Correspondence and Canadian Music Educators' Association documents

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
6 Reception of Leslie Bell Singers, H.E. McCallum, Mayor of Toronto, Council Chambers, City Hall Item December 17, 1951
11 Letter to Leslie Bell from Lloyd Bradshaw, Ontario Music Educators’ Association, regarding an article in the convention issue of the Recorder, Toronto Item February 15, 1961
20 Letter to Dr. Bell from Leonard Macpherson, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, Government House, St John’s, N.F., thanking Bell for a tape recording of Atlantic Guardian and his work at the Kiwanis Music Festival Item April 15, 1958
28 Telegram to Dr. Leslie R. Bell from Gordon V. Thompson, prominent Canadian music publisher, congratulating Bell on success in New York Buffalo, New York Item July 25, 1949
30 Letter to Leslie Bell from Ann Landers Item October, 1958
1 Letters between Leslie Bell and Jack Arthur, Executive Producer, Grandstand Show, Canadian National Exhibition, regarding finances for a show Item August 23, 1961 and September 5, 1961
2 Letters to Leslie Bell from CBC commissioning consultation and dramatized scripts Item September 14, 1961 and October 4, 1961
3 Letter to Dr F.B. Rainsberry, Director of School Broadcasts, CBC, Toronto from Canadian Music Educators’ Association regarding upcoming CMEA Montreal Convention Item February 17, 1961
4 Letter to Leslie Bell from Guillermo Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Music Center, requesting a representative of the CMEA at upcoming conference of experts in music education in Puerto Rico Item April 20, 1960
7 Letter to Leslie Bell from Harry Freedman complimenting Bell on his article in Maclean’s on government subsidies for the arts, Richmond Hill, Ontario Item December 31, 1955
8 Biography of Leslie Bell, undated and unsigned, detailing his childhood years Item n.d.
9 Letter to Leslie Bell from the Board of Education of the City of Toronto, informing Bell of his capability of fulfilling all the duties of a teacher in Toronto secondary schools Item May 12, 1934
13 Letter to Dr. G. Roy Fenwick, President of CMEA, from F.K. Stewart, Executive Secretary of the Canadian Education Association, regarding the development of relations between the two associations Item [1960?]
14 Notes for a letter from Leslie Bell regarding CMEA and CBC Item [1960?]
16 Telegram to Leslie Bell from Vanett Lawler, Executive Secretary, regarding details of upcoming Music Educator Journal, Washington, D.C. Item February 17, 1961
17 Letter from “Grace” [addressee unclear] complimenting a CBC broadcast of a choral concert with several prominent Canadian choirs Item December 11, [year unknown]
18 Letter to Leona and kids from Leslie Bell describing his choral adjudicating experiences in Prince Edward Island Item n.d.
27 Note to Leslie Bell from Frank Chamberlain, Public Relations, complimenting The Leslie Bell Singers, Toronto Item n.d.
29 Letter to Leslie Bell from Ernest Seitz, prominent Canadian pianist, complimenting Bell and the Leslie Bell Singers on their rendition of Seitz’s song Item July 25, 1949
10 Letter to Leslie Bell from C.H.R. Fuller, Board of Education of the City of Toronto, accepting Bell’s resignation from Parkdale Collegiate Institute Item June 10, 1938
15 Letter to Mr. Garfield Bender from Jean Hayes, Teacher of Music, Greenway School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, regarding a CBC Broadcast Item December 11, 1960
19 Letter to Dr. Bell from M M Cécile-Thérèse, Loretto Abbey, Armour Heights, Toronto, thanking Bell for conducting a choral concert at Loretto Abbey Item n.d.
23 Letter to Leslie Bell from David Thomsom, Provincial Supervisor of Music for Canadian Music Educators Association, New Brunswick, regarding plans for a book of choral music for Junior High School students Fredericton, N.B. Item June 10, 1960
25 Letter to Dr. Bell from Jane R. Boel, student at Colonie Central High School, thanking Bell for direction at All-State in Buffalo Albany, New York Item December 7, 1961
26 Letter to Dr. Bell from Doris A Moore, House of Commons, asking for more participation from Bell's choir on The Leslie Bell Singers radio programme Ottawa, Ontario Item February 3, 1952
5 Letter to Leslie Bell from Eileen Hurley, complimenting him on the Choral Concert at Loretto Abbey Item May 19, 1956
12 Minutes of Meeting at Dr Leslie Bell’s home, Canadian Music Educators’ Association Item June 11, 1960
21 Letter to Leona and kids from Leslie Bell describing his choral adjudicating experiences in Newfoundland Item [April 1958]
22 Letter to Leslie Bell from Maurice C. Whitney, President, Music Educators National Conference, inviting Bell to sit at head table at the Conference Breakfast at upcoming Eastern Conference in Washington Glen Falls, New York Item December 10, 1960
24 Letter to Dr. Bell from Sidney Earl Smith, University of Toronto President, regarding Bell's article in Maclean’s on government subsidies for the arts Item December 28, 1955