Sheet music for songs composed by Jerome Kern.
Dates
- 1904-1946.
Language of Materials
Collection materials are primarily English. Some material in French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1 collection (2 linear feet (8 boxes))
This collection is comprised of printed sheet music composed by Kern from musical theater productions and from individual songs. Other notable composers and lyricists include P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse, Anne Caldwell, George Grossmith, Ira Gershwin, and Oscar Hammerstein, among others.
Biographical / Historical
Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was an American composer and lyricist whose work included numerous musical theater productions.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series:
- I. Shows
- II. Songs
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2010MT-11. Gift of Thomas Garrett; received: 2010 October 9.
Forms part of the Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection of Theater, Dance and Music (Harvard Theatre Collection).
Forms part of the Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection of Theater, Dance and Music (Harvard Theatre Collection).
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
- Title
- Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945, composer. Jerome Kern sheet music, 1904-1946: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- EAD ID
- hou02190
Repository Details
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