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SAM DeVINCENT COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC,
ca. 1790 - 1987
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A – C |
“Baby” Titles, 1875-1951 |
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Songs, 1875-1949 Includes: “The Baby Looks Like Me,” “Don’t Spank the Baby, Mama,” and “We’re Feeding the Baby Onions.” (39 items) |
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Multiple Editions, 1911, “Baby Jim.” (5 items) |
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Professional/Artist Copies, 1937-1951 Includes: “Baby Bogie” and “What Shall We Name the Baby.” (6 items) |
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Songs and Instrumentals about Children, 1868-1971, n.d. |
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Songs, 1868-1971 |
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A – D Includes: “Bandy Legs,” “Can’t You Take It Back and Change It for a Boy,” and “Deeze, Doze and Dem.” (33 items) |
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E – H Includes: “Freckle Face,” “Gee! I Should Have Been Born a Boy,” and “The Girl with Pigtails in Her Hair.” (15 items) |
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F |
I Includes: “I Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard,” “I Want to Be a Janitor’s Child,” "I'm my Mamma's Darling," and “It’s Only Me in My Nightie.” (34 items) |
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G |
J – L Includes: “The Kid with the Rip in His Pants,” “A Little Boy for Sale,” and “Little Faces at the Window.” (38 items) |
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H |
M – R Includes: "NoYou Don't," “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane,” “Pal of My Cradle Days,” and “A Puzzled Little Grandson.” (30 items) |
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I |
S Includes: “Sleepy Head” (two titles), “Stingy,” and “The Sunny Hours of Childhood.” (25 items) |
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J |
T Includes: “Take Me Back to Cradle Days,” “Tattle Tale” (two titles), and “Two Little Girls Love One Little Boy.” (20 items) |
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K |
W – Y Includes: “Wanted – a Governess!” “When We Were Running Wild,” and “The Youngest in the Family” (two titles). (24 items) |
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L |
Instrumental Compositions, 1866-1958; n.d. Note: some editions are in this folder solely due to cover image. Includes: “Cuddles,” “Little Fairy,” and “The Snappy Little Sergeant.” (23 items) |
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M |
Professional/Artist Copies, 1902-1953 Includes: “Got a Letter from My Kid Today,” “Puddin’ Head Jones,” and “Three Foot Skipper Jones.” (18 items) |
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“Album of Favorite Songs for Children,” n.d. (1 item) |
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O |
Two Folios, 1884-1916 (2 items) |
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P |
“St. Nicholas Songs,” 1885 (1 item) |
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Q |
HANSEL AND GRETEL, 1895-1910 (2 items) |
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R |
Instrumental Compositions and Instructional Folios, 1896-1927 (4 items) |
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S |
Thirteen Folios, 1899-1940; n.d. (13 items) |
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T |
Six Folios, 1915-1931 (6 items) |
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U |
Five Folios, 1915-1946 (5 items) |
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V |
Six Folios, 1929-1951; n.d. (6 items) |
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W-CC |
Lullabies, 1856-1969; n.d. (Sandman titles are in separate folders.)
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W-Z |
Songs, 1856-1969; n.d. |
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W |
A – H Includes: “Bye Bye Land” (two titles), “Cradle Song” (two titles), and “Emmet’s Lullaby.” (33 items) |
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L Includes: “Lullaby” (5 titles), “Lullaby of Broadway” from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935, and “Lullaby of the Leaves.” (23 items) |
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Y |
M – R Includes: “My Mother’s Lullaby” (six titles), “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” (two titles), and “”Rock-a-Bye Land” (two titles.) (32 items) |
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S – W Includes: “Sleep, Baby, Sleep” (three titles), and “That’s an Irish Lullaby (Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral).” (31 items) |
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AA |
Multiple Editions, 1901-1935; n.d. Contains: “Mother’s Old Sweet Lullaby,” “Sing Me to Sleep,” “When Mother Sang Hush-a-bye, O,” “Brahm’s Lullaby” (aka “Wiegenlied” or “Cradle Song”), and “Bye Lo.” (29 items) |
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BB |
Instrumental Compositions, 1857-1953; n.d. Includes: “At Close of Day” and two “Cradle Songs” by Heller and Mason. (10 items) |
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CC |
Professional/Artist Copies, 1910-1949 Includes: “Drowsy Eyes,” “Little Puff of Smoke, Goodnight,” and “Rocky Mountain Lullaby.” (23 items) |
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DD |
Songs, 1920-1954 Includes: “The Japanese Sandman.” (10 items) |
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EE |
Professional/Artist Copies, 1927; n.d. (2 items) |
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Kidnapped and Lost Children, 1874-1914; n.d. Includes: “The Lost Child” (two titles) and “Where Did Catherine Winters Go?” (11 items) |
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Homeless/Orphan/Poor Children, Songs and Instrumentals, 1855-1932; n.d. Includes: “The Orphan Newsboy,” “Pity the Poor,” and “Unwanted Children.” (19 items) |
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Revised: July 8, 2003 |