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Note from Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder to Ellen Ballon

Note from Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 1
Item
June 18, 1955

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.

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

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

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 12
Item
[1916-1925]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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

Olin Downes : [autographed photograph]

Olin Downes : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Orquestra Filarmonica de la Habana and National Symphony Orchestra programs

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 14
File
1951-1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Passacaglia : piano solo

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 36
Item
1961

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File includes a copy of Duchow's piano composition, accompanied by a note to Ellen Ballon from [Guanni?].

Duchow, Marvin

Photograph of a medal awarded to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 9
File
1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two photographs that show the front and back sides of a medal awarded to Ellen Ballon by President William Howard Taft of the United States of America and his wife. The medal is inscribed with "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of many, one).

Photograph of Ellen Ballon for her honorary Doctor of Music from McGill University

Photograph of Ellen Ballon for her honorary Doctor of Music from McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 31
Item
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon helping with the American Red Cross Blood Donor Service

Photograph of Ellen Ballon helping with the American Red Cross Blood Donor Service

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 24
Item
[c. 1942 - 1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 25
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are cadets, R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with a piano

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

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Aaron Copland

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Aaron Copland

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 29
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with the American composer Aaron Copland.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 28
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with Antal Dorati, conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati and Aaron Copland

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with Antal Dorati and Aaron Copland

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 27
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon at the piano with the American composer Aaron Copland and Antal Dorati, conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with unidentified woman

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with unidentified woman

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 30
Item
[c. 1940 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 26
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon with three cadets from the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, and unidentified man in uniform

Photograph of Ellen Ballon, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, and unidentified man in uniform

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 21
Item
[c. 1942 -1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Fiorello H. Laguardia, the Mayor of New York (1934-1945) , signing a scroll of greetings from the "Men in New York at the Stage Door Canteen" to the "Men of Canada." The "Men of Canada" refers to the Canadian service-men's center that opened in Ellen Ballon's family home in Montreal.

Photograph of R.A. Delahaye, Adhemar Raynault, Rosalie Phillips, Isidore Ballon, and David H. Ballon

Photograph of R.A. Delahaye, Adhemar Raynault, Rosalie Phillips, Isidore Ballon, and David H. Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 22
Item
[c. 1942 - 1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Ellen Ballon's brother, Dr. David H. Ballon, speaking at the Montreal ceremony where he turned over the Ballon family home to the Canadian Jewish Congress for the duration of World War II to be used as a servicemen's hostel. Also included in the photograph are Group Captain R.A. Delahaye of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Mayor Adhemar Raynault of Montreal; Mrs. Rosalie (Lazarus) Phillips, the head of the Canadian Jewish Contress Women's Division; and Isidore Ballon, K.C.

Photograph of The Three Bares sculpture at McGill University

Photograph of The Three Bares sculpture at McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 17
File
[1931]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 11
File
[1941]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a copy of a manuscript for Alexander Brott's piano suite, which includes "Sacrilege," "Remorse," and "Conviction."

Brott, Alexander

Pianoscript book : an invaluable aid to teacher and student in preserving important advice and lesson notes in permanent form

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 21
File
1918

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a piano technique book used by Ellen Ballon while she was studying with Alberto Jonas in New York. Each page includes printed technical excercises and blank staff lines with some additions handwritten in pencil, presumably by Jonas or Ballon. The book includes a repertoire list of pieces Ballon performed in 1918-1919.

Jonàs, Alberto

Polonaise, Op. 71, no. 1 : [piano score]

Polonaise, Op. 71, no. 1 : [piano score]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 12, Item 1
Item
1827

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Polonaise, Op. 71, no. 2 : [piano score]

Polonaise, Op. 71, no. 2 : [piano score]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 12, Item 2
Item
1828

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Polonaise, Op. 71, no. 3 : [piano score]

Polonaise, Op. 71, no. 3 : [piano score]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 12, Item 3
Item
1828

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Postcard featuring Pietro Mascagni and signed by various musicians

Postcard featuring Pietro Mascagni and signed by various musicians

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 1
Item
[c. 1890 - 1920]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a postcard with a black and white photograph of Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), an Italian opera composer. The postcard has various signatures on the front, including Francesco Marconi (1855-1916, operatic tenor from Rome) and four other illegible signatures. The postcard is addressed to Frau Dr. Lehnsern(?) of Berlin.

Mascagni, Pietro

Postcard from Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet

Postcard from Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 24, Item 1
Item
[c. 1898]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a cropped postcard depicting a churchyard with a musical excerpt written in pen over top of the picture.

Press books and scrapbooks

Series
1904 - 1951

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Series contains various biographical sketches intended for press releases, as well as scrapbooks of press releases about Ellen Ballon and her performances.

Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier : [autographed photograph]

Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier : [autographed photograph]

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Programs and fliers

Series
1936-1972

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Series contains programs and fliers from Ellen Ballon's concert performances. Series also includes an exhibition program of some of the Ellen Ballon materials available at the Dalhousie University Archives as well as a short biography written by a Dalhousie staff member.

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.

Proofs from photo shoot of Ellen Ballon, Aaron Copland, and Antal Dorati

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 32
Item
[c. 1940 - 1959]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 1
Item
[c. 1930 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photo of Ellen Ballon taken by Pearl Freeman for publication in the Daily and Sunday Press newspapers in London, England.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 10
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 13
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 15
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 16
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

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

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 8
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 17
Item
[c. 1940 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 23
Item
[c. 1950 - 1969]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

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

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 4
Item
[c. 1930 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 9
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 18
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 19
Item
[c. 1930 - 1949]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 2
Item
[c. 1930 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 3
Item
[c. 1930 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 14
Item
[c. 1920 - 1939]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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