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1600 Protestant Ministers Defend Separation of Church and State : [poster]

1600 Protestant Ministers Defend Separation of Church and State : [poster]

Item consists of a broadside produced by The Protestant (chaired by Kenneth Leslie), likely in early 1945, titled "1600 Protestant Ministers Defend Separation of Church and State". Item includes facsimiles of articles from the New York Herald Tribune and New York Times (from February 1945), as well as a letter from Kenneth Leslie to Archbishop Francis J. Spellman, demanding opposition to "any attempt under whatever formula to involve the free democratic states in any deal in which the Vatican State or its representatives, or the representatives of any Protestant or Jewish establishment of religion, has part or place, either as principal or mediator" and other "disservice[s] to the country".
1613 Christian Ministers Demand an All-Out Anti-Fascist Peace : [poster]

1613 Christian Ministers Demand an All-Out Anti-Fascist Peace : [poster]

Item consists of a broadside produced by The Protestant (edited by Kenneth Leslie), as it appeared in the February 13, 1945 edition of the New York Post, containing a declaration from Leslie and the editorship directed to Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, urging resistance against what Leslie deems the anti-Semitic influence of a "overtly political" Papacy.

Achtamar

Item is a copy of a manuscript composition by Alan Hovhaness, inscribed to Ellen Ballon. The composition is based on an Armenian folktale and is comprised of two movements, each of which imitates Armenian instruments (tmpoog for the first movement and the kanoon and oud in the second movement).

Hovhaness, Alan

Bachianas Brasilieras no. 3 : [conductor's score]

Item is a copy of an autograph version of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3, including performance notes. The score was reproduced and bound by Independent Music Publishers of New York City.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Bridge shield shelter - Eric Fischl

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of artwork by Eric Fischl (Assistant Professor, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), organized at and presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 2-29, 1975.

Catalogue contains text written by Fischl, including poetry and prose, images of Fischl's work, and a list of artworks in the exhibition.

Carleton Stanley's address to New York Dalhousie alumni

Carleton Stanley's address to New York Dalhousie alumni

Item consists of a typescript copy of an address delivered by Carleton Stanley before Dalhousie University alumni at an event in New York, May 4, 1934, discussing the financial situation at Dalhousie during a period of worldwide economic tumult. Speech was initially prepared May 2, 1934.
Carleton Stanley's address to the 1932 New York alumni banquet

Carleton Stanley's address to the 1932 New York alumni banquet

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's address at the New York Alumni Banquet, March 26, 1932, discussing such topics as the rapid expansion of civilization, the problems inherent in defining economic history, changing education, and reversing the decline of certain faculties.

Ceramics by Walter Ostrom

File consists of one pamphlet for the exhibition of ceramics by NSCAD professor Walter Ostrom, presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery in November 1971.

Pamphlet contains a photo of Ostrom, biography, and list of recent shows.

Charter agreement between Charles T. White and T.S. Drisko

  • MS-4-284, SF Box 49, Folder 7
  • Item
  • 1887
Item is a charter party between T. S. Drisko and Charles T. White. The charter details the terms of a shipment of cargo from Apple River, Nova Scotia to New York, New York. The charter was brokered by James L. Sullivan.

White, Charles T.

Csárdás no. 2

Csárdás no. 2

Item is a copy of Joseffy's composition, dedicated to his friend Moriz Rosenthal, and inscribed to Ellen Ballon. File includes a copy of handwritten piano scale exercises, presumably by Joseffy for Ballon.

Joseffy, Rafael

Dark hills

Item contains a composition for piano inspired by Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem "The Dark Hills."
Etude de concert, Op. 1, no. 1

Etude de concert, Op. 1, no. 1

Item is an autographed copy of Rafael Joseffy's edition of Paul de Schlözer's etude. It was published by G. Schirmer of New York as part of a "Studies for Concert Use for Piano Solo" series.

Joseffy, Rafael

Fortress America

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Fortress America" composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Manhattan New Music Project at the Great Hall, Cooper Union in New York, New York,
Good Friday Message : Shall We Take Our Turn at Murder? : [poster]

Good Friday Message : Shall We Take Our Turn at Murder? : [poster]

Item consists of a broadside produced by The Protestant (chaired by Kenneth Leslie) sometime in the mid-1940s, with the header "Good Friday Message" "Shall we take our turn at murder?" Item relates to anti-Semitic language and fascist activities affecting American (and Church) policy and opinion as it relates to efforts to establish a Jewish territory in Palestine.
Good Friday Message from the Ministerial Action Committee of The Protestant : [poster]

Good Friday Message from the Ministerial Action Committee of The Protestant : [poster]

Item consists of a broadside produced by the Ministerial Action Committee of The Protestant (chaired by Kenneth Leslie and Chester Hodgson), as appeared in print on Wednesday, April 2, 1947, stating that "we cannot permit the Cross of Christ to be used as a bludgeon in the hands of those who would use the Jews, or any other religious or racial group, as scapegoats in their thrust for Fascist power over America".
If love were all : [sheet music]

If love were all : [sheet music]

Item is the sheet music for a song in E-flat Major for solo voice and piano by William Axt. The words are from a poem of the same name by Martha Lois Wells. It is stamped and signed with the name "Marry Thomas."
In the rushes, Op. 12, no. 3

In the rushes, Op. 12, no. 3

Item contains the third piece in Rubin Goldmark's composition "In the Forest: Four Piano Compositions." This piece is dedicated to Paolo Gallico.

Kenneth Leslie's office diary

Item is an office diary kept by Kenneth Leslie's secretaries at the New York office of The Protestant Digest in 1943. It contains a day-by-day breakdown of Leslie's meetings and correspondence sent, preparations for several issues of the magazine, progress with the development of the Textbook Commission, and accounts of the general comings and goings in the office.
Konzert etüde, op. 22 no. 1

Konzert etüde, op. 22 no. 1

Item is the original score inscribed to Ellen Ballon by Alberto Jonas. Ballon was one of Jonás' students in New York from c. 1916 until 1925.

Jonàs, Alberto

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

Item is a note from William "Willie" Somerset Maugham written to Ellen Ballon on the reverse side of an advertisement for three recitals in New York (April 4, 11, 25, 1945) performed by Ellen Ballon and recorded by the radio station WNYC.

Letter written by Kenneth Leslie regarding the threat posed by fascism and antisemitism in the United States

Item is a two-page typed letter written by Kenneth Leslie on December 17, 1942. The letter addresses the threat posed by the fascist movement and antisemitism in the United States, both at present during the war, as well as the threats posed "after the war is over", where "this Fascistic movement will let loose with its first barrage, to consist of a wave of terror against the Jew". The letter, which an accompanying index card suggests should be sent "first to Presidents of colleges and then to professors of education, philosophy, psychology, historical and sociological sciences", urges educators join the "Protestant Digest"-supported Textbook Commission to eliminate anti-Semitic statements in American textbooks as a means of warding off fascism and antisemitism "not in the name of any church but in the name of democracy".

Mira Schor : paintings

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of paintings by Mira Schor, organized by and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 9,1975-January 4, 1976.

Catalogue contains a resume, images of Schor's paintings, an essay by Schor, and a list of artworks.

Nathan Lyons : notations in passing, 1970

File consists of catalogues for the exhibition 'Notations in Passion, 1970: Photographs by Nathan Lyons from the collection of the National Gallery of Canada', circulated by the National Gallery of Canada between 1971-1972. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in August 1972.

Catalogues contain an exhibition statement by Lyons, an introduction essay by James Borcoman, a catalogue, 12 b&w plates of Lyon's photographs, a chronological biography and C.V., and a selected bibiography. All text is provided in both English and French.

Novellette : etude in seconds : op. 22, no. 1

Novellette : etude in seconds : op. 22, no. 1

File contains the manuscript for Alberto Jonàs' "Novelette" for piano, which he wrote for Ellen Ballon. Ballon was one of his students in New York from c. 1916 until 1925.

Jonàs, Alberto

Open Letter to the Missouri Knights of Columbus : [poster]

Open Letter to the Missouri Knights of Columbus : [poster]

Item consists of an illustrated broadside produced by The Protestant (edited by Kenneth Leslie), as it appeared in the Sunday, April 7, 1946 edition of The New York Times, containing a lengthy letter written by Leslie in response to anti-Soviet and pro-Franco Spanish statements from the Missouri Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal society.

Phillip Sultz

File contains two brochures for the exhibition 'Phillip Sultz', organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1971.

Brochure contains a photograph of Sultz, biography, curriculum vitae, description of the exhibition, and catalogue of works shown.

Photograph of a group of American sailors standing in front of the New York City Department of Ma...

Photograph of a group of American sailors standing in front of the New York City Department of Marine and Aviation office

Item is a photograph of a group of American sailors eating food in front of the New York City Department of Marine and Aviation office. A flock of pigeons is in the foreground. The photograph was exhibited at the Centre for Art Tapes during a 1977 exhibition of photography and video by Bruce Sparks, Vikky Swettenham and Theodore Wan.
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