Salsa and Latin Jazz Collection
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Scope and content
Materials in this collection were compiled by Joe Conzo, Sr. in his role as Tito Puente's publicist. The collection includes correspondence, business records, flyers, concert and event programs, press packets and press releases, Latin music catalogs and discographies, magazines relating to Latin music and culture in New York, and photographs relating not only to Tito Puente, but a broad range of associated Latin music stars who rose to prominence in 1960s and 1970s New York. Also included are records documenting the Tito Puente Scholarship Fund.
Dates
- circa 1958-1985.
Creator
- Conzo, Joe, Sr. (Collector, Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
Joe Conzo Sr. was born in Spanish Harlem, of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He was Tito Puente's publicist, archivist and biographer, and has written books and lectured on the topics of Tito Puente and Latin Music. He is the father of photographer Joe Conzo, Jr.
Extent
4.5 cubic feet. (4.5 cubic feet.)
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
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