Scrapbook
Assembled by Willie Eckstein during the mid-20th century, that is, between 1938 and 1954, this scrapbook contains documents associated with the pianist's professional activities. Other than the letter from a Toronto Star journalist and a photograph of the artist as a young boy, the album consists mainly of press clippings about Willie Eckstein's performances for soldiers, veterans and charities. These articles publicize his composition "The 'V' Song," an ode to democracy that was written to rally opposition to the rise of fascism in Europe during the Second World War. Identified articles come from both French- and English-language newspapers like the Montreal Daily Herald, the Toronto Daily Star, The Monitor and La Patrie.
Source of title proper: Based on the title of the document.
Dates of creation: Many documents in the scrapbook are undated.
Language: The documents in the scrapbook are in English and French, but primarily in English.
Last update: March 29, 2019
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