Fonds consists of published material, correspondence, pamphlets, off-prints on foreign language broadcasting around the world; correspondence and literature on the League of Nations Society in Canada; and correspondence with the Canadian Prisoners’ Welfare Association, the Penal Association of Canada and the Prisoners’ Aid and Welfare Association.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Item is a postcard sent from Lena O. [sic] in Westmount, Québec to Clare Gass in Montréal, Québec. The image on the front of the postcard is of Back Harbor, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Series consists of Robert (Bob) William Maclellan and Delphine Caroline (Wallace) Maclellan's correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, birth certificate, and other textual records.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 16, 1915, at Valcartier Camp (Quebec City), thanking MacMechan for further outfitting of the Camp's library, general anxiousness around Camp, and the hopes of the Battalion soon being deployed to England.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated August 26, 1915, thanking MacMechan for his gift of books and that it is very popular among Jones's fellow officers at Valcartier Camp.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 11, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing training and work with his battalion, chiefly at Bramshott Camp near London.
Fonds consists of Peter O'Hearn's records regarding his professional activities and studies in criminal and family law. Record types include meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, booklet, typescripts, and other textual records.
File contains correspondence with persons including Charles Hibbert Tupper, D.B. Dowling, Wyatt Malcolm, J.R. Macgregor, J.B. Noble, and Guy H. Kirkpatrick.
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.
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.
File contains a copy of Le Canada Musical, Volume 4, Number 24, published in 1921. The magazine is autographed by Canadian organist and composer Benoit F. Poirier.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 14, 1923, in Montreal, Quebec, thanking MacMechan for his presentation copy of "Sagas of the Sea", and of visits from family and friends.
Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Good Friday, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, outlining Jones's continued recovery, "chaotic" reading habits, and discussions around French politics.
Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated April 3, 1923 from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, discussing Jones's thoughts upon finishing reading Arthur Schnitzler's "The Road to the Open".
Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated July 2, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, where Jones updates on his recovery.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 7, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, frankly discussing his struggles with his recovery amid fears he is "slowly becoming a wreck; [often] feeling useless and frightened" and angered by not being told his poor prognosis and difficulty of recovery back in 1917.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated May 12, 1923 from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, discussing the return of Jones's voracious reading habits, as well as opinions on the League of Nations.
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.
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).
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
One young boy standing behind and at the height of one man who is seated, holding his hands over his shoulders; bust. Print from Nitrate Negative: 29-263
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.
Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with the United Nations. Subseries contains reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, and other materials.
Series comprises Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his professional activities, including his involvement with different organizations, such as the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the Hague, World Academy of Arts and Science, Canadian Council of International Law, United Nations, Institute of International Law, African Society of International Law, British Institute of International Law, Canadian Institute of International Law, International Law Association, and others. Series contains meeting agendas, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, and other records.
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.
Subseries consists of Delphine Caroline (Wallace) Maclellan's correspondence with Edward Kirkpatrick, Helen Stewart (Mackay) Maclellan, and Jean Stewart Maclellan. There are also newspaper clippings regarding her mother's death.
Series comprises correspondence regarding Macdonald's professional and academic involvement with institutions including Osgoode Hall, University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, the European Court of Human Rights, the Hague, Peking University, World Academy of Arts and Science, Canadian Council of International Law, United Nations, Institute of International Law, African Society of International Law, British Institute of International Law, Canadian Institute of International Law, International Law Association, and others. Series also contains correspondence between Ronald St. John Macdonald and individuals including Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, Paul E. Martin, Jean Chrétien, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Wang Tieya, A. Donat Pharand, and others.
Item is a series of proofs from G.D. Hacket's photoshoot with Ellen Ballon, Antal Dorati (conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra) and composer Aaron Copland.
Fonds consists of sheet music, scripts, and programs from different musical plays that Blanche and Alan Lund performed, directed or choreographed. Also includes audio reel-to-reel and video tapes of some of the performances.
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