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Cliff Sowery
P204-11-015 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Cliff Sowery, codirector of the Griffintown Club. Recorded on November 2, 1991.

Pat Conroy (3 of 3)
P204-11-011.3 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Pat Conroy on August 28, 1991.
Part 1: 1 hr., 2 min., 49 sec.
Part 2: 11 min., 36 sec.
Part 3 & duplicate: 1 hr., 2 min., 39 sec.

Pat Conroy (2 of 2)
P204-11-011.2 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Pat Conroy on August 28, 1991.
Part 1: 1 hr., 2 min., 49 sec.
Part 2: 11 min., 36 sec.
Part 3 & duplicate: 1 hr., 2 min., 39 sec.

Pat Conroy (1 of 3)
P204-11-011.1 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Pat Conroy on August 28, 1991.
Part 1: 1 hr., 2 min., 49 sec.
Part 2: 11 min., 36 sec.
Part 3 & duplicate: 1 hr., 2 min., 39 sec.

Don Pidgeon
P204-11-008 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Don (Donald) Pidgeon (1937 – 2016), member of the United Irish Societies. Interview took place on August 8, 1991.

Charles Blickstead (2 of 2)
P204-11-003.2 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Charles Blickstead, who grew up in Griffintown, Montreal. Recorded on July 10, 1991.
Part 1: 1 hr., 2 min., 48 sec.
Part 2: 50 min., 20 sec.

Charles Blickstead (1 of 2)
P204-11-003.1 · Item · 1991
Part of Patricia Burns fonds

Interview with Charles Blickstead, who grew up in Griffintown, Montreal. Recorded on July 10, 1991.
Part 1: 1 hr., 2 min., 48 sec.
Part 2: 50 min., 20 sec.

Patricia Burns fonds
P204 · Fonds · 1990-1993

The fonds documents an oral history project of the Irish of Montreal made by Patricia Burns on behalf of the St. Patrick's Society of Montreal between 1990 and 1992. The materials were used by Patricia Burns for her book The Shamrock and the Shield : an oral history of the Irish in Montreal.

The fonds is mainly composed of sound recordings and transcriptions of 54 interviews conducted by Patricia Burns and some by Kevin O'Donnell, with people of Irish origin living in Montreal, and many having grown up in Griffintown.

Burns, Patricia
Daniel Feist fonds
P203 · Fonds · 1953-2005, predominant [199-]-2004

The fonds documents Daniel Feist’s work as a freelance broadcaster, journalist, musician and teacher, including his travels and participation in events such as Montreal’s Nuits d’Afrique festival, the United Nations Conference on Racism, music awards, and others. The material mainly covers the genre of world-beat music (also known as world music) in the period from 1990 to 2005. Some sound recordings of music performances include interviews with the artists.

The fonds includes without limitations biographies of artists, drafts of articles, consulting reports, teaching material, correspondence, books, sound recordings (digital audio tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, cassette tapes, and CDs), newspaper clippings, notes, and photographs (on CD-ROM and printed out in black and white).

The fonds is organized in the following series:

P0203/A. – Personal life.

P0203/B. – Broadcasting.

P0203/C. – Radio consulting.

P0203/D. – Print journalism.

P0203/E. – Teaching.

P0203/F. – Resource materials.

Feist, Daniel
Eric Wesselow fonds
P201 · Fonds · [192-?]-1998

The description of this fonds is not available. Please contact Concordia University Libraries Special Collections for more information.

Wesselow, Eric
P199 / C · Series · [193-?], 1958-1977, 1994-2004-2005
Part of Peter K. Johnston fonds

The series relates to Peter K. Johnston’s activities as a collector of jazz-related items. It documents Johnston’s relations to other collectors as well as to Peter Levinson, who wrote a biography on Harry James in 1999, and his involvement in the Montreal Vintage Music Society (MVMS) and the Canadian Collectors’ Congress.

The series includes correspondence, directories, reference documentation, and photographs, among other material.

Jazz musicians
P199 / B · Series · 1940-2003
Part of Peter K. Johnston fonds

The series documents the jazz scenes in both the United States and Canada in the second half of the 20th century. It refers not only to celebrated jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson, but also to a variety of less well-known known performers.

The series includes two scrapbooks, 4 wall calendars, biographical information, discographies, press clippings, memorabilia, moving images, a sound recording, and a magazine, among other material.

Harry James
P199 / A · Series · [193-?]-2005
Part of Peter K. Johnston fonds

The series illustrates the career of Harry James, an American Jazz musician. Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia, United States in 1916. He was a trumpet player and band leader during the Big Band Era. Harry James was married to actress Betty Grable. He died in 1983.

The series includes without limitations two scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, discographies, press clippings, posters, and several issues of The Music Maker, a magazine published by the Harry James Appreciation Society.

Peter K. Johnston fonds
P199 · Fonds · [193- ?]-2005

The Peter K. Johnston fonds contains documentation pertaining to the American Jazz musician Harry James (1916-1983) and the Big band era. The fonds primarily documents the musical career of Harry James as bandleader and trumpeter. It also includes information on the Montreal Vintage Music Society (MVMS), and on other jazz musicians, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Metcalf, Oscar Peterson, and Glenn Miller, among many others.

The fonds contains memorabilia, correspondence, magazines, discographies, photographs, newspaper clippings, reference documentation, posters, moving images, and an audio recording, among other material. Some of the documents are arranged in scrapbooks.

The fonds is arranged in the following series :
P0199 / A Harry James
P0199 / B Other Jazz musicians
P0199 / C Peter Johnston as a collector

Johnston, Peter K.