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| Series 3: Song texts collected by others and acquired by Robert Winslow Gordon, 1922-1932 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 7: Mary Newcomb manuscripts, 1929-1930 | |||||||||||||
| Photostat manuscript entitled "Songs My Mother Sang," containing 210 texts and 101 tunes from New Hope, Kentucky, contributed by Mary Newcomb of Louisville, Kentucky from 1929-1930. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/7 | Typescripts, 1-50 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/8 | Typescripts, 51-102 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 8: Howard W. Odum and J.D. Arthur manuscripts, 1929 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 83 songs contributed by Howard W. Odum of the University of North Carolina in July 1929. Obtained by Odum from J.D. Arthur of Tennessee. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/9 | Typescripts, 1-83 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/10 | Typescript carbons, 1-83 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/11 | Carbons, 1-83 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 9: R.W. Phillips manuscripts, 1924 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 22 songs contributed by R.W. Phillips of Akeley, Minnesota in March 1924. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/12 | Original notebook | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/13 | Typescripts, 1-22 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/14 | Carbons, 1-22 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 10: Betty Bush Winger manuscripts, 1931-1932 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 125 songs obtained from Betty Bush Winger of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, including traditional African American songs from Winger's home in the Ozark region of Missouri. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/1 | Originals | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Series 4: "Inferno" collection, circa 1920-1928 | |||||||||||||
| Bawdy songs taken from the Adventure, California, Georgia, and Davids manuscripts and indexed separately. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/2 | California originals, 239-250, 348, 377-408, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/3 | California typescripts, 239-250, 348, 377-408, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/4 | R.M. Davids typescripts, 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/5 | Georgia original and typescript, 560, circa 1926-1928 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/6 | Originals, part 1 (through 1261), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/7 | Originals, part 2 (through 2471), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/8 | Originals, part 3 (through 2789), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/9 | Originals, part 4 (through 3918), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/10 | Typescripts, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/11 | Carbons, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Series 5: Published music, 1862-1932 | |||||||||||||
| Published music collected by Robert Winslow Gordon, many of these publications are inscribed to Gordon by the composer. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/1 | Alphabetical Catalogue of Songs Contained in Delaney's Song Book, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/2 | "The Ballad of Chevy Chase," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/3 | "Bayou Ballads," 1921 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/4 | "Boquet of Comic Songs and Great Mikado" folio, 1885 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/5 | "College Songs," 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/6 | "Contents of Trifet's Budget of Music," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/7 | Delaney's Irish Song Book, Nos. 1-4, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/8 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 1-3, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/9 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 4-6, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/10 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 7-9, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/11 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 10-11, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/1 | Delaney's Scotch Song Book, No. 1, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/2 | Delaney's Song Book, No. 1, April 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/4 | "Entertainment and Minstrel Folio," 1925 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/5 | "Father of the Land We Love," 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/6 | W.C. Handy sheet music, 1919-1925 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: "Atlanta Blues," 1924; "Blind Man Blues," 1919; "The Chicago Gouge," 1924; "Deep River Blues," 1925; "Famous Comic Blues for the Ukulele," 1925; "The Gouge of Armour Avenue," 1924; "I'm Drinking from a Fountain That Never Runs Dry," 1925; "Joe Turner Blues," 1925; "John Henry Blues," 1922; "Harlem Blues," 1922; "Long Gone," 1920; "Loveless Love," 1921; "The Saint Louis Blues," 1924; "Stingaree Blues," 1924; "The Yellow Dog Blues," 1919. | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Many of the pieces of sheet music are inscribed by W.C. Handy to Robert Winslow Gordon. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/7 | "Happy Land of Canaan," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/8 | "Harmonized Melodies No. 34," 1893 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/9 | "Hawaiian Folio," 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/10 | Howe's Eclectic School for the Flute, 1872 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/11 | "Jubilee and Plantation Songs," 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/12 | "Mary Earl's Song Book for the Kiddies," 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/13 | Miscellaneous song books and title pagers, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/14 | "Molineaux Collection of Sacred Music for Male Voices," 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/15 | "Mountain Ballads," 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER OS 1/1 | "Musical Courier," 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 oversize manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/16 | "Music from the Days of George Washington," 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/17 | "The Music for Wakefield: A Folk-Masque," 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/19 | "Novelty Blues Song Folio," 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/20 | "Our College Boys' Songs," 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/21 | "Over the Hill Songster," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/22 | "Poems and Songs of California," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/23 | "Popular Song Classics," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 27/1 | Sheet music, B-E, 1921-1925 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: "Bye and Bye," 1923; "Dear Heart of Mine," 1924; "Dear Old Southland," 1921; "De Clouds Are Gwine to Roll Away," 1924; "Don't Try to Cry Your Way Back to Me," 1925; "Down Hawaii Way," 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Sheet music from various composers collected by Robert Winslow Gordon. Many of the pieces are inscribed by their composer to Gordon. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 27/2 | Sheet music, F-H, 1923-1925 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: "Frankie and Johnny (You'll Miss Me in the Days to Come)," 1923; "Golden Memories (of Hawaii)," 1925; "Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo?," 1924; "Honolulu Rose," 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
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