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Jim Galloway fonds
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Jim Galloway fonds

  • F0686
  • Fonds
  • 1907-2015

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the life and work of Canadian-Scottish Jazz musician and Toronto Jazz Festival founder, Jim Galloway. Records include those pertaining to his early life in Scotland, his work as a booking agent and radio host with CKFM, his administrative roles with the Toronto Jazz Festival, and his life as a performing saxophonist. In addition to the administrative contracts, correspondence, notes, travel records, gig and festival memorabilia, sheet music, and other records pertaining to Galloway's career, the fonds includes extensive audio recordings of Galloway's radio show, Toronto Alive, as well as various other recordings created or compiled by Galloway throughout his career.

Galloway, Jim, 1936-2014

Sheet music and other material

Series consists of sheet music, scores, musical instruction books, and other related material created or compiled by Galloway over the course of his career.

Photographs

Series consists of personal and professional photographs taken or compiled by Galloway over the course of his life. Subjects include promotional photographs of Galloway and his various musical projects, gig photographs, travel images, photographs of family and friends, and other subjects.

Early life and personal records

Series consists of records pertaining to Jim Galloway's early life in Scotland, as well as personal records created throughout his life. Records include notes, sketches and other documents from Galloway's early childhood education and tenure at the Glasgow School of Art, personal notes and correspondence, travel records, date books, passports and immigration records, and other material. Series does not contain records pertaining to Galloway's early musical projects in Scotland, which can be found in the Working Life and Photographs series.

Photos for the Mississippi Rag

File consists of photographs spanning the life and career of Jim Galloway, including images from his early childhood and adolescence in Scotland, as well as photographs of Galloway performing throughout his career. The photographs were used by the editors of the journal The Mississippi Rag. Subjects include: Alex Dagleish, Dick Hyman, Buddy Tate, Milt Hinton, Spanky Davis, Lee Konitz, Warren Vache, Terry Clarke, Murray Smith, Humphrey Littleton, the Jazzmakers, and others. All photographs identified.

Notebooks and sketchbooks

File consists of Galloway's note- and sketchbooks from his time at Whitehall Secondary School, Strathbungo Senior Secondary School, and the Glasgow School of Art, as well as from his subsequent teacher training in Glasgow.

Notebooks and sketchbooks

File consists of Galloway's note- and sketchbooks from his time at Whitehall Secondary School, Strathbungo Senior Secondary School, and the Glasgow School of Art, as well as from his subsequent teacher training in Glasgow.

Notebooks and sketchbooks

File consists of Galloway's note- and sketchbooks from his time at Whitehall Secondary School, Strathbungo Senior Secondary School, and the Glasgow School of Art, as well as from his subsequent teacher training in Glasgow.

Notebooks and sketchbooks

File consists of Galloway's note- and sketchbooks from his time at Whitehall Secondary School, Strathbungo Senior Secondary School, and the Glasgow School of Art, as well as from his subsequent teacher training in Glasgow.

Contracts

Series consists primarily of contracts created throughout the duration of Galloway's career as a performing artist, booking agent and festival administrator. Series also includes some correspondence pertaining to contracts, as well as miscellaneous notes, tax records, and other material. Some overlap exists between this series and the Working Life series.

General correspondence

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence, created or compiled by Galloway over the course of his life.

France

File consists of records pertaining to trips Galloway took to France, including maps, guides, photographs and other records.

Music notes

File consists of song lists, sheet music, and other music notes.

Johnny Hodges and son

Item is a photograph of Johnny Hodges and his son, taken in 1956, reproduced by Paul Hoeffler, 1983.

Working life

Series consists of records pertaining to the career of Jim Galloway, including those related to his work as a teacher, touring Jazz musician, radio host, booking agent and Toronto Jazz festival co-founder and administrator. Records include notes, correspondence, promotional material, financial records, festival and gig memorabilia, set lists and song lyrics, records related to specific creative projects, various music union records, draft articles, award documentation, records pertaining to Galloway's agent and record label, grant applications, and other material.

Photographs of musicians, various

File consists of promotional and other photographs of various musicians. Includes: Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Paul Rimstead, Dick Wellstood, Clark Terry, John Swan, C. Montford, Joe Henderson, Martial Solal, Niki's Four Jazzmen, World's Greatest Jazz Band, Doc Cheatham, Mary Lou Williams, J.J. Johnson, Joe Zawinul, and others. Also includes a copy of the photo "A Great Day in Harlem" by Art Kane.

Gig posters

File consists of posters for early gigs Galloway played in Scotland.

Teaching records

File consists of records pertaining to Galloway's teacher training at Glasgow Provincial Teacher Training College, as well as records pertaining to subsequent employment as a teacher.

Teaching and employment records

File consists of Galloway's CVs, letters of reference, teaching and educational records, a yearbook for Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute, and other material.

Teaching records

File consists of records pertaining to Galloway's teacher training at Glasgow Provincial Teacher Training College, as well as records pertaining to subsequent employment as a teacher.

Travel documents

File consists of travel documents from New York and the UK, as well as one strip of photographs of Galloway.

Jay McShann, various

File consists of gig and promotional photographs of Jay McShann. Photographs also include Jim Galloway and Doc Cheatam.

Gig and musical project records

File consists of records pertaining to Galloway's early gigs and musical projects in Scotland, including his Jazzmakers, Alex Dagleish's All-Stars, and others.

Employment records

File consists of Galloway's CVs, letters of reference, and Canadian employment registration forms.

Photograph album

File consists of photographs pertaining to Galloway's personal and professional life. Subjects include Toronto Alive, Jazz Canada, Toronto Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Internationales Jazzfestival Bern, The Metro Stompers . Also includes photographs of Galloway's friends and family, as well as travel photographs from Japan and other destinations. Contains some miscellaneous textual material, such as notes and postcards.

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