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 9.4: Songs about and Images of Men and Women, 1828-1972; n.d.

 

A-BBB

Songs about and Images of Women, 1849-1971

See also Series 5: Politics and Political Movements; especially Subseries 5.7: Women’s Rights; “Bobbed Hair” is included in this section.

 

A-B

Color Litho Covers, Songs and Instrumentals, 1849-1868; n.d.

18

A

A – M

Includes: “Dawn of the Century” "The Madcap Gallop," and “The Garland Polka.” (12 items)

 

B

N – Y

Includes: “Scarlet Petticoat” and “Whisper Schottisch (sic).” (25 items)

 

C-G

Black & White Litho Covers, Songs and Instrumentals, 1830-1894; n.d.

19

C

A – D

Includes: “Beautiful Belles,” “Clochette Galop,” and “Don’t Believe Them Darling.” (21 items)

 

D

E - H

Includes: “Excuse Me!” “The Famous Grecian Bend,” “Gentle Warning,” and “I Met Her at the Ball.” (20 items)

 

E

I - M

Includes: “I’ll Tell Nobody,” “Langtry Waltzes,” and “Maid of Athens.” (22 items)

20

F

N - R

Includes: “O’er Waters by Moonlight,” “Our Country Girls,” and “Rollicking Dolly Day.” (20 items)

 

G

S - W

Includes “Sweet Sixteen,” “Tit for Tat,” and “White Fawn.” (23 items)

 

H

Pretty Women Covers by Christy and Manning, 1919-1924

These distinctive song sheets all have covers by F. Earl Christy and Frederick Manning. (21 items)

 

I

General Songs about Women, 1908-1966

Includes: “Beauty Parade,” “Everybody Loves a Chicken,” “She Powders Her Nose,” and “Wink.” (33 items)

 

J-K

Instrumental Compositions, 1866-1962

 

21

J

Includes: “Gossip” and “The Stripper.” (23 items)

 

 

K

Multiple Editions, 1896, “The Belle of the Season.” (6 items)

 

L

Professional/Artist Copies, 1893-1966

 

Includes: “Deadlier Than the Male” from the film of the same name, and “Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys.” (15 items)

 

M-N

Folios, 1842-1942

 

M

Includes: Lady’s Musical Library, Parlor Songs, and Women’s Get-Together Songs. (8 items)

 

N

Contains: Walker’s Musical Gift – the opening and center pages have women’s images. (1 items)

 

O-T

Girl/Gal Songs, 1893-1967; n.d.

21

O

A – G

Includes: “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, “Goodbye Girls, I’m Through,” and “Gosh, It’s Fierce to Be a Girl.” Also, cover only of Libretto for THE GIRL, THE MAN, AND THE GAME. (38 items)

22

P

H - L

Includes: “Hello! Hello! Hello! It’s a Different Girl Again” and “It’s Men Like You Make Girls Like Me.” (35 items)

 

 

Q

M – S

Includes: “Man, Man, Man (Girls, You’re Thinking Too Much of Men),” “My Old Gal,” and “Sleepy Time Gal.” (33 items)

 

R

T – Y

Includes: “There’s a Girl for Every Boy” from THE TROUBLE MAKERS, “Wake Up Little Girl, You’re Dreaming,” and “What an Army We’d Have If They Ever Drafted the Girls.” (29 items)

 

S

Multiple Editions, 1937, “Ten Pretty Girls.” (5 items)

 

T

Instrumental Compositions, 1898-1911

Includes: “The Garden of Girls.” (5 items)

 

U

Professional/Artist Copies, 1918-1951

Includes: “The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress” and “Somebody Stole My Gal.” (6 items)

 

V-W

Lady/Woman Titles, 1855-1969; n.d.

23

V

Songs, 1855-1969

Includes: “God Bless the Ladies,” “The Lady and the Doormat,” and “What! No Women?” (38 items)

 

W

Instrumental Compositions, 1898-1963

Includes: “A Twentieth Century Woman.” (9 items)

 

X

Bloomer Girl, 1856-1944

Includes: “Evelina” and “I Got a Song” from BLOOMER GIRL, and “Jockey Hat and Feather.” See also Series 5.7: Women’s Rights.(5 items)

 

Y

Gibson Girl/Man, 1904-1907

Includes “The Gibson Girl” and “I Want a Gibson Man.” (7 items)

 

Z

Flapper, 1922-1928

Includes: “The Flapper (She Rules the World Today)” and “The Flappering Queen.” (10 items)

 

AA

Vamp, 1899-1926

Includes: “An Innocent Young Maid” from WALL STREET and “Are You Vampering Tonight.” (8 items)

 

BB-BBB

Women’s Names, 1849-1971; n.d.

Note: Names also appear in titles throughout this Subseries; especially see Women’s Images folders.

Also Note: the sheets are alphabetized by NAME, not by Title.

 

BB

Adele - Anabel (22 items)

 

 

CC

Angelina - Arlene (21 items)

 

24

DD

B Names - Charmaine (32 items)

 

 

EE

Cheritza - Cynthia (19 items)

 

 

FF

D Names (39 items)

 

 

GG

E – F Names (29 items)

 

25

HH

G Names (27 items)

 

 

I I

H – I Names (22 items)

 

 

JJ

J Names (32 items)

 

 

KK

K Names (20 items)

 

 

LL

Laura – Linda Lee (22 items)

 

26

MM

Liza Ann – Lyla Lou (22 items)

 

 

NN

Mabel – Marchita (30 items)

 

 

OO

Margaretta – Martha (25 items)

 

 

PP

Mary/Mary Ann #1 (31 items)

 

27

QQ

Mary/Mary Ann #2 (24 items)

 

 

RR

Maude – Nyla (42 items)

 

 

SS

O – P Names (30 items)

 

 

TT

R Names (29 items)

 

28

UU

Sadelle – Sue (29 items)

 

 

VV

Susan – Sylvia (33 items)

 

 

WW

T – V Names (24 items)

 

 

XX

Girls’ Nicknames, 1902-1968

Includes: “Dimples,” several “Sugar” titles, “Sweetie Pie,” and “Tootsie, Wootsie.” (28 items)

 

 

YY

Multiple Names, 1875-1945; n.d.

Includes: “Norine Maurine” and “Rosine et Louisette.” (6 items)

 

 

ZZ

Names as Dedications or Fictional Characters, 1869-1945; n.d.

Includes: “Jane Cable,” “Madame Nordica Waltzes,” and “Trilby.” (15 items)

 

 

AAA-BBB

Professional/Artist Copies, 1907-1962; n.d.

 

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AAA

A – L

Includes: “Amelia Cordelia McHugh” and “I Still See Elisa” from PAINT YOUR WAGON. (54 items)

 

 

BBB

M - W

Includes: “I Never See Maggie Alone” and “You’ve Got to Take Sadie Where She Wants to Go.” (53 items)

 

 

CCC

Men’s and Women’s Images on Same Cover, Songs and Instrumentals, 1828-1913; n.d.

Includes: “The Happy Hour of Meeting.” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Villikins and His Dinah.” (15 items)

 

DDD

Men’s Images on Covers, Songs and Instrumentals, 1852-1891; n.d.

Includes: “The Cork Leg” and “The Old English Gentleman.” Also see Subseries 9.4, Folder Y, Gibson Girl/Man. (18 items)

 

EEE-GGG

Men’s Names, 1831-1972; n.d.

Note: the sheets are alphabetized by NAME, not by Title.

 

EEE

A - H

Includes: “Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie!” and “Oh! Fred Tell Them to Stop.” (34 items)

30

FFF

J - W

Includes: “Lucky Jim,” “Whatcha Know Joe,” and “Open the Door Richard!” (42 items)

 

GGG

Professional/Artist Copies, 1911-1969

Includes: “Bernie’s Tune” and “Puh-leeze! Mister Brown.” (24 items)

GO TO: Subseries 9.5, Home, Neighborhood, and Immigrants/Refugees 

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Revised:  July 8, 2003