Harry Adaskin fonds. 1924-1997.

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Harry Adaskin fonds. 1924-1997.

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Fonds consists almost entirely of materials created or acquired by Harry Adaskin over the course of his life and career, and includes the manuscripts for his autobiographies, correspondence, scripts for radio broadcasts and lectures, newspaper clippings, concert programmes, photographs, films, and audio recordings. Also included are annotated copies of Adaskin's two autobiographies: A Fiddler's World (published in 1977), and A Fiddler's Choice (1982). Some correspondence addressed to his wife Frances after his death is also included. The fonds is organized in the following series: Autobiographies, Hart House String Quartet, Harry and Frances (Marr) Adaskin - Concerts, "Musically Speaking" Scripts, New York Philharmonic Broadcasts, "Tuesday Night" Scripts, Miscellaneous Writings, Correspondence, and Audio Tapes. Autographed Photographs, Audio Discs, and Films.

8 audio discs.3 rolls of film.

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Adaskin, Harry

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Harry Adaskin was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1901, and later emigrated with his family to Toronto. As a child he learned to play the violin, and at the age of twelve he entered the Toronto Conservatory of Music. In 1923 he and three colleagues formed the Hart House String Quartet, in which Adaskin played second violin. Sponsored by Vincent and Alice Massey, it the first Canadian musical quartet to make an international reputation. The Quartet made many concert tours of North America and Europe, an...