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Photographs
F23-S01 · Series · 1952 - 1953
Part of Stuart Jaffray fonds

Series consists of eight b&w photographs of Appleby College students in Form IVa - 1952 class photo, Vb 1953 class photo and six photographs of students at the Camp Ipperwash Cadet camp in 1953.

1953 Form II class photo.
F02-AC01_0083 · Item · 1952-1953
Part of Archives Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of the 1952 Form II class with Miss Chamberlain.

See 1953 Argus pages 62-64 for names. Photo also appears on pg 42 of the June 1962 Argus.
Back row: Mason, Parker, Bremman, Kiralfy, Jelinek, Bruce-Lockhart, Bach, New, Martin, Drummond, Ross.
Centre row: Wace, Brooks-Hill, Clark, Doolittle, Puddicombe, Clarke, Barber, Rogers, Jenks
Front row: Macdonald, Gilyana, Burros, Joyce, Miss Chamberlain, Tomlinson, Vasey, Pasold, Desroches, Paterson.

Coronation Choir
F12-S01 · Series · 1952-1953
Part of Rodney Garth Mayor fonds

Series consists of the Appleby College Coronation Choir itinerary, greeting cards to showcase this momentous event, and a scrapbook assembled by Mayor's parents which contains newspaper clippings highlighting the publicity of the Coronation Choir.

Coronation Choir
F01-S09-SS01-FL01 · File · 1952 - 1984
Part of Appleby College Fonds

File consists of records pertaining to the Appleby College Coronation Choir. The school Chapel Choir, under the direction of Choir Master E. Leslie Bott, was invited to perform at the Commonwealth Youth Movement Service as part of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. Appleby College was one of a select few Canadian groups invited to attend this event. In addition to performing at the June 7, 1953 Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey, which was recorded, the choir performed a total of nineteen full concerts during their six weeks in Great Britain.

In addition to this, they sang at Services in nine Parish Churches, performed in five Public Schools and made two appearances on the BBC. The Appleby College Coronation Choir performed at the Cathedrals of Winchester, Chichester, St. Mary's (Edinburgh), Yorkminster and St. Albans and also sang a special Service of Dedication for Commonwealth Youth - At St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on June 1st.

In between singing, the group was able to tour around England and Scotland, and were in the stands during the actual Coronation ceremony on June 2nd, 1953. The group was also invited to attend the Changing of the Guard ceremony in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on the day the Canadian Regiments took over.

Thirty years after the Choir performed, they held a reunion in 1983 at Appleby College and performed as a group once again.

File consists of the following sub-files: Correspondence; Itinerary and Financial Statements; Travel Documents; Performances; Coronation Memorabilia; Newspaper Clippings; Reunion Material.

F23-S01-PH01-0846 · Item · 1952
Part of Stuart Jaffray fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the 1952 Form IVa class photograph.

Students in the photograph include: Gordon Carr, Arthur Crooks, Cumming, Edward Dixon, Dodworth, Ricardo Gomez, Ronald (Ron) Heimbecker, Ray Manbert, Rod Mayor, Peter Middleton, Lawrence Rickard, Ian Provan, John Tomlinson, Tyrrell, Webster, Stuart Jaffray, Charles Rumsey, Scott, Alan Shier, Stewart Soanes, Clinton Snell, Eric Windeler, Hamilton, Cliff Stanton.

Back row L-R: Eric Windelor, ?, Charles Rumsey, Scott, Stuart Jaffray
Middle row L-R: Tyrell, Teacher Maurice Cook, Dudsworth, Clinton Snell, Cliff Stanton, Ron Heimbecker, Stuart Soanes, Webster, Rod Mayor, Ray Manbert, Peter Middleton, Arthur Crouls
Front row L-R: Edwardo Gomel, T

Correspondence
F01-S09-SS01-FL01-SFL01 · Sub-file · 1952 - 1953
Part of Appleby College Fonds

Sub-file consists of correspondence pertaining to the Appleby College Coronation Choir and includes information about the Coronation ceremony, congratulatory letters, thank you letters for various performances, and planning letters for the trip to England.

Sub-file consists of the final trip report written by Choirmaster E. Leslie Bott and outlines how the trip went and were the choir performed during their trip to England.

F01-S09-SS01-FL01-SFL02 · Sub-file · 1952 - 1953
Part of Appleby College Fonds

Sub-file consists of proposed and planned itineraries for the Coronation Choir trip to England, lists of clothing and personal items to bring, budgets and financial reports. It also includes the Order of Service for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953.

Travel Documents
F01-S09-SS01-FL01-SFL03 · Sub-file · 1952 - 1953
Part of Appleby College Fonds

Sub-file consists of documents pertaining to travelling to England for the Coronation and includes the Group Certificate of members of the Appleby College Chapel Choir which includes a photograph of each student as well as personal details. This item is RESTRICTED.

Sub-file consists of a railway ticket, the ship manifest/passenger list, postcards and documentation relating to the ships that the choir travelled on to and from England, 'Empress of Australia' and the 'Columbia'.

Sub-file also includes a theatre ticket, a day pass into Westminster Abbey, as well as permits for visiting Buckingham Palace.

Photographs
F12-S02 · Series · 1953
Part of Rodney Garth Mayor fonds

Series consists of a single black and white photograph of Rod Mayor and Jamie Gairdner during the Boxing finals match in April 1953.

F09-S01-A113 · Item · 1953
Part of Brad Brown fonds

Item consists of a Commonwealth Youth Movement Pin and reads 'First Unto God Then to the Queen" this text is encircled with a knight on a horse. The top of the pin has the royal crown to signify Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. These pins were given to members of the Appleby College Coronation Choir.

Brad Brown on board ship
F09-S01-PH01-0014 · Item · 1953
Part of Brad Brown fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Brad Brown onboard the SS Empress of Australia headed to England as part of the Appleby College Coronation Choir. He is standing beside a lifeboat.

F09-S01-AV-27 · Item · June 7, 1953
Part of Brad Brown fonds

Item consists of a a 33 1/3 rpm mono sound recording of the Commonwealth Service of Youth at Westminster Abbey on June 7, 1953 for the Coronation of Elizabeth II.
Side one: Introduction by Major F.J. Ney. Fanfare by Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. The National Anthem. The Bidding prayer by the Dean of Westminster. 'All People that on Earth do Dwell'. The Thanksgiving by the Precentor.
Side two: Intercession led by the moderator of the Free Church Federal Council. "City of God, How Braod and Far". Excerpts from the sermon by the most Reverend and Right Honourable the Lord Archbishop of Canerbury. Commentary by the Rev. E.H. Patey. 'He who would valiant be'.

F23-S01-PH01-0847 · Item · 1953
Part of Stuart Jaffray fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the 1953 Form Vb class photograph.

Students in the photograph include: Lawrence Rickard, Ian Duke, Peter Webster, Martin Kirkpatrick, John Tomlinson, Gordon Carr, Rodney Mayor, Arthur Crooks, Robert Middleton, Edward Dixon, Ricardo Gomez, Ian Provan, Ronald Heimbecker, Stewart Soanes, David Parson, Charles Pringle, David Manbert, Clifford Stanton, Alan Shier, Charles Rumsey, Walter Hendershot, Eric Windeler, Stuart Jaffray.

Back row L-R: Ian Duke, Ray Manbert, Charles Rumsey, Roger Carr, Rod Mayer, Arthur Crooks
Middle row L-R: Cliff Stanton, Stuart Soammes, Dixon, Hoan, Webster, Ron Heimbleker, Stuart Jaffray, Maurice Cook (Latin Teacher)
Front row L-R: Parsons , Pingle, Kirkpatrick, Walker Hendershot, Eric Windleller, ? , Peter Middleton, Edwardo Gomel, Harry Statler