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Program from the Mechanic Institute

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 19
File
1883

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program for a performance of hymns and tunes, performed at the Mechanic Institute.

Programs from Orpheus Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 3
File
1887

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the program and texts from the songs of "The Flower Queen" or "The Coronation of the Rose: A Cantata in Two Acts" by George F. Root, which was presented at Orpheus Hall on September 13 and 14, 1887. The performances featured Miss. B. Lownds, Mr. King Pooley, Mr. C.J. Ross, Mr. J.R. Forbes, Miss. Taylor, Miss. E. Pickford, Miss. H. Gossip, Miss. E. Wier, Miss. B. Salter, Miss. M. Partridge, Miss. Forbes, Miss. G. Taylor, Miss. Ward, Miss. G. Smithers, and Miss. A. Nichols.

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

Programs from the School for the Blind

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 4
File
[1900 - 1925]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs for the following recitals presented at the Halifax School for the Blind: Michel Sciapiro (violin), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club; Mildred Dilling (harp), with Rose E. Seguin (soprano) and orchestra (conducted by L. Dorothea Webb); and an organ and vocal recital with unknown performers.

Correspondence from Frank S. Welsman

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 52
File
1907

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Frank Squire Welsman. The letter concerns the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and requests John Daniel Logan's help in promoting and supporting their endeavours.

Welsman, Frank

Correspondence from A.S. Vogt

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 51
File
1908

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from A.S. (Augustus Stephen) Vogt, thanking John Daniel Logan for his review of a performance by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.

Vogt, Augustus Stephen

Program from Massey Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 18
File
1908-1923

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs from concerts given at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario: Columbian Conservatory Orchestra, conducted by Alfred Bruce with E.H. Painty on piano; the Mendelssohn Choir, conducted by A.S. Vogt; the Mendelssohn Choir, directed by H.A. Fricker; Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frank S. Welsman with Margaret Huston (soprano); Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Louise Homer (contralto); Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Mischa Elman (violin); John McCormack (tenor) with Edwin Schneider (piano); and the Oratorio Society of Toronto, conducted by Edward Broome, with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nikolai Sokoloff.

File also contains a compilation of all of the programs from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's 1911-1912 season, inscribed to John Daniel Logan. File also contains some newspaper clippings of concert reviews by "A.E.S.S."

Autographed photograph of A.S. Vogt

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 12
File
[1908]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of A.S. (Augustus Stephen) Vogt, the conductor and founder of the Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto, Ontario.

Correspondence from R.S. Pigott

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 45
File
1908

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from R.S. Pigott of the Toronto Conservatory of Music concerning John Daniel Logan's book, presumably "Preludes: sonnets and other verses" (1906).

Autograph of F.H. Torrington

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 32
File
January 4, 1908

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a booklet entitled "Tributes to F.H. Torrington," signed by Frederick Herbert Torrington (founder and conductor of various Toronto festivals, orchestras, choruses, and the Toronto College of Music). The booklet contains reprints of newspaper articles written about Torrington, a list of festivals in Toronto directed by Torrington, and a partial list of works performed in Toronto under his direction.

Autographed photograph of F.H. Torrington

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 11
File
[1908]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of Frederick Herbert Torrington, a choral conductor in Toronto, Ontario.

Program from Truro Cathedral

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 8
File
1910

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program for the carol service given at the Truro Cathedral on Holy Innocents Day (December 28, 1910), as arranged by the late Archbishop Benson.

Letters from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12
File
1910-1916

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains letters from the Canadian Prime Minister to Ellen Ballon, primarily concerning the progress of her musical education and her performances.

Laurier, Wilfrid, Sir

Program from the Toronto Conservatory of Music

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 3
File
1910, 1912-1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs from concerts presented at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, including performances by the Flonzaley Quartet (Adolfo Betti, Alfred Pochon, Ugo Ara, Iwan D'Archambeau); Toronto String Quartette (Frank E. Blachford, Roland Roberts, F. Converse Smith, Frederic Nicolai); and Constance Martin (piano).

Souvenir program of the Montreal Opera Company

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 20
File
1911-1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File also includes a newspaper clipping with a review of the Grand Opera season of the Montreal Opera Company.

Autographed photographs of Kathleen Parlow

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 7
File
October 1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two autographed photographs of the Canadian-born violinist Kathleen Parlow, addressed to Dr. Logan. Both photographs include her violin.

Correspondence from Kathleen Parlow

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 43
File
1911-1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two letters from the Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow concerning reviews of her performances by John Daniel Logan and Logan's poetry. One of the letters (dated April 19, 1912), mentions the sinking of the Titanic in passing. One of the letters originally contained two photographs of Parlow, one for the press and one for Logan.

Parlow, Kathleen

Correspondence from Minnie Parlow

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 44
File
1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Minnie Parlow, the mother of the Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow. The letter concerns reviews of her daughter's performance in Toronto.

God bless our Canada : A national anthem : [choral score]

God bless our Canada : A national anthem : [choral score]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 58
File
1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the sheet music for Edith J. Archibald's "God Bless Our Canada" and a manuscript version of the English lyrics for the anthem by Archibald. The song is written in F Major for four-voice chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and piano with lyrics in English and French.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Programs from the Academy of Music

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 66
File
1911, 1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs for performances by the Russian pianist Mark Hambourg (October 2, 1911); American soprano Victorina Hayes; Canadian bass baritone Edmund Burke; American tenor Allen McQuhae; and the Pictou County Philharmonic Society, directed by George M. McDonald and assisted by Suzanne Kenyon (February 15, 1924).

Program from the Universalist Church

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 9
File
1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program from a recital, "Gems from the Oratorios," given at the Universalist Church on Brunswick Street, Halifax by the church choir and various members of the congregation: J.A. Cumming, Miss. L. Collins, Mr. A. Penny, Mr. Ruffell, Mr. A.L. Smith, Mrs. T.L. Covey, Allan M. Reid, Mrs. S. Stead, Mrs. Croucher, Miss. Ouseley, Mr. Herbert Walker, Mrs. Covey, Mr. Abbott Cumming, and Mr. Alexander.

Correspondence from Gena Branscombe Tenney

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 16
File
1912-1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains three letters from Gena Branscombe Tenney. Her letters include references to Logan's article on "Canadian Women," her family, and her compositions.

Branscombe, Gena

Program from the All Saints Cathedral

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 67
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program from the All Saints' Cathedral in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an organ recital given by George F. Austen with violinist Marian Hensley (January 23, 1912).

Program from the University of Toronto

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 4
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program from the "Address to the Graduating Classes and Opening of the Organ" (June 6, 1912). The program includes an organ recital by Mr. F.A. Moure, bursar of the university, as well as the organ's specifications and a picture. The organ was built by Cassavant Freres of St. Hyacinth, Quebec.

Photographs of Christie MacDonald

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 2
File
[1912-1913]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

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.

Autographed photographs of W.O. Forsyth

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 3
File
October 1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two photographs of the Canadian composer, teacher, and writer W.O. (Wesley Octavius) Forsyth, one of which is autographed for Dr. J.D. Logan.

Forsyth, W. O. (Wesley Octavius)

Correspondence from Christie MacDonald

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 35
File
1912-1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains one letter and a Christmas card from Christie MacDonald. The letter apologizes for missing John Daniel Logan and his wife when she was in Toronto.

McDonald, Christie

Program from Windsor Hall

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 5
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

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.

Correspondence from Edouard Hesselberg

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 29
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an announcement from the Russian pianist, composer, and teacher Edouard Hesselberg sent to John Daniel Logan as the Musical Critic of The Star (in Toronto). The announcement concerns his recent appointment as editor and contributor to the staff of the "International Music and Musicians." The letter was sent in an envelope from The Hambourg Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Hesselberg, Edouard

Correspondence from Belle MacDonald

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 34
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Belle MacDonald, written on behalf of her sister Christie MacDonald.

Correspondence from Edward Broome

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 17
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Edward Broome. His letter includes information about the activities and performances of the Toronto Oratorio Society and was sent to Logan to be published in the Toronto News.

Broome, Edward

Correspondence from Henry L. Gillespie

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 24
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Henry L. Gillespie of Werba and Luescher Attractions at the New York Theatre Building. The letter was written on behalf of his wife, Christie MacDonald, to inform Logan of her upcoming performance in a new opera "Sweethearts" by Victor Herbert, Harry B. Smith, and Robert B. Smith. The letter also mentions a photograph of MacDonald that Werba and Luescher would send to Logan.

Correspondence from Clarence Lucas

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 33
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains five letters from the Canadian composer Clarence Lucas of the Musical Courier Company concerning his and John Daniel Logan's respective writing, music, and research on Canadian music. Two of the letters thank Logan for sending Lucas poems, and one letter mentions their mutual acquaintance W.O. Forsyth.

Lucas, Clarence

Autographed photograph of Frank E. Blachford

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 34
File
June 1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of the Canadian violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer Frank Edward Blachford (1879-1957) addressed to Dr. J.D. Logan in appreciation of his writing on music in Toronto.

Photographs of Louise Edvina Edwardes

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 39
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

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.

Newspaper clippings concerning organ concerts by Allen M. Reid

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 18
File
1913, 1916

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Program from the First Presbyterian Church

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 70
File
[1913 - 1925]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains six copes of a program from a choir and organ recital given at the First Presbyterian Church in Truro.

Britain calls : [lyrics]

Britain calls : [lyrics]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 10
File
1914

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a newspaper clipping and letters to Edith J. Archibald concerning her song "Britain Calls," which was written for the Royal Canadian Regiment during World War One. The newspaper clipping includes the text, but not the music, of the song. The letters are from G.A. LeCain, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Commanding 25th Battalion; George Murray, Provincial Secretary; and Evelyn Starr, professional violinist of New York City. An inscription by Edith J. Archibald at the top of the letters reads, "This song, dedicated to the Royal Canadian Regt. has made their 'marchpost' and I am told by an officer of that Regt. that is was played and sung daily during the war. He himself said it had keeped [sic] the men when on the tramp, 'over many a weary mile.'"

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Photograph of Harry Dean

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 37
File
[1915-1927]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a photograph of Harry Dean, a Canadian conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator. He is known for founding the Maritime Academy of Music and the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers' Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Programs from the Auditorium

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 68
File
1919, 1920

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two programs from concerts given at the Auditorium on Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The programs are for a "Weekly Twilight Recital" given by the New Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph (April 30, 1920); and Frances Pelton Jones (harpsichord) and Rose Seguin (soprano), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club (September 24, 1919) (3 copies).

Programs from the Majestic Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 1
File
1919-1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains musical and theatrical programs for performances by Florence Glossop-Harris company; The Dumbells; Halifax Choral Union and Conservatory Orchestra, directed by Ifan Williams; Boston English Opera Company; Martin Harvey and N. de Silva; F. James Carroll Players; Boston Symphony Ensemble, directed by Augusto Vannini; Madame Germaine Schnitzer and George M. McDonald, accompanied by Marjorie Payne; and the Halifax Philharmonic Society.

Photograph of the Dalhousie Orchestra

PC1.2022-006, Box 81, Folder 5
File
[ca. 1920s]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Correspondence from W.O. Forsyth

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 23
File
1921, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains four letters from the Canadian composer, teacher, and writer W.O. (Wesley Octavius) Forsyth. Three of the letters (dated from 1921) are written on letterhead from the Canadian Academy of Music in Toronto, where he taught from 1919 to 1924. The letters concern setting texts by John Daniel Logan to music and mentions its possible performance by their mutual friends Lucas and Gena Branscombe.

The file also contains a short biography of W.O. Forsyth from the Star Weekly (Toronto, July 1921); a program for a concert by Jessie McAlpine (a student of Forsyth's) at the Canadian Academy of Music; and a program for a concert by the Russian pianist Arthur Friedheim at Massey Hall.

Forsyth, W. O. (Wesley Octavius)

Programs from the Halifax Ladies Musical Club

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 72
File
1921, 1922, 1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two programs with performances by members of the Halifax Ladies Musical Club: "An Evening with Canadian Creative Composers" with a lecture by Dr. J.D. Logan (November 1, 1921) and a "Debate" between the old masters and modern composers (November 21, 1922). File also contains two programs presented by the Club, for performances by the Hart House String Quartet (Geza de Kresz, Harry Adaskin, Milton Blackstone and Boris Hambourg) (November 28, 1924) and the Hambourg Trio (Greza de Kresz, Reginald Stewart, and Boris Hambourg) (January 11, 1924).

Programs from the Halifax Conservatory of Music

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 71
File
1921, 1924, 1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs for the following: a recital by Ernest Leslie Schofield, baritone with Harry Dean, piano (October 6, 1925); "The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of St. Luke," conducted by Harry Dean and presented by the Alumni Society (December 18, 1924); a lecture-recital by George M. McDonald, baritone, and Harry Dean, piano (October 4, 1921); and a pianoforte recital by Reginald Stewart, assisted by Luther Dickens Mott, bass-baritone, and Harry Dean, piano.

Program from St. Mary's Cathedral

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1921

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program for an organ and choral recital at St. Mary's Cathedral by the church organist, Edwin C. Helsby, and choir, directed by Rev. Gerald B. Phelan.

Correspondence from Addie MacKay

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 37
File
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Addie MacKay concerning a hymn that she composed with words by her sister, requesting that John Daniel Logan publish it in the Halifax Herald.

Correspondence from Hilda Roberts

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 47
File
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from the singer Hilda Roberts. The letter contains an overview of her performances to date in anticipation of a concert in Halifax. The file also contains a series of testimonials from Manlio Di Veroli, Musical Director of the Opera House in Rome and the London Opera House, who taught Roberts in London.

Biographical notes on Allen MacKenzie Reid

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 19
File
[1922]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains handwritten notes by John Daniel Logan and includes references to concerts by Allen M. Reid in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia.

Program from Nelson Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 2
File
1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program for a recital given by Mrs. Chester MacDonald (soprano), Julius Silverman (violin), and Mrs. H.W. Dodwell (piano), presented by the Local Council of Women. The date of the recital has been revised from November 25, 1924 to December 9, 1924.

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