Fonds 1747 - Ezra Schabas fonds

13.5 m of textual and graphic records, sound recordings, moving images and publications (40 boxes)

Fonds documents Prof. Schabas' forty year career as teacher, administrator, and consultant with the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, and his numerous external activities as consultant, juror, examiner, and as member in various professional and government organizations devoted to the promotion of the education and professional development of musicians in Canada and abroad.

The arrangement of this accession reflects Prof. Schabas' long association with the Royal Conservatory of Music and is divided into two Sous Fonds:
-1: Royal Conservatory of Music
-2: Ezra Schabas Personal records

A later accession (B2008-0031, now described as Series 10 within Sous-fonds 2) is an accrual to the Ezra Schabas fonds. It consists of an alphabetical file series that documents most facets of Prof. Ezra Schabas’ career. While there are a few early records, most files document his activities after his retirement from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, including: involvement in associations and music groups, publishing and research endeavours including his book Sir Ernest MacMillan: The Importance of Being Canadian; evaluation reports of music programs throughout Canada; performances and public appearances; travels; workshops and talks. The files contain a variety of documents including correspondence, minutes, agenda, papers, talks, reviews, evaluation reports, scripts, grant applications and memorabilia. 1953-2007 (predominant 1985-2002)

B2024-0011 is the third accrual to the Ezra Schabas Fonds. The records in this fonds primarily document the biographical and personal life of Ezra Schabas. The records depict his professional associations, participation in workshops, talks and publications, as well as his personal and professional correspondence. The records also highlight his career as an author and his efforts to nominate others to the Order of Ontario and to the Order of Canada.

Series 3 documents Schabas’ professional correspondence, with the majority of the documents related to the Ezra Schabas Performance Award. Series 7 consists of records related to Schabas’ books, Sir Ernest MacMillan: The Importance of Being Canadian and Theodore Thomas: America's Conductor and Builder of Orchestras, 1835-1905, along with a significant number of newspaper clippings related to these works.

Series 10 contains extensive biographical and personal materials, including his volunteer awards, gifts, and celebratory cards. Series 11 includes documents related to nominations for the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada. Series 12 contains materials documenting the life of his wife, Ann Schabas, particularly during her employment at the Faculty of Library and Information Science program at the University of Toronto. Series 13 contains photographs documenting Ezra’s life including numerous portraits, photos from book launches, and pictures of his induction into the Order of Ontario.

Selected records in Sous-fonds 2, Series 4, Subseries 5 are restricted. All other records are open.

For Accession B2024-0011:
All files are open with the following exception:

• Series 1: B2024-0011/001(03) [Restricted until 2034]
• Series 11: B2024-0011/003(14) [Restricted until 2040]

Researchers are also referred to records of the Royal Conservatory of Music in the University Archives.

Additional records relating to Theodore Thomas and his most recent publication "Sir Ernest MacMillan: the importance of being Canadian" (University of Toronto Press, 1994) will also be found in the Faculty of Music Library, University of Toronto.

Added to AtoM by Karen Suurtamm, October 2015