The correspondence is both personal and professional. It contains ca. 240 love letters in French between the painter Mariette
Lydis and Bontempelli (1925-1928) and 15 linear in. of correspondence between Bontempelli and Paola Masino (1928-1953), organized
chronologically. The sometimes daily letter exchanges between these two writers, companions for thirty-two years, is especially
rich, containing critiques of their respective writings and ample evidence of their enduring passion for each other. Correspondence
with other friends and associates occupies 20 linear in. and is organized alphabetically. Correspondents include Pirandello
(6), G.A. Borgese (10), Cecchi (10), A. Graf (12), Malpiero (58), Ada Negri (6), Ugo Ojetti (40), Anna Maria Ortese (25),
Jovine Livio Stanis (56) and many other writers, editors, and prominent mid-20th century figures. Correspondence with publishing
houses (5 linear in.) and periodicals (5 linear in.) also features letters from influential figures with whom Bontempelli
was closely associated, including Arnoldo and Alberto Mondadori, Nino Frank, and Malaparte. Correspondence concerning the
right to translate, anthologize or cite from Bontempelli's work (1.5 linear ft.) demonstrates the extent of Bontempelli's
success, as does the correspondence regarding payment (5 linear in.). Correspondence from readers of "Colloqui" in Tempo occupies
1.25 linear ft. Correspondence pulled from clippings and not yet interfiled is stored in Series IV Clippings.
General note
[Numbers in parentheses refer to approximate number of items in folder. Please note that correspondence between Bontempelli's
parents, Maria Cislaghi and Alfonso Bontempelli, and other correspondence relating to them, is filed in Series III (Personal).
Correspondence pulled from clippings is presently stored in Box 60.]
Box
1
Correspondence between Mariette Lydis and Bontempelli, in French, 1925-1928
From Mariette Lydis to Bontempelli, 1925-1928
Box
Folder
1
1
31 May 1925-27 Jul 1925
12.0 items
1
2
1 Aug 1925-28 Aug 1925
7.0 items
1
3
9 Sep 1925-30 Oct 1925
7.0 items
1
4
2 Nov 1925-31 Dec 1925
15.0 items
1
5
Telegrams, 1924-1925
10.0 items
1
6
5 Jan 1926-26 Mar 1926
8.0 items
1
7
1 Apr 1926-30 Apr 1926
11.0 items
1
8
4 May 1926-30 May 1926
13.0 items
1
9
4 Jun 1926-25 Jul 1926
9.0 items
1
10
5 Aug 1926-30 Sep 1926
8.0 items
1
11
30 Sep 1926-22 Oct 1926
8.0 items
1
12
4 Nov 1926-25 Dec 1926
10.0 items
1
13
Telegrams, 1926
9.0 items
1
14
14 Jan 1927-27 May 1927
12.0 items
1
15
22 Jun 1927-23 Sep 1927
10.0 items
1
16
12 Oct 1927-29 Nov 1928
16.0 items
From Bontempelli to Mariette Lydis 1924-1926
Box
Folder
1
17
24 Dec 1924-31 Jul 1925
18.0 items
1
18
3 Aug 1925-30 Sep 1925
10.0 items
1
19
16 Oct 1925-22 Feb 1926
29.0 items
1
20
Telegrams, 1924-1926
218.0 items
Correspondence between Bontempelli to Paola Masino, 1927-1954
Letters from Bontempelli to Paola Masino, 1927-1954
Box
2
1927-1930
Love letters and commentary on her writings, including rough drafts of
Monte Ignoso.
2
1
1927-Aug 1928
12.0 items
2
2
Aug 1928-Sep 1928
27.0 items
2
3
Oct 1928-Dec 1928
19.0 items
2
4
Mar 1929-Jun 1929
19.0 items
2
5
Jul 1929
18.0 items
2
6
Aug 1929
22.0 items
2
7
Sep 1929
29.0 items
2
8
Oct 1929
30.0 items
2
9
Jun 1930-Jul 1930
35.0 items
2
10
Aug 1930-Sep 1930
35.0 items
2
11
Nov 1930-Dec 1930
34.0 items
2
12
Telegrams 1930
16.0 items
Box
3
1931-1939
3
1
Mar 1931-Jul 1931
53.0 items
3
2
Aug 1931
24.0 items
3
3
1932-1933
13.0 items
3
4
Telegrams 1932-1933
48.0 items
3
5
1934-1936
29.0 items
3
6
Telegrams 1934-1936
29.0 items
3
7
Oct 1937
17.0 items
3
8
Letters and telegrams Nov 1937-Dec 1937
21.0 items
3
9
1938
22.0 items
3
10
Telegrams 1938
16.0 items
3
11
1939
35.0 items
3
12
Telegrams 1939
15.0 items
Box
4
1940-1954
4
1
1940-1941
13.0 items
4
2
Telegrams 1940-1941
26.0 items
4
3
1942-1943
29.0 items
4
4
Jan 1947-May 1947
19.0 items
4
5
Jun 1947-Jul 1947
22.0 items
4
6
Aug 1947-Dec 1947
18.0 items
4
7
1948
38.0 items
4
8
1949
37.0 items
4
9
Telegrams 1949
35.0 items
4
10
1950-1954
10.0 items
Letters from Paola Masino to Bontempelli, 1928-1953
Box
5
1928-1935
Love letters from Paris, descriptions of her efforts to write, discussions of difficulties her family imposed on their relationship.
5
1
May 1928-Sep 1928
32.0 items
5
2
Oct 1928-Dec 1928
30.0 items
5
3
Mar 1929-Sep 1929
65.0 items
5
4
Oct 1929-Dec 1929, Jun 1930-Jul 1930
64.0 items
5
5
Aug 1930-Sep 1930
64.0 items
5
6
Letters and 7 pp. of chapter entitled "Agosto" 1931
42.0 items
5
7
1932-1935
37.0 items
5
8
Telegrams 1932-1935
32.0 items
Box
6
1936-1953
Love letters, accounts of home life, her nervous breakdown and recovery, her efforts to start a magazine.
6
1
Letters and 2 photographs, 1936-1938
60.0 items
6
2
1939-1940
28.0 items
6
3
Telegrams 1939-1940
7.0 items
6
4
Letters and 2 photographs 1941-1943
26.0 items
6
5
Telegrams 1941-1943
13.0 items
6
6
1945-1946
20.0 items
6
7
Apr 1947-Jun 1947
30.0 items
6
8
Jul 1947-Dec 1947
20.0 items
6
9
1948
22.0 items
6
10
Jan 1949-Jul 1949
16.0 items
6
11
Jul 1949-Dec 1949
15.0 items
6
12
1950-1953
11.0 items
Box
7
Correspondence from Bontempelli's friends and associates, 1890-1960
Organized alphabetically by last name (A-Du).
7
1
A., includng correspondence with Alvaro, 1890-1958
56.0 items
7
2
Abba, Marta, 1925-1934
5.0 items
7
3
Aleramo, Sibilla, 1930-1945
3.0 items
7
4
Alfieri, Dino, 1935-1939
6.0 items
7
5
Ausonio, Franchi, 1890-1892
6.0 items
7
6
Ba-Bl, 1913-1959
41.0 items
7
7
Bo-Bu and unidentified, 1916-1959
40.0 items
7
8
Baldini, Antonio, 1931-1939
16.0 items
7
9
Bartolieri, Luigi, 1930-1941
9.0 items
7
10
Beck, Christian, 1913-1915
5.0 items
7
11
Beer, Emilio, 1939
2.0 items
7
12
Bellonci, Maria, 1941-1947
4.0 items
7
13
Berera, Giovanni, 1952-1953
12.0 items
7
14
Bernasconi, 1912-1913
4.0 items
7
15
Bertini, Daria, 1951-1960
12.0 items
7
16
Bodrero, Emilio, 1905-1946
36.0 items
7
17
Borgese, G.A., 1924-1932
10.0 items
7
18
Bragaglia, Anton Giulia, 1933-1951
3.0 items
7
19
Ca-Cl, 1920-1957
41.0 items
7
20
Co-Cu and unidentified, 1918-1948
19.0 items
7
21
Calliope, 1936-1943
6.0 items
7
22
Cami, 1930
3.0 items
7
23
Candelarini(?), 1943
1.0 item
7
24
Canevari, Maria, 1910-1957
16.0 items
7
25
Carrà, Carlo, 1941-1943
3.0 items
7
26
Casella, Alfredo, 1916-1918?
4.0 items
7
27
Cecchi, Emilio, 1927-1943
15.0 items
11 photocopied letters from Bontempelli to Cecchi. See also correspondence regarding film projects, Box 14, f. 16, and regarding
'900, Box 12, f. 3.
7
28
Cena(?), Giovanni, 1907-1913
10.0 items
7
29
Cerra, Bruno, 1932
3.0 items
7
30
Chiarini, Luigi, 1933-1983
3.0 items
7
31
Chiavelli, Luigi, 1915
3.0 items
7
32
Chiesa, Ivo, 1950s
6.0 items
7
33
Chiesa(?), Franceso
6.0 items
7
34
Ciognani(?), 1932-1943
5.0 items
7
35
Civicini(?), 1951
3.0 items
7
36
Clemens, Cyril, 1930-1938
5.0 items
7
37
Comin, undated
1.0 item
7
38
Commisso, Giovanni, 1929-1941
10.0 items
7
39
Conti, Primo, 1941
1.0 item
7
40
Cremonese, Bianca, 1949-1950
3.0 items
7
41
Institutions with names beginning with "C"
7
42
Da-De, 1928-1959
24.0 items
7
43
Di-Du and unidentified, 1905-1955
22.0 items
Box
8
Correspondence from Bontempelli's friends and associates, 1901-1960
Organized alphabetically by last name (D'Ambra - Morelli).
8
1
D'Ambra, Lucio, 1932
13.0 items
8
2
D'Angona, Vera, (2) 1927
2.0 items
8
3
Dalla Piccola, Luigi, 1940
5.0 items
8
4
De Chirico, Giorgio, 1936
1.0 item
8
5
De Robertis, Giuseppe, 1941
2.0 items
8
6
De Sabata, Victor, undated
5.0 items
8
7
De Vida, Corrado, 1947-1958
4.0 items
8
8
De Luca, Giuseppe, 1939-1940
3.0 items
8
9
De Pino, Pippo, 1940-1947
5.0 items
8
10
Deledda, Grazia, date illegible
1.0 item
8
11
Duse, Eleonora, undated
3.0 items
Photocopied letters.
8
12
E, 1952-1975
2.0 items
8
13
Fa-Fo, 1918-1959
26.0 items
8
14
Fr-Fu and Unidentified, 1926-1957
23.0 items
8
15
Falqui, Enrico, 1934-1953
10.0 items
8
16
Ferraris, Umberto, 1948-1953
5.0 items
8
17
Fiorentino, Luigi, 1951-1955
16.0 items
8
18
Formiggini, A.F., 1909
4.0 items
8
19
G., 1930-1956
17.0 items
8
20
Gassmann, Vittorio, 1947-1948
3.0 items
8
21
Gallian, Marcello, 1925-1941
12.0 items
8
22
Gentile, Giovanni, 1934-1936
3.0 items
8
23
Ghedini, Giorgio, 1941
3.0 items
8
24
Ghiringhelli, Gino, 1931-1943
5.0 items
8
25
Goll, Ivan, 1930-1933
4.0 items
See also Box 12, f.3.
8
26
Gotta, Salvator, 1912-1938
4.0 items
8
27
Govoni, Corrado, 1932-1950
4.0 items
8
28
Graf, A., 1902-1912
12.0 items
8
29
Gualino, Ricardo, 1936-1939
3.0 items
8
30
Guglielminetti, Amalia, undated
2.0 items
8
31
I., 1933-1954
25.0 items
8
32
J., and unidentified 1930s
5.0 items
8
33
Jacob, Max, 1924, undated
4.0 items
8
34
Jakobi, Basia, undated
3.0 items
8
35
K., 1930-1934
3.0 items
8
36
L., 1916-1960
25.0 items
8
37
Lanckrock, Rik, 1950
2.0 items
8
38
Lebrecht, Daniele, 1923
2.0 items
8
39
Lifano(?), 1938-1941
4.0 items
8
40
Lisi, Nicola, 1941-1943
2.0 items
8
41
Lorris, Arturo, 1936-1952
9.0 items
8
42
Ma-Mi, 1905-1957
33.0 items
For Malaparte see
'900 correspondence.
8
43
Mo-Mu, 1901-1960
29.0 items
8
44
Malpiero, Gian Francesco, 1932-1955
53.0 items
8
45
Malpiero, Gian Francesco, undated
9.0 items
Eight letters and an 8 pp. manuscript.
8
46
Mantella, Ennio, 1918
2.0 items
8
47
Mariani, Alberto, 1929-1930
2.0 items
8
48
Marinetti, F.T., undated
2.0 items
8
49
Martini, Arturo(?), 1932-1940
9.0 items
8
50
Martini, 1911-1913
13.0 items
8
51
Martini, Virgilio, 1956
1.0 item
8
52
Marussi, Garibaldo, 1954-1957
12.0 items
8
53
Mazzocchi, Giovanni, 1935
3.0 items
8
54
Mazzoni, Guido, 1907-1911
3.0 items
8
55
Montale, Eugenio, 1941
1.0 item
8
56
Morandi, 1941
1.0 item
8
57
Moravia, Alberto, undated
2.0 items
8
58
Morelli(?), undated
5.0 items
Box
9
Correspondence from Bontempelli's friends and associates, 1871-1961
Organized alphabetically by last name (N-Stanis).
9
1
N., 1912-1953
14.0 items
9
2
Negri, Ada, 1917-1924
7.0 items
9
3
Notari(?), Delia, 1921-1923
40.0 items
9
4
Novaro, A., 1934-1936
3.0 items
9
5
O, 1906-1958
9.0 items
9
6
Ojetti, Ugo, 1911-1941
40.0 items
9
7
Ortese, Anna Maria, 1934-1952
25.0 items
9
8
Pa-Pu and Unidentified, 1911-1956
31.0 items
9
9
Pagallo, Giuseppe, 1941-1943
2.0 items
9
10
Palazzeschi, Aldo, 1938-1940
2.0 items
9
11
Pancrazi, Pietro, 1924-1928
3.0 items
9
12
Pane, 1947-1948
3.0 items
9
13
Panzini, Alfredo, 1914-1930
12.0 items
9
14
Papi, Roberto, 1934-1940
4.0 items
9
15
Papini, Giovanni, 1919-1943
6.0 items
9
16
Parenti, Marino, undated
2.0 items
9
17
Pastonchi, Francesco, 1948, undated
3.0 items
9
18
Patrignani, Franco, 1952
3.0 items
9
19
Pellizzari, Ludovico, 1918
3.0 items
9
20
Petrassi, Goffredo, 1941
2.0 items
9
21
Petrone, Icilio, 1935-1941
9.0 items
9
22
Piacentini, Marcello, 1934-1937
2.0 items
9
23
Pingitore, Raffaele, 1950-1951
6.0 items
9
24
Pirandello, Luigi, 1908-1932
8.0 items
Two letters from Bontempelli.
9
25
Pizzetti, Ildebrando, 1931-1958
7.0 items
9
26
Prampolini, Enrico, 1927, undated
2.0 items
9
27
Pringhelli, Antonio, 1934-1949
3.0 items
9
28
Protti, 1943-1947
3.0 items
9
29
Provencal, Alessandro, 1954-1958
5.0 items
9
30
Puccini, Mario, 1922-1935
4.0 items
9
31
Piero _____?, 1937-1938
4.0 items
9
32
Q., 1950-1955
2.0 items
9
33
Quasimodo, Salvatore, 1940-1941
3.0 items
9
34
R., 1903-1959
27.0 items
9
35
Ramperti, Marco, 1930s
2.0 items
9
36
Rea, Domenico, 1947-1948
6.0 items
9
37
Reinhardt, Max, undated
1.0 item
Letter written by P. Masino?
9
38
Ridenti, Mario, 1950s
2.0 items
9
39
Robert, Ernesto N., 1937
2.0 items
9
40
Romagnoli, Ettore, 1916-1934
3.0 items
9
41
Rossi, Giovanni, 1943-1957
23.0 items
9
42
Rossi, Vittorio, 1936
4.0 items
9
43
Rusconi, Edilio, 1941
2.0 items
9
44
Russo, Luigi, 1959
1.0 item
A poem by Bontempelli.
9
45
Sa-Si, 1928-1959
17.0 items
9
46
So-Su, 1917-1961
14.0 items
9
47
Sacchetti, Enrico, 1936
4.0 items
9
48
Salerini, Guido, 1927, undated
2.0 items
9
49
Salsa, Carlo, 1958
3.0 items
9
50
Santangelo, Giulio, 1929
3.0 items
Including one from Bontempelli.
9
51
Sborgi, undated
2.0 items
9
52
Schuck, Karl, 1948-1949
2.0 items
9
53
Sella, Giuseppe, 1871?
1.0 item
9
54
Serato(?), Arrigo, 1940
2.0 items
9
55
Solmi, Sergio, 1949
2.0 items
9
56
Spampanato, Bruno, 1927
2.0 items
9
57
Spianuzza, Umberto, 1959
2.0 poems
9
58
Stanis, Jovine Livio 1950-1951
56.0 items
Box
10
Correspondence from Bontempelli's friends and associates, 1906-1977, undated
Organized alphabetically by last name (T-Z, misc.).
10
1
T., 1930-1957
24.0 items
10
2
Tacchini, 1955
3.0 items
10
3
Ternj Cialente, Fausta, 1930-1931
2.0 items
10
4
Terragni, Giuseppe, 1935-1939
ca. 8 items
With clippings and photocopies.
10
5
Togliatti, Palmiro, 1951-1958
6.0 items
10
6
Toni, Alceo, 1933
4.0 items
Two letters and 2 responses.
10
7
Trillini, Walter, 1932
2.0 items
One letter from and one response.
10
8
U., 1941-1954
7.0 items
10
9
Ugolini, 1906
2.0 items
10
10
Ungaretti, Giuseppe, undated
6.0 items
1 letter about a duel with Bontempelli.
10
11
V-Z, 1910-1956
20.0 items
10
12
Verga, Giovanni, 1914-1931
2.0 items
10
13
Vergani, Orio, undated
3.0 items
10
14
Villari, Pasquale, 1911
2.0 items
10
15
Villaroel, Giuseppe, 1951-1954
5.0 items
10
16
Vittorini, Elio, 1942-1958
2.0 items
See also Bompiani, 1940s, Box 11, f. 6.
10
17
Vivanti, Annie, 1915-1919
5.0 items
10
18
Zacconi, Enrico, et al, 1916
4.0 items
Three letters and a clipping.
10
19
Zavattini, Cesare, 1930s
7.0 items
10
20
Zippitelli, Michele, 1933
3.0 items
One letter, 2 manuscripts.
10
21
Zizani(?), Alberto, 1941-1952
6.0 items
10
22
Zucca, Giuseppe, 1930?
2.0 items
10
23
Miscellaneous or illegible correspondence, 1903-1950
29.0 items
10
24
Letters from Bontempelli to assorted correspondents, some involving Lupa sculpture, 1933-1951
7.0 items
10
25
Correspondence regarding literary contests and committees, 1930-1977
60.0 items
Cards of condolence upon Bontempelli's death, 1960
42.0 items
From funeral guest book?
10
28
Letters of condolence upon Bontempelli's death, 1960
83.0 items
10
29
Telegrams of condolence upon Bontempelli's death, 1960
100.0 items
10
30
Telegrams of condolence upon Bontempelli's death, 1960
70.0 items
Box
11
Correspondence from publishing houses, 1904-1969
With some letters from Bontempelli or Paola Masino. Mondadori correspondence from Arnoldo and his son Alberto is both personal
and professional. A highlight is Alberto's distraught note from exile in Switzerland, 1944.
11
1
Vallecchi, 1919-1953
20.0 items
11
2
Bemporad, R. 1920-1930
18.0 items
11
3
Mondadori, 1920s
24.0 items
11
4
Bompiani, 1929-1939
46.0 items
11
5
Mondadori, 1930s
45.0 items
11
6
Bompiani, 1940-1949
88.0 items
11
7
Casoni ("Girasole"), 1943
33.0 items
11
8
Mondadori, 1940s
72.0 items
11
9
Mondadori, 1950s
104.0 items
11
10
Bompiani, 1950-1965
90.0 items
11
11
Mondadori, 1960-1969
100.0 items
Includes copy of Carlo Bo's introduction to
Opere narrative di Massimo Bontempelli.
11
12
Various publishers, including Fratelli Treves, Lattes, Alberto Stock, Lateraza, 1904-1930
50.0 items
11
13
Various publishers, Neri Pozza, Zanichelli, Sansoni, Einaudi, 1936-1968
50.0 items
Box
12
Correspondence regarding periodicals Bontempelli edited or to which he contributed columns or articles, 1922-1961
Of note are the letters from Nino Frank and other editors/contributors about
'900.
12
1
'900 letters from Nino Frank, 1922-Sep 1926
24.0 items
12
2
'900 letters from Nino Frank, 1926-1950
18.0 items
12
3
'900 letters from co-editors/contributors, 1926-1930
ca. 100 items
Organized alphabetically by correspondent's last name.
12
4
'900 letters from co-editors/contributors, 1926-1931
ca. 100 items
Organized by date.
12
5
'900, 1927
50.0 items
Editorial letter from Bontempelli; accounting statement.
12
6
Corriere della sera, 1923-1943
45.0 items
12
7
La Stampa, 1926-1942
20.0 items
12
8
Mattino, 1927-1932
8.0 items
12
9
Quadrante, 1928-1934
20.0 items
12
10
Gazzetta del Popolo, with many letters from Amicucci, 1928-1930
58.0 items
12
11
Gazzetta del Popolo, 1931-1939
60.0 items
12
12
Tempo, 1939-1951
100.0 items
With many letters from Alberto Mondadori and Tofanelli.
12
13
Domus, 1941-1942
28.0 items
12
14
Città, 1944
4.0 items
12
15
Correspondence with various periodicals, 1922-1961
100.0 items
Box
13
Correspondence regarding translation of Bontempelli's work, 1878-1975
Correspondence about an individual work is filed in the folder for that work. Correspondence regarding multiple works is filed
together. Within files, material is organized in rough chronological order. Interspersed throughout files are Paola Masino's
cross-referencing notes that advise the reader of further materials regarding a given work; consult this finding aid to determine
the current location of such materials.
13
1
Gente nel Tempo, 1937-1954
60.0 items
13
2
Gente nel Tempo, 1941-1955
40.0 items
13
3
Stato di grazia, 1931-1941
5.0 items
13
4
Sette savi, 1945-1950
5.0 items
13
5
Giro del sole, 1940-1958
40.0 items
13
6
L'amante fidele, 1946-1964
23.0 items
13
7
Eva ultima, 1926-1943
6.0 items
13
8
Il figlio di due madri, 1929-1958
70.0 items
13
9
La vita e morte di Adria, 1930-1963
52.0 items
13
10
La scacchiera davanti allo specchio, 1938-1956
14.0 items
13
11
522, 1943-1946
2.0 items
13
12
Discorsi, 1937-1947
15.0 items
13
13
Assorted stories, 1920-1939
45.0 items
13
14
Assorted stories, 1940-1949
35.0 items
13
15
Assorted stories, 1950-1959
65.0 items
13
16
Assorted stories translated into English (William Dale, transl.), 1959-1961
45.0 items
13
17
Assorted stories, 1960-1975
45.0 items
13
18
Correspondence regarding translations of multiple narrative works or theatrical and narrative works, 1878-1949
100.0 items
13
19
Correspondence regarding translations of multiple narrative works or theatrical and narrative works, 1950-1973
100.0 items
Box
14
Correspondence regarding translation, rights or performances of theatrical works, 1918-1990
Correspondence about an individual theatrical work is filed separately. Correspondence about multiple theatrical works are
filed together. Correspondence regarding anthologizing and citation refers to all genres. Film correspondence regards adaptation
of Bontempelli's narratives and original screenplays.
14
1
Nostra Dea, 1926-1965
60.0 items
14
2
Venezia Salvata, 1947-1954
8.0 items
14
3
La Cenerentola and Bassano, 1941-1961
14.0 items
14
4
Valoria and La famiglia del fabbro, 1933-1948
14.0 items
14
5
La fame, 1935-1968
30.0 items
14
6
Minnie, 1937-1964
40.0 items
14
7
L'Innocenza di Camilla, 1950-1957
13.0 items
14
8
La guardia alla luna, 1920-1948
12.0 items
14
9
Correspondence regarding translation, rights and/or performances of multiple theatrical works, 1918-1939
60.0 items
14
10
Correspondence regarding translation, rights and/or performances of multiple theatrical works, 1940-1977
70.0 items
14
11
Correspondence regarding anthologizing and citation, 1954-1969
50.0 items
14
12
Correspondence regarding anthologizing and citation, 1970-1979
50.0 items
14
13
Correspondence regarding anthologizing and citation, 1980-1990
70.0 items
14
14
Correspondence regarding requests for archival materials, scholarly work on Bontempelli, etc., 1959-1989
50.0 items
14
15
Correspondence with Alvise Memmo regarding Bontempelli, 1976-1990
10.0 items
14
16
Correspondence regarding film projects, 1923-1949
50.0 items
Box
15
Correspondence from publishers, Società degli Autori ed Editori, and Società Esercizio Diritti Riproduzione Meccanica, 1926-1989
Primarily regarding payment. Correspondence with SIAE regarding translations, rights, etc., filed in Boxes 13 and 14. Approximately
50 items per folder.
15
1
Royalty statements and receipts from publishers, 1926-1949
15
2
Royalty statements and receipts from publishers, 1953-1988
15
3
Royalty statements and receipts from publishers, 1970-1975
15
4
Correspondence from SIAE, 1935-1955
15
5
Correspondence from SIAE, 1956-1959
15
6
Correspondence from SIAE, 1960-1963
15
7
Correspondence from SIAE, 1964-1989
15
8
Correspondence from SEDRIM, 1959-1970
Box
16
Correspondence from readers of Bontempelli's "Colloqui" column in
Tempo, 1940-1941
Approximately 50 items per folder.
16
1
Jan-Oct, 1940
16
2
Nov-Dec 1940
16
3
Jan-Feb 1941
16
4
Mar-Apr 1941
16
5
May-Jun 1941
16
6
Jul-Aug 1941
16
7
Sep-Oct 1941
16
8
Nov-Dec 1941
16
9
undated, 1941
Box
17
Correspondence from reader's of Bontempelli's "Colloqui" column in
Tempo, 1942
Approximately 100 items per folder.
17
1
Jan-Feb 1942
17
2
Mar-Apr 1942
17
3
May-Jun 1942
17
4
Jul-Aug 1942
17
5
Sep-Oct 1942
17
6
Nov-Dec 1942
17
7
undated, 1942
Box
18
Correspondence from readers of Bontempelli's column "Colloqui" in
Tempo, ca. 1943-1947
Bontempelli's manuscripts are organized by genre, within which category they are organized either chronologically or alphabetically.
They include handwritten and/or corrected typewritten drafts of four novels,
Il figlio di due madri,
Vita e morte di Adria e dei suoi figli,
Gente nel tempo, and
La famiglia di fabbro, a partial draft of 522, and selections from four different short story collections, including
L'amante fedele. All major plays are present in handwritten and/or corrected typewritten drafts, with the exception of
Guardia all luna. Several pre-1920 refuted plays are also present. There are also a few movie treatments and screenplay drafts.
Among the essays and lectures are numerous drafts of essays on Novecentismo, including handwritten essays from the first two
issues of
'900. The essays and lectures on Italian history and literature eventually collected in
Introduzioni e discorsi (
1945) are present in handwritten and/or corrected typewritten drafts, and in the completed book manuscript. There are also handwritten
drafts of
Antologia della lirica italiana (pub.
Lirica Italiana,
1944) translations of the Bible, Stendahl, Moliere and others. There are numerous musical scores by Bontempelli in draft and printed
form, several of which were written for plays in the collection, and drafts of Bontempelli's essays on music, collected under
the title
Critici musicali (pub.
Passione incompiuta,
1958). There are drafts and notes of the idearium
Bianco e nero (1.25 linear ft.), an abbreviated version of which was published in
1987.
Box
19
Fiction manuscripts, 1915-1929
Note that the date appearing on the manuscript may be different from the publication or performance date, and that a number
of manuscripts were published in more than one collection.
19
1
Dallo stelvio al mare, undated
156 typewritten pp. Published 1915.
19
2
"Il buon vento," undated
7 typewritten pp. From
La donna dei miei sogni ( 1925), this version revised for inclusion in an anthology for Scuola Media Inferiore.
19
3
4 stories from
Donna nel sole, 1926, undated
Published 1928, including "Porto rosso" ovvero "La catastrofe," 15 handwritten pp., 1926; "Il segreto" ovvero "La donna che
ride per fedelta," 20 handwritten pp., undated; "La spiaggia miracolosa" ovvero "Premio della modestia," 1926; "Apocalisse"
ovvero "I presagi funesti," 11 handwritten pp., undated.
19
4
Stories from
Stato di Grazia, 1926, 1928, undated
Including "Capitali," 10 handwritten pp., 1926; "Quartetto Sbornia," 15 handwritten pp., 1928; "Suono di telefono in casa
vuota," 5 handwritten pp., undated, and notes.
19
5
Story about Carthage, undated
26 handwritten pp.
19
6
"Sopra una locomotiva," undated
8 typewritten pp.
19
7
"Ramiro e la fatalitá," 1922-1923
20 handwritten pp. With notes. Earlier beginning of
Il figlio di due madri?
19
8
Il figlio di due madri, 1928
300 handwritten pp.
19
9
Il figlio di due madri, undated
2 drafts, 142 typewritten pp/ea.
19
10
Il figlio di due madri, 1929
Corrected proofs, 263 pp.
Box
20
Fiction manuscripts, 1929-1934, undated
20
1
Vita e morte di Adria e dei suoi figli, 1930
309 handwritten pp.
20
2
Vita e morte di Adria e dei suoi figli, 1930
2 drafts, 157 corrected typewritten pp/each.
20
3
522, 1930
Approximately 50 handwritten pp. and 11 typewritten pp., with notes and indexes.
20
4
La famiglia di fabbro, 1931
194 corrected typewritten pp.
20
5
La famiglia di fabbro, 1931
194 corrected typewritten pp. with notes.
20
6
"A ballare, una sera tardi," 1929-1930
9 handwritten pp. and 4 handwritten pp., from
Galleria degli schiavi, published 1934.
20
7
"Una rosa di piu," undated
12 handwritten pp., and 5 typewritten pp., from
Schiavi.
20
8
"Pelliccia," , undated
5 typewritten pp., 13 handwritten and typewritten pp. of various drafts, from
Schiavi.
20
9
"Felicita della madre," 1931
8 typewritten pp., from
Schiavi.
Box
21
Fiction manuscripts, 1935-1950
21
1
Gente nel tempo, 1935
155 typewritten pp. and 136 typwritten pp.
21
2
Gente nel tempo, undated
163 corrected typewritten pp. Published 1937.
21
3
Notes, indexes, title pages for
Gente nel tempo
21
4
Viaggio d'Europa, 1959
56 corrected typewritten pp., from
Giro del sole, published 1941.
21
5
Le ali dell'ippogrifo, 1940
42 corrected typewritten pp. with notes, from
Giro.
21
6
L'Acqua, 1943
101 typewritten pp. and 95 typewritten pp., later collected in
L'amante fedele (1953).
21
7
L'Acqua, 1944
67 handwritten pp., with notes.
21
8
"L'Amante fedele," 1950
4 drafts, ca. 20 corrected typewritten pp./ea., with notes, title story of award winning collection
L'Amante fedele (1953).
21
9
"I pellegrini," 1943
13 handwritten pp., also in
L'amante.
21
10
"La violetta," 1945
13 handwritten pp., also in
L'amante.
Box
22
Fiction manuscripts , 1945-1953, undated
22
1
"Ottuagenaria," 1945
57 handwritten pp. and 49 handwritten pp., also in
L'Amante.
22
2
"Ottuagenaria," undated
22 typewritten pp. and 24 typewritten pp., with notes.
22
3
"Ottuagenaria," 1945
20 corrected typewritten pp.
22
4
"Gallo," 1941-1951
7 handwritten pp. and 2 typewritten drafts, 6 pp/ea, also in
L'Amante.
22
5
"Nitta," undated
5 typewritten pp. and 7 typewritten pp., in
L'Amante.
22
6
"Il buon figliolo," 1948-1949
14 assorted handwritten and typewritten draft pp., notes, clippings.
22
7
"Ladro di biciclette," undated
4 typewritten pp.
22
8
"Dubbio atroce alla spiaggia," undated
4 typewritten pp.
22
9
"Idoli," undated
2 drafts, 6 typewritten pp/ea.
22
10
"Il fumo," undated
39 handwritten pp. By Bontempelli?
22
11
"Angelo-salvatore," undated
3 typewritten pp., not published.
22
12
Notes for a novel (unidentified), undated
20 handwritten pp.
22
13
Fiction fragments, undated
20 typewritten pp.
Box
23
Theater manuscripts, 1905-1935
23
1
Eloquenza, 1905
58 typewritten pp.
23
2
La legge del perdono, 1910s
30 handwritten pp. and 30 handwritten pp.
23
3
Santa Teresa, 1913
56 typewritten pp., refuted.
23
4
Fauste nozze, 1914
45 handwritten pp.
23
5
La guardia alla luna, undated
33 printed pp., published 1916.
23
6
Gocciastella, 1918
7 handwritten pp.
23
7
Siepe a nordovest, 1919
42 handwritten pp.
23
8
Siepe a nordovest, 1919
26 typewritten pp., 3 copies.
23
9
Buisson au nordouest, 1923
Translated by Nino Frank, 47 handwritten pp., with score, 15 printed pages.
23
10
Eva ultima, 1920
121 handwritten pp.
23
11
Minnie la Candida, 1925
75 handwritten and typewritten pp. and an additional draft of Act I.
23
12
La statua di B___?, 1932?
ca. 20 pp.
23
13
Valoria, 1932
35 typewritten pp., 45 typewritten pages and ca. 50 handwritten pp.
23
14
Valoria, undated
42 typewritten pp., 3 copies and 1 incomplete draft.
23
15
Bassano, padre geloso, undated
Typewritten pp. 12-72, published 1933.
23
16
Bassano, padre geleoso, undated
42 pp. proof, published 1933.
23
17
Fame, undated
56 typewritten pp. and ca. 65 handwritten and typewritten pp., published 1934.
23
18
Fame, undated
58 typewritten pp., published 1934.
23
19
La faim, undated
Translated by Arnaud, 85 typewritten pp.
23
20
Nembo, 1935
27 typewritten pp.
23
21
Nembo, undated
19 printed corrected pp.
Box
24
Theater manuscripts, 1938-1949
24
1
Cenerentola, 1938
60 handwritten and typewritten pp., with notes.
24
2
Cenerentola, undated
57 typewritten pp., published 1942.
24
3
Cenerentola, undated
37 pp. proof, 3 copies, published 1942.
24
4
Nostra Dea, 1941
91 handwritten pp.
24
5
Venezia Salva, 1946
88 handwritten pp.
24
6
Venezia Salva, 1946
ca. 100 corrected typewritten pp.
24
7
Venezia Salva, 1946
120 typewritten pp., 2 copies.
24
8
Venezia Salva, 1946
120 typewritten pp.
24
9
Venezia Salva, 1949
147 pp. proof.
Box
25
Theater manuscripts and film manuscripts, 1946-1948, 1933-1938
25
1
Innocenza di Camilla, 1947-1948
144 handwritten pp. with notes.
25
2
Innocenza di Camilla, 1947-1948
81 corrected typewritten pp.
25
3
La vita doppia, undated
135 handwritten pp.
25
4
No title, undated
32 handwritten pp., (on a yacht "Maremare").
25
5
Specchio di virtu, undated
5 typewritten pp.
25
6
Play about Christopher Columbus, undated
36 typewritten and handwritten pp.
25
7
Teatro, 1946
Typewritten collection of 4 plays by Bontempelli,
Siepe,
Guardia,
Minnie,
Nostra Dea, with introduction.
25
8
Photocopies of published plays
Bassano and
Valoria
25
9
Photocopies of published plays
La fame and
Nembo
25
10
Assorted mss. and clippings regarding Bontempelli's film
Angelo, 1933-1938
25
11
Assorted screenplay treatments based on Bontempelli's works
25
12
Treatments and drafts of screenplays regarding the historical figures Teodosio, Onorio and Galla Placida
25
13
Cristoforo Colombo screenplay and notes
25
14
Theater mss. fragments, undated
25 typewritten, printed, and handwritten pp.
Box
26
Essays or lectures on literature, theater, and Novecentismo, ca. 1900-1958, undated
Dated manuscripts are organized chronologically.
26
1
Studio sopra il verso italiano, (very early) undated
9 handwritten pp. with 1 p. notes,
26
2
"Giosue Carducci," 1907
20 printed photocopied pp.
26
3
First article from
900 (giustificazione), 1926
13 handwritten pp.
26
4
"Fondamenti," 1926
10 handwritten pp., 17 handwritten pp., and 8 typewritten pp., from
900 n.2.
26
5
Novecentismo letterario, 1931
82 printed pp.
26
6
"Idee vecchie e idee nuove nell'Italia d'oggi," 1931
20 printed pp., with notes and typewritten fragments.
Notes for assorted articles or Colloqui, ca. 60 pp. after 1943?
ca. 20 pp.
29
7
Assorted notes from 1910s
29
8
Miscellanous notes and drafts, undated
ca. 30 pp.
29
9
Miscellaneous notes and fragments regarding theater, undated
ca. 15 pp.
29
10
Notes about italian writers, with pamphlet, 1940s?
ca. 25 pp.
29
11
Miscellanous notes and fragments, 1940s-1950s
ca. 25 pp.
29
12
List of writers and their works (for anthology?), undated
ca. 10 pp.
29
13
Miscellanous proofs and notes, undated
ca. 30 pp.
29
14
Mscellaneous notes, undated
ca. 30 pp.
29
15
Notes for "Colloqui," undated
10 pp.
29
16
Miscellaneous fragments of essays, undated
ca. 35 pp.
Box
30
Translations by Bontempelli, 1940s-1950s, undated
Organized alphabetically through Boxes 30-31.
30
1
Bible, selections from
Nuovo Testamento, undated
131 handwritten pp.
30
2
Bible, selections from
Vecchio Testamento, undated
105 handwritten pp.
30
3
Bible, selections from
Vecchio Testamento and
Nuovo Testamento, 1948
198 typewritten pp.
30
4
Bible, Gospel, Apocalypse, Letters of St. John, undated
211 handwritten and typewritten pp.
30
5
Bible,
dall'Antico e dal Nuovo Testamento, undated
113 typewritten pp.
30
6
Bible, notes and correspondence regarding translations
30
7
La Germania (Tacito), 1953
Printed translation by Canilli, 1942. ca. 40 pp.
30
8
Il gran maestro di Santiago (Montherlant), undated
46 typewritten pp.,
30
9
Lamiel (Stendahl), undated
404 handwritten pp.
Box
31
Translations
31
1
Lamiel (Stendahl), undated
234 typewritten pp.
31
2
Ossit Elsa (Moliere) undated
81 handwritten pp.
31
3
Porta Chiusa (Sartre), 1947
46 typewritten pp.
31
4
La regina morta (Montherlant), undated
78 handwritten and typewritten pp.
31
5
Ricordi d'Egotismo (Stendahl), undated
209 handwritten pp.
31
6
La scuola delle mogli (Moliere), undated
61 typewritten pp.
31
7
La scuola delle mogli (Moliere), undated
53 typewritten pp.
31
8
La Signora dalle Camelie (Dumas), undated
ca. 300 typewritten pp.
31
9
"Thomas Heywood" (Symonds), undated
14 typewritten pp.,
31
10
Trippe d'Oro (Crommelinck), 1952, undated
21 printed pp., with unpublished preface, 3 typewritten pp.,
Box
32
Scores
By Bontempelli unless otherwise noted. Organized alphabetically by title through Boxes 32-34 and within Box 35. Where there
are multiple drafts or versions, the page count refers to the approximate total number of pages.
32
1
"Balli," per il terzo atto di
Nostra Dea, 1925
13 copies, 7 printed pp./each.
32
2
"Balli," per il terzo atto di
Nostra Dea, 1925
13 copies, 7 printed pp./each.
32
3
"Bululù," by Lino Liviabella, for Bontempelli's
Eva ultima, 1931
4 printed pp.
32
4
Cenerentola, undated
ca. 100 pp. [See box 35* for LP recording.]
32
5
"Cinque liriche," music by D.P. Alderighi, poetry by Bontempelli, 1939
13 printed pp.
32
6
Estratti musicali, by Daniele Napoletano, 1933
Containing piece about Bontempelli, 2 versions, ca. 150 total pp.
32
7
La donna è mobile by Malpiero, 1956
Based on Bontempelli's
Nostra Dea, 140 printed pp.
32
8
Minnie la Candida, by Malpiero, 1955
Based on Bontempelli's play, 120 printed pp.
32
9
Minnie la Candida, by Malpiero, 1942
Based on Bontempelli's play, 120 printed pp.
32
10
Nembo, photocopy of printed score (incomplete) undated
ca. 100 pp.
32
11
"ninna-nanna," by Schmerel, undated
4 printed pp.
32
12
Nostra Dea, photocopy of printed score, undated
ca. 60 pp.
Box
Folder
33
1
"Notturno e Mattutino," 1938
3 versions, ca. 30 pp.
33
2
"Nove preludi e finale," 1919
ca. 100 pp.
33
3
Partita, score and some parts, 1936
ca. 100 pp.
33
4
Partita, parts and photocopied score, 1936
ca. 100 pp.
33
5
"Purosangue," undated
2 pp.
33
6
"Quattro tempi per Quintetto," 20 pp., 1919
2 pp.
33
7
Salamandra, 1928
ca. 100 pp., with 22 pp. notes.
33
8
"Scena di Arlecchino," undated
12 handwritten pp.
Box
Folder
34
1
Siepe a nordovest, undated
ca. 100 printed pp.
34
2
"Sonata per trio," undated
25 handwriten pp.
34
3
"Sonata," undated
16 pp.
34
4
"Sonata per orchestra," (piano reduction) 1919
ca. 30 pp.
34
5
"Sonata breve," undated
35 pp.
34
6
Suite popolare, 1937
77 handwritten bound pp.
34
7
"Tre notturnini infantili," 1940?
Drafts and final version (in program), ca. 20 pp.
34
8
"Tre preludi," undated, 1944
3 printed versions with drafts, ca. 25 pp., with 1 copy in
Antologia pianistica, 1944.
34
9
"Tre racconti," per pianoforte, 1934
Handwritten and printed versions, 25 pp.
34
10
Valoria, undated
Photocopy of printed score, ca. 30 pp., (incomplete).
34
11
Unidentified score fragments, undated
ca. 50 pp.
34
12
Unidentified scores, undated
ca. 50 pp.
34
13
Unidentified materials found with scores, undated
15 pp.
Box
35*
Oversize scores and 1 LP recording
35*
1
"Danza in cinque tempi per Quintetto," 1919
ca. 100 pp.
35*
2
"Nove preludi e finale," 1919-1920
ca. 100 pp.
35*
3
Siepe a nordovest, 1919
ca. 50 pp.
35*
4
Siepe a nordovest, continued, 1919
ca. 50 pp.
35*
5
"Suite popolare," 1937-1938
7 copies, ca. 112 pp.
35*
6
"Tre preludi in Re minore per Trio," 1921
3 copies, 50 pp.
35*
7
Cenerentola, LP recording
1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm [?].
[See Box 32, f. 5 for score.]
Box
36
Essay and lectures on music
Dated manuscripts organized chronologically.
36
1
Lectures on music, 1937-1938
5 typewritten pp. and 6 typewritten pp.
36
2
"Scarlatti," 1940s
18 typewritten pp.
36
3
3 printed monographs (on Scarlatti, Pergolesi, and Verdi) 1940s
ca. 20 pp/each, with clipping.
36
4
"Malpiero," 1948
4 typewritten pp. and 7 typewritten pp.
36
5
Indices and tables of content for book on music, 1950
Ca. 80 pp.
36
6
Critici musicali, undated
Ca. 100 pp. Published in
Passione incompiuta, 1958.
36
7
Critici musicali, undated
Ca. 100 pp.; 2nd half of above manuscript in folder 6.
36
8
"Pergolesi," undated
7 typed pp.
36
9
"Dopo il diluvio," undated
11 typed and corrected pages.
36
10
Notes and fragments of Verdi essay, undated
Ca. 20 pp.
36
11
Lecture on music, 1950
25 pp.
36
12
Miscellaneous notes and fragments, undated
4 pp.
36
13
Miscellaneous
36
14
Notes for music essay, undated
5 pp.
Box
37
Drafts, Bontempelli's idearium,
Bianco e nero
Generally typewritten but with some handwritten notes and entries, of Bontempelli's idearium,
Bianco e nero, an abbreviated version of which was published in 1987.
Much of this series concerns Bontempelli's parents, from whom there is correspondence (ca. 110 items) with each other and
with Bontempelli, as well as documents relating to the administration of their estate (1930s) and Bontempelli's mother's stay
in a sanitorium. A portion of Bontempelli's early life is chronicled by a group of his report cards, letters of recommendation
from professors, university degrees, and materials relating to military service. There are also financial papers, address
books, tesssere and resumes.
Box
40
Correspondence, documents, and other personal materials
40
1
Letters from Bontempelli to his mother, Maria Cislaghi Bontempelli, 1889, 1931-1932
8.0 items
40
2
Correspondence regarding Maria Cislaghi's stay in the sanitorium, 1930-1932
35 items
40
3
Correspondence between Alfonso Bontempelli (Bontempelli's father) and Maria Cislaghi 1871-1896
80.0 items
40
4
Letters from Alfonso Bontempelli, 1888-1896
16.0 items
40
5
Scrapbook of Maria Cislaghi, 1860s
ca. 100 pp.
40
6
Letters and papers found loose in above scrapbook
ca. 30 pp.
40
7
Documents regarding administration of parents' estate, 1930s
ca. 50 pp.
40
8
Report cards from Ginnasio and Liceo 1880s and 1990s
10.0 items
40
9
Letters of recommendation from professors, 1902-1908
7.0 items
40
10
Letters regarding military service, with clippings, 1913-1940
13.0 letters
40
11
Photocopied clippings, correspondence, and other materials regarding Coselschi-Bontempelli duel, 1913-1981
ca. 80 items
40
12
Pencil sketch of S. Marinella (Castello Odescalchi), illegible date
40
13
World Atlas, 1885
40
14
Documents and correspondence relating to military service of Bontempelli and his father, 1866-1930
17.0 items
40
15
Miscellaneous documents, 1899-1953
12.0 items
Including Bontempelli's birth certificate, his mother's death certificate, identity papers, etc.
40
16
University degrees of Bontempelli and his father, 1865-1902
13.0 items
See also oversize box 42*.
Box
41
Legal, financial, notebooks, and other personal materials
41
1
Insurance policies, 1912-1942
ca. 25 items
41
2
Correspondence regarding taxes, 1945-1959
13.0 pp.
41
3
Taxes, 1938-1953
ca. 50 pp.
41
4
Bank statements, 1940
5.0 pp.
41
5
Legal brief regarding theatrical rights, 1930?
17.0 pp.
41
6
Address book, 1930s-1940s?
41
7
Passports and tessere, 1929-1958
20.0 items
41
8
Appointment calendars, 1929-1957
24.0 items
41
9
Notebook of names and organizations, 1950s
Box
42*
Oversize personal and miscellaneous items
Diplomas and certificates (10), posters (15), notes for
Galeria degli schiavi pasted to large piece of paper, and 3 serials (see Series VIII. Serials for titles).
Box
43
Bontempelli biographical materials
Including resumes, lists of publications, and biographical narratives written by Bontempelli, Masino, and others.
43
1
ca. 100 pp.
43
2
ca. 100 pp.
43
3
ca. 100 pp.
43
4
Index of poems by first lines, undated
50.0 pp.
43
5
Lists of theater articles by Bontempelli, undated
ca. 50 pp.
43
6
Handwritten lists of publications, translations, etc., undated
43
7
Biographical pieces about Bontempelli
6.0 items
Photocopies of published biographical notes about Bontempelli bibliography of articles about Bontempelli.
43
8
Fragments of personal writings, undated
ca. 20 pp.
This series consists of photographs (2), correspondence and critical writings about or by this Italian poet and WWI hero,
a close friend of Bontempelli's. A highlight is a letter Borsi wrote to Bontempelli just before his death, describing in detail
the contents of his desk and how he would like Bontempelli to dispose of them.
Box
45
Giosuè Borsi papers
45
1
Borsi, "Lettere dal fronte," 1915
5 handwritten pp.
45
2
Correspondence from Borsi to Bontempelli and others; and between Bontempelli, Borsi family members, and publishers of Borsi's
work, 1915-1920
34.0 items
45
3
Photographs of Borsi, undated
2.0 items
45
4
Bontempelli, "Giosuè Borsi," undated
11 printed pp.
45
5
Cantini, P.G.,
Giosuè Borsi, Biografia e discorso, 1916
This series contains fragmentary or miscellaneous materials found among the Bontempelli papers, written by or belonging to
Paola Masino, the writer who was Bontempelli's companion for the last thirty years of his life, and the person primarily responsible
for organizing and maintaining the Bontempelli papers until they were sold. The most complete item is a typewritten translation
of a novel which is most likely Barbey d'Aurevilly's
Il cavaliere des touches, though it has not been possible to verify this.
Box
46
Paolo Masino materials
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, printed matter. See also correspondence with Bontempelli, Boxes 2-6, and photographs of
Paola Masino, Box 50.
46
1
Correspondence, 1956-1982
ca. 50 pp.
Includes many drafts of her letters to others.
46
2
Correspondence between Masino and Pietro (?) undated
10.0 items
46
3
"Prova d'amore," undated 1964
14 typewritten draft pp. Short story, (published title "Anicia,"); Photocopy of article by Croce printed in
La Voce.
46
4
Assorted writing, undated
ca. 20 pp.
46
5
Miscellaneous notes, undated
ca. 60 pp.
46
6
Address books (2), with clippings
46
7
Miscellaneous: printed materials, receipts, key
Box
47
Translation manuscripts by Paola Masino, undated
Probably
Il cavaliere des touches by Barbey d'Aurevilly, 1979. Typed.
47
1
pp. 1-150 1979
47
2
pp. 151-256, undated
Perhaps follows section in Folder 1.
47
3
(Seconda parte) undated
183 typewritten pp. Features same characters as above ms.
47
4
pp. 104-204, undated
Features same characters as above manuscript but page numbers suggest different draft.
This series includes numerous photographic portraits of Bontempelli from every stage of his life and also of Paola Masino,
before, during, and after her relationship with Bontempelli. There are ca. 250 photographs of the literary and social occasions
that filled the lives of Bontempelli and Masino, including their trip to Buenos Aires (1933). These photographs feature other
literary figures of the day, most frequently Pirandello and Marta Abba. Sculpture includes two death masks of Bontempelli,
one plaster and one bronze, and a metal relief sculpture of him.
Box
48
Photographs of Bontempelli and family . ca. 1800s-1950s
48
1
Family and childhood, 1800s-1920
68.0 items
48
2
Bontempelli, 1910s-1920s
ca. 80 items
31 images, some duplicates, plus 50 postcards made from portrait photograph.
48
3
Bontempelli, 1930s
88.0 items
Some duplicates.
48
4
Bontempelli, 1940s
55.0 items
48
5
Bontempelli, 1950s
19.0 items
48
6
Drawing of Bontempelli's brother
Box
49
Photographs of Bontempelli and others, . ca. 1910s-1950s
49
1
Military and theatrical, 1910s-1920s
12.0 items
49
2
Literary and social occasions, 1930s
146.0 items
Includes views of Futurist conference at Montecatini, Bontempelli's visit to Santiago, vacations and dinners with Pirandello,
Marta Abba, Marinetti, and others.
49
3
Bontempelli and Pirandello's Buenos Aires trip, 1933
24.0 items
49
4
Literary and social occasions, 1940s
55.0 items
Includes views of Picasso, Marshall Tito, and others.
49
5
Literary and social occasions, 1950s
16.0 items
49
6
Theater sets, scenes, costumes, etc., 1920s-1950s
ca. 50 items
Box
50
Photographs of Bontempelli and others, . ca. 1910s-1970s
50
1
Bontempelli's women friends, 1910s-1920s
32.0 items
Includes 1 drawing.
50
2
Bontempelli with Paola Masino, 1928-1955
53.0 items
50
3
Paola Masino, 1922-1978
174.0 items
Includes 1 collage and 4 photocopies.
50
4
Bontempelli's houses in Frascati and Venice
20.0 items
50
5
Children (unidentified)
26.0 items
50
6
Color photographs, primarily of Paola Masino, 1960s-1970s
35.0 items
50
7
Photographs of sculpture by Ettore Calvelli
5.0 items
Box
51*
19 portraits and 1 painting on wood
The majority of the photographs are views of Bontempelli; 7 are views of people other than Bontempelli, including 2 of Pirandello
and 1 of Alfonso Bontempelli.
Box
52
Death mask, plaster
Box
53
Death mask, bronze
Box
54
Bontempelli relief portrait in metal
General note
Note: Box 58 contains photographic negatives, in cold storage
This series consists of journals and magazines, all but two of which are Italian, organized alphabetically by title. Many
of these serials feature a story, play, or review by Bontempelli, some of which are annotated.
Box
55-58, 42&
Serials and single issue commemoratives, organized alphabetically by title. Many feature a story, play or review by Bontempelli,
sometimes annotated, to which page numbers in parentheses refer.
Box
Folder
55
1
Anniversario della cinematografia, (p. 30) 1935
55
2
Anna, 1984
55
3
Anni venti e dintorni, (p.21) 1979
55
4
Aprutium, 1915, 1914
Page 595 (1915) and page 235 (1914).
55
5
Arca nuova, (p. 16) 1982
55
6
Ars-nova, 1918
55
7
la battana, (p.49) May 1966
55
8
la battana, (p. 110) Oct 1966
55
9
les cahiers jaunes, undated 1920s?
55
10
il cavallo di Troia, (p. 49) 1982
55
11
Cinema italiano, 1952
55
12
Città, 1964
55
13
Comoedia, 1928, 1932
Page 37 (1928) and page 34 (1932).
55
14
Comoedia, (p. 797) 1925
2 copies.
55
15
Comoedia, (p. 9) 1920
2 copies.
55
16
Concorso per il Palazzo del Littorio e della mostra della rivoluzione fascista in Roma, undated, 1930s?
Box
Folder
56
1
The Cornhill, 1961/1962, 1962
Page 268 (1961/1962) and page 43 (1962).
56
2
The Cornhill, 1962/1963, 1963/1964, 1965
Page 430 (1963/1064) and page 375 (1965).
56
3
East and West, no. 1 (p.1) and no. 3 (p. 135) 1952
56
4
Echi d'Italia, (p. 95) 1957
56
5
L'Espresso (Pirandello dall'A alla Z di Sciascia), 1986
56
6
Genova, (p. 1) 1950
56
7
Idun, (p.24) 1952
56
8
L'Illustrazione Italiana, (p. 88) 1985
56
9
Italien, (p. 77) 1943
2 copies.
56
10
labyrinthe, 1945
56
11
La Lettura, (p. 5) 1974
56
12
La Lettura, (p. 793) 1919
56
13
Linea d'Ombra, 1985
56
14
Neue Deutsche Hefte, (p.161) 1955
56
15
Nuove Lettere Emiliane, (p. 41) 1962
56
16
Nuovi Argomenti, (p. 132) 1984
Box
Folder
57
1
Pagine Libere, (p. 514) 1910
57
2
Paletten, (p. 41) 1953
57
3
Pensieri sull'aeroplano, (p. 16) 1943
57
4
Il premio Napoli, (p. 76) 1954
57
5
Progetto presentato al concorso di II Grado; Progetto per tre edifici, undated
57
6
Le professioni e le arti, undated
57
7
Quiz, 1971
57
8
il Racconto, (p. 24) 1976
57
9
Reale automobile club d'Italia, (p. 11) 1937
2 copies.
57
10
Revue des Pays Latins, (p. 25) 1911
57
11
Ridotto, 1982
57
12
La Riviera Ligure, 1908-1912
7.0 issues
57
13
Rivista italiana di drammaturgia, 1976, 1978, 1979
Page 123 (1976), page 81 (1978), page 7 (1979).
57
14
La Romagna, (p. 259) 1904
57
15
I romanzi del quadrifoglio, 1954
57
16
Lo Schermo, (p. 26) 1937
Box
Folder
58
1
Sipario, (p. 59) 1949
58
2
Story, (p. 3) 1950
58
3
Tempo Presente, (p. 1) 1964
58
4
TE, 1986
58
5
Teatro, (p. 6) undated
58
6
Valori primordiali, (p. 7) undated 1930s?
58
7
Video, (p. 41?) 1968
58
8
Volandum, (p. 213) 1935
58
9
Catalog and 11 programs
Box
42*
Oversize serials
gli avvenimenti, (p.14) 1915
Cronache dell'automobile, 1954
Oggi, The Gospel According to St. John, translated by Bontempelli : special edition? 1965
Box
59
Negatives and audiotape
Photographic negatives.
1 sound tape reel : analog. Of a debate between DeFeo and others.
This series contains newspaper and magazine clippings, organized chronologically by decade. They include Bontempelli's "Colloqui"
from
Tempo, coverage of his Senate election and nullification, reviews, accounts of his travels, Bontempelli's many columns, reviews
of his many books and plays, accounts of his Senate election, etc. There is one box of correspondence and manuscripts pulled
from clippings, to be interfiled with Series I and Series II at a later date.
Box
60
Correspondence pulled from clippings and roughly sorted
60
1
Correspondence regarding Senate Annullment of Bontempelli's election and other materials
60
2
Letters from Marcello Gallian (photocopies)
60
3
Biographical material
60
4
Television and Radio plays based on Bontempelli's work
60
5
Correspondence regarding Bontempelli's plays and productions.
60
6
Correspondence regarding Bontempelli's novels and stories
60
7
Correspondence regarding Bontempelli's columns, his music, his writings
