John E. "Ned" Mahoney papers
Collection
0407-SCPA
John Edward "Ned" Mahoney (1911-2012) was a cornetist, conductor, educator, and business owner. After graduating from the Ernest Williams School of Music in 1934, Mahoney joined the Goldman Band as assistant cornet soloist. From 1942 to 1945, Mahoney served in the U.S. Navy as cornet soloist and assistant bandmaster of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Band before being assigned to the USS Yosemite in the South Pacific. After discharge from the Navy, he formed Ned Mahoney Music, Ltd., a music studio, store, and rental program in Long Island, which he ran until his retirement at age ninety. In his later years, Mahoney became a champion for the legacy of his teacher, Ernest Williams (1881-1947). He participated in many of the celebrations of Williams's life held in 1997, and collected programs and photographs relating to Williams's career.
Some brittle material, otherwise good condition.
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4.5 Linear Feet
English
The John Edward "Ned" Mahoney collection consists of books, scores, scrapbooks, photographs, and Ernest Williams memorabilia. The bulk of the material relates to Mahoney's early career as a performer and his promotion of Ernest Williams' legacy. In addition to books, photographs, programs, and scores from Mahoney's early years, there is extensive documentation of events celebrating Williams, including two scrapbooks of photographs from these events.
John Edward "Ned" Mahoney (1911-2012) was a cornetist, conductor, educator, and business owner. After graduating from the Ernest Williams School of Music in 1934, Mahoney joined the Goldman Band as assistant cornet soloist. There he formed the Goldman Trio, also known as the Three Aces, with Leonard Smith and Frank Elsass. Later Raymond Crisara and James Burke, one of Mahoney's students, joined the cornet trio. From 1942 to 1945, Mahoney served in the U.S. Navy as cornet soloist and assistant bandmaster of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Band before being assigned to the USS Yosemite in the South Pacific.
After discharge from the Navy, he formed Ned Mahoney Music, Ltd., a music studio, store, and rental program in Long Island, which he ran until his retirement at age ninety. While running his business, Mahoney continued performing, serving as bandmaster for the Kismet Temple Shrine Band between 1968 and 1988 and the Freeport Fire Department band from 1973 to 1976. The ABA awarded him the Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation in 2007.
In his later years, Mahoney became a champion for the legacy of his teacher, Ernest Williams (1881-1947). He participated in many of the celebrations of Williams's life held in 1997, and collected programs and photographs relating to Williams's career.
Materials were selected and inventoried by Ned Mahoney's daughter Anne H. Mahoney. Where possible original order has been maintained. Although Ernest Williams material appears throughout the collection, the series marked "Ernest Williams memorabilia" arrived in its own separate box, and was clearly intended to be separate from the rest of the papers. No order was discerable for the oversize photographs. This collection consists of four series:
Gift of Ms. Anne Mahoney, July 2, 2015, via her daughter Barbara Mahoney Hamel
Some brittle material, otherwise good condition.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library