SAM DeVINCENT COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC, ca. 1790 - 1987
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SERIES 9: DOMESTIC & COMMUNITY LIFE, 1827-1986; n.d.

by: Cooby Greenway & Robert S. Harding, June 2003

Container List  

Subseries 9.2: Children, 1855-1971; n.d.

 

A – C

“Baby” Titles, 1875-1951

 

A

Songs, 1875-1949

Includes: “The Baby Looks Like Me,” “Don’t Spank the Baby, Mama,” and “We’re Feeding the Baby Onions.” (39 items)

 

B

Multiple Editions, 1911, “Baby Jim.” (5 items)

 

C

Professional/Artist Copies, 1937-1951

Includes: “Baby Bogie” and “What Shall We Name the Baby.” (6 items)

 

D-V

Songs and Instrumentals about Children, 1868-1971, n.d.

 

D-K

Songs, 1868-1971

 

D

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

E – H

Includes: “Freckle Face,” “Gee! I Should Have Been Born a Boy,” and “The Girl with Pigtails in Her Hair.” (15 items)

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

10

I

S

Includes: “Sleepy Head” (two titles), “Stingy,” and “The Sunny Hours of Childhood.” (25 items)

 

J

T

Includes: “Take Me Back to Cradle Days,” “Tattle Tale” (two titles), and “Two Little Girls Love One Little Boy.” (20 items)

10

K

W – Y

Includes: “Wanted – a Governess!” “When We Were Running Wild,” and “The Youngest in the Family” (two titles). (24 items)

 

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)

 

M

Professional/Artist Copies, 1902-1953

Includes: “Got a Letter from My Kid Today,” “Puddin’ Head Jones,” and “Three Foot Skipper Jones.” (18 items)

 

N-V

Folios, 1884-1951; n.d.

 

11

N

 “Album of Favorite Songs for Children,” n.d. (1 item)

 

O

Two Folios, 1884-1916 (2 items)

 

P

“St. Nicholas Songs,” 1885 (1 item)

 

Q

HANSEL AND GRETEL, 1895-1910 (2 items)

12

R

Instrumental Compositions and Instructional Folios, 1896-1927 (4 items)

 

S

Thirteen Folios, 1899-1940; n.d. (13 items)

 

T

Six Folios, 1915-1931 (6 items)

 

U

Five Folios, 1915-1946 (5 items)

13

V

Six Folios, 1929-1951; n.d. (6 items)

 

W-CC

Lullabies, 1856-1969; n.d.

(Sandman titles are in separate folders.)

 

 

W-Z

Songs, 1856-1969; n.d.

 

W

A – H

Includes: “Bye Bye Land” (two titles), “Cradle Song” (two titles), and “Emmet’s Lullaby.” (33 items)

 

X

L

Includes: “Lullaby” (5 titles), “Lullaby of Broadway” from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935, and “Lullaby of the Leaves.” (23 items)

 

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)

14

Z

S – W

Includes: “Sleep, Baby, Sleep” (three titles), and “That’s an Irish Lullaby (Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral).” (31 items)

 

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)

 

BB

Instrumental Compositions, 1857-1953; n.d.

Includes: “At Close of Day” and two “Cradle Songs” by Heller and Mason. (10 items)

 

CC

Professional/Artist Copies, 1910-1949

Includes: “Drowsy Eyes,” “Little Puff of Smoke, Goodnight,” and “Rocky Mountain Lullaby.” (23 items)

 

DD-EE

Sandman Titles, 1920-1954; n.d.

 

DD

Songs, 1920-1954

Includes: “The Japanese Sandman.” (10 items)

 

EE

Professional/Artist Copies, 1927; n.d. (2 items)

 

FF

Kidnapped and Lost Children, 1874-1914; n.d.

Includes: “The Lost Child” (two titles) and “Where Did Catherine Winters Go?” (11 items)

 

GG

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