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Dept. of Italian Studies

Series consists of material related primarily to Guido Pugliese’s administrative duties within the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Department of Italian Studies. Records include reports, correspondence, and memoranda.

Photographs

Series consists primarily of analog photographs and some negatives of play rehearsals, performances and portrait shots of actors and actresses.

Photographs

Series contains photographs collected, maintained, and/or accumulated by Kathleen Parlow. Photographs depict Kathleen Parlow's life, musical career (including photographs of the Parlow String Quartet), and travels to various places including Hawaii and Asia. Also includes photographs of various individuals including but not limited to: Kathleen Parlow; Minnie Parlow; Leopold Auer; Thomas Edison; Arthur Hinton; Harold Bauer; Samuel Gilbert Colt; Willen Willeke; Johan Halvorsen; Henry Scheadieck; Erich Wolff; Ernesto Consolo; Wanda De Stein; Mischa Elman; Marie Hall; and, Jascha Heifetz.

Memorabilia

Series contains three-dimensional memorabilia objects, including three glass plate negatives from Kathleen Parlow's time in Petersburg; three framed photographs of Parlow's parents[?]; two metal stamps of Parlow with her violin; two framed photographs of Parlow (one as a young child); the National Award in Music medal from the University of Alberta; a family photo album, including a family tree; an Edison cylinder record of Parlow playing Nocturne, Op. 9, no. 2 in E-flat Major by Chopin (recorded 1913); an Edison 78 RPM record of Parlow playing Melodie by Tchaikovsky; and, 2 audio cassettes with recordings of the Parlow String Quartet. Series also includes drawings and watercolours of Kathleen Parlow.

The photographs included in the family album are listed at the front of the album and transcribed here:
1 - Uncle James Hamilton
2 and 3 - Mr. and Mrs. Allan (St. John)
4 - Mrs. Taylor (Allan's daughter)
5 - Nell (Allan's granddaughter)
6 - James Allen
7 - Sisters Allen
8 - Mr. and Mrs. Ross
9 - Mary Jane Sterling (mother's cousin)
10 and 11 - Mr. or Dr. and Mrs. Cooper
12 and 13 - Estabrooks and sister
14 and 15 - "The two Miss Guns"
16 - Uncle Sam
17 - Uncle Johnie
18 - Miss. Everitt
19 - Cousin George
20 and 21 - Rev. and Mrs. Harvey
21 - Annie Howe (niece of Uncle Sam's)
22 - Edgar Thompson
23 and 24 - Deacon and Mrs. Conolly (cousin)
25 and 26 - Mr. and Mrs. Merritt
27 - Major Hartley
28 - Mrs. Twee[...?] (minister's wife)
29 - Mr. Good
30 - Rev. Blakeney
31 - Mrs. Jones
32 - Baby Estabrooks
33 - Mr. Taylor
34 - Nell Taylor
35 - Boardman Wheeler
36 - James Hamilton (uncle)
37 - Cousin George
38 - Minnie Wheeler
39 and 40 - Father and Mother
41 - Miss. Conolly
42 - Mr. Broderick (Auntie Hamilton's brother-in-law)
43 and 44 - Mr. and Mrs. James Wheeler
45 and 46 - Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
47 - another Miss. Conolly
48 - Nellie Allan
49 - Dr. Broderick.

Photographs of musicians

Series consists of photographs of Canadian and European musicians from the early 1900s, as well as Giuliana Gattoni's collection of publicity photographs from the late 1980s and early 1990s, which predominantly consists of photographs of Canadian Opera Company productions.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of faculty, musicians-in-residence, guest artists, students, faculty events, and facilities, which were collected and used by the promotions office at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.

Promotional material for faculty events

Series consists of promotional materials created by the Faculty of Music to advertise events, facilities, and programs at the Faculty of Music. Materials include brochures, pamphlets, posters, and season event calendars.

Correspondence

Series contains letters, cards, and correspondence, including letters from George Crumb; John Leberg; Witold Lutoslawski; R. Murray Schafer; Pierre Trudeau (2). Cards: Vera [Frenkel]; Michael [Snow] (2); Veronica Tennant; Grant [?]; and, David [?] (2). Series also contains autographed photographs from Elly Ameling and Philippe Entremont, and a photograph of Taussig with Natalia Granados (Barcelona, 1980).

Concert planning documents

Series contains documents relating to the presentation of individual concerts (including correspondence and contracts); planning documents for each concert season; touring materials; documents relating to New Music Concerts' (NMC) commercially-released compact disc recordings; and records pertaining to the recording and broadcast of NMC concerts by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

Promotion and publicity documents

Series contains publicity and promotional materials for New Music Concerts (NMC), including programs and posters for individual performances, reviews of performances by NMC, and season brochures.

Photographs

Series primarily consists of photographs of the the construction and move of the Music Library from the third floor of the Edward Johnson Building to the Rupert E. Edwards Wing. Series includes photographs of the construction of the new wing from the outside and inside of the building, as well as various library staff members moving the library collection and at the opening reception in the new library space.

Series also includes photographs of the library (on the third floor of the Edward Johnson Building) taken by Robert Lansdale for the 1975 Faculty of Music Calendar, and a photograph of Jean Lavender, Boyd Neel, and George Szell during a visit that Szell made to the Faculty in [1959], during which he presented to the library a copy of the LP recording of Haydn's Symphony no. 97 in C major Symphony no. 99 in E-flat major, performed by the Cleveland Orchestra with George Szell conducting (LC 3455, 1958). The photograph was taken by the Toronto Star. The Lansdale photographs are from his batch no. 751073, nos. 14, 40, 47, 55, 59, 62, 63,

Photographs

Series consists of a photograph of Boyd Neel conducting an unidentified orchestra.

Photographs

Series consists of promotional and personal photographs of J. Churchill Arlidge, his family, and groups to which he belonged, including the Independent Order of Foresters (Arlidge was the High Organist); Christ Church at Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario; and a Grand Jury in 1907, which was appointed to investigate and make recommendations regarding public institutions and services in Toronto.

Performance, teaching, and personal records

Series consists of records relating to Ron Collier's performance career, including photographs from his time in the Kitsilano Boys' Band in Vancouver; correspondence with various musicians; photographs of his own quartet/quintet/dixtuor/ big band; and, photographs, correspondence, and other records from Collier's collaborations with Duke Ellington. Series also contains lecture notes and other materials relating to his teaching career at Humber College, where he taught composition and arranging (1974-1994). Series also contains some personal and family photographs, scrapbooks, and correspondence.

Publicity, correspondence, and various other documents

Series consists of newspaper articles by and about Leslie Bell, concert programs, scrapbooks, documents from the Canadian Music Educators' Association (CMEA), and photographs. Bell wrote a column for the Toronto Star from 1950 until 1961, and many of his columns are included in this series. The CMEA documents are included as Bell was a founder of the association and its executive director from 1959 until his death in 1962. He also edited the Canadian Music Educator journal during that time. The series also contains a file of correspondence, photographs, and certificates for Bell's son L. Richard Bell.

Postmortem documents

Series consists of documents created after Leslie Bell's death, including letters of condolence written to his wife Leona Bell; copies of his obituaries; and, documents pertaining to the Leslie Bell Scholarship, which was established in his name by the Leslie Bell Singers Alumnae in 1971. The award was created to support choral conductors further their professional careers and enhance their conducting abilities. The award is managed by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).

Family records and correspondence

Series consists of copies of photographs and documents pertaining to Johnstone's family. Documents include correspondence between Mary F. Williamson and Helmut Kallmann of the National Library of Canada; a copy of the petition for divorce filed by Catherine (McGregor) Johnstone against her husband John Francis Johnstone, which was later withdrawn (January 8, 1979); a copy of an article in the Toronto Star (November 26, 1927) regarding Amelia Hart and her seven husbands (Johnstone was the fourth); a copy of a letter from Mary F. Williamson to Professor Carl Morey at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto regarding Johnstone and performances of his songs; a copy of Johnstone's obituary (February 25, 1913); and a copy of scanned portraits of Johnstone. The series also consists of electronic records, including scanned images from the Johnstone family photo album (ca. 1900).

Personal and professional papers

Series consists of records relating to Derek Holman's education and career as an educator, composer, conductor, and organist. The series includes awards, certificates, degrees, photographs, programs, posters, reviews of performances, notebooks, correspondence, lecture notes, and assorted writings by Derek Holman.

Public relations, promotion, and marketing materials

Series consists of public relations and promotional materials created to promote Esprit Orchestra and their performances, including programs, posters, concert season brochures, flyers, advertisements in newspapers and magazines, newspaper clippings of reviews, promotional photographs, posters, and other general marketing materials.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Memorabilia

Series consists of a copy of Emmy Heim's obituary by Ronald Hambleton in the Globe and Mail (October 13, 1954); the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto Monthly Bulletin (November 1954) with an obituary written by Sir Ernest MacMillan; and a copy of the publicity photo used by Heim for many of her programs.

Awards and honours

Series consists of materials relating to awards and honours received by Greta Kraus, including the Toronto Arts Award (1990), the Order of Ontario (1991), and the Order of Canada (1993). Materials include correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and other press releases, and photographs. The series also includes two VHS tapes with recordings of the Order of Ontario ceremony (May 8, 1991) and the Toronto Arts Awards (August 15, 1990).

Photographs

Series contains photographs of Greta Kraus (professional and candid), Elizabeth Benson Guy, Beulah Bondi, Jon and Hatti Vickers, Lois Marshall, and various other friends, musicians, and family members.

Photographs

Series consists of promotional and professional photographs of Elizabeth Benson Guy, as well as photographs from her personal life, including from her 25th school reunion at Netherwood School, [New Brunswick] and in Chester, [Nova Scotia?]. The photographs pertaining to her career as a musician include photographs from her appearance in The Bartered Bride at the Toronto Conservatory of Music (1947) and in a performance of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, unknown date).

Photographs

Series consists of professional portraits of Michael Colgrass, as well as photographs from workshops, concerts, and rehearsals, and family photographs. Series includes photographs of Colgrass in Stuttgart when he was a timpanist with the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra (1955-1956); from his time in Copenhagen for the performance of his Rhapsodic Fantasy by the Danish Radio Orchestra conducted by Tamas Vetö (1965); from his Fort Wayne Residency (1972); of his rehearsals with the Canadian Brass for Flashbacks (1979); from a production of Colgrass' "Something's gonna happen" at Duggan Jr. High School in Edmonton, Alberta (1982); from rehearsals of Chaconne with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis (1984); neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) workshops, particularly at the Dynamic Learning Center at NLPU in Santa Cruz, California (1987); workshop at University of New Mexico (1988); at Longmeadow High School and Springfield Public School in Massachusetts (1992); University of Manitoba workshop (1997); and Winona Drive School workshop (1999).

Biographical information and personal memorabilia

Series consists of miscellaneous memorabilia and biographical information pertaining to Michael Colgrass, including Ulla Colgrass' speech for the celebration of Michael Colgrass at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music (2019); biographies of Michael Colgrass and lists of his works and recordings; letters saved as "Ego boosters"; Michael Colgrass' first passport; a "Wanted" poster for Michael Colgrass; astrological charts for the Colgrass family; humorous drawings and writings; and a certificate for the "Michael Colgrass" star from the International Star Registry.

Series also includes videos from Colgrass' 85th birthday party (2017), obituaries, sympathy notes from friends and colleagues following his death, and videos from the Michael Colgrass Life Celebration Party held at Walter Hall, University of Toronto Faculty of Music (November 2019).

Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence with composers, musicians, and friends, including Murray and Dorothea Adaskin, Elizabeth Bailey, Michael Colgrass, Barbara Croall, Srul Irving Glick, Chris Paul Herman, Lothar Klein, Gary Kulesha, Arie and Rachel Lipsky, Andrew MacDonald, Alex Pauk, Brent Straughan, George Szell, David Wilson, and Pinchas Zukerman. Correspondence includes enclosed photographs from Murray Adaskin from a visit related to Adaskin's convocation address at Brock University (October 21, 2000) and from Arie Lipsky relating to their Max Bruch project.

Series also includes correspondence and notes relating to Israelievitch's proposed and completed recording projects, including correspondence with CBC, Opening Day Recordings, Dorian, Atma, and Fleur de son Classics, Ltd. (including various recordings and edits from Israelievitch's Solo Suite CD released in 2003).

Series also includes notes and schedules relating to the "Bach Marathon" that Jacques Israelievitch participated in (March 3, 1985), and repertoire lists for Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra auditions.

Programs, posters, and other ephemera

Series consists of programs and posters from concerts held at Gallery 345, as well as thank you cards and notes from performers, and building plans for the gallery space and building (345 Souraren Ave., Toronto, Ontario). Series also includes a USB thumb drive (173 MB) with archived files from the Gallery 345 website, including performance announcements, program information, and performer biographies.

Memorabilia

Series consists of materials relating to Harry and Ida "Claudette" Culley, particularly as pertains to their piano duo, the "Black and White Spotters." Materials include photographs of the duo, newspaper clippings with performance announcements, a script from one of their appearances on Arkansas Salute, CKCL radio (July 26, 1934), a fan letter from Ida Baker (April 8, 1940), a poster from the performance at the Royal Opera House in London with Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon (August 30, 1937), and articles by their granddaughter Joanne Culley about the duo and their sheet music collection (2021-2022). Series also includes a copy of Joanne's novel Claudette on the keys (Crossfield Publishing, 2021), which is based on the lives of Ida Fernley and Harry Culley.

Musicians

Series consists of glass lantern slides of paintings, busts, caricatures, cartoons, and manuscript renderings of musicians, including: Johann Christian Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Philip Emmanuel Bach, Wilhelm Friedeman Bach, Notker Balbulus, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Countess Therese Brunswick, Frederic Chopin, Arcangelo Corelli, Karl Czerny, Louis Claude Daquin, Christoph Willibald Gluck, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Andrey Razumovsky, Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Heinrich Schutz, Antonio Vivaldi, Richard Wagner, and Mathilde Wesendonck. Series also includes slides of locations of significance to some composers (e.g., house in Eisenach where J.S. Bach was born); and reproductions of manuscripts by some of the composers.

Cathedrals

Series consists of glass lantern slides of various cathedrals, churches, basilicas, abbeys, and monasteries.

Most locations are in France: Albi Cathedral; Amiens Cathedral; Arles Cathedral; Bayeux Cathedral; Beauvais Cathedral; Bourges Cathedral; Carcassonne Cathedral; Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims; Caudebec Cathedral; Cluny Abbey; Coutances Cathedral; Dol Cathedral; Elne Cathedral; Évreux Cathedral; La Trinité, Caen; Le Mans Cathedral; Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Paris; Quimper Cathedral; Rodez Cathedral; Rouen Cathedral; Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges; Sainte-Chapelle, Paris; Saint-Étienne, Caen; Saint-Eustache, Paris; Saint-Maclou, Rouen; and Saint-Ouen, Rouen.

Other locations include Rome (Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls; Basilica of Saint Clement; Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo); Prague (Kostel sv. Josefa na Malé Straně; Kostel sv. Václava; Kostel svatého Ignáce; Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné; Kostel svatého Salvátora; Kostel svatého Víta); Leipzig (St. Thomas' Church); Québec (Laval Cathedral); Catalonia, Spain (Monastery of Sant Cugat); and England (Exeter Cathedral; Westminster Abbey).

Series also contains miscellaneous related slides, including examples of Early Christian cathedrals and basilicas and exemplars of French Gothic architecture. Some slides were reproduced from A History of Architecture by Banister Fletcher and Sir Banister Fletcher (published by George Philip & Son, London).

Notation and manuscripts

Series consists of examples of notations, particularly neumes and mensural notation. Examples are mostly taken from images included in the book Handbuch der Notationskunde by Johannes Wolf. Wolf was one of Arnold Walter's teachers when he studied musicology at the University of Berlin. Series also includes reproductions of manuscripts included in Storia della musica attraverso l'immagine by Georg Kinsky, Histoire de la musique des origines à la fin du XIVe siècle by Théodore Gérold, and World history of the dance by Curt Sachs; sequences from St. Gallen; illustrated pages from the Codex Manesse, Sachsenspiegel, Psautier de Lothaire, and Las Cantigas de Santa María; and a plate interpreting animal symbols.

Instruments

Series consists of glass lantern slides showing images of various instruments. Slides include images of instruments as included in Storia della musica attraverso l'immagine by Georg Kinsky, and Histoire de la musique des origines à la fin du XIVe siècle by Théodore Gérold, as well as reproductions of paintings and other artistic renderings of instruments. Instruments include the theorbo, lute, harp, viola da gamba, viola d'amore, German flute, lyre, guitar, unfretted and fretted clavichords, spinnet, Silberman pianoforte, gravicembalo, and oliphants.

Opera houses and theatres

Series consists of glass lantern slides of various opera houses and theatres in Europe, including: Theater an der Wien; Esterhazy; Teatro Communale, Florence; La Scala, Milan; Teatro San Carlo, Naples; Old Dresden State Theatre; State Opera House, Dresden; Bayreuth [Festspielhaus]; Opera Comique, Paris; Findling House, Chelse; Civic Opera House, Chicago; Metropolitan Opera House; and, Bloomington [Theatre, Indiana].

Opera stagings

Series consists of glass plate slides of stage designs and settings for particular productions of operas and other stage productions, including: Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven; Wozzeck by Alban Berg; Giunio Bruto by Domenico Cimarosa; Pélleas and Mélisande by Claude Debussy; Orfeo ed Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck; unidentified oratorios and operas by George Frideric Handel; Ballet du roi and Isis by Jean-Baptiste Lully; Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Salome by Richard Strauss; Aida, Don Carlos, La forza del destino, and Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi; and Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Götterdämmerung, and Parsifal* by Richard Wagner.

Stage designers represented in this collection include: Karl Friedrich Schinkel, R.E. Jones, Adolphe Appia, Ludwig Sievert, Panos Aravantinos, Norman Bel Geddes, Salvador Dali, Caspar Neher, Giorgio de Chirico, and Rolf Gérard.

Seminars

Series consists of materials from the first three seminars hosted by the John Adaskin Project: Seminar for Graded Educational Music (Toronto, November 11-16, 1963), which included 15 Canadian composers working with students at schools in the Toronto area; Seminar II (Toronto, March 1965), which was held in Adaskin's memory and which featured concert demonstrations of school music by Canadian composers and planning meetings for the continuation of the project; and a third seminar, or policy conference (Toronto, November 23-25, 1967). Documents from each seminar include reports, summaries of discussions, photographs, and promotional and press material.

Promotional materials

Series consists of promotional materials created for Opera Division productions to promote performances, including programs, posters, and brochures, as well as photographs from Opera Division performances, and newspaper clippings of reviews and press releases.

Production records

Series consists of records relating to opera productions, including correspondence, budgets, alterations to scripts and scores, rehearsal schedules, technical drawings, set and costume designs, set and prop lists, programs, reviews, press releases, and performer agreements.

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