Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Collection Description
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Clara Jane Nixon
Sheet
Music
Collection
Dates: 1891-1953
Collection number: MS105
Collector:
Clara Jane Nixon
Collection Size:
4 oversize flat boxes (4.75 linear feet)
Repository:
Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Abstract: This
collection consists of
sheet
music
dating chiefly from the last decade of the nineteenth century and the first three decades of the twentieth century.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.
Publication Rights
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Box number, Clara Jane Nixon
Sheet
Music
Collection
, MS105, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Pam and Mike Moreland. Accession number: 2011.18
Collection Description
This
collection consists of
sheet
music
dating chiefly from the last decade of the nineteenth century and the first three decades of the twentieth century. Most
of the sheet music was produced at "Tin Pan Alley," the New York street (West 28th Street) that was the center of American
music and songwriting. Types of music include ragtime and songs for Broadway musicals. The collection contains a hall of
fame of songwriters and songs. Composers and lyricists include Irving Berlin, Al Jolson, Clare Kummer, Ray Henderson, and
George M. Cohan. A small sampling of the titles includes "You're in Style When You Are Wearing a Smile," "Over There," "That
Old Irish Mother of Mine," "Tres Moutarde (Too Much Mustard)," and "Uncle Sammy, Take Care Of My Girl."
This
sheet
music
collection
was originally the personal collection of Clara Jane Nixon (1919-2013), sister-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon.
Arrangement
There are no series in this
collection. The
sheet
music
is arranged, alphabetically, by title, in four boxes:
- Box 1: A-H
- Box 2: I-R
- Box 3: S-Y
- Box 4: Miscellaneous materials
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Nixon Clara Jane (1919-2013)
Sheet
Music
Popular Music
Tin Pan Alley