Archives Catalogue

Correspondence and certificate from the Dean of the Faculty of Music at McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 5
File
1954

File contains correspondence and a certificate regarding the honorary Doctor of Music awarded to Ellen Ballon in 1954.

Correspondence and certificate from the Secretary of the Board of Governors of McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1960

File contains correspondence and a certificate from the Secretary of the Board of Governors of McGill University regarding the proceeds from the Martlet Concert and Ball as well as Ellen Ballon's general support of the McGill music program.

McGill and its music : centennial concert : [program]

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 7
File
November 3, 1967

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a program for a centennial concert celebration at McGill University, featuring the McGill Symphony Orchestra and John McKay on piano.
Ellen Ballon is cited in the introduction as one of McGill's notable graduates.

Villa-Lobos Exhibition : [program]

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 8
File
1964

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the program for an exhibition creation by the Cultural Section of the Brazilian Embassy in London (February 19-March 12, 1964). The program includes lists of exhibited items donated by Ellen Ballon.

La societe des concert symphoniques de Montreal : Heitor Villa-Lobos : [program]

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 9
File
1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an annotated flyer. Ellen Ballon is mentioned in the biographical note on Heitor Villa-Lobos.

United States Military Academy Band concert program

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 1
File
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the program, which featured Ellen Ballon as a guest pianist with the United States Military Academy Band, conducted by Captain Francis E. Resta.

Unidentified group of people including Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 10
File
[195-? - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of a group of people congregated in someone's home in front of a piano. "Helmut Blume" is inscribed on the reverse side of the photograph in pencil. Helmut Blume taught piano at McGill University from 1946 and became dean of the Faculty of Music in 1964.

Ada L. Richardson : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 11
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Ada L. Richardson who taught Ellen Ballon.

Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 12
File
[1896-1911]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Rafael Joseffy : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 13
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Charles Harris : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 14
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Josef Hofmann : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 15
File
1915-1916

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Sydney Dalton : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 16
File
1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Sketch of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 17
File
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains an original sketch of Ellen Ballon by Kathleen Shackleton, completed in Montreal.

Ellen Ballon sitting at an ornate piano in London, England

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 18
File
1930

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photographs of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19
File
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 1
Item
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon's hands on a keyboard

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 2
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 3
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 4
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 5
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

The Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra concert fliers

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 2
File
March 5, 1942

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two fliers for Ellen Ballon's concert with The Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ethel Stark.

Sketch of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 20
File
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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

Heitor Villa Lobos and Arminda Villa Lobos in New York

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 21
File
May 12, 1948

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains photograph of Arminda and Heitor Villa Lobos, signed by Villa Lobos with dialogue between the two people pictured written in French.

Ellen Ballon performing the world premier of Heitor Villa-Lobos's Concerto No. 1 in Rio de Janeiro with Villa-Lobos conducting

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 22
File
1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of the world premiere of Heitor Villa-Lobos's first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The performance took place on October 11, 1946 at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. Villa-Lobos conducted and Ballon was the soloist.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with a piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 23
File
[1930 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon posing with a piano.

Karsh, Yousuf

Ellen Ballon in performance with Ernest Ansermet and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 24
File
1949

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a photograph of Ellen Ballon recording with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Ernest Ansermet. This is likely the recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon.

Dr. Charles F. Martin : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 25
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the Dean of Medicine at McGill University, Dr. Charles F. Martin.

Toti Dal Monte : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 26
File
1936

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the Italian soprano Toti Dal Monte (1893-1975), inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Emily "Erin" Bossom : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 28
File
1929

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of Emily "Erin" Bossom.

Rafael Joseffy and family : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 29
File
1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the Hungarian pianist Rafael Joseffy and his family.

Programs and posters for concerts by Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 3
File
1942-1944

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a program for The Town Hall concert series in New York where Ellen Ballon performed February 13, 1943; a program from the Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Izler Solomon, with whom Ballon performed March 20, 1944; and a poster advertising Ellen Ballon, by her personal representative, Andrew Schulhof.

Richard Nevill : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 30
File
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of Richard Nevill of Tunbridge Wells, signed May 1927.

Chaim Weizmann : [photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 31
File
[192-?] - [1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one photograph of Chaim Weizmann, the founder of the State of Israel.

Harold Bauer : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 32
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the English pianist Harold Bauer.

Martin Jones : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 33
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of Martin Jones, inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Hugh Ross : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 34
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of Hugh Ross(?), inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Norman Dello Joio : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 35
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains one signed photograph of the American composer, Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008), inscribed to Ellen Ballon.

Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 4
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.

Mozart as an eight year old composer : Wolfgang's notebook

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 5
File
1909

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a book of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano compositions from his notebook, dated 1764, published with critical remarks for the first time by Dr. Georg Schünermann. The book is inscribed to Ellen Ballon from her "dear friend," Franz Darvas.

Concerto for piano and orchestra : second movement and cadenza : orchestral score

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 6
Item
1945

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

item is a copy of the second movement and the cadenza portions of Heitor Villa Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon.

Troisieme scherzo pour le piano

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 7
Item
1840

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a first edition publication of Chopin's third Scherzo for piano.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Publicity photographs of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8
File
[192-? - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.