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Sheet music

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Amelia Anglin Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-893
Content Description

This collection consists of four record cartons containing 450+ pieces of sheet music and music books. It includes sheet music from the 19th and 20th centuries, including popular music, beginner pieces, and religious/sacred pieces. Of interest is a copy of the NAACP's "Lift Every Voice and Sing" composed by J. Rosamond Johnson.

Dates: ca. 1800s-1990s

Bates-Chickering Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-796
Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of over 200 items and includes sheet music and early 20th century editions of the music magazine, The Etude.

Dates: 1875 - 1960

Louise Brigance Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-614
Dates: 1860 - 2005

Phyllis Vatter Campbell Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-759
Scope and Content

Music collection of Phyllis Irene Vatter Campbell (1911-1998) composed of 268 pieces of sheet music published between 1898 and 1975.

Dates: 1898 - 1975

Cowpens Battleground (song)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-180
Scope and Contents

Sheet music of the Daughters of the American Revolution song; words by Harry Wilkins and music by Geoffrey O'Hara.

Dates: undated

Mary Helen Massey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-813
Scope and Content

Sheet music collection.

Dates: 1903 - 1978

Hayden Reynolds Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-869
Content Description

This collection includes over 400+ pieces of sheet music reflecting Hayden Reynolds’s tastes as both a consumer and producer of music. Encompassing a wide array of genres (classical, Tin Pan Alley, blues, jazz, and gospel), as well as Reynolds’s own original compositions, the collection extends chronologically from 1893 to 1963. It subsequently provides a cross-section of developments in the publishing of popular music and innovations in the production and commercialization of said music.

Dates: 1893 - 1963

Jimmie Rodgers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-105
Scope and Content

Sheet music, typed and handwritten lyrics, biographical information, other.

Dates: undated

Templeton Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-787
Scope and Content

The 22,000 piece Templeton sheet music collection is part of a larger collection amassed by Charles Templeton, Sr. which also includes music players and recordings. Digitization of the collection is part of an ongoing effort to provide broader access to titles. A large portion of these pieces are in the public domain (not copyrighted) and are available for download directly from MSU's website. Some restricted titles are available upon request.

Dates: 1860 - 1950

Yett, Ebling, and Galloway Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-729
Scope and Content

Sheet music collection.

Dates: 1800 - 1999