Frances James fonds
Published: 1920
Language: eng
Notes: Soprano and music teacher born in Saint John, N.B. She worked principally in Toronto, Ont., Saskatoon, Sask., and Victoria, B.C.

Biographical information; diplomas; personal and professional correspondence, including personalities such as Harry Somers, Darius Milhaud, Jean Papineau-Couture, Isaac Stern, etc.; teaching material; contracts, publicity material and other documents concerning her activities as a singer; 10 scrapbooks, one of which highlights the career of her student Jane MacKenzie; concert programmes. Also includes 728 photographs and 16 negatives (F. James, members of her family, students, etc.); sound recordings of F. James and M. Adaskin (88 audio discs, 93 audio tape reels); a video documentary on the life and career of the James-Adaskin couple.

Restrictions: the Jane McKenzie file, which also contains letters from Morag Noble and Françoise Sutton (The Canadian Alde), is confidential.

Finding aids: lists; provisional summary description.

File code: MUS 128.