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  • Christy's new songster and black joker : containing all the most popular and original songs, choruses, stump speeches, witticisms, jokes, conundrums, etc., etc., as sung and delivered by the world-renowned Christy's Minstrels at their opera houses / compiled and arranged by E. Byron Christy and William E. Christy, successors to the late Edwin P. Christy.

    • Text
    • New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1863]
    • 1868
    • 2 Items
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Christy and Christy. Christy's new songster and black joker)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    Text Sc Rare B 77-1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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  • The liberty minstrel / by Geo. W. Clark.

    • Text
    • New-York : Leavitt & Alden [i.e. Allen], 7 Cornhill, Boston: Saxton & Miles, 205 Broadway, N.Y.: Myron Finch, 120 Nassau St., N.Y.: Jackson & Chaplin, 38 Dean St., Albany, N.Y.: Jackson & Chaplin, corner Genessee and Main St., Utica, N.Y., 1845.
    • 1845
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Clark. Liberty minstrel. 1845)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    Text Sc Rare 784.71-C (Clark, G. W. Liberty minstrel)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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  • The anti-slavery harp : a collection of songs / compiled by William W. Brown, a fugitive slave. Boston, B. Marsh, 1848.

    • [Philadelphia, Pa. : Rhistoric Publications, 1969]
    • 1969-1848
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Brown. Anti-slavery harp. 1969)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    Sc 811.08-B (Brown, W. Anti-slavery harp)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • The Black crook songster : a collection of choice, jolly and happy songs, now published for the first time : including "You naughty men!" as sung at Niblo's with great applause by the late Millie Cavendish.

    • Text
    • New York : Robert M. De Witt, [1867?]
    • 1867
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Black crook songster)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Christy's bones and banjo melodist : being a collection of the most popular, fashionable patriotic Ethiopian comic and humorous songs, speeches, etc. as sung and delivered by the world renowned Christy's minstrels at their popular entertainments throughout the United States.

    • Text
    • New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1865?]
    • 1865
    • 1 Item
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Christy's minstrels. Christy's bones and banjo melodist)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Songs of the soldiers / arranged and edited by Frank Moore.

    • Text
    • New York : G.P. Putnam, 1864.
    • 1864
    • 2 Items
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Moore. Songs of the soldiers) Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    Text NBH (Moore, F. Songs of the soldiers)Offsite
  • The souvenir minstrel : a choice collection of the most admired songs, duets, glees, choruses, &c. &c. : with several originals, and many favorites of the principal vocalists / by C. Soule Cartee.

    • Notated music
    • Philadelphia : W. Marshall, 1837.
    • 1837
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music NCI (Cartee C. S. Souvenir minstrel. 1837)Offsite
  • The Jewish center songster : more than 100 favorite Hebrew, Yiddish and English songs / Bernard Carp.

    • Notated music
    • New York : National Jewish Welfare Board, 1949.
    • 1949
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music JAX H-6154Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111

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    Notated music JMC 98-48Offsite
  • The forecastle songster.

    • Text
    • New York : G. & S. Bunce, 37 Chatham Street, [1850?]
    • 1850
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Forecastle songster)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Stephens' Fenian songster : containing all the heart-stirring and patriotic ballads and songs, as sung at the meetings of the Fenian brotherhood.

    • Text
    • New York : W.H. Murphy, 1866.
    • 1866
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text JOB 99-15Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Put's original California songster : giving in a few words what would occupy volumes, detailing the hopes, trials and joys of a miner's life.

    • Text
    • San Francisco : D. E. Appleton, 1868.
    • 1868
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. p.v.1Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The metropolitan song-book : a selection of new and popular songs and ballads.

    • Text
    • New-York : J.Q. Preble, [1854?]
    • 1854
    • 1 Item
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    Text JPC 99-1Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The Templar's chart, or, Hieroglyphic monitor; containing all the emblems and hieroglyphics explained in the valiant and magnanimous orders of Knights of the red cross; Knights templars; and Knights of Malta, or Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Designed and duly arranged, agreeably to the mode of work and lecturing. By Jeremy L. Cross ... To which are added lessons, exhortations, prayers, charges, songs, etc.

    • Text
    • New Haven, Conn., The author, 1821.
    • 1821
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text *KF 1821 (Cross, J. L. Templar's chart)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The popular songster, a choice selection of the most fashionable songs.

    • Text
    • Hamilton [N.Y.] : Williams, Orton & Co., 1830.
    • 1830
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KF 1830 (Popular songster)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Book of words of the Hutchinson family.

    • Text
    • New York : Baker, Godwin & Co., printers, 1851.
    • 1851
    • 1 Item
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Hutchinson. Book of Words of the Hutchinson Family)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Beadle's dime Union song book no. 2 : comprising new and popular patriotic songs for the times.

    • Text
    • New York : Beadle and Co., [c1861]
    • 1861
  • Beadle's dime pocket songster. A choice collection of new and standard songs.

    • Text
    • New York, Beadle and Co., publishers [cop.1865]
    • 1865
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text *KVM (Beadle's dime pocket songster)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Essence of old Kentucky. Containing a choice collection of new and popular songs, interludes, dialogues, funny speeches, darkey jokes and plantation wit [microform] By George Christy.

    • Text
    • New York, Dick & Fitzgerald [186-?]
    • 186
  • American songsters of the eighteenth century [microform].

    • Text
    • 1935.
    • 1900-1983
  • Billy & Maggie Ray's old log cabin songster [microform] : containing a full collection of the latest plantation songs ...

    • Text
    • New York : A. J. Fisher, c1874.
    • 1874
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text *ZB-*MG Reel 23Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • De golden wedding songster : containing the greatest collection of this famous composer and unequalled artist's best compositions.

    • Text
    • New York : New York Popular Publishing Co., [188-?]
    • 1880
    • 2 Items
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Bland. De golden wedding songster)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    Text Sc Rare C 91-17Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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  • Songs [microform] compiled for the use of the Commandery state of Iowa.

    • Text
    • Des Moines : Kenyon, 1887.
    • 1887
  • The People's songs for Blaine & Logan [microform], and the Republican principles of good government. Compiled by a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic.

    • Notated music
    • New York : Acme, c1884.
    • 1884
  • Beadle's dime song book : a collection of new a popular comic and sentimental songs.

    • Text
    • New York [etc.] : Beadle and co., [c1859-
    • 1859-present
    • 2 Items
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Beadle's dime song book) Nos. 1-8Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Beadle's dime song book) Nos. 9-15Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Christy's plantation melodies / published under the authority of E. P. Christy, originator of Ethiopian minstrelsy and the first to harmonize Negro melodies.

    • Text
    • Philadelphia (No. 8 South Sixth Street) : Fisher & Brother, 1851-[1856]
    • 1851-1856
    • 1 Item
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Christy, E. P. Christy's plantation melodies. 1855)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Songsters : clippings

    • Text
    • 1 Item
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    Text M-Clippings (Subjects)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Sig'r. R. Abecco's sentimental songster : Eureka theatre, San Francisco.

    • Text
    • San Francisco : Published by D.E. Appleton, 508 Montgomery Street, East Side, between Sacramento and Commercial Sts., 1864.
    • 1864
    • 1 Item
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Abecco. Sentimental songster)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The Harrison medal minstrel [electronic resource] : comprising a collection of the most popular and patriotic songs : illustrative of the enthusiastic feelings of a grateful but power-ridden people towards the gallant defender of their country.

    • Text
    • Philadelphia : Grigg & Elliott, 1840
    • 1840
  • Pete Morris' American comic melodist [electronic resource] : containing all the new and original comic songs of that preëminent American comic singer.

    • Text
    • New York : R.M. De Witt, [c1857]
    • 1857
  • Sol Smith Russell's "Jeremy Jollyboy" songster [electronic resource].

    • Text
    • New York : R.M. De Witt, c1876.
    • 1876
  • The Clay minstrel, or, National songster [electronic resource] : to which is prefixed a sketch of the life, public services and character of Henry Clay / by John S. Littell.

    • Text
    • New York : Greeley & M'Elrath, 1844 [c1843]
    • 1844-1843
    • 1 Resource

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  • Grigg's southern and western songster [electronic resource] : being a choice collection of the most fashionable songs, many of which are original.

    • Text
    • Philadelphia : Grigg & Elliot, 1836 [c1826]
    • 1836-1826
    • 1 Resource

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  • The New England pocket songster [electronic resource] : a choice collection of popular songs, new and old.

    • Text
    • Claremont, N.H. : [Claremont Manufacturing Co.], 1835.
    • 1835
  • The Singer's own book [electronic resource] : a well-selected collection of the most popular sentimental, patriotic, naval and comic songs : as sung by Messrs. Sinclair, Braham, Phillips, Horn, Pearman, Wood Brough and Russell, Mesdames Austin, Knight, Feron, Pearman, Keely, Watson and Wood, Misses Hughes, Rock, Povey, Kelly, Clara Fisher, Turpin, Horton and Watson.

    • Text
    • Philadelphia : Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1839 [c1834]
    • 1839-1834
  • The Singer's own book [electronic resource] : a well-selected collection of the most popular sentimental, patriotic, naval and comic songs.

    • Text
    • Philadelphia : Desilver, Thomas and Co., 1835 [c1834]
    • 1835-1834
  • The Patriotic songster [electronic resource] : being a collection of the most approved patriotic and other songs.

    • Text
    • Washington [D.C.] : J.B. Bell, 1826
    • 1826
  • Tom Russel's far west comic songster [electronic resource].

    • Text
    • Chicago [Ill.] : J.R. Walsh & Co., [c1865]
    • 1865
  • The frisky songster [electronic resource] : Being a select choice of such songs as are distinguished for their jollity, high taste and humour. And above two hundred toasts and sentiments, of the most Delicious Order.

    • Text
    • [London?] : Sold by the booksellers in town and country, [1776]
    • 1776
    • 1 Resource

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  • The annual political songster, [electronic resource] : with a preface on the times. By J. Freeth.

    • Text
    • Birmingham : printed by Thomas Pearson, for the author, and sold by R. Baldwin, London, MDCCXCIV. [1794]
    • 1794
    • 1 Resource

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  • The london songster; or polite musical companion. [electronic resource] : Containing 544 of the newest and most favourite songs, catches, duets and cantatas. To which is added, A Genteel Collection of the nearest Toasts, Sentiments and Hob Nobs now in Fashion'.

    • Text
    • London : printed for W. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet Street, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
    • 1788
    • 1 Resource

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  • [Helmick's] American juvenile speaker and songster for day schools, public schools, church exhibitions, socials and parlor entertainments / by C. A. Fyke.

    • Text
    • Cincinnati : F.W. Helmick, [©1881]
    • 1881
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KH 1881 Fyke 15-133Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The frisky songster. [electronic resource] : Being a choice collection of the newest songs, sung this and the last season, at Vauxhall, Ranelaugh, Marybone, and other places of public entertainment.

    • Text
    • [London] : Printed by R. Coster, West-Smithfield, [1785?]
    • 1785
    • 1 Resource

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  • The universal songster [electronic resource] : being a collection of the very best and most approved ancient and modern songs. Adapted for the use and convenience of all those who mean to be "merry and Wise.".

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    • Banbury : printed for and sold by W. Rusher; and by Champante and Whitrowe, Jewry Street, Aldgate, London, [1793?]
    • 1793
    • 1 Resource

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  • The town and country songster [electronic resource] : or, vocal companion : a choice collection of the most celebrated [sic] songs, including the modern, that are sung at the theatres, public gardens, &c.

    • Text
    • London : printed for W. Lane, 1787.
    • 1787
    • 1 Resource

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  • St Cecilia [electronic resource] : or, the British songster. A new and select collection of the best Scots and English songs. Many of which never before in print.

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    • Edinburgh : printed by Campbell Denovan, for P. Anderson, Bookseller, Parliament-Square, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]
    • 1782
    • 1 Resource

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  • The naval songster, [electronic resource] : or Jack Tar's chest of conviviality, for 1798. Containing a collection of the best songs that ever were written, Composed, Invented, OR Manufactured BY Ingenuity, Calculated To Promote Conviviality And Merriment, With Four Dozen Monstrous Good Sentiments, New, From The Idea-Pot, And AN Introduction, Comical, Serious, And Whimsical, with a full length portrait of a Jack Tar. Embellished with a plate of Jack Capering Ashore.

    • Text
    • London : printed for J. Fairburn, No. 146, Minories, [1798?]
    • 1798
    • 1 Resource

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  • St Cecilia [electronic resource] : or, the British songster. A new and select collection of the best Scots and English songs. Many of which never before in print.

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    • Edinburgh : printed by Campbell Denovan, for W. Coke, Bookseller, Leith, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]
    • 1782
    • 1 Resource

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  • The general songster [electronic resource] : or, every man's Social Companion: containing the most approved songs, sung at the theatres, public gardens, &c. by Mr. Bannister, Johnstone, Quick, Blanchard, Incledon, Kelly, Parsons, Reinhold, Darly, Wilson, Davies, Mr. Dodd, Dibdin, Mrs. Bannister, Martyr, Wells, Harlow, Sig. Sestini, Storace, Miss Dall, Field, Morris, and other vocal performers, the whole forming an entertaining selection.

    • Text
    • London : printed for W. Lane, Leadenhall-Street, [1780?]
    • 1780
    • 1 Resource

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  • The hive [electronic resource] : or, The Songster's Miscellany. Being a selection of the latest and most approved songs, duets, &c.

    • Text
    • Southampton : printed by T. Skelton, [1800?]
    • 1800
    • 1 Resource

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  • The New Haven Whig song book: : prepared for the New Haven County Mass Convention; Thursday, Oct. 8th, 1840.

    • Text
    • New Haven: : Printed by William Storer, Jun. for the Whig General Committee., 1840.
    • 1840
    • 1 Item
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    Text Mus. Res. *MPWC-Amer. (New Haven Whig song book)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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