Allen and Madeleine Forte Memorial Collection
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 27 boxes of writings, sketches, analyses, and other personal and unpublished papers, along with some photos and videocassettes from the career of music theorist and educator Allen Forte. An additional donation in the summer of 2015 added two boxes of sound and video recordings from Madeleine Forte, as well as Allen Forte's doctoral cap, gown, and hood for the honorary doctorate he received from Eastman School of Music in 1978.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-2014
- Acquisition: Date acquired: 06/11/2014
Creator
- Forte, Allen (Person)
- Forte, Madeleine (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to this collection is provided only by special arrangement. Please contact the Music Library for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Music Library. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Extent
27.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Files are presented in the order in which they were found. Where a particularly large file needed to be housed in separate folders, they are numbered (e.g., "folder 1 of 2; 2 of 2"). It is common to find sub-folders "nested" in other folders, or multiple folders in a file. That system of organization has been maintained.
Physical Access Requirements
Collection is housed in the UNT Music Library. Advance notice for use is required. Please contact the Music Library for further information.
Source of Acquisition
Allen and Madeleine Forte
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Accruals and Additions
4 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on June 26, 2015. 1 additional box received from Madeleine Forte on March 8, 2016. 1 additional box received from Madeleine Forte on June 8, 2016. 2 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on January 3, 2017. 10 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on January 10, 2017. 1 additional box received from Madeleine Forte on February 1, 2017. 3 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on February 28, 2017.
Processing Information
Several additional boxes received since 2016 are awaiting processing.
- Title
- Allen and Madeleine Forte Memorial Collection
- Author
- Maristella Feustle
- Date
- 06/13/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
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