Fonds 58 - Emmy Heim fonds

Identity area

Reference code

OTUFM 58

Title

Emmy Heim fonds

Date(s)

  • 1912-1956 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

15 cm of textual records + 1 photograph (2 boxes)

Context area

Name of creator

Heim, Emmy
(1885-1954)

Biographical history

Emmy Heim was born in Vienna, Austria on September 10, 1885 and died in Toronto, Ontario on October 13, 1954.

Initially taught by her mother, she went on to study voice with Frances Mütter in Vienna. She made her debut performance in Vienna in 1911, and went on to tour Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Poland. Heim frequently performed the songs of Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf, as well as contemporary works by Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and Igor Stravinsky.

By 1930, she had moved to England, and between 1934 and 1939, she spent time in Canada, giving lecture-recitals and teaching at the Toronto Conservatory of Music (TCM). She permanently moved to Canada in 1946 and taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto (RCMT) until her death. Her students included Eileen Law and Lois Marshall.

Repository

University of Toronto Music Library

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated with materials from the Estate of Elizabeth Benson Dentay (nee Guy) in 2015. Subsequent accruals from the Estates of Greta Kraus Dentay and Elizabeth Benson Dentay (nee Guy) in 2020 (A2020-09 and A2020-10). When these materials came into the possession of Greta Kraus and Elizabeth Benson-Guy is unknown.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Fonds consists of Emmy Heim's lecture notes for the Toronto Conservatory of Music (TCM) and Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto (RCMT), correspondence, programs, posters, and a photograph. Fonds also includes manuscripts of songs written for, or copied by, Emmy Heim.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged in 4 series : (A) Correspondence; (B) Lecture notes; (C) Programs; (D) Memorablia; (E) Music manuscripts.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • Czech
  • English
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Most of Heim's lecture notes are in English. Correspondence includes letters in English and German. Programs predominantly in English and German; a couple programs in Czech, Romanian, and Hungarian.

    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Finding aids

    Allied materials area

    Existence and location of originals

    Existence and location of copies

    Related units of description

    Materials were included with those of Greta Kraus and Elizabeth Benson Guy at the point of donation.

    Related descriptions

    Notes area

    Alternative identifier(s)

    Access points

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Name access points

    Genre access points

    Description control area

    Description identifier

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Last revised March 2, 2022.

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        Accession area