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Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1940 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
30 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Eileen Cowan, 1920- , of Calgary, Alberta was a violinist who played in the Calgary Junior Symphony under Grigori Garbovitsky. In 1934, at the age of 14, she won the senior violin class at the Alberta music competitions held in Lethbridge. Her married name was Eileen Atkinson.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Eileen Atkinson, 2005.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and musical programs compiled by Eileen as a young girl (1934-1940), which includes programs and reviews of her own musical activities as well as those of her contemporaries: Mary Tierney, Noel Cook (later Noel Taylor), Mary Lesingham Shortt, Evelyne Pearson, Kathleen Tierney, Odette de Foras, and orchestra conductors Grigori Garbovitsky and Jascha Galperin. Many of the musical events were held at the Grand Theatre. The fonds also includes a folder of Evelyne Pearson's clippings, programs, letters and photos (1925-1937), which were also in the possession of Eileen Atkinson.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Note
Title based on contents of records.
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Name access points
- Pearson, Evelyne (Subject)