancini's years as an educator; awards earned by Mancini and his bands; audio recordings of an interview with Mancini and a performance of the Modesto High School band; and materials focusing on Mancini's legacy.
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Historical Note
Frank Mancini (1886-1964) studied the clarinet while growing up in Italy. He came to the United States in 1907 to play as a soloist with Ellerys Royal Italian Band. Between 1908 and 1915, he played with both Sousas and Conways bands, as well as numerous opera companies.
Mancini settled in Modesto, California, in 1921 to lead the Stanislaus County Boys Band. He became an important educator and conductor in the area for the next four decades, directing the band programs in the Modesto Public Schools and Modesto Junior College. His bands won many awards, and Mancini was very active as a guest conductor and adjudicator. Mancini taught noted band composer Roger Nixon at Modesto Junior College from 1938-1940. Mancini was elected into the American Bandmasters Association in 1940 at the convention in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Mancini had a close relationship with the community of Modesto. In their wills, Mancini and his wife left cash, stocks, and other investments for a considerable music scholarship fund for music students at Modesto High School. They also left their 23-acre ranch to the City of Modesto, later dedicated Mancini Park.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Frank Mancini papers were entrusted to Lynn Sams for the writing of a biography and subsequently transferred to the ABA Research Center. The collection focuses on Mancinis teaching and conducting career in Modesto, California, which began in the late 1920s.
A strength of the collection is the series of music programs of many of Mancinis ensembles and guest conducting appearances. Included in Mancinis correspondence are letters to important musicians of the time including William Revelli, Edwin Franko Goldman, and others.
A limited number of instructional materials from Mancinis years as an educator are included: a date book, sketchbook, adjudication notes, etc. Mancini and his bands received many awards, as represented in this collection in part by his American Bandmasters Association Certificate of Membership and medals awarded to the Modesto High School Band. Audio recordings of an interview with Mancini and a performance of the Modesto High School band under his direction are also worthy of attention.
A significant portion of the collection focuses on Mancinis legacy. The passing of Mancini and the establishment of Modestos Mancini Park are documented through newspaper articles, a scrapbook, and a dissertation on Mancinis life.
This collection does not contain information on Mancinis early career as a clarinetist with professional bands and orchestras.
There was no prescribed original order for the documents, so the order as it appears here was imposed by the processor. Therefore, not only is the overall organization of the collection that of the processor's own device, but the sequence of documents within folders and the titles of said folders are also artificial to the collection.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The Frank Mancini Papers were deposited at the ABA Research Center by Lynn Sams on 27 January 1976.
Processing Information
Bradley Mariska, May 2003
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Colleen McKnight, August 2007 and edited by Nicole Horstman, November 2012.
Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into nine series.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1975 and undated (1 folder)
This series contains biographical materials on the life of Frank Mancini. It includes information from Mancini himself as well as biographical materials collected by Lynn Sams.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biographical Materials, 1975 and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | ||
| Brief bio of FM from Faculty (p. 8), [Modesto Jr. College?], undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 1.0 | |
| Biography of FM by LS, presented to ABA, Dec. 30, 1975 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 2.0 | |
| Typewritten bio of FM by Pasquale Mancini and Serafina Sfartelli (3pp; facsimile), undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 3.0 | |
| Facsimile of handwritten biographical sketch of FM (5pp) by Pasquale Mancini and his sister Serafina Sfortelli., undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 4.0 | |
| Brief biography of FM (1p, typed), undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 5.0 | |
| Brief resume (1p, typed) of positions held and professional accomplishments since entering public school work in 1922. Undated, 1922-1949 and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 6.0 | |
| Brief resume (1p, typed) positions held and profession accomplishments since entering public school work in 1921. Includes quotes., 1921-1950 and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | item 7.0 | |
Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-1976 and undated (1 folder)
Letters relating to the life of Mancini.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence (arranged chronologically), 1927-1976 and undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | ||
| Excerpts from nine letters to Mancini to single-photocopied page, undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 1.0 | |
| Harry L. Todd, The Masonic Club of San Francisco, to FM, May 9, 1927 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 2.0 | |
| Lee M. Lockhart to FM, Council Bluffs City Schools, June 2, 1927 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 3.0 | |
| Pasquale Cresenti, Joliet Musical College, May 28, 1928 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 4.0 | |
| State and National School Band Contests to FM, July 24, 1928 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 5.0 | |
| Charles ONeill, Band of the Royal 22nd Regiment, to FM, Sept. 14, 1928 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 6.0 | |
| E.J. Delano, Sherman, Clay, & Co., to Capt. Charles ONeil, Sept. 20, 1928 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 7.0 | |
| C.M. Tremaine, State and National School Band Contests, to FM, Nov. 27, 1928 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 8.0 | |
| Livingston High School, to FM, May 17, 1929 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 9.0 | |
| Charles ONeill, Band of the Royal 22nd Regiment, to FM, June 9, 1929 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 10.0 | |
| A.T. Jansen to FM, May 6, 1930 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 11.0 | |
| C.M. Tremaine, State and National School Band Contests, to FM, 2pp., Nov. 2, 1930 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 12.0 | |
| John E. Kimber, Kimber Poultry Breeding Farm, to FM, Nov. 26, 1930 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 13.0 | |
| John H. Stehn, Band Director, University of Oregon, to FM, Jan. 20, 1933 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 14.0 | |
| Walker Brown, Board of Education, City of Los Angeles, to FM, April 16, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 15.0 | |
| Vesey Walker to FM, April 22, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 16.0 | |
| Leslie P. Clausen, Los Angeles Junior College, to FM, May 3, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 17.0 | |
| Nino Marcelli, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, to FM, May 4, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 18.0 | |
| Joseph De Luca, University of Arizona and Tucson Symphony Orchestra, to FM, May 6, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 19.0 | |
| Carl Byoir, Society of Arts and Sciences, New York, to FM, Oct. 21, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 20.0 | |
| P.C. McChesney, Sacramento City Schools, to Charles C. Hughes, Supt of Schools, Dec. 16, 1935 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 21.0 | |
| P.C. McChesney, Principal, Sacramento City Schools, to FM, May 15, 1936 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 22.0 | |
| Mary E. Ireland, California-Western School Music Conference, to FM, Oct. 12, 1936 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 23.0 | |
| FM to William Revelli, University of Michigan, Nov. 10, 1936 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 24.0 | |
| FM to William Revelli, Dec. 14, 1936 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 25.0 | |
| A.R. McAllister, National School Music Competition-Festivals, to FM, Nov. 21, 1939 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 26.0 | |
| E.D. Abbott, Secretary, Modesto City Board of Education, to FM, May 31, 1939 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 27.0 | |
| ABA to FM, May 13, 1940 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 28.0 | |
| Wallace E. Allen to FM, March 16, 1941 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 29.0 | |
| Edwin Franko Goldman to FM, Oct. 2, 1942 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 30.0 | |
| .H. Bradley, Superintendent, Modesto Public Schools, to FM, June 3, 1943 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 31.0 | |
| Carleton Lee Stewart, National School Music Competition-Festivals, to FM, Mar. 24, 1948 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 32.0 | |
| Carleton Lee Stewart, National Scholl Music Competition-Festivals, to FM, April 23, 1948 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 33.0 | |
| William (Bill) Revelli, University of Michigan, to FM, May 7, 1948 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 34.0 | |
| FM to James Corson, March 22, 1949 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 35.0 | |
| James Corson, Modesto City School Superintendent, to FM, July 20, 1951 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 36.0 | |
| James Corson, Superintendent, Modest City Schools, to FM, July 20, 1951 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 37.0 | |
| Edwin Franko Goldman, The Goldman Band, to FM, Jan. 2, 1952 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 38.0 | |
| Harold Bartlett (Modesto Music Store) to Lynn Sams, Oct. 27, 1954 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 39.0 | |
| LS to FM, Nov. 5, 1954 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 40.0 | |
| LS to Harold Bartlett (Modesto Music Store), Nov. 5, 1954 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 41.0 | |
| FM to LS, Dec. 8, 1954 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 42.0 | |
| FM to LS, Dec. 8, 1954 (handwritten). Photograph and program attached from Modesto Uniform Fund Benefit Concert with Edwin Franko Goldman, Feb. 3, 1955 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 43.0 | |
| FM to Dr. Alex Zimmerman, Dir. of Music Ed., San Diego City Schools`, Nov. 10, 1960 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 44.0 | |
| Alex Zimmerman (San Diego City Schools) to Ray Dvorak (University of Wisconsin Bands), Nov. 22, 1960 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 45.0 | |
| William Revelli, Univ. of Michigan Bands, to FM, July 13, 1962 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 46.0 | |
| LS to Jack and Betty Witter, Feb 8, 1965 (copy; reverse contains Sams 1964 Holiday letter, 1964 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 47.0 | |
| Jack and Betty Witter to LS, Feb. 11, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 48.0 | |
| LS to Earl Phoenix, Bank of America, Feb. 25, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 49.0 | |
| LS to Oliver Deatsch, Bank of America, Feb. 25, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 50.0 | |
| Earl L. Phoenix to LS, Bank of America, April 13, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 51.0 | |
| LS to Paul Copeland, Modesto City High Schools, April 29, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 52.0 | |
| LS to Al Regath, April 29, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 53.0 | |
| Paul Copeland, Modest HS Music Dept., to LS, May 4, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 54.0 | |
| LS to Pasquale Mancini, June 1, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 55.0 | |
| LS to Paul Copeland, Modesto High School, June 3, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 56.0 | |
| Pasquale Mancini to LS, Oct. 10, 1965 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 57.0 | |
| LS to Pasquale Mancini, Nov. 6, 1969 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 58.0 | |
| Pasquale Mancini to Dr. Bert C. Corona, Supt, Modesto City Schools, Jan. 19, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 59.0 | |
| LS to Pasquale Mancini, Jan. 28, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 60.0 | |
| Jared W. Hawkins, Jr., Hawkins & Hawkins, to LS, Oct. 16, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 61.0 | |
| Jared W. Hawkins, Jr., Hawkins & Hawkins, to LS, Nov. 6, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 62.0 | |
| LS to Jared W. Hawkins, Jr., Hawkins & Hawkins Attorneys, Nov. 8, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 63.0 | |
| Ernest M. Azevedo, Director of Personnel, Modesto City Schools, to Pasquale Mancini, Nov. 12, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 64.0 | |
| Jared W. Hawkins, Jr., Hawkins & Hawkins, to LS, Nov. 25, 1970 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 65.0 | |
| Oliver E. Deatsch to LS, Dec. 31, 1973 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 66.0 | |
| LS to Oliver Deatsch, Jan. 2, 1974 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 67.0 | |
| Oliver E. Deatsch, Civil Engineer and Land Surveyer, to LS, Jan. 5, 1974 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 68.0 | |
| LS to Oliver Deatsch, Jan. 15, 1974 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 69.0 | |
| LS to Pasquale Mancini, Jan. 9, 1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 70.0 | |
| Christmas Card [to Lynn Sams] from Frank and Ione Mancini. To wish you every, undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 71.0 | |
| Christmas Card to Lynn Sams from Frank and Ione Mancini. Holiday Greetings and best wishes, undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | item 72.0 | |
Series 3: Articles, 1909-1970 and undated (1 folder)
Newspaper and magazine articles relating to Mancinis career.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles (arranged chronologically), 1909-1970 and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | ||
| Letters Praise Modesto Band as Best in Contest., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 1.0 | |
| The End of an Era, Modesto Bee, undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 2.0 | |
| Mancini Leaves Ranch to City of Modesto. Modesto Bee, undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 3.0 | |
| Mancini, Pasqual. Honors His Brother. Modesto Bee, letter to the editor, undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 4.0 | |
| Relocation of River Road Will Be Asked. unknown source; Facsimile., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 5.0 | |
| Brother Recalls Modesto Maestro., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 6.0 | |
| Mancinis Leave Ranch to City of Modesto., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 7.0 | |
| Three National Champion Bands; photos and captions from unknown magazine., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 8.0 | |
| A First and a Last: Mancini Will Bow Out in Concert Tuesday. Modesto Bee, undated. Laminated., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 9.0 | |
| Best Boys Band in the Country, Says Sousa. Photo and caption. Undated, unknown source., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 10.0 | |
| Sousa Compliments Band., undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 11.0 | |
| Dedication Site, caption to accompany newspaper photograph (not included), undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 12.0 | |
| Mancini obituary from unknown newspaper; facsimile, undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 13.0 | |
| Ellerys Program One of Unusual Excellence. [Unknown], Oakland, CA, 1909 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 14.0 | |
| Sousa Will Be Entertained by Stanislaus County Boys Band. Stockton Daily Evening Record, Jan. 9, 1926 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 15.0 | |
| Photo and caption of Mancini, On to Victory. San Francisco Chronicle, May 6, 1928 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 16.0 | |
| San Francisco Chronicle Rotogravure Pictorial Section, May 6, 1928 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 17.0 | |
| An Intimate Chat About Frank Mancini of our Hall of Fame. The School Musician, January 1930. [Typed; original article not included], January 1930 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 18.0 | |
| Mancini, Frank. Raising School Bands, Australasian Band and Orchestra News, July 27, 1931 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 19.0 | |
| Rehearsing for International Broadcast at Noon. Photo and captions from The Pasadena [Post]?; Mancini and Modesto Jr. Coll. Band., , April 1, 1939 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 20.0 | |
| Mancini Joins Bandmasters. Modesto Tribune, Feb. 21, 1941 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 22.0 | |
| Frank Mancini Joins Musical Honor Society. Modesto Collegian, Feb. 28, 1941 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 23.0 | |
| Long, Leland R. California Maestro. Sierra Educational News, p. 18, Dec. 1944 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 24.0 | |
| Frank Mancini Week to be Opened by Musical Festival. Modesto Journal, May 17, 1945 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 25.0 | |
| Citizens of Modest Honor Mancini; Years of Service are Acknowledged by Authorization of Mancini Week, May 18, 1945 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 26.0 | |
| Musician Made by Master Artists., Sept. 29, 1950 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 27.0 | |
| Schroeder, Otto. Proof Mancini and Edna Love, Noted Modesto Music Figures, Retiring. San Francisco Examiner, June 3, 1951 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 28.0 | |
| Frank Mancini Wins First Award. CMEA News, VIII-7, May-June 1955 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 29.0 | |
| Summer Concerts Will Start Friday. Modesto Bee, B-1., July 2, 1962 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 30.0 | |
| Frank Mancini, Maestro of Modesto, is Dead. The Modesto Bee, A1, A4., Nov. 16, 1964 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 31.0 | |
| Eulogy for Frank Mancini, Stanislaus County Schools, Dec. 1964 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 32.0 | |
| Mancinis Bequeath Farm for Park, The Modesto Bee. P. A-1, Dec. 11, 1964 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 33.0 | |
| Ione Mancini Dies at 82. Unknown source, Dec. 12, 1964 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 34.0 | |
| Frank Mancini: Teacher, Musician, Citizen, obituary in CMEA News, p. 3-5, January 1965 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 35.0 | |
| The Greatness of Frank Mancini, an address by John E. Kimber at the Annual Meeting of the CMEA, p. 18, 23, April 13, 1965, Sept-Oct. 1965 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 36.0 | |
| City Will Post Sign for Mancini Park. Modesto Bee?, Oct. 21, 1969 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 37.0 | |
| Dedication Site photograph and caption from Modesto Bee, Nov. 7, 1969 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 38.0 | |
| Mancini Park Joins the City, The Modesto Bee, p. B-1, Nov. 10, 1969 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 39.0 | |
| Brother Recalls Modesto Maestro. The Modesto Bee and News-Herald, B-1, Nov. 13, 1969 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 40.0 | |
| Article about Mancini in Los Angeles Italian Newspaper. Facsimile, Jan. 1, 1970 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 41.0 | |
| Pasquale Mancini a Modesto per Ricordare il Fratello. Litalian Newspaper of Los Angeles, Jan. 11, 1970 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 42.0 | |
| The Mancini Story: He Heeded Call From a Modesto Hungry for Music. Modesto Bee, C-1. [plus a typed copy], July 12, 1970 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 43.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Farm Bureau Monthly. Cover features photo of Modesto Jr. College Band, Frank Mancini, dir., July 1939 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | item 21.0 | |
Series 4: Programs, 1926-1963 (1 folder)
Concert programs of ensembles led by Mancini.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programs, 1926-1963 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | ||
| Modesto Symphony Orchestra, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 1.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Boys Band, April 16, 1926 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 2.0 | |
| National High School Band Contest, Council Bluffs, IA, May 27-28, 1927 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 3.0 | |
| Modesto HS Band Concert, April 5, 1929 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 4.0 | |
| National High School Band Contest, Denver, May 24-25, 1929 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 5.0 | |
| San Franciscos 11th Annual Music Week, May 2-10, 1931 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 6.0 | |
| San Franciscos 12th Annual Music Week, May 1-8, 1932 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 7.0 | |
| Modesto Public Schools, June 3, 1932 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 8.0 | |
| Modesto HS Band, May 26, 1934 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 9.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Boys Band, August 24, 1934 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 10.0 | |
| Modesto HS Band, April 12, 1935 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 11.0 | |
| California-Western School Music Conference, Pasadena, April 14-17, 1935 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 12.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Boys Band, Aug. 16, 1935 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 13.0 | |
| Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York concert series, 1936-1937 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 14.0 | |
| Fourth Biennial Convention, California-Western School Music Conference, San Francisco, March 21-24, 1937 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 15.0 | |
| CA-Western School Music Conf. Festival Concert, San Francisco, Mar. 24, 1937 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 16.0 | |
| Southern California Jr. College Music Assn, 4th Annual Spring Music Festival, Long Beach, April 3, 1939 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 17.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Boys Band, Aug. 16, 1940 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 18.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Boys Band, Aug. 15, 1941 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 19.0 | |
| Modesto HS Band, May 1, 1946 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 20.0 | |
| 12th Annual Festival, California School Band and Orchestra Assn, Southern District, Polytechnic HS, Long Beach, April 11-12, 18-19, 1947. | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 21.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Boys Band, Aug. 22, 1947 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 22.0 | |
| MENC Northwest HS Orchestra, Chorus, and Band Concert, April 2, 1949 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 23.0 | |
| All Modesto Music Festival (Mancini Music Bowl Dedication), May 15, 1949 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 24.0 | |
| Modesto HS Band, May 9, 1951 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 25.0 | |
| Stanislaus County Band, Aug. 22, 1952 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 26.0 | |
| Modesto Band (Stanislaus County Boys Band), Aug. 20, 1954 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 27.0 | |
| Modesto Band, Edwin Franko Goldman, guest conductor, Feb. 3, 1955 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 28.0 | |
| California State Regional Music Festival, Long Beach, April 29-30, 1955 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 29.0 | |
| Modesto Symphony Orchestra, season 1955-1956, pp. 1-2, 5-6, 13-16, 25-26, 1955-1956 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 30.0 | |
| Mancini Concert Band, July 20, 1956 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 31.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County, July 13, 1956 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 32.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County and Mancini Concert Band, Aug. 17, 1956 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 33.0 | |
| Stanislaus County and Vicinity Music Festival, Jan. 26, 1957 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 34.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County and Mancini Concert Band, Aug. 16, 1957 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 35.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County and Mancini Concert Band, Aug. 15, 1958 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 36.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County and Mancini Concert Band, Aug. 14, 1959 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 37.0 | |
| Modesto Symphony Orchestra, season 1959-1960, pp. 1-2, 5-6, 23-24, 1959-1960 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 38.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County and Mancini Concert Band, Aug. 19, 1960 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 39.0 | |
| Modesto Symphony Orchestra, season 1960-1961, pp. 1-2, 5-6, 1960-1961 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 40.0 | |
| Modesto Band of Stanislaus County and Mancini Concert Band, Aug. 9, 1963 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | item 41.0 | |
Series 5: Instructional Materials, 1938 and undated (1 folder)
Documents from Mancinis work with school bands including adjudication forms and teaching materials.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional, 1938 and undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | ||
| Musicians playing characteristics sheet (Tone, Intonation, Interpretation, etc.); typed with handwritten notes, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 1.0 | |
| Fundamental Requirements for Instrumental Music Students; typed, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 2.0 | |
| For Visalia (re: strings in schools); typed and handwritten, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 3.0 | |
| Handwritten notes on conducting; Modesto Symphony letterhead, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 4.0 | |
| Handwritten drafts of three letters; one is a recommendation for a Mr. Silva, two are replies to letters., undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 5.0 | |
| Notebook with apprx. 15 completed pages of letters, essays, thoughts, and comments and musical incipits for teaching theory and composition, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 6.0 | |
| Adjudicators comment sheet; Modesto HS, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 7.0 | |
| Typewritten notes with handwritten comments outlining March Slave by Tchaikowsky, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 8.0 | |
| Typewritten adjudication notes from Herbert Clarke on Modesto Bands performance of El Capitan March, Finlandia, and Oberon., undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 9.0 | |
| Mancini, Frank. Fundamental Requirements for Instrumental Music Students. 1 page, typewritten., undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 10.0 | |
| Mancini-Bartlett Chart Illustrating Measured Rhythm in Music. 3pp, undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 11.0 | |
| Comments on the Modesto High School Band. 2pp., undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 12.0 | |
| Advertisement, Summer School of Music, 1938. 1 page, printed. With photograph of FM., 1938 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | item 13.0 | |
Series 6: Honoraria, 1937-1971 (1 folder)
Awards bestowed upon Mancini and memorials in his honor.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria, 1937-1971 and undated | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | ||
| Mancini Memorial Park Dedication; copysouvenir to Lynn Sams, Nov. 9, 1969 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 1.0 | |
| Modesto City Council resolution no 64-606, a resolution in commemoration of the late professor Frank Mancini and extending sympathy to his family., undated | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 2.0 | |
| The Frank Mancini Music Teaching Award conferred to Frank Mancini., April 1955 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 3.0 | |
| ABA membership certificate; facsimile, Nov. 25, 1940 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 4.0 | |
| Certificate of membership, Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, Oct. 1, 1956 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 5.0 | |
| Copy of Modesto City Schools Directory, 1970-1971, Frank Mancini, Prof. Emeritus; souvenir to Mr. Lynn Sams, 1970-1971 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 6.0 | |
| Scrapbook from Mancini Day, Graceada Park, Modesto., June 10, 1951 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 7.0 | |
| Facsimile of Fourth Biennial California-Western School Music Conference program, March 21-24, 1937 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 8.0 | |
| Certificate: The Frank Mancini Music Teaching Award presented to Frank Mancini. [Facsimile; the original is with Margery Deatsch], April 1955 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 9.0 | |
| Certificate: FM membership into American Bandmasters Association [facsimile; the original is with Margery Deatsch], undated | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 10.0 | |
| Invitation to dedication of Frank & Ione Mancini Memorial Park, Nov. 9, 1969 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 11.0 | |
| Remembrance card in memory of Francesco (Frank) Mancini, Shannon & Carmody Funeral Chapel, Modesto, Nov. 19, 1964 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 12.0 | |
| Susca, Vito Gregory. Frank Mancini dissertation, cover and approval page, June 1967 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 13.0 | |
| Copy of Final Oral Examination of D.M.A. dissertation for Vito Gregory Susca; souvenir to Mr. Lynn Sams from Pasquale Mancini, undated | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 14.0 | |
| News release, Modest City Schools, re: Directors Arion Award, Dec. 7, 1950 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | item 15.0 | |
Series 7: Publications, 1928-1954 (1 folder)
A Mancini method book, two Goldman Band Program Books (inscribed by E.F. Goldman), and other published materials.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publications, 1928-1954 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | ||
| The Goldman Band program books, 1942 and 1944. Signed by Edwin Franko Goldman., 1942, 1944 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 1.0 | |
| Modesto High School Sycamore 1928 [yearbook]., 1928 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 2.0 | |
| Mancini, Frank and Harold H. Bartlett. Band Training: An Elementary Method for Individual or Class Instruction. Berkeley: Don Keller, 1941 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 3.0 | |
| Sousa, John Philip. A Book of Instruction for the Field-Trumpet and Drum. Chicago: W.F.L. Drum, 1954 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 4.0 | |
| History of Modesto Symphony Orchestra. Radio address, Oct. 20, 1935. | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 5.0 | |
| Advertisement for Summer School of Music for HS students and adults, Pacific Grove, CA, June 20-29, 1938 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 6.0 | |
| Music in Modesto Schools and Community brochure/pamphlet, undated | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | item 7.0 | |
Series 8: Ephemera and Realia, 1913-1940 (1 folder)
Band contest medals, personal sketchbook, business cards.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephemera and Realia, 1913-1940 | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | ||
| Band Contest Medal National High School Band Contest (4th Annual), Denver, CO. 2nd Prize Winner, Class A: Modesto, CA, Frank Mancini, Dir., May 23-25, 1929 | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 1.0 | |
| Band Contest Medal California State Band Contest, San Francisco. 1st Prize Winner: Modesto, CA, Frank Mancini, Dir., May 11, 1929 | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 2.0 | |
| Manuscript sketchbook. Seven pages completed., undated | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 3.0 | |
| 1913 pocket appointment calendar, undated | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 4.0 | |
| Postcard with flowchart illustration of instrumental music program in Modesto city schools and community, 1940 | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 5.0 | |
| Business card, Oliver E. Deatsch, P.E., undated | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 6.0 | |
| Business card, Jared W. Hawkins, Jr. Hawkins & Hawkins, Attorneys at Law., undated | series 8 | box 1 | folder 8 | item 7.0 | |
Series 9: Photographs, 1909-1950 (1 folder)
Photographs of Frank Mancini.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs, 1909-1950 | series 9 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
Related Material
The following items relating to Frank Mancini are housed in the Lynn Sams collection:
LP Recording: "KMOD - Air Check." Interview with Dr. Goldman and Prof. Mancini. 33 1/3 RPM; 1 disc; D.12". Interview with Goldman and Mancini by Modesto Radio Station also some Goldman marches.
LP Recording: LS 052. "Egmont Overture." Modesto High School Band. Frank Mancini, Conductor. 1 disc; MI 557/558 A; D.12". LS 081
3. 5" Reel to Reel [Paged Collections]. "Interview with Dr. Edwin Franko Goldman and Frank Mancini." Broadcast from Radio Station KHOD; 2/3/1955. Typed program; filled out with Sousa Marches. LS 600
ABA Information Files: CA: Modesto [CRI 3-2]
PAL Microfilm. Susca, Vito Gregory. Frank Mancini: His Life and Contribution to Music Education. D.M.A. diss., University of Southern California, 1967. UMCP Performing Arts Library Microfilm, Ask at the Desk BSu81f
Historic Modesto http://www.historicmodesto.com/mancini.html
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Subjects
- American Bandmasters Association.
- Band directors -- United States.
- Band musicians -- United States -- 20th century.
- Bands (Music) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Conway's Band.
- Mancini, Frank, 1886-1964 -- Archives.
- Mancini, Frank, 1886-1964 -- Correspondence.
- Mancini Park (Calif.)
- School music -- United States.
- Sousa Band.