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Victorian Sheet Music Covers Collection
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Victorian Sheet Music Covers Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC.VMC
Extent:
4.60 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1826-1952
Date (bulk): 1870-1920
Abstract: The Victorian Sheet Music Covers
Collection consists of approximately 840 sheet music covers produced in the United Kingdom
during the Victorian era, which depict various aspects of British life and culture at the
time, and demonstrate the development of printing techniques including color lithography and
embossing. While the majority of the items in the collection are only covers, a few pieces
are still attached to their scores. Also included in the collection is a small number of
news clippings with articles related to Victorian music and music hall
performers.
Language of Material: German,
French,
English
The
Victorian Sheet Music Covers Collection consists of
approximately 840 sheet music covers produced in the United Kingdom during the Victorian
era, which depict various aspects of British life and culture at the time, and demonstrate
the development of printing techniques including color lithography and embossing. While the
majority of the items in the collection are only covers, a few pieces are still attached to
their scores. Also included in the collection is a small number of news clippings with
articles related to Victorian music and music hall performers. The covers in the collection
have been arranged alphabetically by song title.
The collection is open for research 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Documents