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Kathleen Parlow fonds Subseries
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Postcards

Subseries includes a collection of postcards. Some of the postcards are blank, others were written or sent by Kathleen Parlow. Postcards are in both black and white and colour.

Student-related press

Subseries contains newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the students of Kathleen Parlow. Specifically, many articles focus on her student Gisele MacKenzie (LaFleche).

Halvorsen discovery

Subseries consists of press articles relating to the discovery of the Halvorsen violin concerto (dedicated to Kathleen Parlow) in the University of Toronto Music Library. This manuscript was previously thought to be lost.

Family records

Subseries consists of records relating to Kathleen Parlow's family, including her mother, Minnie Parlow.

Individual photographs

Subseries consists of individual photographs from 1900-1960. Photographs depict Kathleen Parlow's life, musical career (including photographs of the Parlow Strong 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; Jascha Heifetz.

Albums

Subseries consists of albums and album pages, compiled by Kathleen Parlow.

Gifted photos

Subseries consists of photos given to Kathleen Parlow, many of which are autographed.

Clippings and publications

Subseries consists of press clippings and publications related to Kathleen Parlow's life and musical career. Subseries includes magazines, as well as loose newspaper and magazine articles. Notable topics in these clippings and publications include performance reviews, articles about Kathleen Parlow's arm injury and recovery.

Professional and promotional material

Subseries consists of drafts of articles by Kathleen Parlow, including: "Art and Music," published in the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto Monthly Bulletin (April 1953); and "Student days in Russia," published in the Canadian Music Journal (Fall 1961).

Published scores

Subseries consists of sheet music and published scores performed by Kathleen Parlow and/or given to her by the composer. The subseries includes quartet parts used by the Parlow String Quartet, and a piano score for Violin Concerto no. 2 by Henryk Wieniawski with annotations by Parlow's teacher Leopold Auer. Most of the sheet music has been annotated by Parlow.

Press transcriptions

Subseries contains handwritten and typed transcriptions of articles written about Kathleen Parlow and/or her performances around the world. Some of the transcriptions are translations of articles written in various other languages.

Negatives

Subseries contains negatives. Most (or perhaps all) of them are developed as positives in the Individual Photographs subseries.

Letters

Subseries includes correspondence both written and sent to Kathleen Parlow from 1868-1967. Subseries also includes envelopes and a few newspaper clippings, perhaps included in the letters. Notable writers include Leopold Auer who was Kathleen Parlow's teacher.

Scrapbooks

Subseries consists of six scrapbooks regarding Kathleen Parlow's career, including a scrapbook of articles about her students.

Financial records

Subseries consists of records relating to Kathleen Parlow's finances, including mortgage information.

Souvenirs

Subseries consists of calling cards, souvenir programs, and various other items collected by Kathleen Parlow throughout her life and travels.

Reference materials

Subseries consists of miscellaneous reference items about Kathleen Parlow and the creation of her recording archives, as well as two catalogues of her record collection.