Archives Collection 34 : J. Churchill Arlidge



Biography
J. (Joseph) Churchill Arlidge, flutist, organist, teacher, and composer, was born in Stratford-on-Avon, 17 Mar 1849, and died in Toronto in 1913. See the Canadian Encyclopedia for a full biography.
Scope
Writings, family letters, photographs; photocopies of biographical documents.
Size
1 box : .1 m.
Provenance
Assembled by Bob Arlidge, donated May 2008.

Inventory
Arlidge, J. Churchill. Entertainment grave and gay. MS notebook of concert repertoire, unpaged, with inserted leaves. Topical commentaries, with song listings on page versos.
Some press opinions. Promotional brochure. 1902?
How practice makes perfect: a few hints to teachers and students of music, to which is appended the Arlidge practice record. c1907.
12 promotional photographs as a child or youth performer (Cartes de visite)
35 photographs of individuals and locations associated with his career (Cartes de visite)
Family letters and family and career photographs.
Sheet music repertoire, with ms vocal parts
Wooden conductor’s baton
Jewel pendant with photograph
Biographical documents: press clippings, letters, programs etc. 5 files of photocopies
Photographs of costumes of Arlidge as a child performer, donated to the Royal Ontario Museum 1997
Arlidge, Bob. “The forgotten flute player”. Computer print of draft article for Pan : the journal of the British Flute Society, 2007.
“Mr. J. Churchill Arlidge: Canada’s popular flute virtuoso.” In Institute for Canadian Music Newsletter, 3:1, 2005