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Series 3: Song texts collected by others and acquired by Robert Winslow Gordon, 1922-1932 (continued)
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
BOX-FOLDER 27/3 Sheet music, I-P, 1923-1925
Includes: "If I Knew, If Only I Knew," 1924; "It Looks Like Rain," 1924; "Just Alone with My Shattered Dreams," 1924; "Lightning Express," 1925; "My Dream Sweetheart," 1923; "Oh Peter (You're So Nice)," 1924; "The Prisoner's Song," 1924.
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/4 Sheet music, S-T, 1924-1925
Includes: "Swanee River Dreams," 1924; "Song Birds in Georgia," 1924; "Silver Sands of the Waikiki," 1925; "Stack O'Lee Blues," 1924; "Thunderstorm Blues," 1925.
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/5 Sheet music, U-Y, 1922-1925
Includes: "Unexpectedly," 1922; "Whistlin' the Blues Away," 1924; "When It's Love-Time in Hawaii," 1924; "Will You Remember (What I Can't Forget)," 1924; "What-cha-call-'em-Blues," 1925; "Will You Forget Me While I'm Away?," 1924; "Your Eyes," 1924.
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/6 "Singer's Journal," Vol. I, undated
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/7 "Singer's Journal," Vol. II, Nos. 68-100, undated
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/8 "Singer's Journal," Vol. II, Nos. 101-110, undated
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/9 "Singer's Journal," Vol. II, Nos. 111-120, undated
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/10 "Singer's Journal," Vol. II, Nos. 121-130, undated
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/11 "Singer's Journal," Vol. II, Nos. 131-140, undated
Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials
BOX-FOLDER 27/12 "Singer's Journal," Vol. II, Nos. 141-150, undated
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