Research Catalog

Title

Music [graphic].

Publication

1878-1977.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Douglas, Lloyd.
• Layne, Cecil.

Description

• 39 items (.3 cu. ft., 1 box); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 29 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 9 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 1 sheet music cover : b&w ;

Summary

Collection (1820s-1930s) consists mainly of photographic reproductions of sheet music covers, as well as some reproductions of musical arrangements, broadsides and music book title pages, of musical works either composed by African Americans, such as James Reese Europe, "Blind Tom" Bethune, and Eubie Blake, or composed for minstrel and vaudeville shows.

Subject

• Sheet music > United States
• Music title pages > United States
• Minstrel music > United States
• Music by African American composers

Genre/Form

• Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1979.
• Sheet music covers – 1870-1879.
• Sheet music covers – 1960-1969 – Reproductions.
• Broadsides – Reproductions.
• Reproductions.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's or institutional handstamp on verso. Some items bear printed or typewritten captions attached to verso; some items bear printed captions on recto. Some items bear cropping marks; some items cropped.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Call Number

Sc Photo Music

OCLC

NYPG06-F628

Title

Music [graphic].

Imprint

1878-1977.

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Douglas, Lloyd. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Music