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MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 24
File
[1912]

File contains an autograph by the soprano Alma Gluck (1884-1938) of the Metropolitan Opera Company, signed on stationary from the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Gluck was part of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1909 to 1913.

Autograph of Leo Slezak

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 29
File
February 13, 1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the autograph of the tenor Leo Slezak of the Metropolitan Opera Company, signed on a piece of letterhead from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Photographs of Esther Ferrobini

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 42
File
[1914-1915]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two photographs of the operatic soprano Esther Ferrobini of the Montreal Opera Company that John Daniel Logan used for a press release about her performance in the title role of the opera "Zoza."

Autographed photograph of Judson House

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 1
File
[1915-1922]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of Judson House, signed for Dr. J.D. Logan in remembrance of House's first visit to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Autographed photographs of Arthur Friedheim

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 4
File
November 11, 1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of the Russian pianist Arthur Friedheim, addressed to Dr Logan and signed in Toronto.

Correspondence from Gena Branscombe Tenney

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 16
File
1912-1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains three letters from Gena Branscombe Tenney. Her letters include references to Logan's article on "Canadian Women," her family, and her compositions.

Branscombe, Gena

Correspondence from Julie Opp Faversham

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 21
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Julie Opp Faversham (1871–1921), an American stage actress, thanking John Daniel Logan for a poem and his comments about a production of Julius Caesar that she acted in with her husband, William Faversham.

Correspondence from W.O. Forsyth

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 23
File
1921, 1927

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains four letters from the Canadian composer, teacher, and writer W.O. (Wesley Octavius) Forsyth. Three of the letters (dated from 1921) are written on letterhead from the Canadian Academy of Music in Toronto, where he taught from 1919 to 1924. The letters concern setting texts by John Daniel Logan to music and mentions its possible performance by their mutual friends Lucas and Gena Branscombe.

The file also contains a short biography of W.O. Forsyth from the Star Weekly (Toronto, July 1921); a program for a concert by Jessie McAlpine (a student of Forsyth's) at the Canadian Academy of Music; and a program for a concert by the Russian pianist Arthur Friedheim at Massey Hall.

Forsyth, W. O. (Wesley Octavius)

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

Correspondence from Edouard Hesselberg

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 29
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an announcement from the Russian pianist, composer, and teacher Edouard Hesselberg sent to John Daniel Logan as the Musical Critic of The Star (in Toronto). The announcement concerns his recent appointment as editor and contributor to the staff of the "International Music and Musicians." The letter was sent in an envelope from The Hambourg Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Hesselberg, Edouard

Correspondence from Harry Irvine

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 30
File
1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from the English actor Harry Irvine in response to John Daniel Logan's criticism of his performance in "Othello" at an unidentified theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The letter mentions a future lecture at Dalhousie College on "William Shakespeare: A Human Being."

Correspondence from A.S. Vogt

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 51
File
1908

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from A.S. (Augustus Stephen) Vogt, thanking John Daniel Logan for his review of a performance by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.

Vogt, Augustus Stephen

The town is decked flags today : [manuscript vocal score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 6
Item
1920

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a manuscript of the third verse of an untitled song that begins "The town is decked flags today." The song is for solo voice and piano accompaniment in d minor. The first two verse of the song are missing. The author of the text is not indicated, but may have also been written by Archibald.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Come unto me : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 13
Item
1916

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

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

Fill every glass : from The Beggar's Opera

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 16
Item
1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a copy of a manuscript version of an adaptation of "Fill Every Glass" from "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay (1728). The arrangement was made by "C.B.C." and "J.F.W" for the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto and is for solo voice (for the character of Matt of the Mint) and chorus.

Rest Christian calmly : [choral score]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 63
Item
[1922]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is the manuscript for a hymn "Rest Christian Calmly," with words by Jessie P. MacKay and music by Addie MacKay. The music is for four-part chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and is in F Major with four verses.

God be with our boys tonight : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 17
Item
1917

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is the sheet music for a song with music by Wilfrid Sanderson and words by Fred G. Bowles. The piece was given to John Daniel Logan by "The Little Rainbows" of Mount St. Bernards, as indicated on the front cover of the music. The piece is for solo voice and piano accompaniment and is in A-flat Major.

Requiem for solo voices and chorus

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 65
Item
1895

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a reduced piano score of the English version (translated by C.I. Kenney) of Verdi's Requiem, written in memory of Alessandro Manzoni. The flyleaf of the book was signed for J.D. Logan by the soloists of the Philharmonic Spring Musical Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Grace Kerns (soprano), Judson House (tenor), Fred Patton (baritone), and Nevada Van der Veer (contralto). The file also includes a newspaper clipping of Logan's review of the concert from the Halifax Herald (April 26, 1922).

Verdi, Giuseppe

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).

Programs from the First Baptist Church

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 69
File
1920

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the program from the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an organ recital by Joseph Bonnet (December 17, 1920) and three copies of an advertising pamphlet for the concert.

Program from St. George's Church

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 5
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a program for an organ recital given at St. George's Church on Sunday, January 12, 1913 by George F. Austen.

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.

Programs from His Majesty's Theatre

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 16
File
[1911-1914]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs from performances by The Quinlan Opera Company, managed by Thomas Quinlan, at His Majesty's Theatre.

Program from Massey Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 18
File
1908-1923

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains programs from concerts given at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario: Columbian Conservatory Orchestra, conducted by Alfred Bruce with E.H. Painty on piano; the Mendelssohn Choir, conducted by A.S. Vogt; the Mendelssohn Choir, directed by H.A. Fricker; Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frank S. Welsman with Margaret Huston (soprano); Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Louise Homer (contralto); Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Mischa Elman (violin); John McCormack (tenor) with Edwin Schneider (piano); and the Oratorio Society of Toronto, conducted by Edward Broome, with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nikolai Sokoloff.

File also contains a compilation of all of the programs from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's 1911-1912 season, inscribed to John Daniel Logan. File also contains some newspaper clippings of concert reviews by "A.E.S.S."

Program from the University of Toronto

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 4
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a program from the "Address to the Graduating Classes and Opening of the Organ" (June 6, 1912). The program includes an organ recital by Mr. F.A. Moure, bursar of the university, as well as the organ's specifications and a picture. The organ was built by Cassavant Freres of St. Hyacinth, Quebec.

Promotional pamphlet for Marcel Dupre

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 15
File
1922 - 1923

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of a pamphlet advertising the French organist, Marcel Dupre, for his 1922-1923 concert season.

Allen M. Reid's scrapbook of church organs

MS-5-1, Volume 1
File
1908-1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a scrapbook compiled by Allen M. Reid on church organs and organ music. The scrapbook includes newspaper articles and postcards, many of which relate to organs and churches in Halifax.

Little Bell biographies of master musicians

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 8
File
1907

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a book published by The Bell Piano and Organ Co., Limited of Guelph, Ontario, written by John Daniel Logan, which contains short biographies of various composers and promotes the Bell pianos as an instrument for performing their works. The composers included are Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Hadyn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Arthur Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg, and Edward MacDowell.

The religious function of comedy

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1907

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an article by Logan, published by William Briggs (Toronto, 1907) based on a lecture that Logan delivered to the Philosophical Society of the University of Toronto.

Autograph of Mischa Elman

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 22
File
April 12, 1932

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed program for a concert sponsored by the Halifax Community Concert Association at Capitol Theatre. Mischa Elman was accompanied by Carroll Hollister on the piano.

Photographs of Christie MacDonald

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 2
File
[1912-1913]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains three photographs of the opera singer Christie MacDonald of the Montreal Opera Company. One of the photographs shows her in costume for "The Spring Maid" by Heinrich Reinhardt, and another in costume as Marguerite for the "Jewel Song" in "Faust" by Charles Gounod for the Montreal Opera Company.

Autographed print of Florence Marryat

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 4
File
1885

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed print of the British author and actress Florence Marryat from a performance at the Halifax Academy of Music.

Autographed photographs of Sir John Martin-Harvey

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 5
File
May 1921

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two autographed photographs of the English actor John Martin-Harvey, signed for John Daniel Logan following a performance in Halifax on May 19, 1921. One of the photographs shows him in costume for a role.

Autographed photograph of A.S. Vogt

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 12
File
[1908]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed photograph of A.S. (Augustus Stephen) Vogt, the conductor and founder of the Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto, Ontario.

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.

Correspondence from Edward Broome

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 17
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Edward Broome. His letter includes information about the activities and performances of the Toronto Oratorio Society and was sent to Logan to be published in the Toronto News.

Broome, Edward

Correspondence from Louis Keene

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 31
File
1914

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from the artist Louis Keene (1888-1972) thanking John Daniel Logan for a notice that he put in the Montreal Herald advertising his upcoming exhibition.

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 Matt Morris MacKinnon

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 38
File
1926

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Matt Morris MacKinnon of Amherst, Nova Scotia, concerning some of MacKinnon's poetry.

Correspondence from Marjory MacMurchy

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 39
File
1913

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Marjory MacMurchy, president of The Canadian Women's Press Club, concerning John Daniel Logan's letter in the Canadian Magazine on Canadian women.

Letter from Eliza Ritchie to John Daniel Logan

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 46
Item
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a letter from Eliza Ritchie to John Daniel Logan. Ritchie is responding to a request for a photograph.

Ritchie, Eliza

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.

Correspondence from Frank S. Welsman

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 52
File
1907

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a letter from Frank Squire Welsman. The letter concerns the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and requests John Daniel Logan's help in promoting and supporting their endeavours.

Welsman, Frank

Correspondence sent to John Daniel Logan

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 56
File
1907, 1914, 1925

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains three letters of uncertain authors sent to John Daniel Logan. One is from a former Dean and composer at the University of South Dakota (February 24, 1907); another about upcoming performances by J.S. Middlelai(?); and the third from "Ethel" concerning vacation plans.

In Flanders Fields : [manuscript vocal score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 5
Item
1917

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a manuscript of "In Flanders Fields" by Edith J. Archibald, which sets the words of the poem of the same name by Colonel John McCrae. The piece is for solo voice and piano in F Major and was written at Archibald's home on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The piece is 5 pages long with extra blank pages.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

A Nocturne : [manuscript vocal score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 7
Item
[1915-1927]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in F Major entitled "A Nocturne," including the score and a separate typed sheet with the poem in English and French, also written by Archibald.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Going West : [manuscript vocal score]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 9
Item
[1915-1927]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in G Major entitled "Going West." The text for the song was written by Rev. Mrs. Ross(?) of Hamilton, Ontario.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

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).

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.

Program from the Arena in Toronto

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 11
File
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an official souvenir programme from the Toronto Musical Festival, commemorating the opening of the Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The program includes performances by Nahan Franko and members of the Metropolitan Opera and Philharmonic Orchestras of New York.

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