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

JOSEPH TAMBORRA PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #42

DATES: undated

SIZE: 2.5 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Joseph Tamborra Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection. The acquisition records are unavailable.

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

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

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.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Joseph Tamborra Papers consist of typewritten manuscripts for two books authored by Tamborra: Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles and French Pronunciation. Both titles were written while Tamborra was a faculty member at UND.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Bound typewritten volumes
Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles (Spanish to English)

1. Preface, Abbreviations, Pages 1-160.
2. Pages 161-325.
3. Pages 326-497.
4. Pages 498-665.
5. Pages 666-853.
6. Pages 854-1044.
7. Pages 1045-1213.
8. Pages 1214-1378.
9. Appendix, List of American countries, Pages 1379-1550.

Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles (English to Spanish)

1. Pages 2-151 and notes.
2. Pages 152-234 and notes.
3. Pages 235-466 and notes.

Box 2
Bound typewritten volumes
French Pronunciation With and Without Phonetic Symbols

1. Dedication, preface, indicies, pages 1-434.
2. Questionnaire, analytical index, May of France, Pages 435-599. Vocabulary, pages 1-74.

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