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[between 1940 and 1960] (Creation)
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10 cm of textual records
3 photographs : prints
3 audio disk (ca. 60 min.): analog, 78 rpm
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Victoria Gray was born May 24, 1923 in Guelph Ontario. She attended local schools in the area and would later study at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Victoria worked as a secretary for the Department of Horticulture at the Ontario Agricultural College MacDonald Institute. At one point during her life she taught night school at Guelph Collegial Vocational Institute (GCVI), secretarial courses at Conestoga College and was employed at the University of Guelph.
She was a noted soprano, vocalist and participated in a number of vocal competitions such as the Dominion-wide Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto and the Niagara Falls Musical Festival where she ranked among the best at these competitions. Victoria also put her musical talents to use on stage and participated in productions of the Guelph Little Theatre. She died April 21, 2005 at 81 years of age.
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These records were held by Victoria Gray until her death in 2005. Later that year, her estate donated these records to the Guelph Public Library Archives.
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The fonds consists of records produced during the course of Victoria Gray's activities in theatre and music.
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Access to the recordings Je Suis Titania, The Wren, and Opportunity Knocks are available in alternative formats. Please consult with the Guelph Public Library Archivist.
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Donor-held copyright in these records has been transferred to the Guelph Public Library. Permission of the Guelph Public Library is required for publication.
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To access these records, consult file list F50 to identify specific files for viewing. Order box 1, Victoria Gray fonds, from the Guelph Public Library Archivist. A photograph listing is available for photographs in this fonds.
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No further accruals of records are expected.