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Stratton-Clarke 78 rpm collection

Sous-fonds consists of the 78 rpm recordings from the Stratton-Clarke collection. The collection spans the entire history of 78 record production, including acoustic and electronic recordings, ranging from 7 to 14 inches in diameter. It consists predominantly of vocal recordings, representing the work of more than 1,000 different performers. Stratton and Clarke's collecting mandate focused on the Golden age of singing (pre-World War One), releases of the Mapleson cylinder recordings, Canadian performers, and early Russian recordings (pre-Revolution). Stratton also collected recordings by performers that he knew personally. The collection also contains miscellaneous memorabilia and ephemera related to the 78 rpm collection.

Stratton-Clarke collection

  • OTUFM 57
  • Collection
  • 1899-2020

Collection consists of approximately 6,500 78 rpm records, and the personal papers of one of its collectors, John Stratton. Stratton's personal papers provide contextual information about one of the collectors of the "Stratton-Clarke Collection," and primary source material relating to his research of historical vocal recordings and recording practices.

The 78 rpm record collection spans nearly the entire history of 78 rpm record production, from acoustic recordings to early electronic recordings and beyond, covering the first half of the twentieth century. The recordings are primarily pressed on shellac discs, ranging from 7 to 14 inches on diameter, and capture performances of approximately 1,000 vocalists, performing the works of more than 900 different composers on at least 100 different labels. The collection was loosely built on four of Stratton's main interests regarding historical vocal recordings: the "Golden age of singing" (pre World War One); the Mapleson recordings (live Metropolitan Opera performances captured on wax cylinders by Lionel Mapleson between 1900 and 1904); Canadian performers; and pre-revolutionary Russian recordings (pre-1917). The collection includes unpublished and test pressings, as well as published materials.

Stratton, John

Historic Masters

John Stratton was on the board of Historic Masters and contributed many early Russian recordings to the re-release label. Includes correspondence and minutes of meetings (1982-2000), HM newsletters (1983-2010)

Memorabilia

Series consists of memorabilia relating to Stratton's record collection, including historical photographs, record disc label posters, programs, 2 conductor's batons, Vanity Fair prints, artwork, and manuscript excerpts.

Record labels

Subseries consists of correspondence and other materials pertaining to various record labels. The record labels include those that Stratton corresponded with, visited, collaborated with to re-release historical recordings, and purchased recordings from, as well as his own record label, Cantilena Records, which was distributed by Rococo Records. Subseries also contains correspondence, newsletters, and board meeting minutes from Historic Masters. Stratton was on the board of Historic Masters and he and The John Stratton Trust (Stephen Clarke, Trustee) funded many re-releases of early Russian recordings.

John Stratton personal papers

Sous-fonds consists of the personal papers of John Stratton, including his correspondence with record labels, other record collectors, musicians; his personal diaries; and photographs of himself, his family and friends, colleagues, and autographed photographs of various singers.

Stratton, John

Correspondence and research materials

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with record labels, other record collectors, and musicians, regarding various topics, including particular vocalists and recordings, scholarship on historical performance practices, record labels and re-releases, recording speeds, purchases of recordings, matrix numbers, and much more.

Lawrence Holdridge

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Lawrence Holdridge regarding Stratton's purchase of various records from Holdridge Records.

Record collectors and researchers

Subseries consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and individual record collectors and researchers regarding particular recordings, vocalists, scholarship, record labels and re-releases, recording speeds, purchases of recordings, matrix numbers, and various other topics.

Gifted photographs

Subseries consists of photographs autographed by the subject and inscribed to John Stratton from contemporary vocalists and acquaintances of Stratton.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of John Stratton and his family and friends, as well as autographed photographs given to Stratton by contemporary vocalists and acquaintances.

Diaries

Series consists of John Stratton's personal diaries, in which he wrote daily entries. His earlier diaries also include copies of programs from concerts and events he attended or participated in, occasional photographs, newspaper clippings, and some correspondence. Other inserted items of note include a pamphlet for a portable gramophone (1995); a photograph of John Stratton recording "Non più andrai" from Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart at the Faculty of Music in 1997, demonstrating the Edison wax cylinder phonograph (1998); and, two photographs of his vocal recordings collection in its Toronto apartment (1999).

Vladimir Gurvich

File contains correspondence between John Stratton and Vladimir Gurvich, an expert on Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin.

Articles and lectures

Series consists of drafts, research notes, and correspondence pertaining to articles and lectures written and delivered by John Stratton on historical vocal recordings and vocalists. Series also includes a few clippings of articles written about Stratton, his record collection, and his contributions to record collecting, research, and re-releases.

Articles by John Stratton

File contains drafts of the following articles by John Stratton: "Francesco Tamagno, the Extraordinary" (The Opera Quarterly, 1996); "Rhythm and Melody" (June 25, 1997); talk for the Toronto opera group (May 30, 1999).

Harold Bruder

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Harold Bruder regarding Bruder's article on tenor Manuel Garcia, published in Opera Quarterly vol. 13, no. 4 (January 1997).

Audio equipment

Subseries consists of correspondence relating to stylus replacements.

78 rpm recordings

Series consists of the 78 rpm recordings from the Stratton-Clarke collection. The collection spans the entire history of 78 record production, including acoustic and electronic recordings, ranging from 7 to 14 inches in diameter. It consists predominantly of vocal recordings, representing the work of more than 1,000 different performers. Stratton and Clarke's collecting mandate focused on the Golden age of singing (pre-World War One), releases of the Mapleson cylinder recordings, Canadian performers, and early Russian recordings (pre-Revolution). Stratton also collected recordings by performers that he knew personally.

Musica proibita

Alagna, Roberto, 1963- (tenor) ; Pappano, Antonio, 1959- (piano). Musica proibita. Gastaldon, Stanislao, 1861-1939 (composer). His Master's Voice: Centennial Gift Issue. Matrix 0EA-20137-10. Recorded in London, England.

Pagliacci : No, Pagliaccio non son

Alagna, Roberto, 1963- (tenor) ; Pappano, Antonio, 1959- (piano). Pagliacci : No, Pagliaccio non son. Leoncavallo, Ruggero, 1857-1919 (composer). His Master's Voice: Centennial Gift Issue. Matrix 0EA-20136-10. Recorded in London, England.

Milton Weiss

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Milton Weiss regarding Stratton's purchases of various recordings from Weiss's auctions.

Early Russian recordings

Subseries contains correspondence, research notes, and discographies on various early Russian singers and recordings, predominantly from before the Russian Revolution. John Stratton had a particular interest in these recordings and sponsored various re-releases through Historic Masters.

E.M.I. Records

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Bob Ziering of E.M.I. Records, and between Stratton and John Freestone regarding E.M.I.'s special pressing service.

Louis Cazette and Francisco Nuibo

File contains correspondence between John Stratton, F.A. Willems, and Jim (surname unknown), regarding Louis Cazette and Francisco (Augustin) Nuibo.

Thoughts on music

File contains John Stratton's lecture notes for talks on his music education, Lois Marshall, Florence Easton, playing speed of 78 rpm records, and Maurice Renaud.

J.B. Dennis, J.B. Richards, Jerry Moore, and Nationaldiskotet

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and J.B. Dennis (of The Record Collector), J.B. Richards, Jerry Moore (curator of Historical Sound Recordings at Yale University Library), and Nationaldiskotet, regarding Stratton's articles on tenor Dmitri Smirnoff and the Mapleson Cylinders; recording speeds; Lauritz Melchior; Rococo records; and various other topics.

Getty Collection

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Walter K. Geddes, and a copy of duplicate 10-inch records in the Getty Collection from June 1995.

Bill Moran

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Bill Moran regarding Florence Easton, Brunswick, and Vocalion.

Rococo Records

File contains copies of Rococo record catalogues (1961-1994, some missing) and Battistini stencils (for LPs issued by Rococo).

John E. Rutherford

File contains a letter from John E. Rutherford and copies of his articles on the "Amour" labels.

Symposium Records

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Elliott Levine of Symposium Records.

Florence Easton

File contains correspondence, discographies, and drafts of John Stratton's article on Florence Easton for The Record Collector, and a talk that he gave for CHUM-FM radio "Collector's Choice (September 1966) on Easton. File includes copies of photographs of Easton that Stratton used in his article, and copies of photographs of Easton, Francis MacLennan, and John MacLennan, sent to Stratton by John W. MacLennan.

Various record collectors

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and various record collectors, including Arthur M. Lawrence, Barnes, Donald R. Hodgman, Henry F. Kurtz, Barbara Gilmour, Charles Jatant, Douglas J. Stanburg, T.J. Walsh, Brian Lee, Frank F. Williams, Paul Julian Weaver, Bryan Crimp, Derek Hill, Ellen Lebow, David Lloyd, Jonathan Brown, Arthur E. Zimmerman, Michael E. Henstock, Keith Hardwick, Ken Neate, E.R. Mickelson, Stuart Hamilton, Jack Mattaga, Chris B. McClinton, Syd Gray, A.G. Ross, William (Bill) Ashbrook, Sgt. Larry Root, Pamela Hawes, Rodolfo Celletti, Jean-Dominique Mondolson, Hina Spani, Bob Ziering, John W. MacLennan, David M. Greene, Kenneth B. Allen.

Iain Miller

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Iain Miller concerning Stratton's dissertation, various recordings, and playback speeds.

Friederike : Sah ein knab' ein Röslein stehn

Lichtegg, Max, 1910-1992 (tenor). Friederike : Sah ein knab' ein Röslein stehn. Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948 (composer). Elite Special: 7007. Matrix 2822. Recorded in [Vienna, Austria].

Gräfin Mariza : Komm Ziganyi

Lichtegg, Max, 1910-1992 (tenor). Gräfin Mariza : Komm Ziganyi. Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953 (composer). Elite Special: 7007. Matrix 2824. Recorded in [Vienna, Austria].

Desmond Shawn-Taylor

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Desmond Shawn-Taylor regarding early Russian recordings, and Rococo and Cantilena re-issues, among other topics.

Mapleson Cylinder talk

File contains John Stratton's lecture notes and a cassette of the audio recordings used in his lecture on the Mapleson Cylinders for the Association of Recorded Sound Collectors (ARSC) convention on May 9, 1990 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Mapleson cylinders

Subseries contains correspondence and research pertaining to the Mapleson cylinders and their re-release on compact disc by the New York Public Library. The subseries includes correspondence between John Stratton and Gordon C. Simpson, David Hall, Philip L. Miller, William H. Seltsam, Clifford Williams, Larry Lustig, David Hamilton, Robert Cooper (CBC Radio), Arthur Endreze, and William (Bill) Moran, and various clippings and articles about the Mapleson Cylinder project.

The subseries also includes the certificate awarded to David Hall, John Stratton, Tom Owen, Robert Tuggle, and David Hamilton for the "best album notes" written for "The Mapleson Cylinders", awarded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in 1986. Subseries also includes a photograph of John Stratton holding the certificate.

Articles by John Stratton

File contains drafts of the following articles by John Stratton: "Some Trends in this Century in Vocal Method for Opera" (talk given at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute); [Untitled talk] (July 2, 1980); "Echoes from Long Ago: The Mapleson Recordings" (Opera Canada, June 1985); letter response to review of DGG Don Giovanni and the reassessment of Sam Rame"Sam Shadow" by Matthew Gurewitsch (published in Opus, August 1987); "About Suzanne Adams (and some other thoughts)"; "Some matters of pitch" (The Opera Quarterly, Summer 1989); [Untitled talk] (September 15, 1985); and, "The 'What is it?' question" (September 12, 1985).

Some matters of pitch

File contains John Stratton's research notes and related correspondence for his article "Some Matters of Pitch," published in The Opera Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 4 (Summer 1989).

Individual vocalists

Subseries consists of correspondence and research materials pertaining to particular vocalists.

Historic singers and recordings

File contains correspondence between John Stratton and Syd Gray, Edward A. Wheeler, Max de Schauensee, Srul Irving Glick, Michael E. Henstock, Gerald D. Gibson, David M. Greene, and John [Wilkins?], regarding various singers and their recordings. File also contains clippings on various singers, including Helene Wildbrunn, Florence Easton, Rosalia Chalia, Nina Boboh, Hulda Lashanska Rosenbaum, Nellie Melba, Edward Lloyd, Jon Vickers, Italo Campanini, Evan Williams, Marcella Sembrich, Leonard Warren, Eleanor Steber, Lois Marshall, Joan Sutherland, Victoria de los Angeles, Doro Merande, and Beverly Sills.

Emma Albani

File contains a clipping of an article on Emma Albani by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell from MacLean's Magazine (July 15, 1953) and a copy of the magazine The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History (December 1986 - January 1987), which includes an article on Albani by Cheryl MacDonald.

Articles about John Stratton

File contains clippings of articles on John Stratton and his record collection, lectures, and articles, including those in the Ryerson Rambler, The Ryersonian, Campus Canada, and Forum (newsletter published by the Information Services Department for Ryerson).

Cantilena Records

File includes graphic masters for Cantilena and Rococo labels, lists of records issued under the Cantilena label, correspondence, drafts of Stratton's article on Cantilena Records (1987) written for the Record Collector, and drafts of singer biographies.

Talks by John Stratton

File contains lecture notes for talks given by John Stratton: "Some Trends in this Century in Vocal Method for Opera" (Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, February 24, 1982); "Singing Today and Yesterday" (University of Toronto, February 27, 1982); and, "Singers Today and Yesterday" (July 2, 1980).

Live from the Met : 1901

File contains John Stratton's lecture notes and a cassette of the audio recordings used in his two-part lecture on the Mapleson Cylinders, entitled "Live from the Met : 1901," which he delivered at Ryerson University on January 27, 1985 and January 29, 1985.

Phil Miller

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between John Stratton and Philip Lieson Miller regarding Stratton's review of The Grand Tradition: Seventy Years of Singing on Record by J.B. Steane (New York: Scribner, 1974); Cantilena releases; and the Mapleson Recordings, among other topics.

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