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Fio Rito (Ted) papers
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Ted Fio Rito papers
    Creator: Fiorito, Ted, 1900-1971
    Identifier/Call Number: 2485
    Identifier/Call Number: 805
    Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1330
    Physical Description: 24.75 Linear Feet 22 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1920s-1960s
    Abstract: This collection consists of the music sheets and arrangements of American composer and orchestra leader Ted Fio Rito (1900-1971).
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of the sheet music and arrangements of American composer and orchestra leader Ted Fio Rito (1900-1971). He composed more than 100 songs.

    Biographical / Historical

    Theodore Fiorito (1900-1971), known professionally as Ted Fio Rito, was an American composer and orchestra leader. He was hired for his first pianist job as a teenager in 1919 at Columbia's New York City recording studio. Fio Rito composed more than 100 songs.

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of the Fio Rito estate, 1972.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Ted Fio Rito papers, Collection no. 2485, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Composers -- United States -- Archival resources
    Arrangement (Music)
    Sheet music
    Motion picture music -- Archival resources
    Orchestral music -- Archival resources
    Fiorito, Ted, 1900-1971 -- Archives