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Paolo Conte Papers, 1890-1994

Collection Overview

Title: Paolo Conte Papers, 1890-1994

ID: OGLMC/1290

Creator: Conte, Paolo (1890-1966)

Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/15/1994

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

1890-1966; Wesley College faculty member and music composer

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection includes many compositions of Paolo Conte and other music related items. Also included is biographical information on Dr. Conte, his wife, and his parents; many clippings and scrapbook materials; and information on the Conte Foundation. Most of this collection has been left as arranged by William Conte. His inventory has been placed in box 1, folder 1. William Conte labeled all materials within the collection, which correspond to numbers on his inventory. Conte's listing of compositions according to the Master File number as well as his compositions can be found in box 2.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additional donations were made by Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on April 9, 1996 (96-2067), and by William Conte on June 29, 1998 (98- 2201).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: William R. Conte, Olympia, Washington

Acquisition Method: Donation; 94-1962

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Paolo Conte Papers. OGLMC 1290, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in October 2014.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: William Conte's inventory.Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Hymnal: "Great Redeemer, Composition #95".Add to your cart.
Folder 3: A composition in Braille: "At Sunset, #4".Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Libretto: "A Prince Has Come to Town" (A Musical Comedy).Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Libretto: "Idylwild Inn" (A Musical Comedy).Add to your cart.
Folder 6: A player piano roll: "The Old Love Story".Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Music Company Catalogues.Add to your cart.
Folder 8: The Toronto Conservatory of Music Catalogue indicating numbers composed by Paolo Conte acceptable for auditions and in competitions.Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Paolo Conte: A Musician for the Plains, copyright 1985.Add to your cart.
Folder 10: The Johnson's of ND, an account of Mary Esther (Johnson) Conte's family.Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Paolo Conte: A Musician for the Plains, an Addendum.Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Newspaper clippings and documents concerning a Christmas party in Boston for Italian children, Shakespeare Masque in Grand Forks, UND fraternity houses (symbols of Conte's Americanization), ZAI Music Sorority, an introductory concert at the Oklahoma Baptist University, a concert in Colorado, and an introduction to the University of Wichita, 1902-1937.Add to your cart.
Folder 13: The University of Wichita Biennial Catalogue, 1938-1939, 1939-1940.Add to your cart.
Folder 14: An album of clippings from Italy and North Dakota with flyers relating to concerts in North Dakota, 1913-1918.Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Documentation regarding naturalization and tickets of passage, programs of interest in North Dakota and Oklahoma, Conte's concerts, a bulletin about "Downtown" University of Wichita, a biographical sketch and death notices; 1927-1966.Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Oklahoma Baptist University Bulletins, 1923-1936.Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Clippings from Oklahoma Baptist University Newspaper regarding Conte's work there, 1923-1936.Add to your cart.
Folder 18: The Conte Foundation.Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Albums containing programs, announcements, clippings, and flyers, 1891-1931, plus some undated material.Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Gaetano Conte: His Life and His Works.Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Correspondence between the Conte family and the Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of North Dakota, 1923-1969.Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Pages from Oklahoma Baptist University yearbook, Yahnseh.Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Vital statistics, family tree, location of Conte writings, and addresses of family members as of summer, 1994.Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Listing of compositions according to Master File number.Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Compositions of Paolo Conte.Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Indian Patrol: copyright 1921. Dedicated to Gabriella Santoro.Add to your cart.
Folder 15: In the Woods: copyright 1915. Dedicated to Floy Jackson.Add to your cart.
Folder 16: A Merry Life: copyright 1921. Dedicated to Ellen Bek.Add to your cart.
Folder 17: 'Midst the Pines: copyright 1921. Dedicated to Mary Margaret and Townsley French.Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Scherzo: copyright 1915. Dedicated to Cordelia Hulburd.Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Undated inventory to Conte scores kept in the libraries of Blue Key and Mary Margaret Frank.Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Correspondence: 1972.Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Idlewild Inn: A Musical Comedy in Two Acts, undatedAdd to your cart.
Microfilm Reel 1: "Compositions of Paolo Conte"Add to your cart.
Photographs :Add to your cart.
Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets
Photograph 1: Mary Esther (Johnson) Conte, 1940.Add to your cart.
Photograph 2: Mary Esther (Johnson) Conte, 1933.Add to your cart.
Photograph 3: Wichita Kansas, First Baptist Church, Paolo Conte at organ, 1950.Add to your cart.
Photograph 4: Choir and Organ, First Baptist Church, New Auditorium, Wichita Kansas, Paolo Conte on left, 1950.Add to your cart.
Photograph 5: Chorus and Cast of a musical comedy, Wichita, Kansas at the University of Wichita, 1945.Add to your cart.
Photograph 6: Methodist Church, Grand Forks, ND, Paolo Conte, 1920.Add to your cart.
Photograph 7: Paolo Conte in his studio in Wesley College, University of North Dakota.Add to your cart.
Photograph 8: Clorinda Conte, mother of Paolo Conte, 1900.Add to your cart.
Photograph 9: Gaetano Conte, father of Paolo Conte, 1900.Add to your cart.
Photograph 10: Paolo Conte, age 73, 1963.Add to your cart.
Photograph 11: Paolo Conte, Professor of Music, Wesley College, 1920.Add to your cart.
Photograph 12: Paolo Conte at organ, Wichita, Kansas, 1950.Add to your cart.
Separated Materials :Add to your cart.
Cassette Tape 1334: "The Music of Paolo Conte"Add to your cart.
Placed in the Audio Tape Collection
Cassette Tape 1335: Memorial Concert given on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Oklahoma Baptist University.Add to your cart.
Placed in the Audio Tape Collection
Item 1: LP Record: "Concert in G Minor"Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 2: LP Record: "Concert in G Minor"Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 3: LP Record: "The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte"Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 4: LP Record: "The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte"Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 5: LP Record: "The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte"Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 6: LP Record: "The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte"Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 7: LP Record: The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte (2 long play records)Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection
Item 8: LP Record: The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte (2 long play records)Add to your cart.
Placed near the Audio Tape Collection