Houghton Library collection of sheet music related to Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War
Overview
Collection of American sheet music about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, including both Union and Confederate imprints.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1920.
Creator
- Houghton Library (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
2.4 linear feet (8 boxes)American sheet music about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, including both Union and Confederate imprints; chiefly for voice and piano, some for piano solo.
Arrangement
Arranged into four series:
- Series I: Music Referring to Lincoln
- Series II: Union Imprints
- Series III: Miscellaneous
- Series IV: Confederate Imprints
Physical Location
Lincoln Room
Provenance:
The source for the majority of the material in the collection is unknown. Probably formed part of the Nolen collection of Lincolniana. Some items are from the bequest of Evert Jansen Wendell; received: 1918
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Bequest of Evert Jansen Wendell ; received: 1918.
A majority of the materials: 2015-1304. source unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by: Alexis Dinniman and Dana Gee
Creator
- Houghton Library (Organization)
- Title
- Houghton Library, collector. Houghton Library collection of sheet music related to Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was funded by The Ruth Miller Memorial Philanthropic Fund.
- EAD ID
- hou02666
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, archives, and more. Houghton Library's collections represent the scope of human experience from ancient Egypt to twenty-first century Cambridge. With strengths primarily in North American and European history, literature, and culture, collections range in media from printed books and handwritten manuscripts to maps, drawings and paintings, prints, posters, photographs, film and audio recordings, and digital media, as well as costumes, theater props, and a wide range of other objects. Houghton Library has historically focused on collecting the written record of European and Eurocentric North American culture, yet it holds a large and diverse number of primary sources valuable for research on the languages, culture and history of indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
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