This collection is comprised of sheet music from the mid to late 19th century, as well as music about the American Civil War from the first half of the twentieth century.
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Submissions from 1855
Bounding Billows, Charles Grobe and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Our Good Old Friends, Alice Hawthorne and William & Shuster
[The] Orphan’s Lament, Charles Jarvis and William Hall & Son
[The] Sister’s Wedding, George Linley and L. E. L.
My Mother Dear, Samuel Lover and William Hall & Son
Go Thou and Dream, C. Meineke and G. P. Reed
Leonore Polka, Carl Merz, Madame E. Masset, and T. S. Berry & Co
Cornelia Polka, Charles Minster
I Will Love Thee to the Last Mary, W. H. Montgomery, Charles Jefferys, and William Hall & Son
Kinlock of Kinlock, P. M. Moran and Peters, Webb & Co
[The] Officer’s Funeral, Mrs. Norton and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Bird Waltz, Francis Panormo and William Hall & Son
Juanita, Brinley Richards and S. Brainard & Co.
[Le] Mardi Gras, Camille Schubert and Oliver Ditson
[The] Passing Bell, Schubert and Thomas Oliphant
Bright Things Can Never Die, Sister Abby and Horace Waters
Skating Polka, Charles C. Smith
Waldes-Traum; Dreams of the Forest, Sydney Smith
Ruth and Naomi, R. Topliff and Oliver Ditson
Star of the Evening, Henry Tucker and James M. Sayles
Marseilles Hymn, Ch. Zeuner and W. C. Peters & Sons
Submissions from 1854
Pop Goes the Weasel Schottisch, James Bellak and J. E. Gould
Propellar Schottisch, Jas. Bellak and J. E. Gould
Coming Through the Rye, J. Bellak and Stephen T. Gordon
Martha, J. Blumtal and J. E. Gould
[The] Grave of Uncle True, H. S. Colman, Jefferson Henri Nones, and John Marsh
I Wish He Were Here, Frank Darley, Joseph A. Nunes, and Duffy & Janke
Norman Hall Polka, Mrs. L. L. Deming and G. P. Reed & Co
[The] Veteran Polka, Carl Eckert and William Hall & Son
Good News from Home, P. S. Gilmore and Russell & Tollman
Evening Prayer/ Prayer, Charles Grobe and Edward L. Walker
Eve’s Lamentation and Graceful Notes, Charles Grobe and Edward L. Walker
Fear Not but Trust in Providence/Sanctus, Charles Grobe and Edward L. Walker
“Ruth and Naomi” and “Ever Since the World Began”, Charles Grobe and Edward L. Walker
Tyrolese Evening Hymn/ Alma Redemptoris, Chas. Grobe and Edward L. Walker
Varsoviana, H. B. Dodworth
Lilac Schottisch, Philippe Henle and Berry & Gordon
Dreams, Faustina Hasse Hodges and H. C. L.
Oh! I’se So Wicked, Geo. C. Howard and Horace Waters
Maryland Institute Schottisch, James E. Magruder and John Marsh
[The] Way to Make a Fortune, W. E. N., Jordan, and Oliver Ditson
Medina Polka Redowa, J. Richter and Lee & Walker
Home Sweet Home, J. H. Slack and S. T. Gordon
Far Away, J. R. Thomas and Firth, Pond & Co.
Old Cottage Clock, I. B. Webster, Charles Swain, and G. W. Brainard & Co
Bell Brandon, Francis Woolcott, T. Ellwood Garrett, and Balmer & Weber
Submissions from 1853
My Mother’s Prayer, Auber and Oliver Ditson
My Name In the Sand, James Bellak and J. E. Gould
[A] Maiden Behold Me; Polacca, Bellini, G. A. Beckett, and William Hall & Son
Sea Shell Waltz, J. Blumtal and J. E. Gould
Mary’s Beauty, I. W. Gougler, Geo. P. Morris, and J. W. Gougler
[The] Sister’s Lament for Her Brother, Miss H. F. Gould, Boildieu, and Oliver Ditson
Hail Columbia Happy Land, Charles Grobe and Couenhoven, Scull & Co
Shells of Ocean, Charles Grobe and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[Les] Bords Du Rhin, Francois Hunten and William Dressler
Prima Donna Waltz, Julien, Thomas Baker, and Oliver Ditson
[The] Prima Donna Song, Julien, Thomas Baker, and S. C. Jollie
Prima Donna Waltz, Julien and Firth, Pond & Co.
Lilly Dale, Charles H. Kehr and Oliver Ditson
[The] Long, Long Weary Day, Miller & Beacham
Then Take Me to My Native Home, J. M. Pelton and T. S. Berry
Some Things Love Me, Thomas Buchanan Read, W. R. Dempster, and Oliver Ditson
[The] Hazel Dell, George F. Root, Wurzel, and Wm. Hall & Son
Sunrise Schottisch, N. Siedle and W. C. Peters & Sons
Our Childhood’s Years, Alfred Squire, S. R. Smith, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Lilly Dale, H. S. Thompson and Oliver Ditson
Let Us All Help One Another, E. Z. Webster and Peters, Webb & Co
Will He Come; Little Katy’s Dying Bed, W. J. Wetmore and T. S. Berry
"Devil’s Dream", "College Hornpipe" and "[The] Corinthian", Wm. Hall & Son and E. Riley & Co
Submissions from 1852
Si J’etais Roi, Adolphe Adam and Alphonse Leduc
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, I am going there; or the Death of Little Eva, John S. Adams and Oliver Ditson
Fair Ella Lee, N. Barker
[The] Casket and the Jewels, James Bellak, Richard Coe, and Lee & Walker
Tilda Horn, Edwin P. Christy and William Hall & Son
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Death of St. Claire, M. A. Colier and Oliver Ditson
Old Jessy, Charlie C. Converse, C. C. Sedgwick, and Lee & Walker
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Gentle Eva, William Cummings, Mrs. R. S. Nichols, and W. C. Peters & Sons
[The] Unfortunate Man, Ossian E. Dodge and Oliver Ditson
[The] Bell Polka, Harvey B. Dodworth and H. B. Dodworth & Co.
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa, William Dressler and Jaques & Brother
Uncle Tom’s Glimpse of Glory, Eliza, Frank Howard, and E. H. Wade
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Little Eva, Manuel Emilio, John G. Whittier, and John P. Jewett & Company
Sweet Bird that Shuns’t the Noise of Folly, Handel and Wm. Hall & Son
Glen Willie March, Anna B. Hatfield and Firth, Pond & Co.
When First I Saw Thy Smile, J. H., N. C. Morse, and G. W. Brainard & Co
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Eva’s Parting, F. James, Miss Mary A. Collier, and G. P. Reed & Co.
Silver Thistle L’Argentine, E. Ketterer
Home Schottisch, H. Kleber and Firth, Pond & Co.
[The] Pearl Polka, H. Kleber and Firth, Pond & Co.
Hollywood Waltz, Miss E. McCord and Firth, Pond & Co.
48 Preliminary Exercises in Singing and Elementary Vocalises, Auguste Nourrit
Searcher of Hearts; Thy Will Be Done, William Vincent Wallace, James G. Maeder, and William Hall & Son
[The] Evening Star Schottisch, William Vincent Wallace and Wm. Hall & Son
[La] Fete Des Fees, George William Warren and Henry Tolman & Co.
Broken Hearted Weep No More, I. B. Woodbury and Firth, Pond & Co.
Uncle Tom’s Lament for Eva, I. B. Woodbury and Oliver Ditson
Submissions from 1851
Banjo Polka, Joseph Benedict
[The] Army Parade, Louis Berge and Firth, Pond & Co.
[The] Happy Family Polka, Francis H. Brown and Firth, Pond & Co.
Paulinen Polka, Edward Buchel and G. W. Brainard & Co
