Box 6
Scope and Content
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
- Creation: 1823 - 1956
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Full 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
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu