Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Edison sheet music collection, 1830-1958 |
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Span Dates | 1830-1958 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1890-1940) |
Call No. | ML31.E3 |
Collector | Thomas A. Edison, Inc. |
Extent | circa 13,000 items |
Extent | 148 containers |
Extent | 444 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002003 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2002604960 |
Summary | The collection consists chiefly of American sheet music published in the United States between the years 1830-1930. While a significant minority of the music in the collection is instrumental music, the vast majority is for voice and piano. Notable in this collection are imprints from California dating from before 1850, first editions by Irving Berlin and others, and many European imprints among the instrumental pieces. |
Online Content | Digitized images of Edison sheet music are available via links from this finding aid. |