Guide to the Wilma Ferrel Collection

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Title: Wilma Ferrel Collection

Creator: Ferrel, Wilma

Identifier/Call Number: IGRA.FWC

Physical Description: 0.42 linear feet

Date (inclusive): 1903-1968

Abstract: The Wilma Ferrel Collection consists of popular Hawaiian style music that is arranged for steel guitar. Ferrel acquired and used the sheet music to take notes for introductory steel guitar courses.

Language of Material: English.

Biographical / Historical

Wilma Ferrel lived in Columbus, Ohio where she acquired this sheet music. Ferrel used both the tablature and standard sheet music to learn the popular music of the time. At the beginning of the 20th century Hawaiian style music grew in popularity in America. Around this time Harry G. Stanley founded the Oahu Publishing Company. The Oahu Publishing Company published popular Hawaiian style music. The company survived until a short time after Stanley's passing in 1965. The Oahu Publishing Company was headquarted in Cleveland, Ohio and distributed many of the sheet music pieces collected by Ferrel. Ferrel acquired and used the sheet music to take notes for introductory steel guitar courses.

Scope and Contents

The Wilma Ferrel Collection consists of popular Hawaiian style music that is arranged for steel guitar. Many of the pieces were published by the Oahu Publishing Company. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by title of the piece or series.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.

Box 1, Folder 1

Sheet Music, A-C, 1926-1949

Box 1, Item 1

A La Bien Aimee, 1935

Box 1, Item 2

Aloha Dreams, 1935

Box 1, Item 3

Aloha Dreams Oahu Orchestration, 1930

Box 1, Item 4

Aloha OE (Farewell to Thee), 1926

Box 1, Item 5

Among My Souvenirs, 1927

Box 1, Item 6

Armita, 1934

Box 1, Item 7

Back to You and Honolulu, 1930

Box 1, Item 8

Beer Barrel Polka, 1949

Box 1, Item 9

Beyond the Wide Blue Sea, 1934

Box 1, Item 10

Birds and the Brook, 1934

Box 1, Item 11

Blue Bell, 1930

Box 1, Item 12

Blue Hawaiian Moonlight, 1932

Box 1, Item 13

Blue Lagoon March, 1934

Box 1, Item 14

By the Dreamy Countryside, 1931

Box 1, Item 15

Coral Sands of My Hawaii, 1932

Box 1, Folder 2

Sheet Music, D-E, 1913-1968

Box 1, Item 1

Deep in a Dream, 1939

Box 1, Item 2

Deep Purple, 1939

Box 1, Item 3

Dixieland Beat, 1968

Box 1, Item 4

Don't Sing Aloha When I Go, 1930

Box 1, Item 5

Down in Jungle Town, 1926

Box 1, Item 6

Down the Moonlight Trail of Love, 1932

Box 1, Item 7

Dream of the Shepherdess, 1934

Box 1, Item 8

Drowsy Honolulu Moonlight, 1932

Box 1, Item 9

Drowsy Waters, 1930

Box 1, Item 10

Drummer's Parade, 1934

Box 1, Item 11

Emmet's Lullaby, 1934

Box 1, Item 12

La Estrellita, 1935

Box 1, Item 13

Hawaiian Guitar Solos, 1946

Box 1, Folder 3

Sheet Music, F-Im, 1909-1949

Box 1, Item 1

Farewell to Thee, 1933

Box 1, Item 2

Follow the Gleam, 1933

Box 1, Item 3

Gem-Guitar Song Folio, 1935

Box 1, Item 4

The Glory of Love, 1936

Box 1, Item 5

Halona Waltz, 1929

Box 1, Item 6

Haviland's Mandolin Folio, 1909

Box 1, Item 7

Hawaiian Paradise, 1936

Box 1, Item 8

Heaven Can Wait, 1939

Box 1, Item 9

Hilo, 1934

Box 1, Item 10

Hits of Yesterday

Box 1, Item 11

Home Sweet Home Oahu Orchestration, 1931

Box 1, Item 12

Home Sweet Home Diagram Arrangement, 1931

Box 1, Item 13

Honolulu March, 1931

Box 1, Item 14

Honolulu Sweetheart of Mine, 1930

Box 1, Item 15

Hula Moon, 1933

Box 1, Item 16

Hurry Home, 1939

Box 1, Item 17

I Love You so Much it Hurts, 1949

Box 1, Item 18

I Love You, I Need You, I Do, 1934

Box 1, Item 19

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, 1947

Box 1, Item 20

I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again, 1935

Box 1, Item 21

I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen, 1935

Box 1, Item 22

I'm an Old Cowhand, 1936

Box 1, Folder 4

Sheet Music, In-Me, 1913-1959

Box 1, Item 1

In the Middle of a Kiss, 1935

Box 1, Item 2

In the Sweet By and By, 1933

Box 1, Item 3

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie, 1936

Box 1, Item 4

It's Time to Say Aloha to You, 1930

Box 1, Item 5

The Jolly Coppersmith, 1934

Box 1, Item 6

Linger Longer, 1932

Box 1, Item 7

Listen to the Mocking Bird, 1934

Box 1, Item 8

A Little Rendezvous, 1936

Box 1, Item 9

Little Sir Echo, 1939

Box 1, Item 10

Londonderry Air, 1934

Box 1, Item 11

Lotus Girl Oahu Orchestration, 1931

Box 1, Item 12

Lotus Girl Diagram Arrangement, 1931

Box 1, Item 13

Love Theme from Symphony in B Minor, 1935

Box 1, Item 14

Love's Old Sweet Song, 1926

Box 1, Item 15

Love's Old Sweet Song Diagram Arrangement, 1930

Box 1, Item 16

Mahina Waltz, 1930

Box 1, Item 17

Marchetta, 1930

Box 1, Item 18

Mauna Hula Chimes, 1930

Box 1, Item 19

Mauna Kea, 1933

Box 1, Item 20

Mel Bay's Guitar Chords, 1959

Box 1, Item 21

Meleana E, 1934

Box 1, Item 22

Merry Widow Waltz, 1930

Box 1, Item 23

Mexicali Rose, 1938

Box 1, Item 24

Mexicali Rose Oahu Orchestration, 1934

Box 1, Folder 5

Sheet Music, Mi-Pa, 1903-1946

Box 1, Item 1

Mills' Radio Favorites, 1946

Box 1, Item 2

Minuet, 1935

Box 1, Item 3

Minuet from Don Giovanni, 1935

Box 1, Item 4

Mississippi Moon, 1930

Box 1, Item 5

Moyer's Class Studies, 1903

Box 1, Item 6

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, 1930

Box 1, Item 7

My Dear Momi, 1934

Box 1, Item 8

My Dreams of Wai-Ki-Ki, 1930

Box 1, Item 9

My Hula Lou, 1930

Box 1, Item 10

My Isle of Golden Dreams, 1919

Box 1, Item 11

O Sole Mio, 1930

Box 1, Item 12

Oahu Bay, 1930

Box 1, Item 13

Oahu Blues, 1935

Box 1, Item 14

Oahu Folio of Mountain Songs and Prairie Ballads, 1933

Box 1, Item 15

Oahu Folio of Sacred Songs No.1, 1934

Box 1, Item 16

Oahu Folio of Sacred Songs No.330, 1935

Box 1, Item 17

Oahu Girl, 1930

Box 1, Item 18

Oahu Medley, 1935

Box 1, Item 19

Oahu Stomp, 1935

Box 1, Item 20

Old Black Joe, 1930

Box 1, Item 21

The Old Oaken Bucket, 1930

Box 1, Item 22

The Old Oaken Bucket Diagram Arrangement, 1930

Box 1, Item 23

Old Ohio Moon, 1933

Box 1, Item 24

Old Virginia Moon, 1924

Box 1, Item 25

On Treasure Island, 1935

Box 1, Item 26

The One I Love Just Said Goodbye, 1932

Box 1, Item 27

One More Day, 1933

Box 1, Item 28

One-Two-Three-Four, 1930

Box 1, Item 29

Onward Christian Soldiers, 1932

Box 1, Item 30

Orientale, 1934

Box 1, Item 31

Over the Waves, 1930

Box 1, Item 32

Paradise of Love, 1931

Box 1, Folder 6

Sheet Music, Pe-Z, 1913-1943

Box 1, Item 1

Penny Serenade, 1938

Box 1, Item 2

Red Sails in the Sunset, 1935

Box 1, Item 3

Rhumbathetique, 1935

Box 1, Item 4

Rock Me to Sleep in My Rocky Mountain Home, 1934

Box 1, Item 5

Rustic Dance, 1934

Box 1, Item 6

Sacred Songs, 1935

Box 1, Item 7

Searching for You in My Dreams Diagram Arrangement, 1930

Box 1, Item 8

Searching for You in My Dreams Oahu Orchestration, 1930

Box 1, Item 9

She Sang "Aloha" to Me, 1915

Box 1, Item 10

Silent Night, 1931

Box 1, Item 11

Silver Threads Among the Gold, 1930

Box 1, Item 12

Sing Me 'The Rosary,' 1932

Box 1, Item 13

A Song of India, 1934

Box 1, Item 14

Song of the Islands, 1915

Box 1, Item 15

South Sea Breeze, 1930

Box 1, Item 16

South Sea Memories, 1930

Box 1, Item 17

Spanish Fandango, 1929

Box 1, Item 18

Stein Song, 1935

Box 1, Item 19

Sweet Hawaiian Dream Girl, 1930

Box 1, Item 20

Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight, 1930

Box 1, Item 21

Sweet Man, 1930

Box 1, Item 22

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, 1934

Box 1, Item 23

Sweetheart of the Tropical Sea, 1930

Box 1, Item 24

Sweetheart Trail, 1930

Box 1, Item 25

That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine, 1943

Box 1, Item 26

This Night, 1939

Box 1, Item 27

Till We Meet Again, 1918

Box 1, Item 28

Tomi Tomi, 1934

Box 1, Item 29

Tropic March, 1935

Box 1, Item 30

Turkey in the Straw, 1930

Box 1, Item 31

Two Guitars, 1934

Box 1, Item 32

Under the Double Eagle

Box 1, Item 33

Under the Double Eagle Oahu Orchestration, 1935

Box 1, Item 34

Unknown Series Title, 1935

Box 1, Item 35

Waikiki Moon, 1930

Box 1, Item 36

Waltz of the Chords, 1933

Box 1, Item 37

Waltz of the Chords Diagram Arrangement, 1933

Box 1, Item 38

Waltzing Doll, 1935

Box 1, Item 39

When I Think of You, 1934

Box 1, Item 40

When You and I Were Young Maggie, 1932

Box 1, Item 41

You Go to Your Church and I'll Go to Mine, 1933

Box 1, Item 42

La Zingana, 1935