Miscellaneous collection of programs, speeches, clippings and articles relating chiefly to Edward Johnson and the founding of the Edward Johnson Music Foundation and Guelph Spring Festival. 1897-

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Miscellaneous collection of programs, speeches, clippings and articles relating chiefly to Edward Johnson and the founding of the Edward Johnson Music Foundation and Guelph Spring Festival. 1897-

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Includes texts of talks by Roberston Davies, Murdo MacKinnon, Nicholas Goldschmidt, Judith Colbert, Walter Pitman, Marilyn Crooks and Lou Applebaum; also a file on the biography on Edward Johnson, including letters from E. Johnson (1958) and Phyllis Higinbotham (1977), newspaper clippings, reviews, gift of $25,000 to Guelph for the development of music among school children, his 100th birthday celebration at the 1978 Spring Festival, commemorative stamp of E. Johnson and other opera singers as part of the Canada Post opera series, Oct. 17, 2006 (first day cover and souvenir sheet). Also includes an historical collection of programs, chiefly Guelph, including Guelph Collegiate Auditorium, Royal Opera House, Guelph Armoury, Speed Canoe Club concert, and various churches; some Toronto and New York opera and concerts.

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University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library

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Guelph Spring Festival Archives.

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In order to perpetuate Edward Johnson's work and support for young musicians and music teachers in the Guelph region, a group of his friends established "The Edward Johnson Music Foundation" in 1957. It raised funds to support musical groups in Guelph and then in 1968 launched "The Guelph Spring Festival". In 1995, the Foundation separated from the festival so that each organization has its own board. The Foundation continues to do fundraising for the festival. The festival is especially noted f...

Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995

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Canadian author. From the description of [Lecture on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol] : typescript, with autograph revisions, signed, [1993]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874896 ...

Pitman, Walter G.

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Edinborough, Arnold

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MacKinnon, Murdo H.M.

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Hill, Jessie

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Crooks, Marilyn.

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Mavor, Ronald

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Edward Johnson Music Foundation

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Sunde, John

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Ontario Arts Council

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Farquharson, Dorothy H. (Dorothy Helen), 1920-

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Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959

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Edward Johnson, tenor and administrator, was born in Guelph, ON, 22 Aug. 1878. He sang in Europe (as "Edoardo di Giovanni") from 1912-1919, and in North America from 1919-1935. From 1935-1950 he was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. From the description of Edward Johnson papers 1907-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225154169 ...

Crusade for Strings.

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Colbert, Judith A.

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Applebaum, Louis, 1918-2000

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Dowler, Josephine.

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Dent, Gloria F., 1926-

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Lamb, Jennie.

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Edward Johnson Home and School Association.

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Goldschmidt, Nicholas, 1908-

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Kenny, Mrs. J. M.

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Mercer, Ruby

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