UUM_P0097 Guide to the Salt Lake Oratorio Society photograph collection, 1928-1969 Salt Lake Oratorio Society photograph collection Finding aid prepared by Peter Schmid. Multimedia Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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1988 Encoded by Mary Ann Curtis 2004 Finding aid written in English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2016 Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Margaret Benson. 2022 Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis. University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections Photograph Archives
Special Collections 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860 (801) 585-3073
P0097 Salt Lake Oratorio Society photograph collection 1928-1969 Salt Lake Oratorio Society 251 photographs 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. Collection materials are in English.

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.

Collection is arranged alphabetically.

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.

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.

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

Processed by Peter Schmid in 1988.

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).

 Choral societies--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Photographs Clubs and Societies Images Portrait photographs--1930-1969 Photographic prints--1930-1969 Performers and Conductors 1 1-2 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

1 3 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

1 4 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

1 5 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

Group photos and performances 2 1 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?)

2 2 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

2 3 "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

2 4 "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

2 5 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

2 6 Addendum

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

2 7 Addendum

1-13: Various individual portraits of members in 1945