Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1927-1942 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Alexander (Jack) McNeil, born in Angus, Ont., in 1876, was a journalist who worked for various newspapers, including the Toronto Mail and Empire and the Montreal Gazette. While he made his living as a newspaperman, his real love was the theatre. He collected books, records and photos, many of which were autographed by the world's leading actors. He was a renowed authority on Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas, as well as eighteenth century music and plays. He died in 1964.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Dora Mavor Moore, 1977.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of photos, manuscript notes and ephemera relating to Gilbert and Sullivan, and especially to the D'Oyley Carte Company across Canada in 1927. There is also some biographical material relating to J.A. McNeil.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Sullivan, Arthur (Subject)
- Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) (Subject)