Nick Perito Manuscripts and Papers

Collection

Identifier: CoU-AMRC-71

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Manuscripts and papers of Nicholas "Nick" Perito (1924-2005), pianist, composer, arranger, conductor; Bachelor of Music, Juilliard School of Music (1949); including manuscript compositions, scripts, correspondence, photographs, and papers documenting Perito's career. Of special interest are the scores and scripts documenting Perito's many credits as music producer for TV specials, including the Kennedy Center Honors, and materials documenting his work with Perry Como.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found in 1924–2005

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

The American Music Research Center does not control rights to any material in this collection. Requests to publish any material in the collection should be directed to the copyright holders.

Extent

84 linear feet

Additional Description

Physical Location

Housed in the American Music Research Center

Processing Information

Arrangement and description of the collection are currently in process.

Collecting Areas

- AMRC. American Music Research Center

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Nick Perito manuscripts and papers
Status: Conversion Draft
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections Repository

https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/libraries/norlin-library/rare-and-distinctive-collections

Contact:
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Boulder Colorado 80503 United States
rad@colorado.edu

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