Archives Catalogue

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 3
File
1887

File contains the program and texts from the songs of "The Flower Queen" or "The Coronation of the Rose: A Cantata in Two Acts" by George F. Root, which was presented at Orpheus Hall on September 13 and 14, 1887. The performances featured Miss. B. Lownds, Mr. King Pooley, Mr. C.J. Ross, Mr. J.R. Forbes, Miss. Taylor, Miss. E. Pickford, Miss. H. Gossip, Miss. E. Wier, Miss. B. Salter, Miss. M. Partridge, Miss. Forbes, Miss. G. Taylor, Miss. Ward, Miss. G. Smithers, and Miss. A. Nichols.

Programs from the School for the Blind

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 4
File
[1900 - 1925]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs for the following recitals presented at the Halifax School for the Blind: Michel Sciapiro (violin), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club; Mildred Dilling (harp), with Rose E. Seguin (soprano) and orchestra (conducted by L. Dorothea Webb); and an organ and vocal recital with unknown performers.

Program from Truro Cathedral

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 8
File
1910

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program for the carol service given at the Truro Cathedral on Holy Innocents Day (December 28, 1910), as arranged by the late Archbishop Benson.

God bless our Canada : A national anthem : [choral score]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 58
File
1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the sheet music for Edith J. Archibald's "God Bless Our Canada" and a manuscript version of the English lyrics for the anthem by Archibald. The song is written in F Major for four-voice chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and piano with lyrics in English and French.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Programs from the Academy of Music

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 66
File
1911, 1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs for performances by the Russian pianist Mark Hambourg (October 2, 1911); American soprano Victorina Hayes; Canadian bass baritone Edmund Burke; American tenor Allen McQuhae; and the Pictou County Philharmonic Society, directed by George M. McDonald and assisted by Suzanne Kenyon (February 15, 1924).

Program from the Universalist Church

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 9
File
1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program from a recital, "Gems from the Oratorios," given at the Universalist Church on Brunswick Street, Halifax by the church choir and various members of the congregation: J.A. Cumming, Miss. L. Collins, Mr. A. Penny, Mr. Ruffell, Mr. A.L. Smith, Mrs. T.L. Covey, Allan M. Reid, Mrs. S. Stead, Mrs. Croucher, Miss. Ouseley, Mr. Herbert Walker, Mrs. Covey, Mr. Abbott Cumming, and Mr. Alexander.

Program from the All Saints Cathedral

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 67
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program from the All Saints' Cathedral in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an organ recital given by George F. Austen with violinist Marian Hensley (January 23, 1912).

Newspaper clippings concerning organ concerts by Allen M. Reid

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 18
File
1913, 1916

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Program from the First Presbyterian Church

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 70
File
[1913 - 1925]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains six copes of a program from a choir and organ recital given at the First Presbyterian Church in Truro.

Britain calls : [lyrics]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 10
File
1914

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a newspaper clipping and letters to Edith J. Archibald concerning her song "Britain Calls," which was written for the Royal Canadian Regiment during World War One. The newspaper clipping includes the text, but not the music, of the song. The letters are from G.A. LeCain, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Commanding 25th Battalion; George Murray, Provincial Secretary; and Evelyn Starr, professional violinist of New York City. An inscription by Edith J. Archibald at the top of the letters reads, "This song, dedicated to the Royal Canadian Regt. has made their 'marchpost' and I am told by an officer of that Regt. that is was played and sung daily during the war. He himself said it had keeped [sic] the men when on the tramp, 'over many a weary mile.'"

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Photograph of Harry Dean

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 37
File
[1915-1927]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a photograph of Harry Dean, a Canadian conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator. He is known for founding the Maritime Academy of Music and the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers' Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Programs from the Auditorium

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 68
File
1919, 1920

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two programs from concerts given at the Auditorium on Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The programs are for a "Weekly Twilight Recital" given by the New Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph (April 30, 1920); and Frances Pelton Jones (harpsichord) and Rose Seguin (soprano), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club (September 24, 1919) (3 copies).

Programs from the Majestic Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 1
File
1919-1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains musical and theatrical programs for performances by Florence Glossop-Harris company; The Dumbells; Halifax Choral Union and Conservatory Orchestra, directed by Ifan Williams; Boston English Opera Company; Martin Harvey and N. de Silva; F. James Carroll Players; Boston Symphony Ensemble, directed by Augusto Vannini; Madame Germaine Schnitzer and George M. McDonald, accompanied by Marjorie Payne; and the Halifax Philharmonic Society.

Photograph of the Dalhousie Orchestra

PC1.2022-006, Box 81, Folder 5
File
[ca. 1920s]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Programs from the Halifax Ladies Musical Club

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 72
File
1921, 1922, 1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two programs with performances by members of the Halifax Ladies Musical Club: "An Evening with Canadian Creative Composers" with a lecture by Dr. J.D. Logan (November 1, 1921) and a "Debate" between the old masters and modern composers (November 21, 1922). File also contains two programs presented by the Club, for performances by the Hart House String Quartet (Geza de Kresz, Harry Adaskin, Milton Blackstone and Boris Hambourg) (November 28, 1924) and the Hambourg Trio (Greza de Kresz, Reginald Stewart, and Boris Hambourg) (January 11, 1924).

Programs from the Halifax Conservatory of Music

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 71
File
1921, 1924, 1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs for the following: a recital by Ernest Leslie Schofield, baritone with Harry Dean, piano (October 6, 1925); "The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of St. Luke," conducted by Harry Dean and presented by the Alumni Society (December 18, 1924); a lecture-recital by George M. McDonald, baritone, and Harry Dean, piano (October 4, 1921); and a pianoforte recital by Reginald Stewart, assisted by Luther Dickens Mott, bass-baritone, and Harry Dean, piano.

Program from St. Mary's Cathedral

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1921

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program for an organ and choral recital at St. Mary's Cathedral by the church organist, Edwin C. Helsby, and choir, directed by Rev. Gerald B. Phelan.

Correspondence from Addie MacKay

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 37
File
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Addie MacKay concerning a hymn that she composed with words by her sister, requesting that John Daniel Logan publish it in the Halifax Herald.

Correspondence from Hilda Roberts

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 47
File
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from the singer Hilda Roberts. The letter contains an overview of her performances to date in anticipation of a concert in Halifax. The file also contains a series of testimonials from Manlio Di Veroli, Musical Director of the Opera House in Rome and the London Opera House, who taught Roberts in London.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of the Dalhousie Orchestra 1926-1927

PC1.2022-006, Box 81, Folder 4
File
1926 - 1927

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph includes the members of the 1926-1927 Dalhousie Orchestra: Jean Fraser; C. Smith; Gertrude Phinney; F. McLellan; Virginia Irvin; D. Murray; Professor H. Reid; L. Wickwire; Isabel Morris; G. Langstroth; Claire Murphy; G. Holland; F. Musgrave; Hazel Williamson; Jean Shaw; C. MacKenzie; Mary Evans; Dorothy Irvin; A. Bell; J. Thurrott; W. Clark; J. Budd; Minnie Black

Photograph of Dalhousie Band

PC1, Box 9, Folder 1
File
3 Oct. 1936

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph of the Dalhousie band at a Dalhousie-Acadia football game on October 3rd, 1936. The photograph shows the following band members sitting on bleachers: Henry Reardon; Raqhael Wallace; Grodon Stoddard; John Morrison; Frank Morse; Leo Landerville; Alex Farquar; Lloyd Dalton; Nora Jamieson; Edgar Stewart; Clem Egan; Henry Gold; Jack Burley; Ralph Plummer; Ian Robb; McLeod; Bud McKenna; Fred Stiefel; Fred Danziger; J. Alexander Webster; Cameron Annear; George Baird; MacMillan; Jack Reynolds; John Hutton; Oliver Campbell; Roy Killam; Robert Levine; Stan McQueen; Henrik Tonning; Ed Harrington; Daniel Matheson; Zilpha Linkletter; Ben Dubilier; Carvel MacIntosh; Murray Feigenbaum; David Redmond; Selig Geller; John B. Baker; Glynn Fitch; Jean MacDonald; Marion Little; and Archie MacKenzie.

Hayward, J.C.M.

Documents related to Bucky Adams

MS-5-22, Box 18, Folder 5
File
1937-2014

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Bucky Adams, a jazz artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Documents include programs, ephemera, correspondence, magazine clippings, and newspaper clippings related to Amnesty International, the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, CBC Television studios, a copy of Bucky Adams’ birth certificate, a copy of the Diamond Jubilee medal certificate awarded to Bucky Adams in 2012, Black Focus magazine, Halifax Jazz Festival, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a copy of the invitation to Bucky Adams and The Basin Street’s album releases and performances, Dartmouth Heritage Museum’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera” in 2011, Bucky Adams’ memorial, and others.

Photographs of Hank Snow in Halifax, Nova Scotia

MS-4-250, Box 15, Folder 16
File
22 Sep. 1967 - 24 Sep. 1967

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Hank Snow in his tour bus.

Documents related to Linda Carvery

MS-5-22, Box 18, Folders 15-17
File
1970-2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Linda Carvery.

Documents include programs, ephemera, correspondence, magazine clippings, and newspaper clippings related to Black Focus magazine, Linda Carvery receiving an honourary degree at Saint Mary's University in 1998, Halifax Festival of the Arts, Halifax Jazz Festival, East Coast Music Association awards, Neptune Theatre productions, Ladies in Blue concerts, Martin Luther King concerts with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, Linda Carvery’s appointment to citizenship judge, the album release for “Yesterday / Today”, election campaign material, and others.

Photographs of the Privateers

MS-4-250, Box 48, Folder 14
File
May 2, 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

File contains five photographs of the Privateers (musical group) getting off an airplane in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The plane returned from Osaka, Japan.

Tenor parts for "Necktie Party"and "Main St."

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 8
File
1978

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten tenor parts for two Paul Cram compositions.

Halifax : [scores and parts]

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 4
File
[after 1980]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains an annotated one-page score for "Halifax—i," written for clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, baritone sax, trumpet in Bb, drums, guitar, piano, violin and bass, and a transposed score for "Halifax—iii." There are also Bb parts for "Halifax—ii", "Halifax iv," and "Halifax v,"; and a drum part for "Halifax—ii."

Rough mix of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver

2012-023, Reel 858
File
March 23, 1981

Part of Solar Audio Recording Studio Collection

File is a magnetic audio reel with rough mixes of two sound recordings by Molly Oliver. The recordings were made at Solar Audio on March 23, 1981 and mixed by Paul Northfield. The audio reel includes a reference tones track with 1000 kz, 1 khz, and 100 hz tone sequences.

Northfield, P.

Alto sax parts for "Under the Double Standard," Creeping Culture," "Down to Earth," "Round One" and "Black and White"

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 6
File
[ca. 1980s]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten alto sax parts.

Hammer and Tongs : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 7
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten alto sax, tenor clarinet, and violin parts for Paul Cram's "Hammer and Tongs."

Scores for Paul Cram's "Down to Earth" and "Hammer and Tongs"

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 2
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten scores for Paul Cram's "Hammer and Tongs," written for two altos, bass and drums, and "Down to Earth," written for soprano, tenor and bass.

Eva & Adolf : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 5
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten trumpet, tenor clarinet, tenor 1, and alto sax parts for Paul Cram's "Eva & Adolf."

Tones at head : [sound recordings by Jimmy Cohoon and Ron Parks]

2012-023, Reel 877
File
[between September 20, 1985 and October 3, 1985]

Part of Solar Audio Recording Studio Collection

File is a audio reel containing sound recordings by Ron Doug Parks. The recordings were made at Solar Audio Recording Studio between September 20, 1985 and October 3, 1985. The recordings were produced by Ron Doug Parks and Barron. The recordings were commercially released by The Major Record Label (WRC3-4307) as a seven inch vinyl record.

Parks, Ron Doug

Moonlight in Rio : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten concert, tuba and guitar parts for Paul Cram's "Moonlight in Rio."

MS-5-22, Box 23, Folders 1-32
File
1988-2021

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Pam Marsh, Donna Marshall, Doris Mason, Dutch Mason, Garrett Mason, One Heart Broken, Odetta Holmes, activist Rosa Parks, Sylvia Parris-Drummond, Larry Patterson, Stephen Pedersen, the People's Gospel Choir of Montreal, Juanita Peters, the Polokwane Choral Society, the Preston Cultural Festival, Jackie Richardson, Mark Riley, Dutch Robinson, Lucille Robinson, Viki Samuels-Stewart, musical group The Sanctified Brothers, Deborah Sangster, Sankofa Songs, writer Charles Saunders, Joe Sealy, Wendy Shea, the Shining Lights Choir, Shy Luv, Marko Simmonds, Verona Singer, Dee Dee Slye, and Sandra Slawter.

Documents include programs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings related to the Ladies In Blue tour, Juanita Peters' plays, including "I M Possible," "Settling Africville," "The Green Book," and other productions, various Natal Day performances, the African Nova Scotian Music Association awards, Joe Sealy's series "Africville Stories," the Atlantic Jazz Festival, and others.

MS-5-22, Box 21, Folders 18-32
File
[ca. 1989]-2020

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to playwright and poet laureate Shauntay Grant, Elizabeth Guildford, the Hallelujah Praise Choir, Sylvia Hamilton, Wayn Hamilton, Sean Harris, Dave Hillier, bassist Bruce Jacobs, Anne Johnson-McDonald, Sharon Johnson, poet laureate El Jones, Oliver Jones, and Rocky Jones.

Posters for Upstream Ensemble concerts

MS-5-16, Oversize Folder 25
File
1990-2006

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File comprises posters for events presented by Upstream Music Association, primarily Upstream Ensemble concerts.

Music Halifax School Board (4537)

MS-4-250, Box 68, Folder 49
File
6 Dec. 1990

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Messiah

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 16
File
December 17, 1991

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, the Halifax Camerata Singers and the Cantabile Singers of Truro, conducted by Georg Tintner with Jeff Joudrey as the choral director. The file also contains a newspaper clipping of a review of the concert.

La gloria d'Italia

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 15
File
November 23, 1991

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers and two newspaper clippings of reviews of the concert.

MS-5-22, Box 7, Folders 1-2
File
1991-1992

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1992.

Documents include programs and newspaper clippings related to Gospel Festival, the Africville Geneological Society Annual Memorial Church Service, and the musical, "God's Trombones."

CBC information morning

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 21
File
December 18, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains the order of carols for Halifax Camerata Singers' performance on CBC Information Morning as part of a special program for raising supplies and funds for the Food Bank. Twenty out of twenty-five members of the choir were in attendance.

Chichester Psalms

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 17
File
March 1, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program, flyer, and two posters for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers. The file also includes newspaper clippings of reviews of the concert.

In concert

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 18
File
May 2, 1992 - May 3, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program and a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the First Baptist Girls' Choir of Truro, Nova Scotia.

Saint Cecilia concert series : the best of Bach

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 1, Folder 19
File
November 28, 1992

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, performed in collaboration with the Cantabile Singers of Truro, members of Symphony Nova Scotia and guest soloists (Lorraine Thompson, Susan MacKay, Nancy Chisling, Douglas Rose, Ray Grant, Sue Doran, Christopher Francis, David Loughead and Gordon Murray). The file also includes a pamphlet for the Saint Cecelia 1992-1993 concert series and a newspaper clipping of a review of the concert.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir