Finding aid for the Ted Fio Rito papers 2485
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 April
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Ted Fio Rito papers, Collection no. 2485, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
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
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22
Unprocessed materials /repositories/5/archival_objects/623641