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Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 5
Item
September 9, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on September 9, 1947. The letter details some potential performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions and his desire to have Ballon perform his music. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon and Sally Ryan

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon and Sally Ryan

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 14
Item
March 8, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 15
Item
January 6, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 2
Item
May 28, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on May 28, 1947. Arminda writes about her poor English and asks Ballon to write in Portuguese. She also asks if an October 1947 concert in Montreal will be broadcast. This concert was the Canadian premiere of Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Villa-Lobos, Arminda

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
June 2, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on June 2, 1947. Villa-Lobos acknowledges a May 15, 1946 letter from Ballon and provides some information on his compositions, including Caixinha de Boas Festas, the 2nd Suite do Descobrimento do Brasil, and Danses Africaines. The letter refers to Marks Co. as "the true thieves of my musics." Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
July 26, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a handwritten letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on July 26, 1947. The letter details Villa-Lobos itinerary on a European tour and comments on Ballon's performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. One French postage stamp is affixed to the envelope.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Correspondence from Thomas Head Raddall, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to Eleanor C. Armstrong

Correspondence from Thomas Head Raddall, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to Eleanor C. Armstrong

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 2, Item 1
Item
January 20, 1947

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Mrs. Armstrong and Thomas H. Raddall about the history of Irish people in Queens County.

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

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

Envelope from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

Envelope from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 16
Item
December 31, 1948

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Notes from letters by Florence Jessie Murray

Notes from letters by Florence Jessie Murray

MS-2-535, Box 4, Folder 12
File
1948-1949

Part of Florence Jessie Murray fonds

File contains chronological summaries of Florence Jessie Murray's Korean correspondence from 1948 and 1949.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Phoebe E. MacKellar

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Phoebe E. MacKellar

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 42
Item
1948-09-25

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Phoebe E. MacKellar dating from 1948.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Jotham "Lucky" Logan

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Jotham "Lucky" Logan

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 19
File
1949, 1951

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains three pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Jotham "Lucky" Logan dating from 1949 and 1951.

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ryan Gustafson

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ryan Gustafson

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 17
Item
January 25, 1949

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Town of Liverpool

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Town of Liverpool

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 14
File
1949, 1969

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains four pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and the Town of Liverpool dating from 1949 and 1969, relating to street renovations.

Correspondence from Thomas Head Raddall, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to Harold Connolly

Correspondence from Thomas Head Raddall, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to Harold Connolly

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 2, Item 2
Item
August 29, 1949

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and The Hon. Harold Connolly about Irish veterans at the end of the American Revolution.

Letter of congratulations from S.P. Chisholm, President of Dalhousie Law Society

Letter of congratulations from S.P. Chisholm, President of Dalhousie Law Society

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 14
Item
13 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter congratulating MacDonald on his appointment to the bench.

Correspondence from Erwin Griswold, Dean, Harvard Law School

Correspondence from Erwin Griswold, Dean, Harvard Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 23
File
1950 - 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains four letters.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and G. S. Lowe

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and G. S. Lowe

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 27
File
1950

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains three pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and G. S. Lowe dating from 1950.

Letter of congratulations from Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development

Letter of congratulations from Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 45
Item
11 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter congratulating "Vince" on his appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Letter of congratulations to the new Justice MacDonald from W. Earl Smith

Letter of congratulations to the new Justice MacDonald from W. Earl Smith

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 13
Item
14 October 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter written on behalf of the Conference of the Governing Bodies of the Legal Profession in Canada.

Letter of congratulations from G.P.R. Tallin, Dean of Manitoba Law School

Letter of congratulations from G.P.R. Tallin, Dean of Manitoba Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 42
Item
4 April 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter written on behalf of the law school and the Law Society of Manitoba.

Correspondence with Lyman P. Duff

Correspondence with Lyman P. Duff

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 16
File
1950, 1955

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File includes a telegram from Sir Lyman congratulating MacDonald on his appointment to the bench and letter from MacDonald wishing his mentor a happy 90th birthday.

Letter of congratulations from Isaac Pitblado

Letter of congratulations from Isaac Pitblado

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 38
File
4 August 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a belated letter of congratulations on MacDonald's appointment to the Supreme Court.

Invitation to Vincent MacDonald to review his biographical entry in The Canadian Who's Who

Invitation to Vincent MacDonald to review his biographical entry in The Canadian Who's Who

MS-2-171, Box 2, Folder 32
File
[1950?]

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File includes the printed bibliographic entry.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Maclean's Magazine

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Maclean's Magazine

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 52
File
1950, 1952, 1955-1958

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Maclean's Magazine staff from the 1950s, from Pierre Berton, Ian Sclanders, Janice Tyrwhitt, Ralph Allen, discussing pieces on the history of Barrington Street in Halifax, Grand Banks fishing, Yousuf Karsh, "Halifax: Warden of the North", and other subjects.

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ryan Gustafson

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ryan Gustafson

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 18
Item
January 26, 1950

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Frank MacKinnon

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Frank MacKinnon

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 47
File
1951, 1953-1954

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Frank MacKinnon, regarding several guest lectures at Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and W. R. MacAskill

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and W. R. MacAskill

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 30
File
1951

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and W. R. MacAskill dating from 1951.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Macmillan Company of Canada Limited

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Macmillan Company of Canada Limited

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 58
File
1951, 1954-1955

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and F.A. Upjohn of the Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, from the early-1950s. Much correspondence discusses the works of Charles Bruce.

Letter from Stuart Sinclair Garson enclosed with a copy of An Act to Amend the Judges Act

Letter from Stuart Sinclair Garson enclosed with a copy of An Act to Amend the Judges Act

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 21
Item
13 July 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; the enclosure to which he refers is not included.

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 19
Item
August 2, 1951

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Walter de Mouilpied Scriver to Ellen Ballon

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

Two letters from Paul A. Freund, Harvard Law School

Two letters from Paul A. Freund, Harvard Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 20
File
3 April 1952 and 18 June 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Telegram from Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

Telegram from Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 6
Item
December 20, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a Western Union telegram sent from Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon on December 20, 1952.

Villa-Lobos, Arminda

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Little, Brown and Company

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Little, Brown and Company

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 10
File
1952-1953

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Little, Brown and Company dating from 1952 to 1953, related to the publication of "The Nymph and the Lamp" and "Tidefall". File also includes receipts.

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
October 26, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Kenneth MacKenzie

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Kenneth MacKenzie

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 43
File
1953-1964

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File consists of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Kenneth MacKenzie, sent between 1953 and 1964. Topics covered include recent meetings, the passing of Angus L. MacDonald, and the publication of "Halifax: Warden of the North".

Letter from Major John White Hughes Bassett to Ellen Ballon

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 to the editor of the Mail Star

Letter to the editor of the Mail Star

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 35
Item
5 August 1953

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is letter written by Vincent MacDonald adding to the tributes to the late Edward Cummings.

Letter from Josef Hofmann to Ellen Ballon

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 Mary Goldie, private secretary to Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Mary Goldie, private secretary to Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 21, Item 2
Item
September 21, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter from Mary Goldie, Princess Alice's private secretary, asking Ellen Ballon to forward an enclosed letter to Frank Cyril James in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the McGill Conservatorium.

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
March 23, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 20
Item
February 11, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Little, Brown and Company

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Little, Brown and Company

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 11
File
1954-1955

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Little, Brown and Company dating from 1954 to 1955, related to the publication of "Tidefall" (including reprint renaming and film rights) and royalties receipts related to the publication of "The Nymph and the Lamp".

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Liverpool Library Association

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Liverpool Library Association

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 15
File
1954-1955

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains fourteen pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Liverpool Library Association dating from 1954 to 1955, relating to the DeWolfe Library.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Murdoch MacDonald

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Murdoch MacDonald

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 36
File
1954

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains three pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Murdoch MacDonald dating from 1954 regarding Raddall's short story of the Acadian Expulsion, "The Credit Shall Be Yours".

Letter from Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 21, Item 1
Item
August 5, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter from Princess Alice concerning a concert that Ellen Ballon gave, including pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Rev. John MacDonald

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Rev. John MacDonald

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 34
Item
1955

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent by Rev. John MacDonald (of Zion United Church, Liverpool, Nova Scotia) to Thomas H. Raddall in 1955.

Letter of thanks from W. Kenneth Campbell on behalf of Sir Lyman, Chief Justice

Letter of thanks from W. Kenneth Campbell on behalf of Sir Lyman, Chief Justice

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 6
Item
14 February 1955

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

Letter from Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 3
Item
June 4, 1955

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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