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Joseph Tamborra Papers, undated
Collection Overview
Title: Joseph Tamborra Papers, undated
ID: OGLMC0042
Primary Creator: Tamborra, Joseph
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet
Subjects: University of North Dakota - Faculty
Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian, French
Abstract
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Collection Historical Note
Joseph Tamborra graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California in 1924. In 1927, he added a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago. The title of his thesis was Romantic and Realistic Elements in Tommaso Grossi's 'Marco Visconti'. Sometime before 1927, he attended the Royal Technical Institute in Bari, Italy, and graduated with a C.P.A.
Following his graduation from Chicago, Tamborra accepted a position as an Instructor of Romance Languages at the University of North Dakota. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1946. He authored several works, including Elementary Spanish Composition and Conversation (1946), The Visual Method of Learning American English in a Much Shorter Time and in a Much Shorter Way (1952), Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles, and French Pronunciation. Tamborra retired to Italy following the 1951-52 school year.
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional material was transferred from the UND Biographical File; 81-886
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Joseph Tamborra Papers. OGLMC 42, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in December 2014.
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- Volume 1: Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles (English to Spanish), pages 152-234 and notes
- Volume 2: Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles (English to Spanish), pages 235-466 and notes
- Volume 3: French Pronunciation With and Without Phonetic Symbols, Dedication, preface, indices, pages 1-434
- Volume 4: French Pronunciation With and Without Phonetic Symbols, Questionnaire, analytical index, May of France, Pages 435-599. Vocabulary, pages 1-74
- Folder 1
- Item 1: "Why Study Foreign Modern Languages?" The French Review. March 1933
- Item 2: "Esperanto." Speech Before the Grand Forks Fortnightly Club. December 1942
- Item 3: Letter, Tamborra to Dr. Richard Frank, UND Chemistry Department. 1952
- Item 4: "Why the Italian Language Should Be Taught in the Colleges and Universities of Our Country."
- Item 5: Photograph of Joseph Tamborra
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