Antonio Pace Papers, 1945-1967

Summary

Creator:
Pace, Antonio, 1914-
Abstract:
The Antonio Pace Papers include correspondence, publications, and other materials from his time as a Syracuse University faculty member in the Romance Languages Department.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear foot)
Language:
English and Italian
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Antonio Pace Papers

Background

Scope and content:

The Antonio Pace Papers include correspondence with students and faculty regarding Symposium, study abroad programs, and classes. Other materials are related to the Semester in Italy program, the Cooperative Italian Ph.D. program, and the Committee on Special Diplomas and Certificates at Syracuse University. Publications in the collection authored by Pace include “Franklin and Machiavelli,” published in 1947 in Symposium, the journal of the Syracuse University Department of Romance Languages.

Biographical / historical:

Antonio Pace was born the son of Italian immigrants in Potsdam, New York on July 7, 1914. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1935 and Master's degrees from Syracuse and Princeton Universities in 1937 and 1939. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Romance Languages from Princeton in 1943. Pace was a faculty member in the Department of Romance Languages at Syracuse University from 1939 to 1967, subsequently becoming a professor at the University of Washington. He published numerous books and articles on Italian literature and science and Italian-American cultural relations. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1948 to travel to Italy in order to complete a book entitled Benjamin Franklin and Italy (1958). Pace was awarded Knighthood in the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy in 1963.

In addition to teaching, Pace was involved in Syracuse University’s Italian study abroad program. Pace was appointed to the national selection committee for the Western European section of the Fulbright awards. He also served as chairman of the Committee on Special Diplomas and Certificates, which reviewed non-degree certificates issued by Syracuse University departments. He recommended the development of an all-University committee to approve certificates and the development of a document for foreign students who attended but did not complete graduation requirements.

Upon his retirement from teaching, Pace worked as a luthier at Hammond Ashley Associates of Seattle. There, he crafted string instruments and developed a new model of violin design. Pace was married to Mary Rioch, and they had two children. Pace died on February 18, 2004 in Seattle, Washington.

Acquisition information:
The Antonio Pace Papers were received by the University Archives in 1967 from the Department of Romance Languages.
Processing information:

Materials were placed in acid free folders and boxes.

Arrangement:

The items are arranged in alphabetical order.

Accruals:

## OPT (MARC 584)

Access and use

Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Antonio Pace Papers

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu