- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.96 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"12 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"JPB 11-7", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18410", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1941-1983", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1941/1983"}
{"value"=>"1977-1982", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1977/1982"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1941
- date_inclusive_end
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1983
- keydate
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1941
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Manny Blanc papers"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. <span class=\"subarea\">Music Division</span></span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Manny Blanc was born into a family of musicians. He worked professionally as a drummer, arranger, copyist, and composer of both popular and orchestral works. He was also an accomplished artist, showing work in group shows and private galleries."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Manny Blanc Papers, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Blanc, Manny", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Manny Blanc was born into a family of musicians. He was born August 17, 1914 to Samuel (Shimele) and Sarah Blank. Shimele Blanc, his father, emigrated from Eastern Europe to New York City. In addition to working as a composer and a musician, his father owned a music store on Second Avenue. Other musical relatives include one cousin who was a member of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and several other cousins who had musical careers in South America.</p> <p>Manny Blanc graduated from Seward Park High School (Lower East Side) in 1932. He studied music at the Curtis Institute and Julliard. He served in the U.S. Army as a member of the 186th Field Artillery Orchestra. Although he was initially stationed at Camp Ethan Allen in Burlington, Vermont, he spent most of his army career at Camp Edwards in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. He married Charlotte Warowitz, August 7, 1941, while in the army. The couple had two children, Michele and Susan.</p> <p>Blanc composed ballet music and symphonies as well as wrote works for string quartets and brass. In addition to his composition work, he played drums with Mousie Powell and his Musical Maniacs while his brother Murray played trumpet. Blanc also played with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the (Franko) Goldman Band.</p> <p>In his early forties, Blanc received a paint set while recovering from minor surgery. That gift began a new phase in his life as a painter. During the late 1950s, Blanc became a student of Charles Seide at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and began exhibiting his paintings in group shows and in private galleries.</p> <p>He died on February 21, 1984.</p> <p>Source: Michele Blanc Berman, biographical statements http://www.askart.com/askart/b/manny_blanc/manny_blanc.aspx, retrieved 5/20/11</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Manny Blanc papers consist primarily of original compositions by Blanc himself. The compositions contain the full score and, oftentimes, sketches and parts (published and un-published). There is a small amount of music written by others such as Elliott Carter, Edgard Varese, Dmitry Shostakovich, Luciano Berio, Paul Hindemith, and Bedrich Smetana that Blanc made arrangements of.</p> <p>In addition, there are a few personal documents held in the collection, including a family tree, a scrapbook (scanned), loose photographs, and several biographical statements written by his daughter Michele Blanc Berman.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Manny Blanc papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/18410#c110383'>Series I: Scores</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1953-1983</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series I contains scores that were written and/or arranged by Manny Blanc and are listed alphabetically by title. Each title has scores (full and partial) and, in some cases, pencil sketches, parts, and lead sheets.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/18410#c110529'>Series II: Scores by Others</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1960-1970</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series II holds compositions written by other composers and arranged by Blanc. This series is organized alphabetically by the composers last name.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/18410#c110540'>Series III: Personal Materials</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1941-1980</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The last series is comprised of personal documents, including genealogical material such as biographical statements, and a family tree. There are loose photographs and a scrapbook created during Blanc's time in the U.S. Army. The scrapbook is not original, but scanned with paper copies. There is also a CD of the same material.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The Manny Blanc papers are organized in the following series:</p> <ul> <li>Series I: Scores, 1953-1983</li> <li>Series II: Scores by Others, 1960-1970</li> <li>Series III: Personal Materials, 1941-1980</li></ul>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Michele Berman, 2011</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by L. Reyman.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>This collection arrived with the scores individually foldered. The personal documents have been organized alphabetically. No items were deaccessioned.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, The New York Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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2.96 linear feet (12 boxes)
- date_start
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1941
- date_end
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1983
- date_bulk_start
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1977
- date_bulk_end
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1982