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Finding Aid for the Margaret Graeme Canning Collection, 1870-2001 (Bulk 1906-2001)


MS-2114

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, May 30, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Margaret Graeme Canning Collection

Date/Date Range :   1870-2001 (Bulk 1906-2001)

Extent: 26.875 linear feet

Abstract:
The Margaret Graeme Canning Collection is composed of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, opera programs, awards and certificates of achievement, reel-to-reel audio tapes, correspondence, publications, and photographs dealing with the lives of Margaret Graeme Canning and her mother, Mary Margaret Hoskins Canning.

Call number: MS-2114

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Margaret Graeme Canning left this collection to the University of Tennessee in her will, which was executed in 2001.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Margaret Graeme Canning Collection, MS-2114. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of eighteen boxes divided into two series: Mary Margaret Hoskins Canning and Margaret Graeme Canning.


Biography / History

Margaret Graeme Canning, the second of three sisters, was born on August 19, 1941 in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1949, her family moved to Tucson, Arizona. Upon her graduation from Tucson High School in 1959, she began her career in opera at the University of Southern California. Here, she performed in such productions as Jenufa and Peter Grimes while studying in the University's excellent music program. She graduated (with honors) with her Bachelor's Degree in Music in 1963 and again in with her Master's Degree in 1970. After finishing her undergraduate degree, she went to Europe to pursue her operatic career. In 1964, she debuted as Santuzza in the Bayerische Staatsoper München's production of Cavalleria Rusticana . Because this large house offered few opportunities for a young and relatively inexperienced singer like Margaret Graeme, she went to work with the Landestheater Detmold, a small house in Northern Germany, as its lead soprano.

In 1966, while on vacation in Tucson, Margaret Graeme was struck by a car and sustained serious injuries to her back. Although the brace she had to wear as a result was very detrimental to her ability to perform, Margaret Graeme finished her contract in Detmold. Through the early 1970s, she sang guest roles with the Bulgarian and Belgian National Operas.

Margaret Graeme returned to Tucson permanently in 1973. That year, she made her American debut in one of her favorite roles, Tosca, in the Tucson Opera Company's production of Tosca . She stopped singing opera professionally a few years later and turned instead to producing and directing. Margaret Graeme was also active in the Tucson community, serving as a teacher's aide in the Tucson Unified School District and competing at local and state events. She died on August 6, 2001, leaving behind an important musical legacy.

Margaret Graeme's mother, Mary Margaret Hoskins Canning, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on December 22, 1904 to Lynn Wood and Bettie Lewis Ayres Hoskins. After her graduation from Knoxville High School, she enrolled at the University of Tennessee. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in History in 1927, and again with her Master's degree in 1929. Margaret was an avid writer during this period, writing for both the Knoxville Journal and various University of Tennessee publications, for example Mugwump and The Orange and White .

On June 22, 1931, Margaret Hoskins married Graeme Alexander Canning (October 05, 1900-March 14, 1987) in Knoxville, Tennessee. Although Margaret ceased writing professionally during this period, she was very active in Knoxville social groups, including the Ossoli Circle and the Junior League. In 1949, the Canning family moved to Tucson, Arizona, where Graeme Canning worked as a land developer. Margaret was active there as well, not only raising three daughters but also involving herself deeply in the Tucson community and becoming an avid golfer. Once her children were grown, Margaret began writing again and also taught classes at the Instituto Allende in Mexico during her family's annual summer vacations there. Margaret Hoskins Canning died on December 15, 1997 in Tucson, Arizona.


Collection Scope and Content Note

The eighteen boxes of the Margaret Graeme Canning collection contain a wealth of information about both Margaret Graeme herself and about her mother, Mary Margaret Hoskins Canning (Mary Margaret was usually called Margaret, and her daughter was known as Margaret Graeme in order to distinguish between them). Margaret Graeme's section of the collection is comprised primarily of opera programs and memorabilia pertaining to her various performances. These performances took place in multiple countries, including Germany, the United States, Bulgaria, and Belgium. Other items include reel-to-reel audio tapes of some of Margaret Graeme's performances, reviews of those performances, information about opera competitions, scrapbooks, correspondence, financial information, items from several educational institutions, and assorted other memorabilia. Margaret Hoskins Canning's portion of the collection contains University of Tennessee memorabilia, examples of her writing (dating primarily from her time at UT), genealogical information, scrapbooks dealing with several different phases of her life, and a wealth of correspondence.

In order to appreciate this collection, it is important to understand something of Margaret Graeme's voice. In the broadest possible terms, she was a soprano. The category of soprano, however, can be further subdivided into coloratura, lyric, spinto, and dramatic sopranos. Although she began her career as a spinto soprano, Margaret Graeme sang the majority of her performances as a dramatic soprano. The dramatic soprano (often associated with Wagner's operas) has the lowest, "darkest," and most powerful voice among the sopranos, and so is able to make herself heard over large orchestras and other singers. Because of this ability, the dramatic soprano is often assigned to the most challenging roles, many of which are leads. As a spinto soprano, Margaret Graeme sang such parts as Cho-Cho San's mother in Madame Butterfly and Lenora in Il Trovatore . As a dramatic soprano, she sang such roles as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer , Brünnhilde in Die Walküre, Turnadot in Turnadot , Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana , Judith in Herzog Blaubart's Burg, Tosca in Tosca , and Amelia in Maskenball . It should be noted that several of these roles, especially Amelia, Tosca, and Santuzza, can be sung by either dramatic or spinto sopranos, and there appears to be considerable disagreement as to exactly which type of voice each part is best suited to.

Subject Terms

  • Knoxville (TN) -- Social life and customs.
  • Operas -- 18th century.
  • Operas -- 19th century.
  • Operas -- 20th century.
  • Operas -- Europe.
  • Operas -- Performances.
  • Sopranos (Singers).
  • Tennessee -- History -- 20th century.
  • Theaters -- Europe.
  • Tucson (AZ) -- Social life and customs.
Contents List
   

Series I: Margaret Hoskins Canning, 1870-1997
   

Sub-Series A: University of Tennessee, 1922-1927
Box   1     Folder   1    
University of Tennessee Circus, undated
Box   1     Folder   2    
Miscellaneous Items Relating to the University of Tennessee, undated
Box   1     Folder   3    
Nahheeyayli Club, undated
Box   1     Folder   4    
Alpha Chi Alpha Journalistic Sorority, 1922
Box   1     Folder   5    
Chi Delta Phi Literary Sorority, 1923 July 1
Box   1     Folder   6    
Barnwarming Queen, 1924
Box   18     Folder   1    
Invitations to the Barnwarming addressed to Margaret Hoskins and Graeme Canning, 1924
Box   18     Folder   2    
University of Tennessee Intramural Sports Medal awarded to Graeme Canning for Baseball, 1917
Box   18     Folder   3    
University of Tennessee Intramural Sports Medal awarded to Graeme Canning for First Place in the 60 yards High Hurdles, 1925
Box   18     Folder   4    
Benjamin Rush Strong Medal Awarded to Margaret Hoskins for the Best Essay on the Value of Truth, 1927
Box   18     Folder   5    
Margaret Hoskins's University of Tennessee Class Ring, 1927
   

Sub-Series B: Writing, 1920-1969 (Bulk 1920-1946)
   

Sub-Sub-Series 1: Pieces Written or Edited by Margaret Hoskins Canning, 1922-1946
Box   1     Folder   7    
Hail Alma Mater (Short Story), undated
Box   1     Folder   8    
Items Relating to Mugwump (University of Tennessee), 1925
Box   8     Folder   1    
The Blue and White Weekly (Knoxville High School), 1922-1946
Box   8     Folder   2    
Mugwump: Mystery Number (University of Tennessee), 1925
Box   8     Folder   3    
Mugwump: Campus Daze (University of Tennessee), 1925
Box   8     Folder   4    
Mugwump: Bum Voyage (University of Tennessee), 1926
Box   8     Folder   5    
Mugwump: All-Southern (University of Tennessee), 1926
Box   8     Folder   6    
The Tennessee Alumnus (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1927
   

Sub-Sub-Series 2: Publications saved by Margaret Hoskins Canning, 1920-1969 (Bulk 1920-1942)
Box   1     Folder   9    
The University of Tennessee Magazine: Historical Edition (University of Tennessee), 1920
Box   1     Folder   10    
University of Tennessee Publications (University of Tennessee), 1924-1926
Box   1     Folder   11    
Religious Publications (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1926 October 2
Box   1     Folder   12    
About and Roundabout Tucson (Tucson, Arizona), 1936
Box   1     Folder   13    
Opera News (Metropolitan Opera Company), 1942 March 16
Box   8     Folder   7    
Newspapers, 1925-1969
Box   8     Folder   8    
Pieces of Pi (Pi Chapter of Chi Omega, University of Tennessee), 1937
   

Sub-Series C: Great Smoky Mountains, 1926-1937
Box   1     Folder   14    
Camp Kallamuchee (Calderwood, Tennessee), 1926
Box   1     Folder   15    
General Information (Tennessee and North Carolina), 1933-1937
   

Sub-Series D: Crafts and Social Activities, 1935-1969
Box   1     Folder   16    
Craft Arts Exchange: Unusual Gifts (Tucson, Arizona), undated
Box   1     Folder   17    
Staub Elementary School PTA (Knoxville, Tennessee), undated
Box   1     Folder   18    
The Ossoli Circle (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1935-1937
Box   1     Folder   19    
The Junior League (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1938-1942
Box   1     Folder   20    
Literary Activities (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1938-1949
Box   1     Folder   21    
Chi Omega, 1939
Box   1     Folder   22    
Beta Sigma Phi International Social and Cultural Sorority (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1948
Box   1     Folder   23    
Social Events, 1948-1959
Box   1     Folder   24    
Golf (Southern Arizona), 1958
Box   1     Folder   25    
Opera Guild of Southern Arizona (Tucson, Arizona), 1969
Box   8     Folder   9    
Scrapbook Pages Relating to the Ossoli Circle, circa 1935-circa 1937
   

Sub-Series E: Genealogical Information, 1870-1997
   

Sub-Sub Series 1: The Graeme A. Canning Family, 1923-1997
Box   1     Folder   26    
Graeme A. Canning, 1923-1972
Box   1     Folder   27    
Elizabeth Harriet Canning Perkins, 1946-1975
Box   1     Folder   28    
Margaret Graeme Canning, 1952-1997
Box   1     Folder   29    
Andrea Lynn Canning, 1945-1962
Box   1     Folder   30    
The Graeme A. Canning Family, 1962
Box   1     Folder   31    
Scrapbook pages dealing with Graeme and Margaret Hoskins Canning, 1932-1933
Box   8     Folder   1    
Graeme A. Canning, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 2: Andrew P. Canning, 1888-1961
Box   1     Folder   32    
The Ferry Hall School, undated
Box   1     Folder   33    
Photographs, circa 1888-circa 1915
Box   1     Folder   34    
Miscellaneous, 1898
Box   1     Folder   35    
The Public , 1910-1914
Box   1     Folder   36    
Art, 1913
Box   1     Folder   37    
Taxes, 1937-1961
   

Sub-Sub-Series 3: The Andrew P. Canning Family, 1870-1933
Box   1     Folder   38    
Van Sevier and Cummings forbearers, 1870-1915
Box   1     Folder   39    
Harriet Emma Cummings Canning (Mrs. Andrew P. Canning), 1888-1933
Box   1     Folder   40    
Florence Canning Wehr, circa 1910-1925
Box   1     Folder   41    
Gordon Canning, circa 1915-circa 1925
Box   1     Folder   42    
The Andrew P. Canning Family, circa 1910-circa 1930
Box   1     Folder   43    
Scrapbook pages dealing with the Andrew P. Canning Family, circa 1906-1916
Box   8     Folder   11    
Photographs of Andrew and Harriet Canning, circa 1928
Box   8     Folder   12    
Photograph of Florence Canning Wehr, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 4: Lynn W. Hoskins, 1930-1988 (bulk 1930-1951)
Box   1     Folder   44    
Miscellaneous, 1930-1941
Box   1     Folder   45    
Photographs, circa 1888-circa 1915
Box   1     Folder   46    
Walla Walla Gum Company (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1933-1950
Box   1     Folder   47    
The Buffalo Springs Game Farm (Rutledge, Tennessee), 1933-1963
Box   1     Folder   48    
The Tennessee Valley Authority (Tennessee), 1935-1942
Box   1     Folder   49    
The Conservation Commission of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1935
Box   1     Folder   50    
The Fish and Game Commission (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1935
Box   1     Folder   51    
The Tennessee Sportsman (Nashville, Tennessee), 1935
Box   1     Folder   52    
Scrapbook Pages dealing with Wildlife Conservation (Knoxville, Tennessee), circa 1938
Box   1     Folder   53    
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1938-1939
Box   1     Folder   54    
The Tennessee Federation of Sportsmen (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1938
Box   1     Folder   55    
Lynn Wood Hoskins, Jr., 1938-1988
Box   1     Folder   56    
Bettie Ayres Hoskins, 1951
Box   8     Folder   13    
Board of Conservation of Fish, Game, and Wild Life (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1935
Box   17     Folder   15    
Newspaper: The Bob White (Rutledge, Tennessee), 1936
   

Sub-Sub-Series 5: Extended Family, 1937-1959
Box   1     Folder   57    
General Rufus Ayres, undated
Box   1     Folder   58    
Evelyn Hoskins, undated
Box   1     Folder   59    
Betty Lynn Hoskins Jasper, 1937 July 26
Box   1     Folder   60    
James Dickason Hoskins, 1938-1959
   

Sub-Series F: Scrapbooks, circa 1917-1947
Box   1     Folder   61    
My Favorite Memory Book and loose photographs, circa 1917
Box   12     Folder   -    
The National Memory and Fellowship Book , circa 1920-circa 1923
Box   9     Folder   -    
My Memory Book , circa 1921-circa 1925
Box   13     Folder   -    
Red Scrapbook, circa 1943-circa 1947
   

Sub-Series G: Photographs, 1905-1980
Box   1     Folder   62    
Miscellaneous Photographs, undated
Box   1     Folder   63    
Photographs of Knoxville, Tennessee, undated
Box   1     Folder   64    
Photographs of Friends, undated
Box   1     Folder   65    
Photographs of Family, undated
Box   1     Folder   66    
Photographs of the Florida State College for Women, undated
Box   1     Folder   67    
Photographs of Margaret Hoskins Canning, circa 1905-circa 1980
Box   1     Folder   68    
Photographs of the Great Smoky Mountains, circa 1924-circa 1947
Box   1     Folder   69    
Photographs of the University of Tennessee, circa 1929
   

Sub-Series H: Correspondence, 1920-1979
Box   1     Folder   70    
Correspondence, undated
Box   1     Folder   71    
Correspondence, 1920-1926
Box   2     Folder   1    
Correspondence, 1931-1947
Box   2     Folder   2    
Correspondence, 1948-1953
Box   2     Folder   3    
Correspondence, 1957-1963 May 19
Box   2     Folder   4    
Correspondence, 1963 July 02-1963 October 8
Box   2     Folder   5    
Correspondence, 1964-1967
Box   2     Folder   6    
Correspondence, 1968-1970 May 10
Box   2     Folder   7    
Correspondence, 1970 May 11 - 1970 June 19
Box   2     Folder   8    
Correspondence, 1970 June 22-1970 November 25
Box   2     Folder   9    
Correspondence, 1971
Box   2     Folder   10    
Correspondence, 1972-1979
   

Sub-Series I: Other Papers, 1923-1972
Box   2     Folder   11    
Miscellaneous Drawings, undated
Box   2     Folder   12    
Miscellaneous Items, undated
Box   2     Folder   13    
Miscellaneous Tickets, undated
Box   2     Folder   14    
Miscellaneous Clippings (Knoxville, Tennessee and Tucson, Arizona), 1944-1972
Box   2     Folder   15    
Miscellaneous Knoxville High School Information (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1948 May 28
Box   2     Folder   16    
Miscellaneous Material Pertaining to friends (Tucson, Arizona), circa 1958
Box   18     Folder   6    
Margaret Hoskins's Knoxville High School Class Ring, 1923
   

Series II: Margaret Graeme Canning, 1941-2001
   

Sub-Series A: Singing Engagements and Performances, 1948-1977
Box   2     Folder   17    
Bulgarian Pamphlet Concerning American Singers, undated
Box   2     Folder   18    
Materials relating to recorded performances, undated
Box   2     Folder   19    
Finney School of Music, Tucson, USA: Studio Recitals, 1948 May 24
Box   2     Folder   20    
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA: Arizona All-State High School Music Festival, 1957
Box   2     Folder   21    
Tucson High School Fine Arts, USA: Finian's Rainbow , 1957
Box   2     Folder   22    
University of Arizona High School Fine Arts Summer Session, USA: Don Giovanni , 1958
Box   2     Folder   23    
Tucson Civic Opera Society, Tucson, USA: The Song of Norway , 1958
Box   2     Folder   24    
Tucson High School, USA: Spanish Musical Presentation, 1959
Box   2     Folder   25    
University of Southern California, USA: Israel in Egypt , 1960
Box   2     Folder   26    
University of Southern California, USA: Othello , 1960
Box   2     Folder   27    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1960
Box   2     Folder   28    
University of Southern California, USA: The Ballad of Baby Doe , 1960
Box   2     Folder   29    
University of Southern California, USA: Parents' Day Luncheon Program, 1960
Box   2     Folder   30    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1961
Box   2     Folder   31    
University of Southern California, USA: The Rake's Progress , 1962
Box   2     Folder   32    
University of Southern California, USA: USC Symphony Orchestra, 1962
Box   2     Folder   33    
University of Southern California, USA: Macbeth , 1962
Box   2     Folder   34    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1962
Box   2     Folder   35    
University of Southern California, USA: The Trial , 1962
Box   2     Folder   36    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1963
Box   2     Folder   37    
University of Southern California, USA: A Concert of Soloists with the University Symphony Orchestra, 1963 March 3
Box   2     Folder   38    
University of Southern California Opera Theater, USA: Peter Grimes , 1963
Box   2     Folder   39    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1963
Box   2     Folder   40    
Bayeruth, Germany: Richard Wagner Festival, 1963
Box   2     Folder   41    
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Germany: Miscellaneous, 1963-1965
Box   2     Folder   42    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1964
Box   2     Folder   43    
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Germany: Contract, 1964
Box   2     Folder   44    
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Germany: Cavalleria Rusticana , 1964
Box   2     Folder   45    
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Germany: Madame Butterfly , 1964
Box   2     Folder   46    
Fact Sheets and Résumés for Margaret Graeme Canning, circa 1965-circa 1972
Box   2     Folder   47    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Troubador , 1966
Box   2     Folder   48    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1966
Box   2     Folder   49    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Contract, 1966-1967
Box   2     Folder   50    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Der fliegende Holländer , 1966
Box   2     Folder   51    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Herzog Blaubarts Burg , 1966
Box   2     Folder   52    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Miscellaneous, 1966-1971
Box   2     Folder   53    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Das Märchen vom Zaren Saltan , 1967
Box   2     Folder   54    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Contract, 1967-1968
Box   2     Folder   55    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Hänsel und Gretel , 1967
Box   2     Folder   56    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Opernabend - Cavalleria Rusticana and Bajazzo , 1967 December 25
Box   2     Folder   57    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Maskenball , 1967-1968
Box   2     Folder   58    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Mascottchen , 1968
Box   2     Folder   59    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Die Zaubergeige , 1968
Box   2     Folder   60    
Casas Adobes Congregational Church, USA: Receital, 1968 November 31
Box   2     Folder   61    
Russe National Opera, Bulgaria: The Flying Dutchman , 1968-1969
Box   2     Folder   62    
The Play Box, USA: The Sound of Music , 1969
Box   2     Folder   63    
The Merola Memorial Fund, USA: Rigoletto , 1969 July 27
Box   2     Folder   64    
The Merola Memorial Fund, USA: The Man on the Moon , 1969
Box   2     Folder   65    
University of Southern California School of Music, USA: Jenufa , 1969
Box   2     Folder   66    
Stara Zagora National Opera, Bulgaria: Il Trovatore , 1969-1970
Box   2     Folder   67    
Assorted Bulgarian Newspapers, 1970-1971
Box   2     Folder   68    
Varna National Opera, Bulgaria: Cavalier Rusticana and unknown, 1970
Box   2     Folder   69    
Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria: A Masked Ball , 1970
Box   2     Folder   70    
University of Southern California, USA: An Evening of Opera , 1970
Box   2     Folder   71    
Appearance with the Bulgarian Radio and T.V. Orchestra, circa 1971
Box   2     Folder   72    
Russe National Opera, Bulgaria: The Flying Dutchman, 1971
Box   2     Folder   73    
Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria: Turnadot , 1971
Box   2     Folder   74    
Miscellaneous Material Relating to Margaret Graeme Canning's performances and auditions, 1971 February 1
Box   2     Folder   75    
Bremerhavener Staadttheater, Germany: Jenufa , 1971
Box   2     Folder   76    
Burga, Bulgaria: A Masked Ball , 1971-1972
Box   2     Folder   77    
National Opera, Brussels, Belgium: Die Walküre , 1972
Box   2     Folder   78    
Stara Zagora National Opera, Bulgaria: Tosca , 1973
Box   2     Folder   79    
Tucson Opera Company, USA: Champagne Supper Fundraiser, 1973 February 25
Box   2     Folder   80    
The Tucson Council of the Arts, USA: Showcase '73 , 1973 March 28
Box   2     Folder   81    
Tucson Opera Company, USA: Tosca , 1973
Box   2     Folder   82    
Tucson Opera Company, USA: The Magic Flute , 1974
Box   2     Folder   83    
Sigma Alpha Iota, USA: Alpha Beta Chapter in Concert , 1974 February 5
Box   2     Folder   84    
Green Valley Community Church, USA: Recital, 1975
Box   2     Folder   85    
Opera Guild of Southern Arizona, USA: Winner's Circle Concert, 1977 September 18
Box   17     Folder   1    
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Germany: Cavalleria Rusticana and Bajazzo Poster, 1964
Box   17     Folder   2    
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Germany: Madame Butterfly Poster, 1964
Box   17     Folder   3    
Detmold Landestheater, Germany: Poster Regarding Der fliegende Holländer , 1966
Box   17     Folder   4    
Detmold Landestheater, Germany: Poster Regarding Ein Maskenball , 1968
Box   17     Folder   5    
Detmold Landestheater, Germany: Posters Regarding Hänsel und Gretel , 1967
Box   17     Folder   6    
Detmold Landestheater, Germany: Poster Regarding Cavalleria Rusticana and Bajazzo (Opernabend), 1967-1968
Box   17     Folder   7    
Detmold Landestheater, Germany: Poster Regarding Der Zaubergeige , 1968
Box   17     Folder   8    
Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria: Poster Regarding A Masked Ball , 1970
Box   17     Folder   9    
Russe National Opera, Bulgaria: Poster Regarding The Flying Dutchman , 1971
Box   17     Folder   10    
Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria: Posters Regarding Turnadot , 1971
Box   17     Folder   11    
Bremerhavener Staadttheater: Poster Regarding Jenufa , 1971
Box   17     Folder   12    
National Opera, Brussels, Belgium: Poster Regarding Die Walküre , 1972
Box   17     Folder   13    
Stara Zagora National Opera, Bulgaria: Poster Regarding Tosca , 1973
   

Sub-Series B: Recorded Performances, 1960-1974
   

Sub-Sub-Series 1: Major Performances, 1966-1974
Box   6     Folder   1    
Bluebeard (Landestheater Detmold, 5" Tape), 1966 November 19
Box   6     Folder   2    
Cavalleria Rusticana (Landestheater Detmold, 7" Tape), 1968 May 27
Box   6     Folder   3    
Der fliegende Holländer (5" Tape), 1966 October 22
Box   6     Folder   4    
The Flying Dutchman (7" Tape), undated
Box   6     Folder   5    
Green Valley Recital (Green Valley Community Church), 1974 February 24
Box   6     Folder   6    
Hänsel und Gretel (7" Tape), undated
Box   6     Folder   7    
International Sommerakademie der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst "Mozarteum" Schlusskonzert des Opernkurses (Salzburg, Austria, 7" Tape), 1972 August 22
Box   6     Folder   8    
Jenufa (7" Tape), undated
Box   6     Folder   9    
Das Märchen vom Zaran Saltan Premiere (Landestheater Detmold, 7" Tape), 1967
Box   6     Folder   10    
A Masked Ball (Landestheater Detmold, 5" Tape), 1967 November 26
Box   6     Folder   11    
Maskenball (7" Tape), undated
Box   6     Folder   12    
Opernabend (Landestheater Detmold, 7" Tape), 1968 May 15
Box   6     Folder   13    
The Sound of Music (The Playbox, Tucson, Arizona, 7" Tape), 1969 April 12
Box   6     Folder   14    
Tosca (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1973 June 16
Box   6     Folder   15    
Tristan and Isolda (5" Tape), undated
Box   6     Folder   16    
Troubador (5" Tape), undated
Box   6     Folder   17    
Turnadot (Sofia, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1971 January 29
Box   6     Folder   18    
Turnadot Act 1 (Sofia, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1971 January 29
Box   6     Folder   19    
Turnadot Act 2, Part 1 (Sofia, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1971
Box   6     Folder   20    
Turnadot Act 2, Part 2 (Sofia, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1971
Box   6     Folder   21    
Turnadot Act 3, Part 1 (Sofia, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1971
Box   6     Folder   22    
Turnadot Act 3, Part 2 (Sofia, Bulgaria, 7" Tape), 1971
Box   6     Folder   23    
Wie Wart Opera Star 1972? (Antwerpen, Belgium, 7" Tape), 1972 May 12
   

Sub-Sub-Series 2: Multiple Major Performances, 1966-1973
Box   6     Folder   24    
Der fliegende Holländer (Side 1); Herzog Blaubart's Burg (Side 2) 7" Tape, undated
Box   6     Folder   25    
Troubador Premiere (Landestheater Detmold, November 20, 1966) Herzog Blaubart's Burg Premiere (Landestheater Detmold, November 19, 1966) Der fliegende Holländer Premiere (Landestheater Detmold, October 22, 1966) 7" Tape

Box   6     Folder   26    
Der Troubador Premiere (Landestheater Detmold, November 20, 1966) Das Märchen vom Zaren Saltan Premiere (Landestheater Detmold, March 08, 1967) 7" Tape.
Box   6     Folder   27    
Jenufa (Bremerhavener Staadttheater, May 28, 1971) Turnadot (Sofia, Bulgaria, January 29, 1971) 7" Tape

Box   6     Folder   28    
Maskenball (Side 1, Bulgaria, June 21, 1973), Ariadne auf Naxos (Side 1, Tucson, Arizona, March 1973), Cavalleria Rusticana (Side 2), Bajazzo (Side 2), 7" Tape.
   

Sub-Sub-Series 3: Arias, 1966
Box   6     Folder   29    
Der fliegende Holländer Arias, Cavalleria Rusticana Arias, and A Masked Ball Arias, 7" Tape, undated
Box   6     Folder   30    
Maskenball Aria and Duet in Act 2-Amelia (Landestheater Detmold), Maskenball Aria-Amelia (Landestheater Detmold), Cavalleria Rusticana Aria-Santuzza (Landestheater Detmold), 5" Tape, undated
Box   6     Folder   31    
Il Trovatore Arias-Margaret Graeme Canning (Landestheater Detmold), 5" Tape, 1966 November 20
Box   6     Folder   32    
Troubador Aria-Act 1, Troubador Scene 5, and Troubador Aria 2, 5" Tape, undated
Box   6     Folder   33    
Il Trovatore Aria-Act 1, Il Trovatore Aria-Act 4, and Il Trovatore Duet and Quartet-Act 4, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   1    
Turnadot Aria and Choir, 5" Tape, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 4: Parts of Operas, undated
Box   7     Folder   2    
A Masked Ball Act 3, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   3    
Maskenball Act 2, after Aria (Side 1) Troubador (Side 2), 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   4    
Orchestra, Santuzza, and Maskenball Act 2, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   5    
Euch Löften Music (Side 1), Lohengrin Act 2, Duet (Side 2), Cavalleria Rusticana Aria (Side 2), and Recit. Andrea Che (Side 2), 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   6    
Rosen Klavier Act 1 Duet, Last Part, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   7    
Rosen Klavier 2 Part, Marriage of Figaro Aria Music, and Rosen Klavier 1 Part, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   8    
Selections from Oberon, Cavalleria Rusticana, Der fliegende Holländer, Don Carlos, Peter Grimes , and Die Walküre , 7" Tape, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 5: Individual Songs, 1963-1965
Box   2     Folder   86    
Soloist: Margaret Graeme Canning; Pianist: Clifton Bartlett (Detmold, Germany) 45 speed LP, circa 1965
Box   7     Folder   9    
Un Ballo in Maschera Aria, Dein Blaues Auge , and Das Marien Leben (University of Southern California) 5" Tape, circa 1963
Box   7     Folder   10    
Selections from Wolf, Brahms, Beethoven, Alceste, Barber, and Strauss, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   11    
Ah Perfido , Tännhauser , Tosca Aria, Chi sa Chi , and Don Carlos , 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   12    
Selections from Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss, Panchielli, Mascangi, Wagner, Barber, and Puccini, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   13    
Selections from Die Walküre , Maskenball , Cavalleria Rusticana , Tristan and Isolda , Zohengrin , Beethoven , and Ah Perfido , 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   14    
Popular Songs, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   15    
Miscellaneous Songs (Please see index cards in Box 2, Folder 19), 5" Tape, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 6: Music, undated
Box   7     Folder   16    
Bluebeard , 5" tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   17    
A Masked Ball , 5" tape, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 7: Lessons and Rehearsals, 1960
Box   7     Folder   18    
Ariadne auf Naxos Lesson, 5" tape, 1960 July 20
Box   7     Folder   19    
Il Trovatore Lessons, 5" tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   20    
Il Trovatore Act 1 Rehearsal, 5" tape, undated
   

Sub-Sub-Series 8: Spoken Word, 1966-1968
Box   7     Folder   21    
Greetings from Margaret Graeme Canning to her family (Germany) 5" Tape, 1966
Box   7     Folder   22    
Greetings from the Canning family to Margaret Graeme Canning (Tucson, Arizona) 5" Tape, 1967-1968
Box   7     Folder   23    
Bulgaria: My Impressions and Experiences, 5" Tape, 1967
Box   7     Folder   24    
Margaret Graeme Canning's Tucson Radio Program (Tucson, Arizona), 7" Tape, 1966
   

Sub-Sub-Series 9: Miscellaneous and Unidentified, undated
Box   7     Folder   25    
Little Faust/Extra Tape, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   26    
Canning, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   27    
Bartok, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   28    
Tape 2 Dallas, 5" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   29    
Selections from Wolf, Brahms, Mozart, and Chenier, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   30    
Selections from Wolf, Wagner, and Tourant, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   31    
Magic Violin?, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   32    
Unidentified Piano Music, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   33    
Unidentified Piano Music, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   34    
Unidentified Piano Music, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   35    
Unidentified Piano Music, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   36    
Unidentified Piano Music, 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   37    
Voice and accompaniment (song unidentified), 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   38    
Voice and accompaniment (song unidentified), 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   39    
Voice (song unidentified), 7" Tape, undated
Box   7     Folder   40    
Spoken Word (unintelligible), 5" Tape, undated
   

Sub-Series C: Directing Experience, 1982
Box   2     Folder   87    
University of Arizona Opera Theatre (USA): Don Giovanni , undated
Box   2     Folder   88    
University of Arizona Opera Theatre (USA): Women Are Like That , undated
Box   2     Folder   89    
University of Arizona Opera Theatre (USA): The Merry Wives of Windsor , 1982
   

Sub-Series D: Opera Competitions and Awards, 1966-1973
Box   2     Folder   90    
Opera Guild of Southern Arizona Vocal Appreciation Award (Arizona, USA), undated
Box   2     Folder   91    
Young Artist and Student Auditions (Mesa, Arizona), undated
Box   2     Folder   92    
8th Concours International de Musique de Budapest (Budapest, Hungary), 1965
Box   2     Folder   93    
Artists of the Future Voice Contest (Los Angeles, CA), 1966
Box   2     Folder   94    
San Francisco Opera Auditions Finals (San Francisco, USA), 1966 June 29
Box   2     Folder   95    
The Festival of Two Worlds (Spoleto, Italy), 1968 June 28
Box   2     Folder   96    
Metropolitan Opera Auditions (Tucson AZ and Los Angeles, CA), 1968-1969
Box   2     Folder   97    
Young Artist Awards Auditions (Fresno, CA), 1969
Box   2     Folder   98    
San Francisco Opera Auditions (San Francisco, USA), 1969 June 30
Box   3     Folder   1    
Fourth International Competition for Young Opera Singers (Sofia, Bulgaria), 1970
Box   3     Folder   2    
Metropolitan Opera Auditions (Los Angeles, CA), 1970
Box   3     Folder   3    
VIII Concurso Internacional de Canto "Francisco Viñas" (Barcelona, Spain), 1970
Box   3     Folder   4    
V Concurso Internacional de Canto do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), 1971
Box   3     Folder   5    
Vlaamse Kameraopera Wie Wart Opera-Star 1972 (Antwerpen, Belgium), 1972
Box   3     Folder   6    
Laureate Days Katya Popova (Pleven, Bulgaria), 1973
Box   3     Folder   7    
Fifth International Competition for Young Opera Singers (Sofia, Bulgaria), 1973
Box   8     Folder   15    
Artists of the Future Voice Contest (Los Angeles, CA) Award, 1963
Box   17     Folder   14    
V Concurso Internacional de Canto do Rio de Janeiro Poster (Brasil), 1971
Box   18     Folder   7    
Plaque from V Concurso Internacional de Canto do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), 1971
Box   18     Folder   8    
Medal From Vlaamse Kameraopera Wie Wart Opera-Star 1972 (Antwerpen, Belgium), 1972
Box   18     Folder   9    
Medal from Laureate Days Katya Popova (Pleven, Bulgaria), 1973
   

Sub-Series E: Other Awards and Diplomas, 1959-1996
Box   3     Folder   8    
Tucson High School (USA) Diploma, 1959 June 5
Box   3     Folder   9    
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA) Diplomas and Awards, 1963-1970
Box   3     Folder   10    
Al Malaikah Shrine Band (Los Angeles, California) Award of Merit, 1990
Box   3     Folder   11    
Assorted Pima County Fair Awards (Arizona, USA), 1996
   

Sub-Series F: Education, 1956-1972
Box   3     Folder   12    
University of Arizona High School Fine Arts Summer Session (Tucson, USA), 1956
Box   3     Folder   13    
University of Arizona High School Fine Arts Summer Session (Tucson, USA), 1958
Box   3     Folder   14    
University of Southern California Miscellaneous Material (Los Angeles, USA), 1962-1970
Box   3     Folder   15    
Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria), 1963
Box   3     Folder   16    
Miscellaneous Lectures, 1967
Box   3     Folder   17    
Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria), 1972
   

Sub-Series G: Scrapbooks, 1947-1971
Box   14     Folder   -    
Red Scrapbook, circa 1947-circa 1953
Box   10     Folder   -    
White Scrapbook, initialed MGC, circa 1956-circa 1964
Box   15     Folder   -    
Green Scrapbook, circa 1966-1967
Box   16     Folder   -    
Unbound Scrapbook, circa 1970-circa 1971
   

Sub-Series H: Financial, 1960-1976
Box   3     Folder   18    
US Treasury Department: Internal Revenue Service, 1960-1968
Box   3     Folder   19    
Miscellaneous Withdrawal Slips, Deposit Slips, and Banking Paraphanalia, 1961-1976
Box   3     Folder   20    
Insurance Company of North America: Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, 1966-1967
Box   3     Folder   21    
Miscellaneous Receipts, 1968
Box   3     Folder   22    
Volkswagen Insurance Company, Ltd., 1971
   

Sub-Series I: Photographs, 1941-2001
   

Sub-Sub-Series 1: Photographs of People, Places, and Animals, 1941-2001
Box   3     Folder   23    
Photographs of California, undated
Box   3     Folder   24    
Undated photographs of Margaret Graeme Canning, undated
Box   3     Folder   25    
Photographs of Margaret Graeme Canning with family and friends, undated
Box   3     Folder   26    
Photographs of unidentified people and animals, undated
Box   3     Folder   27    
Photographs of unidentified people and animals, undated
Box   3     Folder   28    
Photographs of unidentified places, undated
Box   3     Folder   29    
Photographs of unidentified places, undated
Box   3     Folder   30    
Photographs of unidentified places, undated
Box   3     Folder   31    
Photographs of Margaret Graeme Canning during childhood, high school, and college years, 1941-1963
Box   3     Folder   32    
Photographs of Arizona, circa 1950
Box   3     Folder   33    
Photographs of Margaret Graeme Canning's friends, 1952-1981
Box   3     Folder   34    
Photographs of Opera Houses, 1959-1963
Box   3     Folder   35    
Photographs of Salzburg, Germany, 1963
Box   3     Folder   36    
Photographs of Margaret Graeme Canning during her European Career, 1964-1973
Box   3     Folder   37    
Photographs of Detmold, Germany, 1966-1967
Box   3     Folder   38    
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Cities, 1966-1975
Box   3     Folder   39    
Photographs of Margaret Graeme Canning during her life in Arizona, 1973-2001
Box   11     Folder   1    
Signed and matted photograph of Giorgio (sp?), circa 1989
   

Sub-Sub-Series 2: Photographs of Performances and Competitions, 1966-1973
Box   3     Folder   40    
Miscellaneous Photographs Relating to Margaret Graeme Canning's Performances, undated
Box   3     Folder   41    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Troubador Photographs, 1966
Box   3     Folder   42    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Der fliegende Holländer Photographs, 1966
Box   3     Folder   43    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Herzog Blaubarts Burg Photographs, 1966
Box   3     Folder   44    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Das Märchen vom Zaren Saltan Photographs, 1967
Box   3     Folder   45    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Hänsel und Gretel Photographs, 1967
Box   3     Folder   46    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Opernabend ( Cavalleria Rusticana and Bajazzo ) Photographs, 1967
Box   3     Folder   47    
Landestheater Detmold, Germany: Maskenball Photographs, 1967-1968
Box   3     Folder   48    
Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria: A Masked Ball Photographs, 1970
Box   4     Folder   1    
V Concurso Internacional de Canto do Rio de Janeiro Photographs, 1971
Box   4     Folder   2    
Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria: Turnadot Photographs, 1971
Box   4     Folder   3    
Pleven, Bulgaria: Laureate Days Katya Popova Photographs, 1973
Box   11     Folder   2    
Margaret Graeme Canning in the Sofia, Bulgaria production of Turnadot , 1971
Box   11     Folder   3    
Margaret Graeme Canning in the Bremerhavener Staadttheater production of Jenufa , 1971
Box   11     Folder   4    
Margaret Graeme Canning in the Bremerhavener Staadttheater production of Jenufa , 1971
   

Sub-Series J: Correspondence, 1957-1997
   

Sub-Sub-Series 1: Personal, 1957-1997
Box   4     Folder   4    
Miscellaneous Items Related to Correspondence, 1962-1966
Box   4     Folder   5    
Correspondence, undated
Box   4     Folder   6    
Correspondence, undated
Box   4     Folder   7    
Correspondence, undated
Box   4     Folder   8    
Correspondence, 1957-1959
Box   4     Folder   9    
Correspondence, 1960-1961
Box   4     Folder   10    
Correspondence, 1962
Box   4     Folder   11    
Correspondence, 1963
Box   4     Folder   12    
Correspondence, 1964
Box   4     Folder   13    
Correspondence, 1964
Box   4     Folder   14    
Correspondence, 1965
Box   4     Folder   15    
Correspondence, 1966
Box   4     Folder   16    
Correspondence, 1966
Box   4     Folder   17    
Correspondence, 1967
Box   4     Folder   18    
Correspondence, 1968
Box   4     Folder   19    
Correspondence, 1969
Box   4     Folder   20    
Correspondence, 1970
Box   4     Folder   21    
Correspondence, 1970
Box   4     Folder   22    
Correspondence, 1971
Box   4     Folder   23    
Correspondence, 1971
Box   4     Folder   24    
Correspondence, 1971
Box   4     Folder   25    
Correspondence, 1971
Box   4     Folder   26    
Correspondence, 1972-1973
Box   4     Folder   27    
Correspondence, 1974-1975
Box   4     Folder   28    
Correspondence, 1975
Box   4     Folder   29    
Correspondence, 1976
Box   4     Folder   30    
Correspondence, 1976
Box   4     Folder   31    
Correspondence, 1976
Box   4     Folder   32    
Correspondence, 1977-1979
Box   4     Folder   33    
Correspondence, 1980-1997
   

Sub-Sub-Series 2: Regarding Singing Engagements and Competitions, 1959-1979
Box   5     Folder   1    
Correspondence, undated
Box   5     Folder   2    
Correspondence, 1959-1964
Box   5     Folder   3    
Correspondence, 1965
Box   5     Folder   4    
Correspondence, 1966
Box   5     Folder   5    
Correspondence, 1966
Box   5     Folder   6    
Correspondence, 1967
Box   5     Folder   7    
Correspondence, 1967
Box   5     Folder   8    
Correspondence, 1968
Box   5     Folder   9    
Correspondence, 1968
Box   5     Folder   10    
Correspondence, 1969
Box   5     Folder   11    
Correspondence, 1970
Box   5     Folder   12    
Correspondence, 1971
Box   5     Folder   13    
Correspondence, 1972-1973
Box   5     Folder   14    
Correspondence, 1974-1976
Box   5     Folder   15    
Correspondence, 1977-1979
   

Sub-Sub-Series 3: Regarding Scholarships, 1959-1975
Box   5     Folder   16    
Correspondence, undated
Box   5     Folder   17    
Correspondence, 1959-1963
Box   5     Folder   18    
Correspondence, 1964-1965
Box   5     Folder   19    
Correspondence, 1966-1967
Box   5     Folder   20    
Correspondence, 1968-1971
Box   5     Folder   21    
Correspondence, 1975
   

Sub-Sub-Series 4: Regarding Lawsuits, 1963-1980
Box   5     Folder   22    
Correspondence, 1963-1967
Box   5     Folder   23    
Correspondence, 1970-1980
   

Sub-Sub-Series 5: Regarding Education, 1960-1986
Box   5     Folder   24    
Correspondence, undated
Box   5     Folder   25    
Correspondence, 1960-1964
Box   5     Folder   26    
Correspondence, 1968-1986
   

Sub-Series K: Other Papers, 1959-1990
Box   5     Folder   27    
Miscellaneous Sheet Music, undated
Box   5     Folder   28    
Miscellaneous Stickers, undated
Box   5     Folder   29    
Miscellaneous Items, 1959-1987
Box   5     Folder   30    
Miscellaneous Opera Programs, 1963-1989
Box   5     Folder   31    
Miscellaneous Clippings regarding Opera and music, 1967-1989
Box   5     Folder   32    
Miscellaneous Publications, 1963-1969
Box   5     Folder   33    
Miscellaneous Drawings, 1969
Box   5     Folder   34    
Miscellaneous Tourist Information, circa 1970
Box   5     Folder   35    
The Art Revealed by Margaret Graeme Canning, circa 1975
Box   5     Folder   36    
Miscellaneous Volunteer Work, 1987-1988
Box   5     Folder   37    
Miscellaneous Employment, 1990
Box   8     Folder   16    
Miscellaneous saved magazines, 1962-1971