This file pertains to service by Black Canadians in the First and Second World Wars. Some of the items relate to the No. 2 Construction Battalion, a primarily Black labour battalion which served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. It was formed in 1916 and disbanded in 1920.

This file pertains to the Royal Canadian Legion. Many of the items relate to the Dr. Gaspard Royal Canadian Legion Branch no. 50 in Montreal. The branch was originally established as the Coloured War Veterans' Legion (Quebec no. 50) and was chartered in March 1935; it became the only legion in Canada for Black veterans, who were often not welcome in other legions. One of its founders was Dominique François Gaspard, a physician who served in France during the First Forld War and who was a respected doctor and social trailblazer in Montreal's Black district. In 1953, 15 years after his death, Black veterans in Montreal renamed the branch in his honour. It was disbanded in 1970.

Handwritten exhibition sign: "Exhibition of Black Experience in Canadian Military History, 1604-To Date: First of its Kind in Canada, by Roy W. States, C.D."

This file contains clippings related to and photocopied photographs of people who worked in the Black community in Montreal. The file includes the 1974 clipping, "Pioneer 1930s tabloid served Montreal Blacks", photos of J. Edward Clarke, past National Chairman of the National Black Coalition of Canada, and a photo of Fred Hodge, Canadian Labour Congress Vice-President.

File consists of program and recording for performance held on 1 March 2024, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: Kinnon Weddall, soprano; Javiera Zepeda, mezzo-soprano; Patrica Yates, tenor; Sara Schabas, soprano; Emma Gélineau-Cloutier, soprano; Kathryn Riopel, soprano; Nicholas Murphy, baritone; Mala Weissberg, mezzo-soprano.

Works:

• Bohème / Quando me'n vo Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

• Lieder, op. 68. Als mir dein Lied erklang / Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

• Manon. Adieu, notre petite table / Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912

• Ballad of Baby Doe. Gold is a fine thing / Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969

• Rosa y el sauce / Guastavino, Carlos, 1912-2000

• Samson et Dalila. Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse! / Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921

• Im Rhein, im schönen Strome / Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

• Italiana in Algeri. Cruda sorte! / Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

• Lied von der Erde. Trunkene im Frühling / Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

• Browning songs. I send my heart up to thee / Beach, Amy, 1867-1944

• Cenerentola. Sì, ritrovarla io giuro / Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

• Frühe Lieder. Nacht / Berg, Alban, 1885-1935

• Manon. Je suis encore tout étourdie / Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912

• Out of darkness. Another sunrise / Heggie, Jake, 1961-

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 3 March 2024, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: Emma Gélineau-Cloutier, soprano; Mala Weissberg, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Murphy, baritone; Sara Schabas, soprano.

Works:

• Resta, o cara / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

• Voix-Vénus / Gougeon, Denis

• Gretchen am Spinnrade / Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828

• Rosa y el sauce / Guastavino, Carlos, 1912-2000

• Lustigen Weiber von Windsor. Nun eilet herbei, Witz, heit're Laune / Nicolai, Otto, 1810-1849

• Été / Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944

• Boa Dodi / Lavry, Marc, 1903-1967

• Cendrillon. À l'heure dite, je fuyais / Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912

• Totengräbers Heimweh / Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828

• Cenerentola. Non più mesta / Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

• Tito Manlio, RV 738. Orribile lo scempio / Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741

• Knaben Wunderhorn. Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? / Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

• Knaben Wunderhorn. Urlicht / Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

• An den kleinen Radioapparat / Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962

• Eine kleiner sehnsucht / Hollaender, Friedrich

• Das lila lied / Spolianski, Misha

• Cenerentola (Cinderella. Sia qualunque delle figlie / Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

• Rodelinda. L’empio rigor del fato / Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

• Clairières dans le ciel. Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie / Boulanger, Lili, 1893-1918

• Romansy, op. 21. Sirenʹ / Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

• Romansy, op. 21. Zdesʹ khorosho / Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

• Mamelles de Tirésias. Non monsieur mon mari / Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963

• Another sunrise / Heggie, Jake, 1961-

• Tote Stadt. Glück, das mir verblieb / Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 3 April 2024, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill University Chorus ; Mattias Lundberg, conductor; Laura Albrecht, assistant conductor; McGill Concert Choir ; Matthew Boutda, conductor; Laura Albrecht, assistant conductor; Jenny Zhang, piano.

Works:

• Alleluia / Martin, Stephanie

• Terre-Neuve / Saindon, Marie-Claire

• Gartenlieder. Abschied / Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, 1805-1847

• Mort d'Ophélie, soprano, piano / Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

• Petites voix. La petite fille sage / Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963

• Petites voix. Le chien perdu / Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963

• Singkap Siaga / Wong, Tracy

• The birds’ lullaby / Quartel, Sarah

• Mulumele shangwe / Akufuna Sifuba, Gideon

• Gradualia, liber 1. Ave verum corpus / Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623

• Singing master's assistant. I am the rose of Sharon / Billings, William, 1746-1800

• Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich / Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

• Ride On, King Jesus / Traditional

• Evening prayer / Gjeilo, Ola

• Peace I leave with you / Beach, Amy, 1867-1944

• I'm so glad trouble don't last alway / Traditional, arr. Dett, R. Nathaniel, 1882-1943

• Chansons des roses. Dirait-on / Lauridsen, Morten, 1943-

• Road home / Paulus, Stephen

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 3 April 2024, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Philippe Côté, artistic director and conductor.

Works:

• U.M.M.G. / Strayhorn, Billy

• Vernal suite / Jensen, Christine

• Benny's tune / Loueke, Lionel

• Golden zone / Binney, David

• Gentle piece / Wheeler, Kenny

• Blue yonder / Jensen, Christine

• Out beyond ideas / Binney, David

• Middle way / Carrington, Terri Lyne

• Boo-dah / Strayhorn, Billy

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on 10 April 2024, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Featuring: McGill Symphony Orchestra ; Alexis Hauser, artistic director and conductor; Justin Saulnier, violin.

Works:

• D'un matin de printemps / Boulanger, Lili, 1893-1918

• Concertos, violin, orchestra, no. 1, op. 19, D major / Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953

• Estrellita / Ponce, Manuel M. (Manuel María), 1882-1948, arr. Justin Saulnier

• Symphonies, D. 944, C major / Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828

Letter photocopy