ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

PAOLO CONTE PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1290 (addition)

DATES: 1915, 1921

SIZE: 7 folders

INTRODUCTION

AQUISITION: This addition to the Paolo Conte Papers was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 9, 1996 (Acc.#96-2067).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This addition to the Paolo Conte Papers consists of scores for various peices composed by Conte from 1915 and 1921. One of the pieces, 'Midst the Pines, was dedicated to the donor of this addition, Mary Margaret (French) Frank. Also included is an undated inventory to Conte scores kept in the libraries of Blue Key and Mary Margaret Frank. Also included is a letter from Mrs. Paolo Conte to Mary Margaret Frank, dated 1972. The letter describes the origins of the Paolo Conte Foundation and the dedication of a new Fine Arts building at Oklahoma Baptist University. Two long playing records were separated and housed on the shelves near the Audio Tape Collection.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 2
Folder

14. Indian Patrol: copyright 1921. Dedicated to Gabriella Santoro
15. In the Woods: copyright 1915. Dedicated to Floy Jackson
16. A Merry Life: copyright 1921. Dedicated to Ellen Bek
17. 'Midst the Pines: copyright 1921. Dedicated to Mary Margaret and Townsley French
18. Scherzo: copyright 1915. Dedicated to Cordelia Hulburd
19. Undated inventory to Conte scores kept in the libraries of Blue Key and Mary Margaret Frank
20. Correspondence: 1972

SEPARATIONS RECORD

Two long playing records were separated and housed on the shelves near the Audio Tape Collection. The two records are a double record set, entitled The Organ and Music of Paolo Conte.

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