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Box 6

 Box — Box: 6

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Sheet Music Collection contains various songs (lyrics and music) from about 1823 through the mid-20th century. Music in the collection is predominantly from American popular culture, but there are also some pieces from Europe, a well as theater souvenir programs and song-books. The folder list below includes a list of song titles and, when known, composers and lyricists, for each box in the collection.

Dates

  • 1823 - 1956

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.1 Cubic Feet (8 boxes )

Bibliography

  • "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey," Lyrics by Junie McCree Music Albert von Tilzer
  • "Marching Through Georgia," Rudolf Thaler
  • "You'll Be Mine in Apple Blossom Time," Lyrics by Charles Tobias and Music by Peter de Rose
  • "When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver (I Will Love You Just the Same)," Charlie Tobias and Peter De Rose
  • "Songs, F. Paolo Tosti"
  • "Mother O'Mine," Lyrics by Rudyard Kipling and Music by Frank E. Tours
  • "'Bully' Song," Charles E. Trevathan
  • "English Songs, Second Series"
  • "Falling Waters, Waters of Yosemite," J. L. Truax
  • "Laurel Octavo"
  • "When this Cruel War is Over," Lyrics by Charles C. Sawyer and Music by Henry Tucker
  • "Drifting and Dreaming (Sweet Paradise)," Lyrics by Haven Gillespie and Music by Egbert Van Alstyne, Erwin R. Schmidt, and Loyal Curtis
  • "Old Kentucky Moonlight," Lyrics by Haven Gillespie and Music by Egbert Van Alstyne
  • "Old Pal," Lyrics by Gustave Kahn and Music by Egbert Van Alstyne
  • "Sunday, Monday, or Always," Lyrics by Johnny Burke and Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
  • "Selected Opera Gems," Arranged by H. Engelmann
  • "Heavenward," Guillaume Vilbre
  • "Five Miniatures," Paul White
  • "Light Cavalry," Von Suppe
  • "September in the Rain," Harry Warren, Al Dubin, M. K. Jerome, and Jack Scholl
  • "The River and Me," Lyrics by Al Dubin and Music by Harry Warren
  • "Then Came the Dawn," Lyrics by Al Dubin and Music by Harry Warren
  • "When Eliza Rolls Her Eyes," Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Music by Harry Warren
  • "I Love My Baby," Lyrics by Bud Green and Music by Harry Warren
  • "Mother's Old Sweet Lullaby," H. C. Weasner
  • "Roses of Picardy," Lyrics by Fred E. Weatherly and Music by Haydn Wood
  • "The Storm," H. Weber
  • "Chong He Come From Hong Kong," Harold Weeks
  • "Joan of Arc They Are Calling You," Lyrics by Alfred Bryan and Willie Weston and Music by Jack Wells
  • "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," Westendorf
  • "Wonderful One," Lyrics by Dorothy Terriss and Music by Paul Whiteman and Ferdie Grofe
  • "Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose," Lyrics by Raymond Egan and Music by Richard A. Whiting
  • "When Shall We Meet Again," Lyrics by Raymond B. Egan and Music by Richard A. Whiting
  • "The Wreck on the Southern Old 97," Henry Whitter
  • "The Song My Mother Sang"
  • "Carbarlick Acid Rag," Clarence C. Wiley
  • "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You," Meredith Willson
  • "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover," Lyrics by Mort Dixon and Music by Harry Woods
  • "When It's Springtime in the Rockies," Marv Woolsey, Robert Sauer and Milt Taggart
  • "Wake Nicodemus," Henry Clay Work
  • "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Lyrics by J. E. Carpenter and Music by W. T. Wrighton
  • "The Battle Song of Liberty," Lyrics by Jack Tellen and Music by F. E. Bigelow
  • "Co-ed," J. S. Zamecnik
  • "Attractive Teaching Pieces"
  • "Black America," Harry H. Zickel

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308