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University of Toronto Music Library Edward Johnson collection File
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Correspondence, writings, and publicity material

File contains autographed letters, signed (ALS) from Deems Taylor (February 17, 1927), Gordon V. Thompson (May 4, 1927), and Edna St. Vincent Millay (October 6, 1927); letters to Earle Poling (1923-1937); texts of lectures (1925-1952); and, press releases and magazine articles (1928-1960).

Edward Johnson scrapbook

File consists of a scrapbook with clippings from newspapers and magazines, and concert programs, pasted on the pages of the October 15, 1925 issue of MacLean's magazine; the issue contains an article on Johnson entitled: A Canadian star shines for the world, by John Nelson. The scrapbook was compiled by Gertrude Carter Elliott and Pearl Carter MacMillan.

Scrapbook of signed programs from the Metropolitan Opera House

File contains a scrapbook with 38 programs from the 1935-1936 and 1936-1937 seasons of the Metropolitan Opera, from the start of Edward Johnson's time as general manager. The scrapbook was compiled by Rosa Ponselle and gifted to Johnson on December 24, 1935. In addition to a program from each production, the scrapbook includes the signatures of conductors and singers from each performance.

Programs

File contains programs from Edward Johnson's peformances at the Royal Opera House in Guelph (1907); R. Teatro de la Pergola in Firenze (1919); Villa La Badia in Florence (1921); Griffin's Opera House in Chicago (1921-1922); Vocational-Collegiate Building in Guelph (1923); Akron Armory (1923-1924); Massey Music Hall in Toronto (1924); Vancouver (1927); Atlanta with the Metropolitan Opera Company (1929); Ravinia (1929); New York Hippodrome [192-?]; Temple Theatre in Hamilton [192-?]; The Drake [192-?]; and, a memorial concert at the New York Public Library (1960).

Memorabilia

File contains signed photographs of various opera singers and composers that Edward Johnson worked with during his career, and a vocal score of acts 1 and 2 of Peter Ibbetson by Deems Taylor (publishers' version for tenor).

Collection of historical letters

File contains letters collected by or given to Edward Johnson from Georges Bizet, Claude Debussy (photograph), Gaetano Donizetti, Jenny Lind, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Adelina Patti/Giuseppe Verdi, Ignacy Paderewski (signed photograph), Giacomo Puccini, and Richard Wagner. Unless otherwise indicated, all items are autograph letters, signed (ALS).

Sheet music collection

File contains a selection of sheet music owned by Edward Johnson. Some of the sheet music includes the autograph of the composer, and most of the sheet music has been annotated by Johnson. Some of the sheet music is also dedicated to Johnson.

Binder's albums of vocal sheet music

File contains binder's albums of French and Italian sheet music. File also includes a copy of a paper inventory of volume 1, completed by Lynn McIntyre (December 1988) and entitled "A bound volume of the Edward Johnson collection entitled Debussy, Hahn, Bemberg, Bizet, Gounod, Massenet, e Schumann" and an inventory of another volume (CA OTUFM 01-9-3) completed by John Fodi and entitled "A bound item in the Edward Johnson collection of sheet music." The papers were submitted to Prof. P. Fleming for the course Analytical and Historical Bibliography at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. McIntyre's paper includes a Table of Contents for the first volume of the Edward Johnson collection (pp. 7-8) and both papers include bibliographic references.