Abbott (Clint) historical sheet music collection, 1852-1965,, bulk bulk 1890-1910
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Clint Abbott historical sheet music collection
- Dates:
- 1852-1965,, bulk bulk 1890-1910
- Creators:
- Abbott, Clint
- Abstract:
- This collection comprises approximately 200 pieces of late 19th-century and early 20th-century American sheet music.
- Extent:
- 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- The collection is in English.
- Preferred citation:
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Clint Abbott Historical Sheet Music Collection. MS-P065. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection comprises approximately 200 pieces of late 19th-century and early 20th-century popular American sheet music. Many important composers are represented, including George Cohen, H.P. Danks, Septimus Winner, and Charles Harris. Also included is a typescript copy of the libretto (Soufflierbuch) of Der Fliegende Rittmeister, 1912, by Leo Stein and Béla Jenbach, and a handwritten score of Richard Genèe's Die Mädchen-diebe [The Wolves], 1860. Most individual scores have pictorial covers. The majority of songs are love songs, but the collection also includes vaudeville music and minstrel music by blackface entertainers such as Gus Edwards' and Tom Daley's "All I Wants is My Black Baby Back."
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Clint Abbott, 2004.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2008.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged alphabetically by composer when possible. Some items are bound into volumes.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Popular music -- United States.
Minstrel music -- United States.
Blackface entertainers -- United States.
Songs -- United States -- 19th century.
Songs -- United States -- 20th century.
Sheet music covers -- United States -- 19th century.
Sheet music covers -- United States -- 20th century.
Sheet music -- United States -- 19th century.
Sheet music -- United States -- 20th century.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2008
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 2007.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. Some materials are in the public domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
Clint Abbott Historical Sheet Music Collection. MS-P065. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesThe UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
- Contact:
- (949) 824-3947