Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | George H. Moss collection of sheet music, 1885-1935 |
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| Span Dates | 1885-1935 |
| Bulk Dates | 1900-1925 |
| Call No. | ML31.M72 |
| Creator | George H. Moss |
| Extent | approximately 1,400 items |
| Extent | 16 containers |
| Extent | 6 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.mu020020 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006571032 |
| Summary | George H. Moss (1923-2009) was a local historian in Monmouth County, New Jersey, who also had an interest in early American theater. The collection consists of printed sheet music dating between 1885 and 1935, the majority of which is for American popular songs dating from 1900 to 1925. The composers and music publishers represented in the collection include Irving Berlin, Fred Fisher, George Gershwin, Charles K. Harris, Victor Herbert, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, Arthur Sullivan, and many others. |