Henry Mancini papers, 1930s-2000s

Collection Summary

Title	Henry Mancini papers, 1930s-2000s
Span Dates	1930s-2000s
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1950s-1990s)
Call No.	ML31.M2132
Creator	Mancini, Henry
Extent	approximately 206,000 items
Extent	940 containers
Extent	393 linear feet
Language	Collection material chiefly in English.
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu020011
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2015667107
Summary	Henry Mancini (1924-1994) was an award-winning American composer of music for film, television, and commercial recordings. Throughout his career, he amassed four Academy Awards, twenty Grammy awards, one Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Award nominations in addition to many other accolades. Mancini was a prolific conductor who collaborated often with prominent directors, performers, arrangers, and lyricists. The Henry Mancini Papers contain original scores and printed music for his films, television shows, recordings, and concert music. Other materials include project files, business papers, photographs, correspondence, scripts, writings, programs, promotional materials, scrapbooks, clippings, biographical materials, and other items that document his life and career.