United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music
Date:
1860
Scope and Contents:
11 pp. "Dedicated to the / LADIES OF MEMPHIS, TENN. / and especially Inscribed to the MISSES TILLY POPE, / & / SALLIE HOUSTON. ALICE BOND. / SUE APPERSON." Published by Jas. A. McClure.
Arrangement:
In box 1, folder 14.
General:
Includes dedication: "To the ladies of Memphis, Tenn. and especially inscribed to the Misses Tilly Pope, Sally Houston, Sue Apperson, and Alice Bond ... Having during a residence of Five Years in this City experienced nothing but kindness at the hands of the Ladies of Memphis, I herewith Dedicate this piece of Music to them as an offering of gratitude"--Cover pg.
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Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research use.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Sheet music -- 19th century
Sheet music
Collection Citation:
BMI Archives Confederate Sheet Music Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "The Experience of a Lifetime: The Maid of Cotton Story, 1939-1993", from December 1, 2010 to March 25, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Caption: "Ivory--a fine soap for one of the South's finest hotels". Ad featuring letter from and picture of Hotel Peabody.
Published October 1927. Glue stained.
Local Numbers:
244714
Ivorydata4 571
0207910561 (Scan No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Reproduction restrictions due to copyright.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Music for "Manassas Quickstep only (underlined in pencil). On cover: "Oak Hill Polka, / to Gen. Ben. McCulloch. / Manassas Quickstep, / To the Army of the Potomac. / Dixie Quickstep, / Dedicated to Jeff Davis. / Leesburg March / Dedicated to Gen. Evans. / Last Rose of Summer / Brilliant Vairations by H. Herz. / Published by / Jas. A. M'Clure [sic], / Nashville and Memphis."
Arrangement:
In box 1, folder 10.
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This collection is open for research use.
Collection Rights:
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
Back water rising (1:50) -- Shake 'em on down (3:00) -- Fred's blues (4:40) -- Keep your lamp trimmed and burning (3:35) -- Other's piece (2:20) -- Shimmy she wobble (2:25) -- Walking blues (5:45) -- Judge Bushay blues (5:45) -- Memphis rag (2:00) -- St. Louis blues (3:00) -- Praying on the old campgrounds ; Lonesome blues (2:20).
Local Numbers:
FP-ARH-LP-1085
Arhoolie.1085
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
El Cerrito, CA Arhoolie 1969
Participant or Performer Note:
Napoleon Strickland and the Como Drum Band (John Tytus and Other Turner), Fred McDowell, Furry Lewis, R.L. Watson, and Josiah Jones.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
"Recorded by Chris Strachwitz in Memphis, Tenn. in June of 1969"--Container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Need more blues (3:10) ; Little Laura (2:13) ; Rats (3:30) ; President Kennedy stayed away too long (4:00) (Sleepy John Estes) -- Nathan's bumble bee blues (10:30) ; 'Bout a spoonful (3:20) (Nathan Beauregard) -- Christmas Eve blues (5:05) ; Columbus, Miss. blues (3:30) ; Sad day blues (4:10) ; Stuttgart, Ark. (4:30) ; Mixed water (26:00) (Bukka White).
Track Information:
101 Need More Blues / Sleepy John Estes. Guitar.
102 Little Laura / Sleepy John Estes. Guitar.
103 Rats / Sleepy John Estes. Guitar.
104 President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long / Sleepy John Estes. Guitar.
105 Nathan's Bumble Bee Blues / Nathan Beauregard. Guitar.
106 'Bout a Spoonful / Nathan Beauregard. Guitar.
107 Christmas Eve Blues / Bukka White. Guitar.
108 Columbus, Mississippi Blues / Bukka White. Guitar.
109 Sad Day Blues / Bukka White. Guitar.
110 Stuttgart, Arkansas / Bukka White. Guitar.
111 Mixed Water / Bukka White. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-ARH-CD-0132-7
Arhoolie.386
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
El Cerrito, Calif. Arhoolie 1993
Participant or Performer Note:
Sleepy John Estes, Nathan Beauregard, or Bukka White, vocals, guitar.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded Nov. 1963, in Berkeley, Ca. (11th work), and June 1969, in Memphis, Tenn.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.