MSS SC 27

Title: Imperial Academy of Music & Arts fonds

Dates: 1909

Extent: 0.1 cm of textual records

Administrative History: The Imperial Academy of Music and Arts was founded in 1909 with Professor Emil C. Erikson as director and F.C.N. Kennedy as president. In 1910 and 1911 Dr. Ralph Horner was its principal. The Academy was located at 44 Osborne Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1909 through 1911. In 1912 its manager was J. O'Donnell; in this year it was located at 290 Vaughan Street. The Academy dissolved later that year.

Custodial History: Dr. Paul W. Paterson, Director of the School of Music, donated the fonds to Archives & Special Collections in 1978.

Scope and Content: The fonds consists of a program entitled Concert by the Faculty of the Imperial Academy of Music and Arts at the Royal Alexander Hotel, Saturday evening January 30, 1909 at 8:30. The performers were Milan Sokoloff, piano; Louis Persinger, violin; George Soeller, flute; Alexander Savine, voice, all of whom were accompanied by Fred M. Gee on the piano. Milan Sokoloff earned a LL.B. from the University of Manitoba in 1928.

Source of Supplied Title: Title based on provenance of fonds.

Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this material.

Finding Aid: Finding aid is currently unvailable.