The Biographical Information series contains correspondence, programmes and a photograph of Kelsey Jones. The series consists of cards and letters to or from Kelsey Jones; as well as a selected of programs he found interesting. The series is arranged chronologically, and are divided by subject headings (the subject headings chosen for this section were indicated by Kelsey Jones himself). The series includes correspondence of special note to/from Lord Beaverbrook, John Beckwith, Marvin Duchow, Herman Geiger-Torel, Harold Hamer, Leonard Isaacs, George Johnston, George Little, Ernest MacMillan and Healy Willan.
The Kelsey Jones Collection consists largely of drafts, sketches and texts for nearly all of his major compositional works. It also contains selected correspondence, programs and some personal papers that outline his life and career in music, composition, and teaching. These documents were organized by Kelsey Jones himself, into subject groupings such as: “commissions,” “publishers,” “letters from my teachers,” “letters from interesting people,” etc.
The Programmes and Scripts series contains programmes of Donald Mackey and the Church of Messiah and the Renaissance Singers of Montreal in performance; as well as scripts and programming for the following series presented/performed by the Renaissance Singers: CBC broadcasts not in a series, Christian Frontiers, Sunday Chorale and Good Friday.
This series contains a variety of photographs, correspondence and scrapbook items related to Donald Mackey and the Renaissance Singers. Notes on several items suggest that the owner of this material was Helen Mackey. Please see the Donald Mackey Collection and accompanying finding aid at http://www.mcgill.ca/library/find/subjects/music/special/donald-mackey-collection for related material.
The Reviews/Clippings Series contains Charles Reiner’s clippings or reviews, and other articles from newspapers, magazines, and other published listings. The reviews and clippings are arranged by time period as indicated.
The Correspondence Series contains letters to or by Charles Reiner, in addition to correspondence about him or pertaining to his career. Arranged chronologically by time period as indicated.
Includes letters from Alfred Cortot (1949), Rudolf Firkusny (1954), Irene Serkin (1957), and Rudolf Serkin (n.d.), and a letter to Sir Ernest MacMillan (1951).
