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Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Guide to the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments NMAH.AC.0300.S21 Cooby Greenway 2016

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Archives Center, National Museum of American HistoryP.O. Box 37012Suite 1100, MRC 601Washington, D.C. [email protected]://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Guide to the Sam DeVincent Collectionof Illustrated American Sheet Music,

Series 21: Musical InstrumentsNMAH.AC.0300.S21

Cooby Greenway

2016

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Table of Contents

Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1Scope and Contents note................................................................................................ 2Arrangement note............................................................................................................ 4Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 5

Subseries 21.1: Accordion, 1902-1965, undated..................................................... 5Subseries 21.2: Banjo, 1853-1975, undated............................................................ 7Subseries 21.3: Cello, 1891-1935, undated............................................................. 9Subseries 21.4: Clarinet, 1905-1958, undated....................................................... 10Subseries 21.5: Concertina, 1905-1941, undated.................................................. 11Subseries 21.6: Cornet, 1848-1924, undated........................................................ 11Subseries 21.7: Double Bass, 1939-1955.............................................................. 11Subseries 21.8: Drums, 1867-1971, undated........................................................ 11Subseries 21.9: Fiddle, 1893-1981, undated......................................................... 12Subseries 21.10: Flute, 1847-1936, undated......................................................... 12Subseries 21.11: Guitar, 1824-1977, undated....................................................... 12Subseries 21.12: Harmonica, 1904-1974, undated................................................ 16Subseries 21.13: Harp, 1866-1976, undated......................................................... 16Subseries 21.14: Hurdy Gurdy, 1899-1969............................................................ 17Subseries 21.15: Mandolin, 1843-1954, undated................................................... 17Subseries 21.16: Music Boxes, 1848-1979, undated............................................. 18Subseries 21.17: Organ, 1856-1973, undated....................................................... 18Subseries 21.18: Saxophone, 1907-1953.............................................................. 25Subseries 21.19: Tambourine, 1854-1960............................................................. 26Subseries 21.20: Trombone, 1906-1957................................................................ 26Subseries 21.21: Trumpet, 1904-1945, undated.................................................... 26Subseries 21.22: Ukulele, 1915-1964, undated..................................................... 26Subseries 21.23: Violin, 1843-1957, undated........................................................ 27Subseries 21.24: Zither, 1870-1951, undated........................................................ 31Subseries 21.25: Various Instruments, 1836-1968, undated.................................. 31Subseries 21.26: Ephemera, 1904-1987, undated................................................. 31

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Collection Overview

Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Title: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series21: Musical Instruments

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0300.S21

Date: undated1824-1981

Extent: 75 boxes

Creator: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997

Language: English

Summary: Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet musicwith lithographs at an early age. Series 20, Newspapers containsapproximately 4,900 pieces of sheet music and other materialsdocumenting the development of and popular attitudes towardsthe playing of music in the United States. An overview to the entireDeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection ofIllustrated American Sheet Music.

DigitalContent:

Image(s): Musical Instruments

Administrative Information

Acquisition InformationThis collection was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 from Sam and Nancy LeeDeVincent.

Materials in Other OrganizationsSam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University,Bloomington, Indiana

This collection contains duplicates of materials in the Smithsonian collection, as well asmaterials acquired by Mr. DeVincent after the donation to the Smithsonian. The phonographrecords described above were transferred to the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American HistoryDonald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Sheet Music andReference Material, 1843-2010 (AC1211)

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Forms Part OfSeries 21: Musical Instruments forms part of the

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.

An ongoing, updated list of DeVincent topical series is available

via the Smithsonian finding aid portal.

Preferred CitationThe Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, NationalMuseum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

RestrictionsCollection is open for research.

Conditions Governing UseCollection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guaranteesconcerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Centercost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents

Series 21, Musical Instruments, 1824-1981, undated, contains approximately 4,900 pieces of sheet musicand other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards the playing of musicin the United States. Numerous teaching manuals are included. The dates always refer to copyright ofthe music and not to the subject on the cover, musician's life, or other events. There are three boxes ofEphemera, described following the container list. The Musical Instruments series is arranged by type ofinstrument and is divided into twenty-five subseries, 21.1-21.25. Piano will be done in a separate series.

Subseries 1, Accordion, 1902-1964, undated, contains arrangements for solo accordion and accordionbands. Also included are two folders of French, German, and Swiss songs and folios.

Subseries 2, Banjo, 1853-1975, undated, includes music with "banjo" in the title and other items withimages of racial stereotypes. Also included are general songs and folios. Also see subseries 11, Guitar,and subseries 15, Mandolin. Subseries 3, Cello, 1891-1935, undated, contains one folder of music with"cello" in the title or pictured on the cover, three folders with compositions for the cello, and several foldersof folios.

Subseries 4, Clarinet, 1905-1958, undated, includes a few compositions and several folios.

Subseries 5, Concertina, 1905-1941, undated, contains one folder with "concertina" titles and one folio.

Subseries 6, Cornet, 1848-1924, undated, contains music specifically for, or referring to, the cornet. Alsosee subseries 21, Trumpet.

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Subseries 7, Double Bass, 1939-1955, contains one folder with a few items with images of a double bass(bass fiddle) on the cover.

Subseries 8, Drums, 1867-1971, undated, includes Gene Krupa covers, general songs about drums, andmethod books.

Subseries 9, Fiddle, 1893-1981, undated, contains music and folios with "fiddle" in the title. Also seesubseries 23, Violin.

Subseries 10, Flute, 1847-1936, undated, contains a few compositions for flute and several folios.

Subseries 11, Guitar, 1824-1977, undated, contains arrangements for Hawaiian String Guitar and earlyand late Spanish Guitar. Also see subseries 2, Banjo and subseries 15, Mandolin.

Subseries 12, Harmonica, 1904-1974, undated, contains songs with "harmonica" in the title and/or imagesof the harmonica on the cover, and folios.

Subseries 13, Harp, 1866-1976, undated, contains songs with "harp" in the title and/or images of the harpon the cover.

Subseries 14, Hurdy Gurdy, 1899-1969, contains songs with "hurdy gurdy" in the title.

Subseries 15, Mandolin, 1843-1954, undated, contains songs with "mandolin" in the title and/or picturedon the cover, arrangements for mandolin orchestra, and folios and method books.

Subseries 16, Music Boxes, 1848-1979, undated, contains songs with "music box" in the title and/orpictured on the cover.

Subseries 17, Organ, 1856-1973, undated, contains songs with "organ," "hand organ," or "organ grinder"in the title and/or pictured on the cover; arrangements for cabinet, pipe, and theater organs; numerouscompositions with organists on the covers; and folios and method books.

Subseries 18, Saxophone, 1907-1953, contains songs with "saxophone" in the title and/or pictured on thecover, arrangements for saxophone, and folios and method books.

Subseries 19, Tambourine, 1854-1960, contains songs with "tambourine" in the title and/or pictured on thecover.

Subseries 20, Trombone, 1906-1957, contains songs with "trombone" in the title and/or pictured on thecover, arrangements for trombone and baritone, and folios.

Subseries 21, Trumpet, 1904-1945, undated, contains songs with "trumpet" in the title and/or pictured onthe cover, and a method book for cornet and trumpet.

Subseries 22, Ukulele, 1915-1964, undated, contains songs with banjoist Cliff Edwards on the cover,general songs with "ukulele" in the title and/or pictured on the cover, and folios.

Subseries 23, Violin, 1843-1957, undated, contains songs with "violin" in the title and/or pictured on thecover, arrangements for violin, and folios and method books.

Subseries 24, Zither, 1970-1951, undated, contains songs with "zither" in the title and/or pictured on thecover and folios and method books.

Subseries 25, Various Instruments, 1835-1968, undated, contains two folders with songs and foliosfor various wind instruments not included in the previous subseries, and one folder of miscellaneousinstruments.

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Ephemera, The ephemera materials comprise several folders in Ephemera Box 67, which includesouvenir programs, and articles about musicians and instruments.

Arrangement

Arranged in 26 subseries.

• 21.1: Accordion• 21.2: Banjo• 21.3: Cello• 21.4: Clarinet• 21.5: Concertina• 21.6: Cornet• 21.7: Double Bass• 21.8: Drums• 21.9: Fiddle• 21.10: Flute• 21.11: Guitar• 21.12: Harmonica• 21.13: Harp• 21.14: Hurdy Gurdy• 21.15: Mandolin• 21.16: Music Boxes• 21.17: Organ• 21.18: Saxophone• 21.19: Tambourine• 21.20: Trombone• 21.21: Trumpet• 21.22: Ukulele• 21.23: Violin• 21.24: Zither• 21.25: Various Instruments• 21.26: Ephemera

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Container Listing

Subseries 21.1: Accordion, 1902-1965, undated

Folder A-H Arrangements for Accordion, 1902-1964, undatedArrangements for accordion bands are in folders I-P.

Box 1, Folder A A - B Titles33 itemsIncludes: "Alone with Memory," overture to "Barber of Seville," and "BoogieWoogie on the Squeeze Box."

Box 1, Folder B C - F Titles49 itemsIncludes: "Charlie the Boxer," "Charlie Was a Boxer," and "Fish Scales."

Box 1, Folder C G - I Titles43 itemsIncludes: "General Boulanger's March," "Heaven to Me," and "I'm GonnaMake Hay While the Sun Shines in Virginia."

Box 2, Folder D J - L Titles33 itemsIncludes: "Jerry, You Warra a Warrior During the War" and "Kissing Can DoNo Harm."

Box 2, Folder E M - O Titles43 itemsIncludes: "My Hill Billy Liddie's a Dillie," with cover photos of LiddieMurphy and Irving Siegel, and "My (Gal) Irene," with a second set of lyricshandwritten.

Box 2, Folder F P - R Titles30 itemsIncludes: "Parade of Accordionists," "The Parade of Women Soldiers," and"Prior Accordion Club."

Box 2, Folder G S Titles34 itemsIncludes: "Sam, the Old Accordion Man," "Singin' the Blues (Till My DaddyComes Home)," and "Speed King March."

Box 3, Folder H T- Z Titles39 itemsIncludes: "They Hung Up the Old 'Cordeen," "When Mozart Was a Child,"and "Zig-zagging."

Box 3, Folder I-P Accordion Band ArrangementsThis section includes a few conductor's and personal scores, as well asarrangements for 1st-5th and bass accordions. Arrangements of classical worksare in folders M-N.

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Box 3, Folder I A - I Titles46 itemsIncludes: "Colonel Boogie March" and "Donkey Serenade."

Box 3, Folder J J - S Titles44 itemsIncludes: "Pennsylvania Polka," "Repasz Band," and "St. Louis Blues,"including a German edition.

Box 4, Folder K "Trieste", 195211 items

Box 4, Folder L T - Y Titles37 itemsIncludes: "There's Something about a Soldier" and "Washington Post."

Box 4, Folder M-N Band Arrangements of Classical Compositions, 1924-1965, undatedNote: the alphabetical order within each folder is by composer, not title.

Box 4, Folder M Includes works by Bach, Gershwin, and Mozart31 items

Box 4, Folder N Includes works by Rimsky-Korsakoff, Rossini, Tschaikowsky, and Von Suppe15 items

Box 4, Folder O-P,Oversize box

Band Folios, 1936-1953, undated

Box 5, Folder O D - J Titles7 itemsIncludes: Donath's Accordion Band Collection, Books 1 and 2.

Box 5, Folder OversizeBox

"Danse Macabre," parts and conductor's score1 item

Box 5, Folder P P - Z Titles15 itemsIncludes: Palmer-Hughes Fun Band Score.

Box 5, Folder Q-AA Folios, 1926-1960, undatedAlso see Series 16, Country, Western, and Folk

Box 5, Folder Q Contains: 3 Accordion Songs and Entertaining with the Accordion, Book 37 items

Box 6, Folder R Contains: three editions of Everbody's Favorite folios3 items

Box 6, Folder S F - M Titles11 itemsIncludes: Galla Rini's Bouquet of Memories and Irving Berlin's AccordionFolio.

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Box 6, Folder T P - S Titles7 itemsIncludes: Smith's Collection of One Hundred Piano Accordion Solos.

Box 6, Folder U-V French, German, and Swiss Songs and Folios, 1934-1938, undated

Box 7, Folder U Large Folios5 itemsIncludes: 266 Volks-kommers und Vaterlandslieber.

Box 7, Folder V Small Folios8 itemsIncludes: five songs published by La Croix, Paris and Happy Days! CarlFischer Album of German Favorites.

Box 7, Folder W-BB Method and Teaching Folios, 1928-1959

Box 7, Folder W A - B Titles6 itemsIncludes: Bass Solo Studies for the Piano Accordion.

Box 8, Folder X E - G Titles6 itemsIncludes: Guido Deiro's Royal Method for Piano Accordion.

Box 8, Folder Y J - P Titles4 itemsIncludes: Jazz Arrangements.

Box 8, Folder Z Contains: School of Velocity for the Piano Accordion; Sedlon AccordionMethod, Book One; and Sillari Piano Accordion Method in Bass Clef3 items

Box 9, Folder AA Contains: Soprani Piano Accordion Course, Standard Studies for Accordion,and the Virtuoso Accordionist3 items

Box 9, Folder BB Contains several Zordan's folios5 items

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Subseries 21.2: Banjo, 1853-1975, undated

Box 9, Folder A-B Songs with "Banjo" in the title, 1853-1973, undated

Box 9, Folder A A - "Banjo King" Titles26 itemsIncludes: "The Banjo" by Gottschalk.

Box 10, Folder B "Banjo Pete" - W Titles

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42 itemsIncludes: "Banjo Serenade" from Ziegfeld's The Little Duchess, starring AnnaHeld, and "In Banjo Land."

Box 10, Folder C - D Stereotypes, 1853-1936, undatedThese sheets present racial stereotyping in imagery and/or lyrics.

Box 10, Folder C "Banjo... " Titles17 itemsIncludes: "De Banjo Am de Instrument for Me."

Box 10, Folder D +Oversize box

"Banjoing... " - "Yo Yah Yo... " Titles34 itemsIncludes: "The Negro and His Banjer." "The Spirit of the Banjo!" is in the over-size box.

Box 10, Folder E - J General Songs and Instrumentals, 1871-1975, undated

Box 10, Folder E A - D Titles31 itemsIncludes: "Arkansas, a Southern Oddity" and "Caught."

Box 11, Folder F E - I Titles37 itemsIncludes: "If You Can't Land 'er on the Veranda (Then You Can't Land 'er atAll)" and "In the Land of Plankety Plank."

Box 11, Folder G J - M Titles33 itemsIncludes: "Let's All Be Kids Again" and "My Kintucky Kinfolk." [sic]

Box 11, Folder H N - R Titles29 itemsIncludes: "Nickety Nackety Now Now Now," "The Ogo-Pogo," and "Not YetSuzette."

Box 11, Folder I S - T Titles34 itemsIncludes: "Six Feet of Papa" and "Step Henrietta."

Box 12, Folder J U - Y Titles21 itemsIncludes: "The Vanderbilt Quickstep."

Box 12, Folder K-U Folios, 1877-1967, undatedAlso see subseries 11, Guitar, and subseries 15, Mandolin.

Box 12, Folder K The Art of Playing the Tenor Banjo, 192521 itemsLessons 2-43, incomplete; published by the New York Academy of Music.

Box 12, Folder L 44 Solos... - A. C. Brockmeyer's . .

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6 itemsIncludes: American Banjo School.

Box 12, Folder M C - D Titles3 itemsIncludes: Eddie Peabody and His Banjo.

Box 13, Folder N E - F Titles6 itemsIncludes: Fox Mandolin and Guitar Folio for the Banjo.

Box 13, Folder O G - I Titles4 itemsIncludes: Guckert's Complete Rapid Diagram Chord Book for the Banjo.

Box 13, Folder P J - L Titles7 itemsIncludes: Jazz and Comic Songs for the Tenor Banjo with Melody Chords.

Box 14, Folder Q M Titles5 itemsIncludes: Moyer's Superior Method for Tenor Banjo or Tenor Guitar.

Box 14, Folder R N - R Titles5 items

Box 14, Folder S S - T Titles6 itemsIncludes: Songs for the Banjo

Box 15, Folder T Warner's... - Winner's... Titles7 itemsIncludes: White's Excelsior Method for the Banjo - Without a Teacher, theBest and Latest Instructor.

Box 15, Folder U Witmark... - Wm. C. Stahl's... Titles5 itemsIncludes: The Witmark Banjo Folio.

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Subseries 21.3: Cello, 1891-1935, undated

Box 15, Folder A Songs and Instrumentals with "cello" in the title, or a cello pictured on the cover,1908-193511 itemsIncludes: "Mello Cello" [sic] and two "Song of the Cello" titles.

Box 15, Folder B - D Compositions for Cello, 1898-1921, undatedNote: the music is alphabetized by composer, not by title.

Box 16, Folder B A - H Composers

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7 itemsIncludes: Boccherini's "Rondo" and three pieces by Golterman.

Box 16, Folder C J - P Composers8 itemsIncludes: three pieces by David Popper.

Box 16, Folder D R - W Composers5 itemsIncludes: Saint Saens' "Allegro Apassionato" and Weidig's "Romanze," Opus14.

Box 16, Folder E-L Folios, 1891-1922, undated

Box 16, Folder E 32 Exercises - D Titles5 itemsIncludes: Dotzauer - 113 Cello Studies, Book 2.

Box 17, Folder F E - H Titles9 itemsIncludes: Ecole du Mecanisme de l'Archet de Sevcik, Books 1, 2, 3.

Box 17, Folder G Klengel4 itemsContains: four Julius Klengel folios.

Box 17, Folder J J - L Titles4 itemsIncludes: F. A. Kummer's Violincello Method.

Box 18, Folder I N - R Titles6 itemsIncludes: David Popper's Hohe Schule des Violincellspiels, Book 1 andRyan's True Violincello Instructor.

Box 18, Folder J S Titles3 itemsIncludes: Leo Schulz's Technical Studies for Violincello.

Box 18, Folder K The Technique of Violincello Playing1 itemNote: this copy is very fragile.

Box 18, Folder L Werner Folios3 itemsIncludes: Practical Method for Violincello, Parts I and II and the Art ofBowing.

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Subseries 21.4: Clarinet, 1905-1958, undatedNote alternative spelling: Clarionet

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Box 19, Folder A Instrumental Compositions and Belwin Folios9 itemsContains four compositions and five folios.

Box 19, Folder B Folios, C - H Titles3 itemsIncludes: Carl Reinecke's Foundation to Clarinet Playing.

Box 19, Folder C Folios, I - Lazarus Titles3 itemsIncludes: Klose's Celebrated Method for the Clarinet.

Box 20, Folder D Folios, Let Us... - N Titles3 itemsIncludes: The Most Popular Clarinet Solos.

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Subseries 21.5: Concertina, 1905-1941, undated7 itemsBox 20, Folder A

Includes: "Wilhelmina's Concertina" from The Never Homes, and a folio.

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Subseries 21.6: Cornet, 1848-1924, undatedBox 20, Folder A

This folder contains music specifically for the cornet.

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Subseries 21.7: Double Bass, 1939-19557 itemsBox 20, Folder A

Includes: "In a Pig's Eye" with a photo of Babe Grubbs.

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Subseries 21.8: Drums, 1867-1971, undated

Box 20, Folder A Gene Krupa Covers25 itemsIncludes: "I Want to Be a Drummer" from George White's Scandals, and "TheLady's in Love with You" from Some Like It Hot.

Box 21, Folder B General Songs about Drums32 itemsIncludes: "The Drummer Boy" by Cloutier, "I Want to Be a Drummer in the Band"from Huckleberry Finn, and "Paradiddle Joe."

Box 21, Folder C Folios6 itemsIncludes: Dave Tough's Advanced Paradiddle Exercises.

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Box 21, Folder D Folios2 itemsIncludes: Rollinson's Modern School for the Drum, Tympani, Xylophone, andGlockenspiel.

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Subseries 21.9: Fiddle, 1893-1981, undatedAlso see subseries 23, Violin

Box 21, Folder A A - F Titles23 itemsIncludes: "April Played the Fiddle," and "Freddy and His Fiddle" from Song ofNorway.

Box 22, Folder B G - Y Titles24 itemsIncludes: "I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle," "Won't You Let Me Fiddle withYou," and "You Can Stay But That Doggone Fiddle Must Go."

Box 22, Folder C Paul Nero Folios3 itemsIncludes: Suite for Hot Fiddle.

Box 22, Folder D Folios6 itemsIncludes: Mel Bay's Bluegrass Fiddle.

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Subseries 21.10: Flute, 1847-1936, undated14 itemsBox 22, Folder A

Includes: "Porcellian Club's March" and 5 folios.

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Subseries 21.11: Guitar, 1824-1977, undatedAlso see subseries 2, Banjo, and subseries 15, Mandolin.

Folder A-M Hawaiian Steel String Guitar, 1897-1954, undatedPopular songs in tablature notation or in both standard and tablature notation,with the exception of two method books, published and/or distributed by OahuPublishing Company. Also see Series 8, Geography/United States/Hawaii.

Box 23, Folder A A - B Titles47 itemsIncludes "Across the Field" (Ohio State University song), "Aloha Oe," "Alone"from A Night at the Opera; and "Blue Hawaii" from Waikiki Wedding.

Box 23, Folder B C - H Titles

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65 itemsIncludes: "Don't Sing Aloha When I Go," "Empty Saddles," "Farewell toThee" ("Aloha Oe"), and "Hula Moon."

Box 23, Folder C I - K Titles47 itemsIncludes "Ida! (Sweet as Apple Cider)," "In a Little Hula Heaven," "JesusLover of My Soul," "Kailua Capers" and "Kawaihau Hula"

Box 24, Folder D L Titles35 itemsIncludes "La Zingara," "Listen to the Mockingbird," and "Love Theme fromSchubert's Symphony in B Minor."

Box 24, Folder E M Titles67 itemsIncludes "Mahina Waltz," "Maui Girl," " Minuet from Don Giovanni," "MyHawaiian Mahina," and "My Wild Irish Rose."

Box 24, Folder F N - O Titles53 itemsIncludes "Na Molokama," "Oahu Bay," "Oh! Dem Golden Slippers," "OldBlack Joe," "The Old Rugged Cross," and "On Hilo Bay."

Box 25, Folder G P - R Titles31 itemsIncludes "Paddy Doyle's Boots," "Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet," and "RedSails in the Sunset."

Box 25, Folder H S Titles57 itemsIncludes "Sail Along Silv'ry Moon," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," "StarDust," "Stars and Stripes Forever," and "Swanee River."

Box 25, Folder I T - Z Titles65 itemsIncludes "Till We Meet Again," "Turkey in the Straw," "Ua Like No ALike" [sic], "Waikiki Moon," "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming."

Box 26, Folder J Arrangements in Standard Notation, various publishers.20 items

Box 26, Folder K Oahu Folios8 itemsIncludes: Oahu Folio of Hillbilly Songs.

Box 26, Folder L Folios11 itemsIncludes: The Original Guckert's Chords for the Hawaiian Steel Guitar.

Box 26, Folder M Personal Folios, in tablature2 items

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Folder N-GG Early Spanish Guitar, 1824-1900, undatedNote: music in this section is alphabetized by name of composer/arranger.

Box 27, Folder N Matteo Carcassi and Ferdinand Carulli5 itemsIncludes: "La Prise d'Alger" and "Pot-Pourri."

Box 27, Folder O Charles De Janon13 itemsIncludes: "Robert Toi Que J'Aime" from the opera Robert le Diable.

Box 27, Folder P William Foder16 itemsIncludes: "Bric Brac Waltz."

Box 27, Folder Q - R Mauro Giuliani

Box 27, Folder Q A - Semiramide Titles11 itemsIncludes the overture to Semiramide.

Box 28, Folder R "Six... " - V Titles6 itemsIncludes: "Spielmusik fur Gitarre."

Box 28, Folder S R. J. Hamilton and Luigi Legnani24 itemsIncludes: Hamilton's "No Heart, No Soul Mazurka" and "Old FoxySchottische," and Legnani's "Melodies Nationales Hongroises et ThemesOriginaux."

Box 28, Folder T Leopold Meignen and J. K. Mertz34 itemsIncludes: Meignen's "Alice Gray" and Mertz's "Barden-Klange" Numbers 3, 5,7, and 8.

Box 28, Folder U-V Fernando Sor

Box 28, Folder U Contains: "Adieu" and Oeuvres 1-1616 items

Box 29, Folder V Contains: Oeuvres 17-35 (missing numbers 24 and 2619 items

Box 29, Folder W Francisco Tarrega and Walter Vreeland37 itemsIncludes: Tarrega's "Capricho Arabe" and Vreeland's "Ease and GraceWaltz."

Box 29, Folder X Zani de Ferranti10 itemsIncludes: various nocturnes, divertissements, and fantasies.

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Box 29, Folder Y-BB Various composers and arrangersNote: alphabetized by name of composer or arranger

Box 29, Folder Y A - Classen and Six Anonymous Works27 itemsIncludes: four Albeniz compositions and "The Harpers Song," 1824,composer unknown.

Box 30, Folder Z Converse - G Names26 itemsIncludes: Gardenghi's "Moses in Egypt" and Gubert's "La Serenade."

Box 30, Folder AA H - M Names32 itemsIncludes: Hruby's "City Guards" and Parts 1 and 2 of Matiegka's "GrandeSonate pour la Guittare."

Box 30, Folder BB N - S Names28 itemsIncludes: three compositions by Regondi.

Box 30, Folder CC T - W Names14 itemsIncludes: six pieces by Weiland.

Box 30, Folder DD-FF Folios, 1827-1894, undated

Box 31, Folder DD Contains: M. Carcassi's Method for the Guitar1 item

Box 31, Folder EE Contains: New and Improved Method for the Spanish Guitar, composed andarranged by Otto Torp1 item

Box 31, Folder FF Includes: Blodgett's Guitar at Sight and two of Winner's School for the Guitarfolios7 items

Box 31, Folder GG Contains: Brainard's Instrumental Guitar Folio and White's Excelsior Methodfor the Guitar2 items

Box 31, Folder HH-MM

Modern Spanish Guitar, 1912-1966, undated

Box 31, Folder HH Andres Segovia51 itemsArrangements of works by classical composers.

Box 32, Folder I I General Songs

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51 itemsIncludes: "Plunk, Plunk, Plunk on Your Little Guitar" and several editions of"Two Guitars," including one with Russian lyrics.

Box 32, Folder J J-MM

Folios, 123

Box 32, Folder J J A - "Christmas... " Titles6 itemsIncludes: Blues for Plectrum Guitar and Chet Atkins Style for Guitar, Vol. 2.

Box 32, Folder KK "Classic... " - E Titles6 itemsIncludes: Duane Eddy's "Twangy Sound" Guitar Folio No. 1.

Box 32, Folder LL G - H Titles6 itemsIncludes: two editions of Guckert's Complete Rapid Diagram Chord Book.

Box 33, Folder MM Mel Bay5 itemsContains: method books for grades 1, 3, 4, and 5.

Box 33, Folder NN N - R Titles8 itemsIncludes: Nu-Way Guitar Chord System by Gordon Mann.

Box 33, Folder OO S - W Titles, Incomplete Folios9 itemsIncludes: two editions of Doc Williams' The Simplified by Ear System of GuitarChords.

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Subseries 21.12: Harmonica, 1904-1974, undated

Box 34, Folder A Songs40 itemsIncludes: "I Saw Stars" and "When Veronica Plays the Harmonica."

Box 34, Folder B Folios3 itemsIncludes: Lonnie Glosson and His Talking Hamonica.

Subseries 21.14: Harmonica, 1939 - 1939Box 34

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Subseries 21.13: Harp, 1866-1976, undated

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31 itemsBox 34, Folder A

Includes: "Farewell to My Harp" ("sung with rapturous applause by Miss George") and "When the MoonIllums the Vale."

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Subseries 21.14: Hurdy Gurdy, 1899-196920 itemsBox 34, Folder A

Includes: "Goodnight Mr. Hurdy Gurdy Man" from Ziegfeld Follies of 1914, Hurdy Gurdy Blues," and "TheHurdy Gurdy Man" by Cobb and Edwards, sung in Gus Edwards' School for Boys and Girls in vaudeville.

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Subseries 21.15: Mandolin, 1843-1954, undatedAlso see subseries 2, Banjo, and subseries 11, Guitar.

Box 35, Folder A General Songs, 1843-1954, undated13 itemsThese songs have "mandolin" in the title or images of a mandolin on thecover.Includes: "Music at Nightfall" and "Washburn Two Step."

Box 35, Folder B-D Arrangements for Mandolin Orchestras

Box 35, Folder B A - E Titles24 itemsIncludes: "Belle of the Boulevard."

Box 35, Folder C F - O Titles27 itemsIncludes: "Lady Meddlesome."

Box 35, Folder D P - Y Titles27 itemsIncludes: "The Scuffletown Coon" with cover photo of The FlorentineTroubadours, Portland, Oregon.

Box 35, Folder E-I Folios

Box 36, Folder E 15 Recueil - F Titles8 itemsIncludes: The Beaver Mandolin and Guitar Folio, Number 3.

Box 36, Folder F H - J Titles7 itemsIncludes: Home Circle Music Series, No. 9.

Box 36, Folder G M - Remick No. 16 Titles7 itemsIncludes: The Remick Mandolin and Guitar Collection, Nos. 12, 14, and 16.

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Box 36, Folder H Remick... - V Titles5 itemsIncludes: The Remick Mandolin and Guitar Collection, Nos. 19A, 20A, and21.

Box 37, Folder I W Titles and Unidentified4 itemsIncludes: three Whitney Warner Folios.

Box 37, Folder B-D Method Books

Box 37, Folder J B - H Titles5 itemsIncludes: Hamilton's Imperial Mandolin Instructor.

Box 37, Folder K M - White's... Titles6 itemsIncludes: Odell Method for the Mandolin, Book 1.

Box 38, Folder L W Titles4 itemsContains: two Wm. C. Stahl books and two editions of Winner's EurekaMethod.

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Subseries 21.16: Music Boxes, 1848-1979, undated48 itemsBox 38, Folder A

General songs and instrumentals with "music box" in the title or pictured on the cover. Calliope is in Series11. Includes: seven "Music Box" titles by different composers, "Our Music Box" with a cover photograph ofFrank Sinatra, and "Turn on the Old Music Box" from Pinocchio.

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Subseries 21.17: Organ, 1856-1973, undated

Box 38, Folder A General Songs and Instrumentals, 1899-1959, undated32 itemsMany items have "organ" in the title; otherwise, an organ is pictured on thecover. See Hand Organ/Organ Grinder in folder B. Includes: "The Lost Chord,""The Old Discarded Organ," and "Rag-time Organ Morgan."

Box 38, Folder B Hand Organ, Organ Grinder, 1856-196021 itemsAll covers picture the organ grinder. Includes: "The Organ Grinder's Monkey," "AStreet Piano," and "When the Organ Plays."

Box 38, Folder C-P Arrangements for Cabinet Organ, 1857-1951, undated

Box 38, Folder C-E J. Fischer Editions, 1898-1933

Box 39, Folder C A - L Titles

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23 itemsIncludes: "From the South."

Box 39, Folder D M - W Titles22 itemsIncludes: two "Serenade" titles and two "Souvenir" titles.

Box 39, Folder E Folios2 itemsContains: Five Preludes or Offertories and Musica Divina, ChoralImprovisations for the Organ, Book 2.

Box 39, Folder F St. Cecilia Series, 1911-194114 itemsIncludes: "Sheep May Safely Graze" and The St. Cecilia Series of ChristmasMusic, Set 2, for Organ.

Box 40, Folder G-P Additional Arrangements for Cabinet Organ, 1857-1951, undated

Box 40, Folder G A Titles23 itemsIncludes: "American Two-step" and two "At Twilight" compositions.

Box 40, Folder H B Titles15 itemsIncludes: "Breeze of Night Quickstep" and "Buckeye Polka."

Box 40, Folder I C Titles20 itemsIncludes: "Coxie's March to the White House" and "Crimond" ("The Lord IsMy Shepherd").

Box 40, Folder J D - F Titles18 itemsIncludes: "Evening Star" from Tannhauser and "Golden Nugget."

Box 41, Folder K G-H Titles31 itemsIncludes: "Hymn of Nuns" and "Laudamus Te."

Box 41, Folder L I-LTitles22 itemsIncludes: "Minnie and Nellie's Wedding March" and "Mother Hubbard Polka."

Box 42 M Titles

Box 42, Folder N N - P Titles25 itemsIncludes: "No Good-byes There," "The Packard Carnival March," and "PuerNatus Est."

Box 42, Folder O P-Q Titles

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Box 42, Folder P Q - "Snow... " Titles18 itemsIncludes: "Queen Mary Galop," "Russian Boatman's Song on the RiverVolga," and "Scotch Fantasia."

Box 43, Folder Q "Solemn... " "Strawberries"20 itemsIncludes: three "Spring Song" compositions, "Story and Clark Organ March,"and "Strawberries and Cream."

Box 43, Folder R Suite-T

Box 43, Folder S TV- W Titles23 itemsIncludes: "Toccata in F" (5th Organ Symphony), Tannhauser "March andChorus," and "Western Reserve Schottische."

Box 43, Folder T-X Arrangements for Pipe Organ, 1872-1926, undated

Box 43, Folder T Arrangements for Pipe Organ7 itemsIncludes: "Offertoire in E Flat."

Box 44, Folder U Folios, A - F Titles5 itemsIncludes: A Folio of Music for the Pipe Organ.

Box 44, Folder V Folios, G - M Titles2 itemsIncludes: Masterpieces for the Pipe Organ.

Box 44, Folder W Folios, O Titles2 itemsContains: Organ Repertoire and The Organ Player.

Box 45, Folder X Folios, P - S Titles3 itemsIncludes: Pipe Organ Classics.

Box 45, Folder Y Hammond Organ, Hammond Spinet Organ, 1939-195814 itemsIncludes: "The Three Bells" ("The Jimmy Brown Song") and a folio, Playing theHammond Organ, Elementary Instruction Book.

Box 45, Folder Z Lowrey Organ, 1945-19604 itemsContains folios including 101 Great Songs for the Lowrey Organ.

Box 46, Folder AA Theater Organ Arrangements, 1918-1932, undatedNote: almost all items have a second title on the reverse, of which about onethird have their own copy in the alphabetical order.

Box 46, Folder BB A - B Titles

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44 itemsIncludes: "Always the Same, Sweet Pal" with "That's My Weakness Now" onthe reverse, and "Blue Bonnet, You Make Me Feel Blue" with "Put Your ArmsWhere They Belong" on the reverse.

Box 46, Folder CC C - G Titles54 itemsIncludes: "Doing the Boom Boom" with "Look What You've Done to Me" onthe reverse, and "For My Sweetheart" with "Baby Face" on the reverse.

Box 46, Folder DD H - "I'd... " Titles43 itemsIncludes: "Happy Go Lucky Lane" with "Laugh Clown Laugh" on the reverse,and "I Got the Potatoes, I Got the Tomatoes" with "Roamin' for Romance" onthe reverse.

Box 48, Folder EE "If... " - J Titles53 itemsIncludes: "Just Another Night" with "Out of the Dawn" on the reverse.

Box 47, Folder FF K - M Titles58 itemsIncludes: "King for a Day" with "Revenge" on the reverse, and "Let's DoSomething Different Tonight" with "Washing Dishes with My Sweetie" on thereverse.

Box 47, Folder GG N - R Titles47 itemsIncludes: "Oh! Baby What a Night" with "She's Got Great Ideas" on thereverse, and "Old Pals Are the Best Pals after All" with "I Wonder" on thereverse.

Box 48, Folder HH S - "Thrill... " Titles54 itemsIncludes: "Smile" with "Sorry" on the reverse, and "There Ain't No Sweet ManThat's Worth the Salt of My Tears" with "Henry's Made a Lady Out of Lizzie"on the reverse.

Box 46, Folder EE "Tin... " - "What's... " Titles27 itemsIncludes: "To Make a Long Story Short" with "Me and the Clock" on thereverse, and "Waitin' for Katy" with "Dolores" on the reverse.

Box 48, Folder JJ "When... " - Y Titles48 itemsIncludes: "When We Get Together in the Moonlight" with "That's Living" onthe reverse, and "You Will Come Back to Me" with "One Never Knows" on thereverse.

Box 48 Organists, 1913-1973, undated

Box 48, Folder KK Barrie, Stuart

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16 itemsIncludes: "Mama Loves Papa, Papa Loves Mama."

Box 48, Folder LL Carney, Al15 itemsIncludes: "At Last I'm Happy" and "Sally's Got a Baby."

Box 49, Folder IMM Charles, Milton19 itemsIncludes: "Back in the Old Neighborhood" and "La Spagnola."

Box 49, Folder NN-OO

Crawford, Helen and Jesse

Box 49, Folder NN A - N Titles40 itemsIncludes: "Away Down East in Maine" and "My Blue Heaven."

Box 49, Folder PP O - W Titles, Folio40 itemsIncludes: "Put on Your Pajamas," "Us and Company," and Jesse CrawfordCollection of East Hammond Organ Solos.

Box 48, Folder LL Dalton, Bill11 itemsIncludes: "High Up on a Hilltop."

Box 49, Folder QQ Dunstedter, Eddie17 itemsIncludes: "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice."

Box 50, Folder RR Glen, Irma21 itemsIncludes: "My Home in Oklahoma" and "There Is Joy Every Day."

Box 50, Folder SS Gutow, Arthur and Doris21 itemsIncludes: "Is She My Girlfriend?" and "What Do We Do on a Dew-dew-dewyDay."

Box 50, Folder TT Hanson, Ethwell "Eddie"40 itemsIncludes: "Angels with Broken Wings," "Old Kishwaukee River," and"Wisconsin Waltz."

Box 50, Folder UU Herth, Milton15 itemsIncludes: "Beer Barrel Polka," "When the Circus Comes to Town," and onefolio.

Box 50, Folder VV Keates, Henri A

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11 itemsIncludes: "Sittin' Around" and "When I First Met Mary."

Box 50, Folder WW Malotte, Albert Hay15 itemsIncludes: "Ferdinand the Bull" and "Pledge to the Flag."

Box 50, Folder XX Meiers, L. Carlos13 itemsIncludes: "Hi Ho Merrio" and "You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo."

Box 51, Folder YY Miller, F. Donald15 itemsIncludes: "Cheerie-beerie-be" and "Sittin' in a Corner."

Box 51, Folder ZZ Murtagh (also: Murtaugh), Henry B19 itemsIncludes: "Angry" and "Honest and Truly."

Box 51, Folder AAA Smith, Ethel19 itemsIncludes: "Sabre Dance" and several folios.

Box 51, Folder BBB Slosser, Milton16 itemsIncludes: "I'm Knee Deep in Daisies" and "I'm Sitting on Top of the World."

Box 51, Folder CCC Terry, Leo11 itemsIncludes: "Dream Daddy" and "My Daddy's Dreamtime Lullaby."

Box 52, Folder DDD A - E Names44 itemsIncludes: Lew Baker, Thomas Bruce, Bernard Carpenter, Bob Clarke, andWalter Danziger.

Box 52, Folder EEE F - G Names34 itemsIncludes: Vergne Ford, Paul Forster, Leonard Friendly, and Glen Goff.

Box 52, Folder FFF H - K Names44 itemsIncludes: Chauncey Haines, Arthur Hays, Les Hoadley, Edward K. House,Lester Huff, Frederick Kinsley, and Herbie Koch.

Box 53, Folder GGG L - M Names42 itemsIncludes: Ann Leaf, Dick Leibert, Edward Meikle, and Al Meldgard

Box 53, Folder HHH P - S Names

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40 itemsIncludes: Harold Pease, Birge Petersen, Ada Rives, Edna Sellers, andLeonard Salvo.

Box 53, Folder III T - Y Names44 itemsIncludes: James F. Thomas, W. Remington Welch, and Iris Vining.

Folios, 1875-1979, undated

Box 54, Folder JJJ A Titles2 itemsContains: Album of Transcriptions for the Organ and The American Organist.

Box 54, Folder KKK Ba Titles2 itemsContains: Baldwin's New Method for the Organ and Banner Melodies.

Box 54, Folder LLL Bentley's New and Improved Method for the Reed Organ1 item

Box 55, Folder MMM Be-Bl Titles3 itemsIncludes: Blue Album of Twenty Pieces for the Organ, Vol. II.

Box 55, Folder NNN C Titles3 itemsIncludes: Cecile Chaminade (incomplete).

Box 55, Folder OOO D - E Titles3 itemsIncludes: Ecclesiae Organum.

Box 56, Folder PPP Easy Titles3 itemsContains: Easy Method for Parlor Organ.

Box 56, Folder QQQ F Titles4 itemsIncludes: Four Organ Transcriptions of the Vanderpoel Compositions.

Box 57, Folder RRR G Titles2 itemsContains: Gems for the Organ... for the Use of Organists in Church Service.

Box 57, Folder SSS H Titles3 itemsIncludes: Holtzman's Organ Method.

Box 57, Folder TTT I - L Titles3 itemsIncludes: The Lightning Instructor.

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Box 58, Folder UUU M - One... Titles5 itemsIncludes: Norwegian Tone Poems for the Organ.

Box 58, Folder VVV Organ Titles4 itemsIncludes: two editions of The Organ by John Stainer.

Box 58, Folder WWW Organ Melodies... - Organist's Journal Titles5 itemsIncludes: Organ Melodies arranged by C. W. Landon.

Box 59, Folder XXX Organist's Ottering

Box 59, Folder YYY Packard... - Paramount Titles3 itemsContains: Par Excellence and Paramount Voluntairies.

Box 59, Folder ZZZ The Parlour Bouquet2 items

Box 60, Folder AAAA Pe - Pr Titles3 itemsIncludes: Popular Church Organ Pieces (incomplete).

Box 60, Folder BBBB R Titles3 itemsIncludes: The Rapid Instructor and Chord Book for Organ.

Box 60, Folder CCCC S - T Titles2 itemsIncludes: Themes with Varied Bases.

Box 60, Folder DDDD We - White Titles2 itemsIncludes: Wellman's Excelsior Method.

Box 61, Folder EEEE Whitney's Improved Easy Method for Parlor Organ3 items

Box 61, Folder FFFF Whitney's Simplified Instructor for the Reed Organ and Yellow Album ofTwenty Pieces for the Organ, Vol. IV2 items

Box 61, FolderGGGG

Incomplete folios4 itemsThese folios lack title pages.

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Subseries 21.18: Saxophone, 1907-1953

Box 62, Folder A Arrangements for Saxophone

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26 itemsIncludes: "Fantasy in F Minor" and "When You Hear Jackson Moan on HisSaxophone" from So Long Letty.

Box 62, Folder B Folio1 itemEby's Complete Scientific Method for Saxophone.

Box 62, Folder C Folios10 itemsIncludes: Jascha Gurewich's Classical and Jazz Saxophone Album.

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Subseries 21.19: Tambourine, 1854-196010 itemsBox 62, Folder A

Includes: "Bayadere Polka" and "When Katinka Shakes Her Tambourine" from The Vogues.

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Subseries 21.20: Trombone, 1906-1957Note: arrangements are also for the Baritone.

Box 63, Folder A General Songs20 items"Trombone" is in the title or pictured on the cover.Includes: "Sliding Sid" and"When Blinky Blows the Trombone Blues."

Box 63, Folder B Folios7 itemsContains five Belwin folios and two Rubank folios.

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Subseries 21.21: Trumpet, 1904-1945, undated

Box 63, Folder A General Songs and Folios14 items"Trumpet" is in the title or pictured on the cover. Includes: "Wild Trumpets andCrazy Piano" and Everybody's Favorite Selected Trumpet Solos.

Box 63, Folder B Folio1 itemThe Arban Clarke Method for Cornet and Trumpet.

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Subseries 21.22: Ukulele, 1915-1964, undatedAlso see Arthur Tracy in Series 11, Entertainment.

Box 64, Folder A Cliff Edwards ("Ukulele Ike")

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22 itemsIncludes: three songs from Sunny, "No Wonder She's a Blushing Bride," and twofolios.

Box 64, Folder B General Songs47 itemsIncludes: "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune, Vo-do-de-o" and "Ukin the Uke" fromHassard Short's Ritz Review.

Box 64, Folder C-F Folios

Box 64, Folder C A - K Titles4 itemsIncludes: The Kamiki Ukulele Method.

Box 64, Folder D R - U Titles4 itemsIncludes: numbers 6 and 8 of The Remick Collection of Popular Songs withUkulele.

Box 65, Folder E Small Folios, E Z... - National . .14 itemsIncludes: Littig's Comic Songs for the Ukulele.

Box 65, Folder F Small Folios, New... - Wolff's10 itemsIncludes: Smith's Two Hundred Songs for the Ukulele.

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Subseries 21.23: Violin, 1843-1957, undated

Box 65, Folder A Compositions with "violin" or related words in the title20 itemsIncludes: "My Faithful Stradivari" and "A Pretty Dance Is Like a Violin."

Box 65, Folder B Compositions with cover illustrations of violins19 itemsIncludes: "G String Schottisch" and "A Waltz Dream."

Box 65, Folder C-M Arrangements for ViolinNote: music is arranged alphabetically by composer, not title.

Box 65, Folder C A - C Names21 itemsIncludes: Accolay, Alard, Bach, Bohm, and Braga.

Box 66, Folder D De Beriot, Charles5 itemsIncludes: several of his "Air Varies."

Box 66, Folder E Danbe - Drdla Names

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16 itemsIncludes: Delibes' "Pizzicati."

Box 66, Folder F E Names13 itemsIncludes: Elgar and Ernst.

Box 66, Folder G F - G Names20 itemsIncludes: Fibich, Flotow, Greenwald, and Grieg.

Box 67, Folder H H Names16 itemsIncludes: Handel (Haendel), Howell, and Hubay.

Box 67, Folder I J - N Names25 itemsIncludes: Keiser, Labitzky, Massenet, and Nero.

Box 67, Folder J P - R Names20 itemsIncludes: Rameau and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Box 68, Folder K S Names24 itemsIncludes: Saint-Saens, Schubert, Seitz, Soderman, and Speaks.

Box 68, Folder L T - V Names12 itemsIncludes: Trinkaus, Tschaikowsky, and Vieuxtemps ("Desespoir").

Box 68, Folder M W - Y Names12 itemsIncludes: Waldteufel, Winner, and Yradier.

Box 68, Folder N-W Violinists

Box 68, Folder N Deutsch, Emery13 itemsIncludes: "Play Fiddle Play" and "You Started Something."

Box 69, Folder O-P Kreisler, Fritz

Box 69, Folder O C - O Titles23 itemsIncludes: "Frasquita Serenade" and two titles from Apple Blossoms.

Box 69, Folder P P - Y Titles12 itemsIncludes: "Stars in My Eyes" from The King Steps Out.

Box 69, Folder Q Nonette

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13 itemsIncludes: "I'm Coming Back in Springtime" and "You're More Than the Worldto Me."

Box 69, Folder R Richardson, Florence10 itemsIncludes: "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" and "Lucky Kentucky."

Box 69, Folder S Rubinoff, David29 itemsIncludes: "Give Me a Moment Please" and "Throw Another Log on the Fire."

Box 69, Folder T Venuti, Joe8 itemsIncludes: "Cheese and Crackers" and a folio.

Box 67, Folder U-W Violinists, Various

Box 70, Folder U A - F Names32 itemsIncludes: Vera Berliner, Ole Bull, and Ivan Eppinoff.

Box 70, Folder V G - L Names34 itemsIncludes: Ginsburg, Miss Irmanette, Kogen, and Nee Sa Long.

Box 70, Folder W M - Z Names34 itemsIncludes: Rosa, Sagerquist, and Smith.

Box 71, Folder X- QQ Folios

Box 71, Folder X 37 Violin Pieces - Banner Folio Titles5 itemsIncludes: Alard's Complete Conservatory Method for the Violin.

Box 71, Folder Y The Art of Violin Playing, by Carl Flesch1 item

Box 71, Folder Z The Days of Alard, Dancla, and Vieuxtemps, Book 41 item

Box 72, Folder AA The Days of Joachim and Hellmesberger, Book 51 item

Box 72, Folder BB The Days of Sarasate and Wilhelmj, [sic] Book 71 item

Box 72, Folder CC C - E Titles4 itemsIncludes: Everybody's Favorite Album of Violin Pieces.

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Box 73, Folder DD F - G Titles4 itemsIncludes: Famous Duets for Violin and Piano, Volumes 1 and 2.

Box 73, Folder EE Hohmann's Practical Method for the Violin, Books 2, 3, and 46 items

Box 73, Folder FF H - J Titles4 itemsIncludes: How to Bow the Violin and The Juvenile Violin Method for VeryLittle Folks.

Box 74, Folder GG K - L Titles3 itemsIncludes: Volume One of Let Us Have Music for Violin.

Box 74, Folder HH The Most Popular . .5 itemsContains: five editions of Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge Inc., publishers' foliosincluding The Most Popular Folk Songs for Violin and Piano.

Box 74, Folder I I M - O Titles5 itemsIncludes: Maia Bang Violin Method, Parts II and III

Box 75, Folder JJ P - R Titles5 itemsIncludes: Popular Duets for Violin and Piano, No. 1.

Box 75, Folder KK Schradieck - Sevcik Titles5 itemsIncludes: Sevcik School of Violin Technics, Parts I and III.

Box 75, Folder LL Seventy-five... - Swing... Titles4 itemsIncludes: Swing Melodies for Violin

Box 76, Folder MM T - Winner... Titles5 itemsIncludes: The Violinist's First Solo Repertoire.

Box 76, Folder NN Wohlfahrt - Z Titles and incomplete folios6 itemsIncludes: Zephys from Melodyland.

Box 76, Folder QQ Small Folios

Box 76, Folder OO D - M Titles4 itemsIncludes: The Ethiopian Violin Instructor Containing Full and CompleteInstructions, with All the Popular Negro Melodies of the Day.

Box 77, Folder PP Howe's School for the Violin

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3 items

Box 77, Folder QQ R - V Titles and unidentified folios5 itemsIncludes: Ryan's True Violin Instructor.

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Subseries 21.24: Zither, 1870-1951, undatedAlso see Maybelle Carter in Series 16, Country, Western, and Folk.

Box 77, Folder A Compositions with 'zither' in the title or depicted on the cover9 itemsIncludes: "The Third Man Theme" from The Third Man.

Box 77, Folder B Folios6 itemsIncludes: Self Instructor for the Menzenhauer Guitar-Zither.

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Subseries 21.25: Various Instruments, 1836-1968, undated

Box 78, Folder A-B Various Wind Instruments, 1836-1968, undated

Box 78, Folder A Contains music for, or cover illustrations of, bassoon, bugle, fife, flageolet,horn, occarina, piccolo, pipe, tonette, and tuba36 itemsAlso see subseries 20, Trombone, for Baritone Horn.Includes: "Bugle Waltz"and "When My Sweet Patootie Plays the Sweet Potato.

Box 78, Folder B Folios7 itemsIncludes: Special Method of Instruction for the Ocarina.

Box 78, Folder C Miscellaneous Instruments, 1835-1948, undated16 itemsContains music for or cover illustrations of castanets, glockenspiel, Jew's harp,kazoo, lute, lyre, marimba, and xylophone. Calliope is in Series 11.Includes:"Jew's Harp Bill" and "When Erastus Plays His Old Kazoo."

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Subseries 21.26: Ephemera, 1904-1987, undated

Box 67, Folder A 21.1, Accordion, 1936-1987, undated8 itemsIncludes: five Pagani items.

Box 67, Folder B 21.2, Banjo, 1904-1974, undated11 itemsIncludes: photo of Harry Reser and His Cliquot Club Eskimos and a souvenirprogram of the January 29, 1904 Grand Concert, Mandolin, Guitar and Banjo.

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Box 68, Folder C 21.3, Cello and 21.8, Drums, 1924-1972, undated18 itemsSubseries 3, Cello and Subseries 8, Drums, 1924-1972, undated Includes:Currier and Ives print of The Little Drummer Boy and ten items regarding GeneKrupa. (18 items)

Box 68, Folder D-E 21.11, Guitar, 1908-1985, undated

Box 68, Folder D Includes: eight Oahu Publishing items and a souvenir program from theJuly 1952 51st Annual Convention of the American Guild of Banjoists,Mandolinists, and Guitarists.19 items

Box 68, Folder E Contains: The Guitar Review, No. 12-17, 1951-19556 items

Box 68, Folder F Contains: issues of The Cadenza and The Crescendo.9 items

Box 69, Folder G 21.12, Harmonica, 1923-1986, undated32 itemsIncludes: eleven Hohner harmonica items and How to Play the Harmonica atSight.

Box 69, Folder H 21.14, Hurdy Gurdy, 21.15, Mandolin, and 21.16, Music Box, undated8 itemsAlso see subseries 2 and 11, Banjo and Guitar

Box 69, Folder I 21.18, Organ, 1927-1982, undated23 itemsIncludes: eleven items about organists, a Solovox manual, and an article about aWurlitzer Theatre Organ.

Box 69, Folder J 21.24, Violin, undated46 itemsIncludes: Fiddle items, photos and articles about violinists.

Box 69, Folder K 21.19, Saxophone; 21.22, Ukulele; 21.24, Zither; and 21.25, VariousInstruments, undated11 itemsIncludes three ukulele items and five zither items.

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