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Christmas card from Lt. Col. John Stewart

MS-13-11, SF Box 57, Folder 14, Item 3
Item
1916

Item is a Christmas and New Year greeting card from Lt. Col. John Stewart. The card was printed by the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital while it was stationed in France. The card is printed in gold and black ink and features the Dalhousie crest.

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

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

Letter from Franz Liszt

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 23, Item 1
Item
November 21, 1842

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.

Transcription of a letter from Franz Liszt

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 23, Item 2
Item
November 21, 1842

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a typed transcription of a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.

Letter from Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 24, Item 2
Item
November 1, 1898

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Edward Deorient

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 1
Item
January 28, 1834

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Professor Hildebrand

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 2
Item
April 18, 1839

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to J.H. Kufferath

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 3
Item
April 5, 1840

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn to the Johann Hermann Kufferath, the music director in Utrecht.

Transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to J.H. Kufferath

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 4
Item
April 5, 1840

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn to the Johann Hermann Kufferath, the music director in Utrecht. The letter is translated to English from German.

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

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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 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

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

Note from Phyllis Duke-Elder to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
[195-]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Duke-Elder, Phyllis

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

Letter from Maurice Ravel

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 6
Item
December 13, 1921

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ravel, Maurice

Letter from Gustav Mahler

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 4
Item
September 24, 1899

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Mahler, Gustav

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.

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 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

Letter from Edvard Grieg

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 5
Item
February 10, 1902

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a letter from Edvard Grieg to an unidentifed person. Grieg wrote the letter at his Troldhaugen residence in Bergen Norway on February 10, 1902. It reads: "Dear Sir! Permit me, in bad English, to thank you for your songs & for your essay on my musical work. Both has [sic] given me much pleasure. I also congratulate you to your reputation in America as teacher and composer and beg you kindly to receive from me and my wife our best compliments. Yours faithfully, Edvard Grieg."

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

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

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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]

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Märchen (Ritterzug), Op. 14, no. 2

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 9
Item
1905-1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a copy of the second tale in Medtner's Two Tales, Op. 14, for piano. It was published by P. Jurgenson and distributed in Leipzig by Robert Forberg in 1907 and includes an inscription to Ellen Ballon from Alfred La Liberté.

Medtner, Nikolay

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

Letter from Thomas McCulloch to the Senate of the University of Edinburgh

MS-2-40, SF Box 15, Folder 9
Item
[18--?]

Part of Thomas McCulloch collection

Item is a letter concerning Thomas McCulloch's donation of a North American insect specimen (from Nova Scotia) to the University of Edinburgh, via Professor Jameson, for the university's museum. The letter discusses Nova Scotia's Scottish connections, Presbyterian religion, the Pictou Academy, and the advocates for the conference of honorary degrees on the Honourable Sampson Salter Blowers, the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; the Honourable James Stewart; and the Honourable Brenton Halyburton.

Bond from George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of Halifax, to James Wooley for securing an annuity of £100

MS-2-52, OS Box 11, Folder 1
Item
1768

Item is a signed and sealed bond dated 1760 from the Earl of Halifax (George Montagu-Dunk) to James Wooley for securing an annuity of £100 during the life of the Earl of Halifax.

Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771

Letter from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper to Ralph Kane

MS-13-2, SF Box 54, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
December 13, 1916

Part of Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital collection

Item is a letter from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper to his nephew, Ralph Kane. The letter was sent from La Havre, France, on December 13, 1916, while Tupper was serving overseas.

Tupper, A. Fraser, Sgt.

Notebook of Samuel J. Holland

MS-2-33, SF Box 16, Folder 1
Item
1747-1748

Item is a 150-page notebook that Samuel J. Holland used in 1747 when he was serving as an artillery officer in the Dutch army. The notebook is bound in vellum and contains tables, memoranda, mathematical calculations, diagrams, recipes for making gun powder, and assorted notes.

Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

Portrait of T.H. Raddall, Sr. in uniform printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 20, Item 3
Item
December 1914

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. A message on the reverse side is addressed from Raddall, Sr. to his brother, written at Salisbury Plain.

Portrait of the 8th battalion taken at Abeele, including T.H. Raddall, Sr.

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 20, Item 6
Item
July 1916

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a photograph of the company and officers of the 8th battalion after the retaking of Mount Sorrel in June 1916. T.H. Raddall, Sr. is in the middle row, 4th from the right.

Photograph of Norwegian artist Hans Dahl standing between whale jawbones in Balestrand, Norway printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 30, Item 3
Item
1935

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a postcard, has an inscription addressed to Mr. Donald Bellew from the artist, Hans Dahl. A further inscription presents the postcard to Thomas Head Raddall from Captain Bellew, V.C. The whale jawbones that Dahl is standing under were given to him by Dr. Nansen the Explorer, who was a Viking descendant.

Three letters about James Dinwiddie written by James Gandon

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A44
File
July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains three letters about James Dinwiddie written by architect James Gandon, dated July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783. One of the letters is addressed to Richard Dalton.

Photograph of Thomas Head and Edith Raddall riding a gondola in Venice, Italy printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 43, Item 16
Item
1958

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 11, Item 5 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 12 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The photograph was taken at dusk when the Raddalls were on their way to their hotel. The Raddalls can be found on the left side of the boat.

Photograph of Angelo the courier, Thomas Head and Edith Raddall, and Bleach at the Staat Keller restaurant in Lucerne, Switzerland printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 43, Item 19
Item
1958

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 11, Item 5 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 12 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. A note on the reverse side indicates that the restaurant featured a 'sing-song'. The gentleman on the right is identified as Bleach, from South Africa.

Photograph of Canterbury Cathedral and the Gate of Dark Entry in Canterbury, England printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 3
Item
[19-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, was sent to Thomas Head Raddall in Halifax, with a message from his father on the reverse side.

Photograph of Ecclesbourne Cliff, Hastings, East Sussex, England printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 5
Item
13 October 1920

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, has a note to Ellen Raddall from her mother on the reverse side.

Photograph of the "Little Black Devils" 90th Rifles of Winnipeg, 8th Battalion in a church parade on Salisbury Plain, England printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 10
Item
1915

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to material in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927.

Photograph of the 90th Rifles of Winnipeg, 8th Battalion on a parade at Stonehenge, Salisbury Plains, England printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 11
Item
January 1915

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to material in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. There is a note to Ellen Raddall from her husband, T.H. Raddall, Sr., on the reverse side. Raddall, Sr. marked his position in the parade on the front with an x: he is the fifth from the left in the foremost line, wearing a long, dark overcoat that nearly reaches his ankles.

Photographic negatives from the Raddalls' 1958 trip to Newfoundland and Europe

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 12
Item
1958

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Items, negatives, are duplicates of MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 43, Items 1-11, and related to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 11, Item 5 and MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 43, Items 12-23 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Deuxième impromptu pour le piano

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 11
Item
1838-1839

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a first edition of Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu pour le Piano Forte, Op. 36, published in 1840 by Breitkopf & Hartel.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : [piano part]

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 1
Item
January 25, 1861

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the piano part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. The piano part includes cues for the orchestral instruments.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : flauto

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 6
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the flute part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Trois mazourkas pour le piano

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 9
File
[1847]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a first edition copy of Chopin's Mazurkas, Op. 63, published by Breitkopf and Hartel. The compositions were dedicated to the Countess Laura Czosnowska.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : corno primo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 11
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first horn part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. It is printed on the same piece of paper as the second horn part.