Scope and arrangement
The Brother Matthew Shanley collection of Carla Fracci material (1967-1982) contains correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials documenting the career of Carla Fracci. The bulk of the material is from her years as a principal guest artist with the American Ballet Theatre from 1967 to 1975. Correspondence consists of postcards and letters from Fracci to Shanley thanking him for letters and sometimes enclosing photographs. Some of the letters are also signed by Fracci's son. There are also clippings and programs documenting her later career. Photographs are primarily promotional in nature and some are inscribed to Shanley from Fracci. There is one file holding lists of Fracci's scheduled performances with American Ballet Theatre annotated with missed performances and why she did not perform.