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Salt Lake Oratorio Society photograph collection, 1928-1969

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Salt Lake Oratorio Society
Title
Salt Lake Oratorio Society photograph collection
Dates
1928-1969 (inclusive)
Quantity
251 photographs
Collection Number
P0097
Summary
The Salt Lake Oratorio Society photograph collection contains portraits of soloists and conductors who performed with the society. The collection also contains photographs of performances of "Messiah" in the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The photographs in this collection consist of portraits of staff, actors, singers, and others involved with the performances of the Salt Lake Oratorio Society, as well as pictures taken during their performances.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection is arranged alphabetically.

Processing Note

Processed by Peter Schmid in 1988.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Salt Lake Oratorio Society audio-visual collection (A0097).

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Salt Lake Oratorio Society records (MS 0602).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Performers and Conductors

    • Description: A-F

      • 1-2: Margot Helmuth Blum, contralto, 1958
      • 3: Lisle Bradford, contralto, 1958
      • 4: Elizabeth Brown, contralto
      • 5: Blythe Taylor Burn
      • 6: Marvellee Cariaga, 1972
      • 7-10: Walter Carringer, tenor, 1965
      • 11-12: Leslie Chabay, 1957
      • 13: Lillian Chookasian, contralto, 1951 (?)
      • 14-18: Peggy Coburn, 1966-1973
      • 19-22: Squire Coop, director/conductor, 1937
      • 23-24: Ruth Diehl, 949
      • 25-27: Annette Richardson Dinwoodey, contralto, 1928, 1949, 1959
      • 28-37: Jean Fenn, soprano, 1953, 1966
      • 38: David Giosso, 1963
      • 39-50: Leona Gordon, 1964-1966
      • 51-52: Alfred Greenfield, conductor, 1947
      • 53-56: Jean Handzlik, 1961
      • 57-63: Harold Haugh, tenor, 1939, 1958

      Container: Box 1, Folder 1-2
    • Description: I-M

      • 64-65e: Thor Johnson, conductor, 1951, 1958-1962
      • 66-68b: Otto Klemperer, conductor, 1945
      • 69-71: Ilona Kombrink, soprano, 1958-1959
      • 72: Karl Kritz, conductor, 1957
      • 73: Christina Krooskos, contralto, 1970
      • 74-75: Carole Larson, 1957
      • 76b: David Lloyd, tenor, 1961-1962
      • 76a-77: Francis McCann, soprano, 1960-1961
      • 78-87: John McCollum, tenor, 1962, 1967
      • 88-89: Margery MacKay
      • 90-93: Mary MacKenzie, alto/contralto, 1960-1961
      • 94-95: Sir Ernest MacMillan, 1955-1956
      • 96-98: Raymond Manton, tenor
      • 99-102: Lois Marshall, soprano
      • 103: Marianne Marshall, artists' manager, 1972
      • 104: Paul Mayo, tenor, 1969
      • 105-06: Raymond Mikalski, basso, 1965, 1967

      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: N-R

      • 107-08: Maud Nosler, soprano, 1951
      • 109: Robert Oliver, basso, 1960
      • 110: Alan Ord, 1965
      • 111-114: Louise Parker, conralto, 1971
      • 115: Nancy Pearce, contralto
      • 116: Donna Petersen, 1967
      • 117: Glade Peterson, tenor, 1959
      • 118-20: Marie Powers, contralto, 1946
      • 121-22: Noel Rogers, 1967, 1971

      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: S-Z

      • 123: Alexander Schreiner
      • 124: Ruth Seater, contralto, 1956
      • 125: Irmgard Seegfried, soprano, 1956
      • 126-29: Kenneth Smith, basso, 1963
      • 130-31b: Orcenith Smith, basso, 1947
      • 132: Izler Solomon, 1966
      • 133-35: Sylvia Stahlman, soprano, 1957, 1961
      • 136: Barbara Powers, 1948
      • 137-39: Thompson Stone, 1950, 1955
      • 140-47: Walter Susskind, conductor, 1965
      • 148-53: Yi Kwei Sze, basso/baritone, 1951
      • 154: James Wainner, tenor, 1968, 1971
      • 155: Carol Walters, mezzo-soprano
      • 156-58: Andrew White, basso/baritone, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960

      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Group photos and performances

    • Description: Group photos

      • 159: Sylvia M. Coop and her daughter, Sheila Coop, 1943
      • 160: Squire Coop and daughter, Sheila Coop, 1943
      • 161: Orcenith Smith, Margeret Williams, Alfred Greenfield, and Harold Haugh, 1947
      • 162: Annette R. Dinwoodey and Dr. Howard Anderson, 1949
      • 163: Blythe Taylor Burns and Dr. Howard Anderson, 1949
      • 164: Governor Herter of Massachusetts and Dr. Thompson Stone, 1950
      • 165: Alexander Haggar, Lillian Chookasian, Maud Nosler, and Yi Kwei Sze
      • 166: Yi Sze, Lillian Chookasian, Alexander Schreiner, and Dr. Thor Johnson
      • 167-70: Dr. Thor Johnson and others, 1951
      • 171: Sir MacMillan, Andrew White, Lillian Chookasian, Jean Fen
      • 172: Andrew White, Lillian Chookasian, Alexander Schreiner, Harold Haugh, Jean Fenn, and Sir Ernest MacMillan, 1956
      • 173: Andrew White and Sylvia Stahlman, 1957
      • 174: Mary MacKenzie, Robert Oliver, and Dr. Howard T. Anderson, 1960
      • 175: Ardean Watts, Dr. Thor Johnson, Margery MacKay, and James (Ginner?)

      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
    • Description: Group photos and miscellany

      • 176-77: Dr. Thompson Stone, Barbara Stevenson, Lillian Chookasian, Harold Haugh, and Andrew White
      • 178: Squire Coop conducting "Messiah" rehearsal
      • 179: Howard T. Anderson and Squire Coop
      • 180: Squire Coop boarding plane
      • 181: Squire Coop
      • 182: Shiela and Sylvia Coop
      • 183: Shiela Coop
      • 184-85: Jean Fenn and Harold Haugh
      • 186: Howard T. Anderson, Jack Thomas, and Adam S. Bennion
      • 187: Mary MacKenzie and Dr. Howard Anderson
      • 188: Tudor Williams, Harold Hagh, Otto Klemperer, Sylvia and Shiela Coop
      • 189: Secretary to Mrs. Emma Lindsay Thomas with others
      • 190-92: Leona Gordon and her daughters Andrea and Marcia

      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
    • Description: "Messiah" Performances: Salt Lake Tabernacle

      • 193: 34th rendition, 1949
      • 194: Thor Johnson conducting, 1950 or 1951
      • 195-203: 36th rendition, 1951
      • 204: 40th rendition, 1955. Thompson Stone conducting. Barabara Stevenson, Lillian Chookasian, Harold Haugh, and Andrew White, soloists
      • 205: 41st rendition, 1956
      • 206: 42nd rendition, 1957
      • 207-09: 43d rendition, 1958. Thor Johnson conducting. Ilona Kombrink, Margo Blum, Harold Haugh, and Anrdew White, soloists
      • 210-16: 44th rendition, 1959. Thor Johnson conducting. Ilona Kombrink, Annette R. Dinwoody, Glade Peterson, and Yi Kwei Sze, soloists
      • 217: Thor Johnson, Robert Oliver, Mary MacKenzie, and Francis McCann
      • 218-19: David Lloyd, Francis McCann, Mary MacKenzie, Robert Oliver

      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
    • Description: "Messiah" Performances: Salt Lake Tabernacle

      • 220-21: 49th rendition, 1964. Walter Susskind conducting
      • 222-23: 50th rendition, 1965. Walter Susskind conducting, Leona Gordon, Peggy Coburn, Walter Carringer, and Raymond Michalski, soloists
      • 224: 51st rendition, 1966. Izler Solomon conducting. Leona Gordon, Peggy Coburn, James Wainner, and Raymond Michalski, soloists
      • 225: 54th rendition, 1969. Walter Susskind conducting

      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
    • Description: Performances: other places

      • 226-28: "Creation," 1939, at the Utah State Capital. Squire Coop conducting
      • 229: "Messiah," 1952, in Boston. Thompson Stone conducting
      • 230: "Messiah," undated, unidentified place
      • 231: "Mount of Olives," 1966, Aspen Colorado

      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
    • Description: Addendum

      • 1-7: Various portraits of the society in the late 1930s

      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
    • Description: Addendum

      • 1-13: Various individual portraits of members in 1945

      Container: Box 2, Folder 7

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Subject Terms

  • Choral societies--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints--1930-1969
  • Portrait photographs--1930-1969
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