Miscellaneous research material and notes used for the book "The Tenor of his Time." 1890- 1969.

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Miscellaneous research material and notes used for the book "The Tenor of his Time." 1890- 1969.

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Includes 17 file cards (20.5 x 13 cm.) on E. Johnson as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera; 3 file cards with reminiscences by Mrs. Belmont and Francis Robinson; 7 file cards and loose notes with miscellaneous information. Also includes 5 file cards on early Guelph: reports on the concert by Robert Merrill, Guelph, Mar. 21, 1956, given by the Presto Club; reflections on E. Johnson's early life in Guelph; 1898 concert for the benefit of the Speed Canoe Club (owned by E. Johnson's uncle, William); genealogical information on E. Johnson's grandparents and other relatives (descendents of Coningsby and Martha Evans); Guelph Weekly Mercury article, Apr. 10, 1890, concerning the teaching of music by Mr. C. Crowe in the Central School; newspaper obituaries for Arthur Higinbotham (Sept. 16, 1955) and Flora MacLean Browett, who taught E. Johnson in primary grades at private school.

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University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library

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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 ...

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James P. Johnson was born in Yankton, South Dakota, on June 2, 1930. He grew up in Muleshoe and Lubbock, Texas. He left Texas to attend Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, graduating in 1952. That same year he went into the Marine Corps. As a jet pilot, he served a ten-month tour of combat duty in Korea. Discharged from the Marines in 1956, he moved to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado Law School. He later was a prosecuting attorney in the 8th Judicial District and a munic...

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