Archives Catalogue

William Somerset Maugham : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 7
File
[1940 - 1965]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

William Somerset Maugham : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 19
File
1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

William Schuman : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 13
File
1955

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

William Howard Taft : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 14
File
1917

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a copy of a portrait of President Taft of the United States (1909-1913) with an inscription below to D.H. Ballon (Dr. David H. Ballon) of Montreal and his sister, Ellen Ballon.

Wilhelm Backhaus : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 10
File
1926

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Wilfrid Pelletier : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 9, Folder 1
File
1933

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the Canadian conductor, (Joseph Louis) Wilfrid Pelletier.

Virgil Thomson : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 9, Folder 6
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of the American composer Virgil Thomson, addressed to Ellen Ballon, "my doctor and friend."

Unidentified group of people including Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 10
File
[195-? - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of a group of people congregated in someone's home in front of a piano. "Helmut Blume" is inscribed on the reverse side of the photograph in pencil. Helmut Blume taught piano at McGill University from 1946 and became dean of the Faculty of Music in 1964.

Trois mazourkas pour le piano

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 9
File
[1847]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a first edition copy of Chopin's Mazurkas, Op. 63, published by Breitkopf and Hartel. The compositions were dedicated to the Countess Laura Czosnowska.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Toti Dal Monte : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 26
File
1936

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the Italian soprano Toti Dal Monte (1893-1975), inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Thomas Beecham : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 9, Folder 8
File
[195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

The three graces by Whitney Gertrude : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 9, Folder 11
File
[1931]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of the sculpture "The Three Graces" by Gertrude Whitney. The sculpture was installed at McGill University in 1931.

The McGill News : Ellen Ballon and Pauline Donalda receiving honorary doctorates from McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 7
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a framed reproduction of the front cover of The McGill News (Winter 1954), featuring Ellen Ballon and the Canadian operatic soprano Pauline Donalda receiving their honorary doctorates. The photograph is in black and white but the banner for the magazine is in colour.

Telegram from Isidore Ballon to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 19
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a telegram sent to Ellen Ballon concerning money.

Sydney Dalton : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 16
File
1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Suite

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[before 1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File is a manuscript with three numbered pieces by Alfred La Liberté: "Pensée Tendre" (D-flat Major), dedicated to Katherine Sneed; "Prière (Choral)" (D Major), dedicated to Marcel Dupré; and "Dance-Song" (b minor).

La Liberté, Alfred

Sketch of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 17
File
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an original sketch of Ellen Ballon by Kathleen Shackleton, completed in Montreal.

Sir William C. MacDonald : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 11
File
[1900-1917]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Sir Thomas Beecham : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 8
File
[195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Sally Ryan : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 9, Folder 9
File
[194-? - 195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Rubin Goldmark : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 9
File
1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Richard Nevill : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 30
File
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of Richard Nevill of Tunbridge Wells, signed May 1927.

Raoul Pugno : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 6
File
January 16, 1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of the French pianist Raoul Pugno (1852-1915), addressed to Ellen Ballon. The photograph was taken by an indecipherable studio in New York.

Rafael Joseffy and family : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 29
File
1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the Hungarian pianist Rafael Joseffy and his family.

Rafael Joseffy : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 13
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 12
File
[1896-1911]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of The Three Bares sculpture at McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 17
File
[1931]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of "The Three Bares" sculpture (also known as the "Friendship Fountain"), which was given to McGill University by its creator, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, as a show of goodwill between the United States and Canada. Ellen Ballon met Whitney while in New York and reportedly suggested the donation of the sculpture. It was presented to the university in 1931 by New York Times editor John Finley in 1931.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 23
File
[1930 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon posing with a piano.

Karsh, Yousuf

Olin Downes : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Norman Dello Joio : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 35
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the American composer, Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008), inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Newspaper article on Sir Jacob Epstein's bust of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 20
File
1965

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the article.

Murial Dundas : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 3
File
April 25, 1925

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of Muriel Dundas, personalized to Ellen Ballon. The photograph was taken at the Ira J. Hill Studio in New York.

Maxwell Cohen, Fannie Hurst, Ellen Ballon, and Morton Gould : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 14
File
[1950 - 1968]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Martin Jones : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 33
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of Martin Jones, inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Lotte Lehmann, Dr. Ross Flemington, and Ellen Ballon at Mount Allison University : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 13
File
1962

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Lotte Lehmann and Ellen Ballon with Dr. Ross Flemington, president of Mount Allison University, following a concert in 1962.

Lotte Lehmann : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 6
File
1957

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Lotte Lehmann : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 6
File
[1940 - 1972]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 9
File
December 2, 1957

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Yehudi Menuhin to Ellon Ballon written on December 2, 1957. The letter concerns a performance by Ellen Ballon in Montreal. Item is accompanied by the Ritz Carlton Montreal envelope in which Ballon received the letter.

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999

Letter from Wilhelm Backhaus to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 20
File
1926

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Wilhelm Backhaus concerning his and Ellen Ballon's performances, written while Backhaus was performing in New Zealand.

Backhaus, Wilhelm

Letter from Walter de Mouilpied Scriver to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 7
File
September 30, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Walter de Mouilpied to Ellen Ballon, written on September 30, 1952. The letter thanks Ballon for a performance she gave at an honorary dinner. Item is accompanied by the stamped envelope in which Ballon received the letter. The postage stamp has been removed from the envelope.

Scriver, Walter de Mouilpied

Letter from Major John White Hughes Bassett to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 18
File
1953

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a citation of a poem by Robbie Burns, signed by John Bassett, the president and managing director of the Montreal Gazette.

Bassett, John White Hughes

Letter from Lotte Lehmann to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 11
File
1958

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a brief thank-you note for flowers received.

Lehmann, Charlotte

Letter from Josef Hofmann to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1953

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Josef Hoffman granting Ellen Ballon permission to use his name in a scholarship. Hofmann was Ballon's teacher from 1914-1916 in Switzerland.

Hofmann, Josef

Letter from Edna Ferber to Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ralph Gustafson

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 16
File
1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Edna Ferber in response to a birthday telegram sent by Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ralph Gustafson of High Perch Farm, Georgetown, Connecticut.

Ferber, Edna

Leonard Bernstein : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 2
File
1934

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Josef Hofmann with Anton H. at piano

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 14
File
1953

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of a young boy, "Anton H.," playing the piano, helped by his teacher, Josef Hoffman. The photograph was taken in 1930 by Albert Peterson.