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Certification tickets from Montreal General Hospital and University of McGill College

File contains three certification tickets received by Arthur Charles Hawkins during the 1884-1885 session at the University of McGill College and Montreal General Hospital. The first two tickets confirm that Hawkins acted as a clinical clerk and a dresser in the surgical wards of Montreal General Hospital for three months ending in March 1885, as certified by Thomas G. Roddick, MD. The third ticket confirms Hawkins's enrolment in a Clinical Surgery course at McGill University, under Roddick's tutelage.

Thomas Cantley's correspondence regarding his political and professional activities

File contains correspondence between Thomas Cantley and persons including Sam Hughes, Robert Drummond, Justice Harris, Brandram & Henderson Limited, Baron Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Alan Dawson, George Grant, Maximilian Groten, R.H. Graham, Rev. J.A. Greenlees, Mrs. J.D. Fife, L.M. Fortier, Osborne Holmden, Harold C.E. Spence, E.M. MacDonald, R.B Bennett, A.J. Crockett, L.H. MacKenzie, A.M. Ferguson, J.E. Nutter, A. Andrew Merrilees, Perry F. Rockwood, James T. Thompson, and F.A. Harrison.
Suite

Suite

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

Raoul Pugno : [autographed photograph]

Raoul Pugno : [autographed photograph]

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.

Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach

File contains a copy of the 1906 publication of Anna Magdalena's 1725 Notebook with various short piano compositions, edited by Dr. Richard Batka. The book is inscribed to Ellen Ballon by Clara Lichtenstein, her teacher at McGill Conservatorium of Music, and dated April 7, 1910 in Montreal.

Photographs of Christie MacDonald

File contains three photographs of the opera singer Christie MacDonald of the Montreal Opera Company. One of the photographs shows her in costume for "The Spring Maid" by Heinrich Reinhardt, and another in costume as Marguerite for the "Jewel Song" in "Faust" by Charles Gounod for the Montreal Opera Company.

Program from the Royal Alexandra Theatre

File contains two programs for theatrical performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, including "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare and "Kindling" by Charles Kenyon. File also contains a program for two weeks of performances by the Montreal Opera Company and a program for their performance of "Thais" by Jules Massenet. File also contains a prospectus for a series of benefit concerts for the Hospital for Sick Children and the Toronto Free Hospital for Consumptives.

Program from Windsor Hall

File contains a souvenir program for the debut recital of one of Boris Hambourg's students, Brahm Sand (cello), accompanied by Bluma Sand on piano.

Photographs of Louise Edvina Edwardes

File contains an autographed photograph of the Montreal-born opera singer Louise Edvina Edwardes (nee Martin), known by her stage name "Madame Edvina." File also contains a print of Louise Edvina in costume from the opera "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini. Logan's notes on the reverse side of the print and at the bottom of the photograph indicate that she was known for her creation of the title role of Louise in an opera by Gustave Charpentier.

Photographs of Esther Ferrobini

File contains two photographs of the operatic soprano Esther Ferrobini of the Montreal Opera Company that John Daniel Logan used for a press release about her performance in the title role of the opera "Zoza."

Correspondence from Louis Keene

File contains a letter from the artist Louis Keene (1888-1972) thanking John Daniel Logan for a notice that he put in the Montreal Herald advertising his upcoming exhibition.

Programs from the Arena in Montreal

File contains programs from concerts by Clara Butt and Kennerley Rumford, from their tour of Canada in 1914. File also contains a newspaper clipping with comments from Clara Butt on their Canadian tour and the state of music in Canada. The article mentions performances in Toronto, the Arena in Montreal, and in Vancouver.

The McGill news

File contains the issue vol. I, No. 3 of the McGill University periodical. File includes a letter possibly addressed to Ronald St. John Macdonald's father.

Publicity photographs of Ellen Ballon

File contains publicity photographs of Ellen Ballon. Most are portraits, but some feature her playing the piano, participating in World War II support activities, at ceremonies, at concerts, and at receptions. Most of the photographs are undated but seem to span the entirety of her adult life. The last photograph in the album is of Ballon receiving her honorary doctorate from McGill University in 1954.

Offprints of geology articles and reports written by George Vibert Douglas

File includes "Concerning ore-shoot," by G. Vibert Douglas and C. K. Howse; "Further notes concerning ore-shoots," by G. Vibert Douglas and E.P. Sheppard; "Thirty-fourth annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines: the Whiskey Lake Area (District of Algoma) and La Cloche Area (District of Sudbury," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Topography and geology of South Georgia," by George Vibert Douglas; "Zavodovskii Island and notes on rock fragments dredged in the Weddell Sea," by George Vibert Douglas and W. Campbell Smith; "Topography and geology of the Tristan Da Cunha group," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Ore-shoots in the gold fields of Nova Scotia," by G. Vibert Douglas, C.O. Campbell, and N.R. Goodman; "On an occurrence of nickeliferous pyrrhotite in Nova Scotia," by G. Vibert Douglas and R. L. Milner; "Further notes on a field-test for gold," by G. Vibert Douglas and R.E. Pearce; "A field test for gold," by G. Vibert Douglas and Norman B. Gillies; "On the theory of continental drift," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Some features of mining geology," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Province of Quebec, Department of Mines and Fisheries: advance report on the geology of Bruneau Township and surrounding area," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Preliminary experiments in mountain-building," by G. Vibert Douglas and Geddes Webster; "Province of Quebec, Department of Mines and Maritime Fisheries: geological report no. 8, Eustis-mine area Ascot Township," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Prospecting," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Xenoliths and contacts near Halifax, Nova Scota," by G. Vibert Douglas and Elizabeth Wellington; "Note on the origin of the Gut of Canso and the Bras d'Or Lakes," by G. Vibert Douglas and J. W. D. Johnston; "Vein filling," by G. Vibert Douglas; "The structure of Ungava," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Recent ideas on mountain-building," by George Vibert Douglas; "An analysis of downpunching," by H.S. Heaps, presented by G. Vibert Douglas; and "Mineralization in Northern Rhodesia," by G. Vibert Douglas.

Sketch of Ellen Ballon

File contains a photograph of a sketch of Ellen Ballon by Kathleen Shackleton, completed in Montreal.

Poems by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains typescript and handwritten poems by Joyce Barkhouse: "Hostess" (unpublished); "The Happy Clam" (unpublished); "The Chickadee"; "Nostalgia" (rewrite); "Annapolis" (published posthumously in "Whispers of Mermaids and Wonderful Things," 2017); "The Shades of Night" (written at age 15); "Vengeance" (unpublished); "Little Hunter" (unpublished); "Snow" (published); "A Winter Prayer"; "The Frightened Witch" (published); "Little Hunter"; "First Pet"; and "After School." The file also includes a copy of "Obedience" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748).

Henderson, G. H. - son of

One young boy seated on a small table with his hands clasped around the knee of a leg raised on a small chair, facing to the side; full pose. Print from Nitrate Negative: 29-263
Photograph of The Three Bares sculpture at McGill University

Photograph of The Three Bares sculpture at McGill University

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.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's research materials on John P. Humphrey's life and work

File includes correspondence with different individuals, annotated typescripts, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, two photographs of John P. Humphrey, and a photograph of John P. Humphrey with Ronald St. John Macdonald in 1991 at McGill University, transcript of interviews between Ronald St. John Macdonald and John P. Humphrey, and other materials related to the subject.

Newspaper clippings concerning concerts and other topics

File contains newspaper clippings that mention Ellen Ballon. Topics range from concert reviews, her favourite recipes, lifestyle, the death of her mother (Charlotte Ballon, nee Klein), and her contributions during the Second World War. One of the articles reports on her premiere performance in Rio de Janeiro of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto.

Piano suite

File contains a copy of a manuscript for Alexander Brott's piano suite, which includes "Sacrilege," "Remorse," and "Conviction."

Brott, Alexander

Snow and The Chickadee : [poems]

File contains two poems written by Joyce Barkhouse. The first, entitled "Snow," includes a handwritten and typescript copy and was written while Joyce was living in Montreal. The second, entitled "The Chickadee" was written for her granddaughter, Cece, and emailed to her daughter, Janet.

Financial books and wedding record of Joyce Barkhouse

File contains three books: a personal expenses ledger, including insurance payments and income cheques for Joyce Barkhouse (1948-1952); an inventory of household furniture and personal effects (January 23, 1959); and a wedding record with notes about her wedding to Milton Joseph Barkhouse (September 16, 1942). The wedding record also includes invitations and cards in the back.
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