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SAM DeVINCENT COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC,
ca. 1790 - 1987
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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. |
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Color Litho Covers, Songs and Instrumentals, 1849-1868; n.d. |
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A – M Includes: “Dawn of the Century” "The Madcap Gallop," and “The Garland Polka.” (12 items) |
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N – Y Includes: “Scarlet Petticoat” and “Whisper Schottisch (sic).” (25 items) |
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Black & White Litho Covers, Songs and Instrumentals, 1830-1894; n.d. |
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A – D Includes: “Beautiful Belles,” “Clochette Galop,” and “Don’t Believe Them Darling.” (21 items) |
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E - H Includes: “Excuse Me!” “The Famous Grecian Bend,” “Gentle Warning,” and “I Met Her at the Ball.” (20 items) |
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I - M Includes: “I’ll Tell Nobody,” “Langtry Waltzes,” and “Maid of Athens.” (22 items) |
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N - R Includes: “O’er Waters by Moonlight,” “Our Country Girls,” and “Rollicking Dolly Day.” (20 items) |
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S - W Includes “Sweet Sixteen,” “Tit for Tat,” and “White Fawn.” (23 items) |
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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) |
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General Songs about Women, 1908-1966 Includes: “Beauty Parade,” “Everybody Loves a Chicken,” “She Powders Her Nose,” and “Wink.” (33 items) |
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Instrumental Compositions, 1866-1962
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Includes: “Gossip” and “The Stripper.” (23 items)
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Multiple Editions, 1896, “The Belle of the Season.” (6 items) |
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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) |
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Folios, 1842-1942 |
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Includes: Lady’s Musical Library, Parlor Songs, and Women’s Get-Together Songs. (8 items) |
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Contains: Walker’s Musical Gift – the opening and center pages have women’s images. (1 items) |
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Girl/Gal Songs, 1893-1967; n.d. |
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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) |
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H - L Includes: “Hello! Hello! Hello! It’s a Different Girl Again” and “It’s Men Like You Make Girls Like Me.” (35 items)
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M – S Includes: “Man, Man, Man (Girls, You’re Thinking Too Much of Men),” “My Old Gal,” and “Sleepy Time Gal.” (33 items) |
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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) |
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Multiple Editions, 1937, “Ten Pretty Girls.” (5 items) |
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Instrumental Compositions, 1898-1911 Includes: “The Garden of Girls.” (5 items) |
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Professional/Artist Copies, 1918-1951 Includes: “The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress” and “Somebody Stole My Gal.” (6 items) |
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Songs, 1855-1969 Includes: “God Bless the Ladies,” “The Lady and the Doormat,” and “What! No Women?” (38 items) |
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Instrumental Compositions, 1898-1963 Includes: “A Twentieth Century Woman.” (9 items) |
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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) |
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Includes “The Gibson Girl” and “I Want a Gibson Man.” (7 items) |
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Includes: “The Flapper (She Rules the World Today)” and “The Flappering Queen.” (10 items) |
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Includes: “An Innocent Young Maid” from WALL STREET and “Are You Vampering Tonight.” (8 items) |
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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. |
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B Names - Charmaine (32 items)
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Liza Ann – Lyla Lou (22 items)
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Margaretta – Martha (25 items)
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Includes: “Dimples,” several “Sugar” titles, “Sweetie Pie,” and “Tootsie, Wootsie.” (28 items)
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Multiple Names, 1875-1945; n.d. Includes: “Norine Maurine” and “Rosine et Louisette.” (6 items)
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Names as Dedications or Fictional Characters, 1869-1945; n.d. Includes: “Jane Cable,” “Madame Nordica Waltzes,” and “Trilby.” (15 items)
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Professional/Artist Copies, 1907-1962; n.d.
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A – L Includes: “Amelia Cordelia McHugh” and “I Still See Elisa” from PAINT YOUR WAGON. (54 items)
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M - W Includes: “I Never See Maggie Alone” and “You’ve Got to Take Sadie Where She Wants to Go.” (53 items)
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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) |
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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) |
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Note: the sheets are alphabetized by NAME, not by Title. |
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A - H Includes: “Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie!” and “Oh! Fred Tell Them to Stop.” (34 items) |
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J - W Includes: “Lucky Jim,” “Whatcha Know Joe,” and “Open the Door Richard!” (42 items) |
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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 |