Archives Catalogue

The Montreal museum lends : I : seventeenth and eighteenth century paintings

UA-36, OS Folder 9
Item
1973

Item is a catalogue in the form of a folding poster for an exhibition of paintings from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition was circulated by the National Gallery of Canada and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in 1974.

Catalogue contains a large-format, full-colour poster on one side, and an essay, list of paintings, and b&w images of select paintings.

The Montreal museum lends : II : nineteenth and twentieth century paintings

UA-36, OS Folder 10
Item
1973

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue in the form of a folding poster for an exhibition of paintings from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition was circulated by the National Gallery of Canada and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in February and March of 1975.

Catalogue contains a large-format, full-colour poster on one side, and an essay, list of paintings, and b&w images of select paintings.

The fourth Dalhousie drawing exhibition

UA-36, Box 8, Folders 22 and 23
Item
1979

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue for the 4th Dalhousie drawing exhibition , organized by and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 1 to April 1, 1979. The exhibition presented the works of Alex Colville, Charlotte Hammond, Graham Metson, Brian Porter, Roger Savage, and Ruth Wainwright.

catalogue contains a forward, introduction by Carol Fraser (acting curator, Dalhousie art Gallery), biographies of each artist and quotations from them on their artworks, images of select artworks, and an exhibition list.

Bruce Parsons : a model of reality

UA-36, Box 7, Folders 5 and 6
Item
[1976?]

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of artworks by Bruce Parsons, organized and presented by the Dalhousie art Gallery from February 23 to March 14, 1976.

Catalogue contains an introduction and a forward by Gilles Toupin, a list of artworks, text written by Parson's daughter, Jenny, full-page photographs of Parson's works, a biography, and acknowledgements.

Graham Coughtry retrospective

UA-36, Box 7, Folder 12
Item
[1976?]

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue for a retrospective exhibition of artwork by Graham Coughtry, organized by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. The exhibition was circulated an presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from May to June 1976.

Catalogue contains an exhibition itinerary and list of lenders, acknowledgements and introduction written by Joan Murray (Director, Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery), a biography for Coughtry, an essay by Barrie Hale, and a catalogue list of works and photographs,

Claude Tousignant

UA-36, Box 6, Folder 6
Item
1973

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of a catalogue for the exhibition 'Claude Tousignant', organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in March 1974.

Catalogue contains a forward, introduction, b&w images of Tousignant's works, a list of works in the exhibition, a C.V., and a bibliography. Inner front and back covers contain colour images of two artworks.

Paintings by Guido Molinari

UA-36, Box 5, Folder 25
Item
1972

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of a catalogue for the exhibition 'Paintings by Guido Molinari', organized by Dalhousie Art Gallery for circulation through the Atlantic Provinces Art Circuit (APAC). The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie in 1972.

The catalogue contains a photograph of Molinari, a biography, a catalogue of works, and an artist statement.

Artistes de Montréal

UA-36, Box 4, Folder 4
Item
1966

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Convoy HFX : [score]

MS-5-21, OS Folder 1
Item
[between 2001 and 2003]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated score composed by Paul Cram and commissioned by the Canadian Council of Music in 2001. "Convoy HFX" was first performed by an 18-piece Upstream Orchestra in January 2002; in 2006 by the Upstream Ensemble; and in 2013 alongside "The Magic Order" and "Witch Gong Gang II/10" at the International Festival de Musique Actuel in Victoriaville, Quebec. A list of musicians includes: Jeff Reilly, Kenny MacKay, Paul Cram, Steven Naylor, David Burton, Erin Donovan, Tim Crofts, Doug Cameron, Lukas Pearse, Danny Martin, Tom Walsh, Rick Waychesko, Paul Tynan, Tena Palmer, Geordre Haley, and Scott McMillan.

The lefthand pages of the score are predominantly in graphic notation with some standard music notation. They are divided into 13 parts: 1) "Whispers"; 2) "Morse"; 3) "Nausea"; 4) "Storm"; 5) "Attack" followed by a solo; 6) "0400 Hours"; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. The righthand pages, labelled "13," are in standard notation for different instruments. The file also contains two posters advertising Convoy HFX.

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

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.

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

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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 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.

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
March 23, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
October 26, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Map of the Saint Lawrence River

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 3, Item 5
Item
[196-?]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a photocopy of a map of an area on the St. Lawrence River. The map is identical to MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 3, Item 2, but without the handwritten notes.

Map of the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 3, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1967]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a photocopy of a map of Montreal and the Saint Lawrence River and Montreal, including Ile Sainte-Helene, Ile Notre Dame, and a ship berthing area. The original map was produced by the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition.

Map of the Saint Lawrence River with notes

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 3, Item 2
Item
[196-?]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a photocopy of a map of an area on the St. Lawrence River. There are notes written on the map in red that indicate the position of the Bluenose II and other things (possibly other ships).

Making tracks : the Khyber Arts Society presents : makingtracks.ca - an exciting online venue for your train inspired anecdotes; memories and thoughts.

MS-3-49.2017-030, OS Folder 10
Item
2010

Part of Khyber Arts Society fonds

Item is a poster for the Making tracks exhibition that ran from July 29 to October, 2010 aboard VIA Rails oceans trains between Halifax and Montreal.

Khyber presents making tracks a moving installation of video shorts inspired by trains, locomotions and the experience of travel

MS-3-49.2017-030, Box 1, Folder 31
Item
2010

Part of Khyber Arts Society fonds

Item is a poster for the Making Tracks exhibition that was screened starting July 29 until October 2010 aboard the VIA rails' ocean trains between Halifax and Montreal.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, September 16, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 3
Item
September 16, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 16, 1915, at Valcartier Camp (Quebec City), thanking MacMechan for further outfitting of the Camp's library, general anxiousness around Camp, and the hopes of the Battalion soon being deployed to England.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, August 26, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 2
Item
August 26, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated August 26, 1915, thanking MacMechan for his gift of books and that it is very popular among Jones's fellow officers at Valcartier Camp.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, May 12, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 15
Item
May 12, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated May 12, 1923 from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, discussing the return of Jones's voracious reading habits, as well as opinions on the League of Nations.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, April 3, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 14
Item
April 3, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated April 3, 1923 from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, discussing Jones's thoughts upon finishing reading Arthur Schnitzler's "The Road to the Open".

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 30, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 13
Item
March 30, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Good Friday, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, outlining Jones's continued recovery, "chaotic" reading habits, and discussions around French politics.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 7, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 12
Item
March 7, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 7, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, frankly discussing his struggles with his recovery amid fears he is "slowly becoming a wreck; [often] feeling useless and frightened" and angered by not being told his poor prognosis and difficulty of recovery back in 1917.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, July 2, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 11
Item
July 2, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated July 2, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, where Jones updates on his recovery.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 11, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 9
Item
October 11, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 11, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing training and work with his battalion, chiefly at Bramshott Camp near London.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 8
Item
November 18, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 14, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 13
Item
October 14, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 14, 1923, in Montreal, Quebec, thanking MacMechan for his presentation copy of "Sagas of the Sea", and of visits from family and friends.

Private journal [excerpts] of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 1
Item
[1883?]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a diary kept by Archibald MacMechan on board a cattle boat between Montreal and London, ca. 1883-1884.

Photograph of burned areas after a forest fire in La Mauricie National Park

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 9
Item
1993

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by either Luc Foisy or J. Pleau in early September 1993 showing a burned-out section in Area G of La Mauricie National Park after a forest fire.

Photograph of misting during controlled burning at La Mauricie National Park

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 8
Item
1993

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by either J. Pleau or Luc Foisy in August 1993 showing spraying at controlled burning in Area G at La Mauricie National Park, Quebec.

Photograph of a helicopter water-bomber dousing hot spots at a fire in La Mauricie National Park

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 7
Item
August 30, 1993

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by either Mark Mills or Luc Foisy in August 1993, of a helicopter dropping water on a hot-spot in La Mauricie National Park.

Photograph of an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 6
Item
1991

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photographic slide taken by J. Pleau in 1991 showing an active forest fire, in the La Mauricie National Park.

Photograph of an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 5
Item
1991

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photographic slide taken by J. Pleau in 1991 showing an active forest fire, in the La Mauricie National Park.

Photograph of an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 4
Item
1995

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photographic slide taken by Luc Foisy of an active forest first in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec, in the summer of 1995.

Photograph of an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 12
Item
August 30, 1993

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by J. Pleau on August 30, 1993, showing an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec.

Photograph of an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 11
Item
1995

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Luc Foisy in the summer of 1995 showing an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec.

Aerial photograph of an active forest fire in La Mauricie National Park

MS-2-789, Box 15, Folder 7, Item 10
Item
August 30, 1993

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Item consists of an aerial photograph taken by J. Pleau on August 30, 1993, showing an active forest fire in "Area G" at La Mauricie National Park, Quebec.

Photograph of people in the Pie-IX metro station

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 9
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of people in the Pie-IX metro station. Most appear to be headed towards a large crowd waiting. The photograph is taken from the top of a short flight of stairs.

Photograph of the fountain and stadium

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 8
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the fountain and stadium. There are unidentified people walking around.

Photograph of the flags in the plaza outside the stadium

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 7
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the flags in the plaza outside the stadium, including Olympic flags and those for various countries. There are unidentified people walking around.

Photograph of the plaza outside the stadium

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 6
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the plaza outside the stadium. There are unidentified people walking around, and a row of flags.

Photograph of the opening day ceremony and the Queen

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 58
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the opening day ceremony. The photograph is taken from high up in the stands, which are full. The Queen is pictured standing atop a red podium beside the track.

Photograph of the opening day ceremony

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 57
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the opening day ceremony. The photograph is taken from high up in the stands, which are full. The field has a group of people wearing black, some with white head covers, and there is a group in white on the track.

Photograph of the opening day ceremony with Canada entering

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 56
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the opening day ceremony with Canada's athletes and representatives entering the stadium. The photograph is taken from high up in the stands, which are full. The field is filled with groups of people in different coloured outfits, which may be to distinguish between countries.

Photograph of the opening day ceremony

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 24, Item 55
Item
1976

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of the opening day ceremony. The photograph is taken from high up in the stands, which are full. The field is filled with groups of people in different coloured outfits, which may be to distinguish between countries.

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