Joseph Tamborra Papers

Collection

Identifier: OGLMC-0042

Scope and Contents

The Joseph Tamborra Papers consist of typewritten manuscripts for two books authored by Tamborra: Diccionario Idiomatico de Español-Ingles and French Pronunciation With and Without Phonetic Symbols. Both titles were written while Tamborra was a faculty member at UND.

Dates

created: undated

Creator

Tamborra, Joseph (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

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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.

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