Finding aid for the American literature sheet music collection 6154
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2018 February
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: American literature sheet music collection
creator:
Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce), 1881-1960
creator:
Ade, George, 1866-1944
creator:
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907
creator:
Blossom, Henry, 1866-1919
creator:
Engel, Carl, 1883-1944
creator:
Gro, Josephine
creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
creator:
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946
creator:
Kern, Jerome
creator:
Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933
creator:
Loraine, William, 1869-
creator:
Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925
creator:
Luders, Gustav, 1865-1913
creator:
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950
creator:
Nye, Bill, 1850-1896
creator:
Sainton-Dolby, Charlotte Helen, 1821-1885
creator:
Sloane, A. Baldwin (Alfred Baldwin), 1872-1926
creator:
Stuart, Leslie, 1864-1928
creator:
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
creator:
Wathall, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1880-1938
creator:
Watt, Hugh
creator:
White, Doc, 1879-1969
creator:
Winchell, Clarence
creator:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
creator:
Wolfe, Jacques, 1896-1973
creator:
Zimbalist, Efrem
Identifier/Call Number: 6154
Physical Description:
1.4 linear feet.
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1872-1940
Date (bulk): 1900s-1930s
Abstract: This small collection of sheet music consists of music published between 1872 and 1940 (with the bulk published 1900s-1930s).
The bulk of the music consists of lyrics written by significant American writers, including Booth Tarkington, Ring Lardner,
Amy Lowell, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bill Nye, O. Henry, and Owen Wister, to name a few. The musical compositions were written
by equally well known composers, including Jerome Kern, Efrem Zimbalist, Carrie Jacobs-Bond,and Doc White, among others.
Scope and Contents
This small collection of sheet music consists of music published between 1872 and 1940 (with the bulk published 1900s-1930s).
The bulk of the music consists of lyrics written by significant American writers, including Booth Tarkington, Ring Lardner,
Amy Lowell, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bill Nye, O. Henry, and Owen Wister, to name a few. The musical compositions were written
by equally well known composers, including Jerome Kern, Efrem Zimbalist, Carrie Jacobs-Bond,and Doc White, among others.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], American literature sheet music collection, Collection no. 6154, [Repository], Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Popular music -- United States -- Archival resources
Sheet music
Box 1
George Ade and William Loraine, "Henny" from "Peggy from Paris"
1903
Box 1
George Ade, Alfred G. Wathall and Nat D. Mann, "My Sulu Lulu Loo" from "The Sultan of Sulu"
1902
Box 1
George Ade and Alfred G. Wathall, "Since I First Met You" from "The Sultan of Sulu"
1902
Box 1
George Ade, Henry Blossom and Leslie Stuart, "Queen of My Dreams" from "The Slim Princess"
1910
Box 1
George Ade and Gustav Landers, "I Am, Yours Truly" from "The Sho-Gun"
1904
Box 1
George Ade and Gustav Landers, "Wistaria, My Bride" from "The Sho-Gun"
1904
Box 1
George Ade and Gustav Landers, "She's Just a Little Different from the Others That I Know" from "The Sho-Gun"
1904
Box 1
George Ade and Gustav Landers, "Your Honeymoon Will Last" from "The Sho-Gun"
1904
Box 1
T.B. Aldrich and Charlotte H. Sainton-Dolby, "Marjorie's Almanac"
1929
Box 1
O. Henry, Franklin P. Adams and A. Baldwin Sloane, "It's the Little Things That Count" from "Lo"
1909
Box 1
O. Henry, Franklin P. Adams and A. Baldwin Sloane, "Caramba" from "Lo"
1909
Box 1
O. Henry, Franklin P. Adams and A. Baldwin Sloane, "Dear Yankee Maid" from "Lo"
1909
Box 1
O. Henry, Franklin P. Adams and A. Baldwin Sloane, "In Yucatan" from "Lo"
1909
Box 1
O. Henry, Franklin P. Adams and A. Baldwin Sloane, "Tammany on Parade" from "Lo"
1909
Box 1
O. Henry, Franklin P. Adams and A. Baldwin Sloane, "You May Always Be My Sweetheart" from "Lo"
1909
Box 1
Carrie Jacobs-Bond, "A Perfect Day"
1910
Box 1
Ring Lardner and Doc White, "Gee! It's a Wonderful Game"
1911
Box 1
Amy Lowell and Carl Engel, "The Sea-Shell"
1911
Box 1
Amy Lowell and Carl Engel, "The Trout"
1911
Box 1
Edna St. Vincent Millay and Efrem Zimbalist, "Three Songs for Voice and Piano: Rain comes down / Mariposa / One, two three"
1940
Box 1
Edna St. Vincent Millay and Jacques Wolfe, "God's World"
1932
Box 1
Bill Nye and Josephine Gro, "The Prodigal Son"
1891
Box 1
Booth Tarkington and Jerome Kern, "Love and the Moon"
1922
Box 1
Clarence Winchell and Hugh Watt, "A Song of the Jumping Frog of Calaveras"
1929
Box 1
Owen Wister, "Three Shakespeare Songs: Amiens Sings"
1936
Box 1
Owen Wister, "Three Shakespeare Songs: "Sigh No More, Ladies"
1936
Box 1
Owen Wister, "Three Shakespeare Songs: Winter's Song"
1936
