Archives Catalogue

Father in heaven : a prayer : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 12
Item
1922

Item is the sheet music for a solo voice and piano composition in C Major by Molly MacDonald of the MacDonald Music Co. in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She published her music under the pseudonym of "Elza Doun."

The Arts and Letters Club Constitution : [choral score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 18
Item
October 1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a copy of a manuscript for the Arts and Letters Club Constitution song, written for tenor, bass, and chorus in A Major.

Sonate pour violon et piano

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 4
Item
1922

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Ernest Bloch's Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Duo, op. 7

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 31
Item
1922

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Zoltán Kodály's duet for violin and cello, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Program from the Colonial Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 8
File
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program for a production of "Tip Top: A New Musical Extravaganza in Two Acts" by Anne Caldwell and R.H. Burnside, featuring Fred Stone.

Program from the St. James Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 11
File
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program for a concert by the People's Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Emil Mollenhauer with Stuart Mason, assistant conductor. The program notes were written by Warren Storey Smith.

Promotional pamphlet on the Aeolian Singers

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 13
File
[1922]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a pamphlet with biographical information on the Aeolian Singers, commendations, and press reviews. The Aeolian Singers included Lynndale Byers (alto); Frank Odell (tenor); James Logue (baritone); and Jack George (bass).

Biographical notes on Allen MacKenzie Reid

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 19
File
[1922]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains handwritten notes by John Daniel Logan and includes references to concerts by Allen M. Reid in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia.

Autograph of Frieda Hempel

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 26
File
February 14, 1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program by the soprano Frieda Hempel. The program is for a concert that she gave with the Harvard Glee Club, conducted by Dr. Archibald T. Davison. The program includes pencil annotations by J.D. Logan. File also contains Logan's ticket stub from the concert.

Concert by the Boston Symphony Ensemble

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 15, Item 5
Item
[ca. 1922]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a program for a Sunday afternoon concert at Warr's Theatre, in Wareham, MA.

If love were all : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 59
Item
1923

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

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."

Sir Roger de Coverley for string quartet

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 8
Item
1923

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of "Sir Roger de Coverley" for string quartet, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Letter from Edna F. Anderson to John Logan

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
25 July [1923?]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a letter from Edna F. Anderson to John Logan describing the success of a series of concerts given by the Boston Symphony Ensemble in venues across the Maritimes with a view to booking two similar concerts in Halifax.

Program suggestions for a proposed Boston Symphony Ensemble concert in Halifax

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
[1923?]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is program list of symphonic symphony excerpts and popular pieces.

Advance press notice of the Boston Symphony Ensemble

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 15, Item 3
Item
[1923?]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a typed press notice about conductor Augusto Vannini, the Boston Symphony Ensemble, and their Nova Scotia concert tour.

The Boston Symphony Ensemble (a miniature symphony orchestra)

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 15, Item 4
Item
[ca. 1923]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is program for the Boston Symphony Ensemble under the direction of Augusto Vannini.

Correspondence from Augusto Vauanni

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 50
File
1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Augusto Vauanni(?) concerning his recent concerts in Halifax.

Program from Nelson Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 2
File
1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program for a recital given by Mrs. Chester MacDonald (soprano), Julius Silverman (violin), and Mrs. H.W. Dodwell (piano), presented by the Local Council of Women. The date of the recital has been revised from November 25, 1924 to December 9, 1924.

Ellen Ballon : [scrapbook]

MS-5-2, Volume 2
File
1924 - 1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a scrapbook of newspaper articles, programs, and photographs on Ellen Ballon.

Autographs of the Hambourg Trio

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 25
File
January 9, 1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program by the Hambourg Trio (Geza de Kresz, violin; Reginald Stewart, piano; and Boris Hambourg, cello). The program is from a recital at Pythian Castle, Saint Join, New Brunswick. File also contains J.D. Logan's 1909-1910 season pass for the Massey Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario.

Sonate no. 4, op. 27

MS-2-26, Box 8, Folder 9
Item
1924

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of one of Eugène Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas for solo violin, annotated in pencil by Pugh.

Song of the Maritimes : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 60
File
1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the sheet music for a piece for solo voice and piano accompaniment in C Major with words by Neil Herman of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and music by Forsyth de Fronsac of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The sheet music was self-published by Herman and Fronsac. The file also includes a note to Dr. Logan from "W.H.D." to review the sheet music enclosed.

Correspondence from Boris Hambourg

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 27
File
1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from the Russian cellist Boris Hambourg concerning Ernest J. Farmer's "Fantasia for cello," the winner of a Canadian Composers competition. The file also includes a program for a series of five concerts given by Hambourg at The Hambourg Conservatory of Music in Toronto (April 14 to May 12, 1925).

Hambourg, Boris

Three Nocturnes

MS-2-26, Box 1, Folder 15
Item
1925

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of "Three Nocturnes" for piano trio, dedicated to the New York Trio, by Ernest Bloch, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Paysages

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 5
Item
1925

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Ernest Bloch's "Paysages," a three-movement work for string quartet, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Autographs of Mark Hambourg and Boris Hambourg

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 62
File
March 5, 1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the autographs of two brothers, Russian pianist Mark Hambourg and the Russian cellist Boris Hambourg, addressed to Dr. J.D. Logan on behalf of the Colonel W.E. Thompson Library of Music and Musical Literature at Dalhousie University. Each of the Hambourg's signatures are accompanied by short musical incipits. The autographs are dated March 5, 1925 in Toronto, Ontario.

Correspondence from Violet Deane

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 20
File
1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Violet Deane in response to one from John Daniel Logan about her performance in Halifax.

Photographs

Series
1925-2021

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Series consists of photographs related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1925 to 2021.

Promotional pamphlet for Alfred Hollins

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 17
File
1925 - 1926

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a promotional pamphlet advertising "England's famous blind organist, pianist, and composer" Alfred Hollins' tour of the United States and Canada in 1925-1926.

Exiled : a Serbian lament : [manuscript vocal score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 8
Item
August 1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in C Major entitled "Exiled: A Serbian Lament." A separate author for the lyrics is not indicated, so they are likely also written by Archibald.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Programs from Hart House Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 15
File
1925-1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs from recitals presented at the Hart House Theatre, including the Hart House String Quartet (Geza de Kresz, Harry Adaskin, Milton Blackstone, and Boris Hambourg); Bertram Forsyth (prose and poetry, assisted by Colin McPhee); Geza de Kresz (violin, with Norah Drewett on piano); and a Beethoven centenary commemoration presented by the Hart House String Quartet, Kilbourn String Quartet (Gustave Tinlot, Gerald Kunz, Samuel Belov, and Paul Kefer), and London String Quartet (James Levy, Thomas Petrie, H. Waldo Warner, and Warwick Evans).

Sonate, op. 1

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 3
Item
1926

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Alban Berg's Sonate, op. 1 for piano, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Wilhelm Backhaus : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 10
File
1926

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Wilhelm Backhaus to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 20
File
1926

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Wilhelm Backhaus concerning his and Ellen Ballon's performances, written while Backhaus was performing in New Zealand.

Backhaus, Wilhelm

Dear old London : [sheet music]

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 32, Item 2
Item
1926

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains the sheet music for "Dear Old London" with words by D. Eardley-Wilmot and piano music by Kathleen Heron-Maxwell. The score is inscribed to Ellen Ballon and dated June, 1935. The score was published in two keys, B minor and D minor. This version is in D minor.

Heron-Maxwell, Kathleen

Serenade from "Don Juan" : [arranged for piano]

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 30
Item
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is Backhaus' arrangement of the serenade from Mozart's opera, "Don Juan," autographed by the arranger.

Autograph of Frederick Stock

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 30
File
March 28, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program by Frederick Stock, the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The program is for a concert given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, presented by the Milwaukee Orchestral Association. The program contains annotations in pencil by J.D. Logan.

Autograph of John McCormack

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 28
File
November 4, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program by the tenor John McCormack. The program is from a recital McCormack gave at the Milwaukee Auditorium, accompanied by Lauri Kennedy (cello) and Edwin Schneider (piano). The program is annotated in pencil by J.D. Logan. The file also includes Logan's ticket stub from the concert.

Autograph of Leopold Stokowski

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 31
File
February 24, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program by Leopold Stokowski, the conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The program is for a concert given by the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Milwaukee Auditorium. File also contains J.D. Logan's ticket stub from the concert.

Program from the Margaret Gaton Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 17
File
1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program from a recital by The Hambourg Trio (Reginald Stewart, pianist; Elie Spivak, violinist; and Boris Hambour, cellist) on March 23, 1927.

Promotional pamphlet for W.O. Forsyth

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 16
File
1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a promotional pamphlet for W.O. Forsyth, including a list of his publications, reviews of his compositions and performances, and reviews of some of his students (Jessie McApine-Dempster, Myrtle Webber, Leila Preston, and Elsie Bennett).

Sonate : violon et piano

MS-2-26, Box 7, Folder 12
Item
1927

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Ravel's second violin sonata, annotated in pencil by Anthony Pugh.

Autograph of Fritz Kreisler

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 27
File
March 7, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program by the violinist Fritz Kreisler. The program is from a concert he gave at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sponsored by the Marion Andrews Concert Bureau. He was accompanied by Carl Lamson. The file also includes J.D. Logan's ticket stub from the concert.

Sinfonietta

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 29
Item
1927

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

Item is a copy of Leoš Janáček's "Sinfonietta" for orchestra, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Ellen Ballon : [scrapbook]

MS-5-2, Volume 3
File
1927 - 1933

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a scrapbook of newspaper articles, programs, and photographs on Ellen Ballon.

Autograph of Amelita Galli-Curci

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 23
File
February 22, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program for a concert by the Italian coloratura soprano Amelita Galli-Curci. In addition to her signature, there are several annotations in pencil for each piece on the program by J.D. Logan.

Skye boat song : [score]