SAM DeVINCENT COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC, ca. 1790 - 1987
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Container List

Series 2: ARMED FORCES, ca. 1810-1980

by: Karen Linn, 1989

Naval Songs, 1834-1956:

Box 61

Folder

A, A - I
B, J - R
C, S
D, T - Z

Most of the items are from the 1890s-1910s and the 1940s. Seamen and sailors are a common topic. (ca. 110 items)

Box 62

E, Battleships, ca. 1829-1929:

Some of the sheets are about battleships in general, but many refer to specific ships and include a photograph of the vessel on the cover. Most of the items date from the 1890s to the 1910s. See also 2.3 K-L. (23 items)

F, Oliver H. Perry, 1912:

These two song sheets were published to commemorate the centennial celebration of Perry's naval victory of 1812. (2 items)  Click here to view image

G, Merchant Marine and the Coast Guard, 1920-1947:

Most of the items date from World War II. (11 items)

H, Women in the Navy and Coast Guard, 1943-1944:

Four songs are about the Waves (Navy) and one on the Spars (Coast Guard) in World War II. (5 items)

I, Song Folios, 1929-1932:

Included are one collection of sea chanteys and one piano teaching aid of sea songs. (2 items)

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