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  • Notated Music
    The lonely rose : set to music for soprano solo and chorus of women's voices with pianoforte accompaniment, op. 43 Holograph. Chorus: SSAA. Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1906. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Marston, Philip Bourke - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress) - Lang, Margaret Ruthven
    • Date: 1906

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  • Notated Music
    The old person of Cassel : for mixed voices Holograph. For chorus (SATB) and piano. Caption title. "For mixed voices" crossed out in pencil. Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1909. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Lear, Edward - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress) - Lang, Margaret Ruthven
    • Date: 1905

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  • Notated Music
    The old man with a beard : for mixed voices Holograph. For chorus (SATB) and piano. Caption title. "For mixed voices," "words by," and "music by" crosed out in pencil. Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1909. Typescript of poem attached to caption. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Lear, Edward - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress) - Lang, Margaret Ruthven
    • Date: 1907

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  • Notated Music
    Peace on earth : Christmas anthem : op. 38 Holograph. For chorus (SATB) and organ. Words by E.H. Sears. Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1897. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress) - Beach, Amy - Sears, Edmund H. (Edmund Hamilton)
    • Date: 1897

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  • Notated Music
    I bring you heartsease : (trio) Holograph. For chorus (SSA) with piano. Composed in F major. In ink, with additions and corrections in pencil. Upper left corner, "Octavo Press (Women's Voices) no. 678" and lower left corner, "A.P.S. 10819" in ink. Copyright dates stamped on bottom center of [1] p.: 1915 and 1916 and the Arthur P. Schmidt Co. With: I bring you heartsease (G major).
    • Contributor: Branscombe, Gena
    • Date: 1916

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  • Notated Music
    In Arcady by moonlight : for women's voices
    Publisher's version: In Arcady by moonlight : (trio)
    Holograph. For chorus (SSA) with piano. Caption title. Subtitle "for women's voices" crossed out in pencil and changed "(trio)" in pencil. "Octavo series (Women's voices)"--Upper left corner in pencil. Copyright dates in pencil on bottom center of [1] p.: copyright 1913 by Arthur P. Schmidt; copyright 1914 by Arthur P. Schmidt.
    • Contributor: Banning, Kendall - Branscombe, Gena
    • Date: 1914

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  • Notated Music
    Ol' Marse Winter : (trio)
    Ol' Marse Winter : for women's voices
    Holograph. For chorus (SSA) with piano. Caption title. Subtitle "for women's voices" crossed out in in ink. In ink, with additions and corrections in pencil. "Octavo series (Women's voices)"--Upper left corner in ink "A.P.S. 10453"--Lower left corner in ink. Copyright dates in ink at bottom center of [1] p.: copyright 1914 by Arthur P. Schmidt, International copyright secured.
    • Contributor: Ogden, Mary Alice - Branscombe, Gena
    • Date: 1914

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  • Notated Music
    The morning wind : (trio)
    The morning wind : for womens voices
    Holograph. For chorus (SSA) with piano. Caption title. Subtitle "for women's voices" crossed out in pencil and changed "(trio)" in pencil. "Octavo series (women's voices)"--Upper left corner in pencil. Copyright dates in pencil on bottom center of [1] p.: copyright 1913 by Arthur P. Schmidt; copyright 1914 by Arthur P. Schmidt.
    • Contributor: Banning, Kendall - Branscombe, Gena
    • Date: 1914

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  • Notated Music
    Elfin song Holograph. For chorus (SSAA) and piano. Caption title. "To S.L. Herrman and the Treble Clef Club, Philadelphia." Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1910. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield) - Drake, Joseph Rodman - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1910

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  • Notated Music
    Inconstancy Holograph. For chorus (SSAA) and optional piano. Caption title. "To S.L. Herrman and the Treble Clef Club, Philadelphia." Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1910. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield) - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress) - Shakespeare, William
    • Date: 1910

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  • Notated Music
    O Holy Child of Bethlehem : anthem for alto solo and chorus Holograph. For alto, chorus (SATB), and organ. Caption title. Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1896. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield) - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress) - Brooks, Phillips
    • Date: 1896

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  • Notated Music
    The voice of my beloved : three-part song for women's voices with accompaniment for two violins and pianoforte Holograph. For chorus (SSA), 2 violins, and piano. At head of title: No. II. Published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, 1911. Accompanied by revisions in the form of holograph partial page overlays, as well as photocopies of pages with overlays in place. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    • Contributor: Daniels, Mabel W. (Mabel Wheeler) - A.P. Schmidt Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1911

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  • Notated Music
    The jumblies : op. 68, no.4 Holograph. For chorus (SATB) with piano. Caption title. In ink, with additions and corrections in pencil. Words ( II-III, V-VI) written on two pieces of paper, in ink pasted on verso of cover. "Octavo series (mixed voices)"--Upper left corner in ink. "A.P.S. 8132"--Lower left corner in ink. Copyright dates in ink on bottom center of [1] p.: Copyright 1908 by Arthur P. Schmidt, International...
    • Contributor: Lear, Edward - Foote, Arthur
    • Date: 1908

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  • Notated Music
    The wind and the day : (a sunset on yarrow ) : op. 68, no. 2 Holograph. For chorus (SATB) with piano. Caption title. In ink, with additions and corrections in pencil. "Octavo series (mixed voices) no. 120"--Upper left corner in ink. "A.P.S. 8130"--Lower left corner in ink. Copyright dates in ink on bottom center of [1] p.: Copyright 1908 by Arthur P. Schmidt, International copyright secured.
    • Contributor: Foote, Arthur - Lang, Andrew
    • Date: 1908

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  • Book/Printed Material
    The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society In a rapidly growing consumer market for etiquette manuals during the nineteenth century, this is an example of a manual that attempts to reinforce the authority of its contents by suggesting legal foundations in its title as well as the qualifications of its author, in this case "A Gentleman." The straightforward chapters include "Good Breeding," "Dress," "Balls," and "Funerals." Reissued throughout the 1840s, much...
    • Date: 1836

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  • Book/Printed Material
    Manners and social usages, Etiquette manuals are an important sources of information on ballrooms and social dance during the nineteenth-century. Sherwood's book is an exceptional source for etiquette as it was practiced in the late 1880s. Additionally, of the book's fifty-nine chapters, two are devoted to dancing and balls.
    • Contributor: Sherwood, M. E. W. (Mary Elizabeth Wilson) - Woodrow Wilson Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1887

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  • Book/Printed Material
    Manners and social usages,
    • Contributor: Sherwood, M. E. W. (Mary Elizabeth Wilson)
    • Date: 1894

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  • Book/Printed Material
    The lady's guide to perfect gentility, in manners, dress, and conversation ... also a useful instructor in letter writing, toilet preparations, fancy needlework, millinery, dressmaking, care of wardrobe, the hair, teeth, hands, ... Etiquette manuals are an important source for information on issues relating to the study of nineteenth-century social dance. Thornwell discusses the complexion, appropriate dress, introductions, behavior at parties, rules "on polite, easy, and graceful deportment," hints for conversation including "words, and sayings to be avoided," and concludes with chapters on needle-work and dress-making. Although much of Thornwell's manual was extracted from E. C. de...
    • Contributor: Thornwell, Emily - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1857

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  • Notated Music
    To what you said Holograph sketches, in pencil ; Typed poem with annotations.
    • Contributor: Whitman, Walt - Bernstein, Leonard
    • Date: 1977

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  • Audio Recording
    The aba daba honeymoon sound recording | 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. | Copyright: Leo Feist Inc., 1914; renewed by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan, July 10, 1942. Cutout date: 11/21/1927. On label: baritone and tenor, orchestra accompaniment. Coupling date: 10/26/1914. (Venue). With (reverse side): My croony melody / Billy Murray and chorus. DLC Sound Recording (Form). Electronic Resource (Form). Remote (Form). Sound...
    • Contributor: Fields, Arthur - Edison - Donovan, Walter - Harlan, Byron G. - Collins, Arthur
    • Date: 1914
  • Audio Recording
    At the ball that's all sound recording | 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. | Copyright: Remick Music Corp., 1913/Jerry Vogel Music Co., Inc. Cutout date: 11/21/1927. Chorus finale from Hill's musical 'My Friend from Kentucky' (1913), interpolated into the author's 'Darktown Follies' (1914) and into the 'Ziegfeld Follies of 1913.' Coupling date: 6/22/1915. (Venue). With (reverse side): At the Yiddish wedding jubilee / Maurice...
    • Contributor: Tally, Harry - Edison - Mayo, Harry - Hill, J. Leubrie (John Leubrie)
    • Date: 1915
  • Audio Recording
    Gasoline Gus and his jitney bus sound recording | 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. | Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: tenor and chorus. Coupling date: 8/4/1915. (Venue). With (reverse side): Aunt Dinah's golden wedding / Empire Vaudeville Company. DLC Sound Recording (Form). Electronic Resource (Form). Remote (Form). Sound Recording (Form). Sound Disc (Form).
    • Contributor: Edison - Murray, Billy
    • Date: 1915
  • Audio Recording
    I've been floating down the old green river sound recording | 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. | Copyright: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, 1915/Mills Music Inc., 1943.t. Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: tenor with orchestra. The song was introduced by Florence Moore in "Maid in America" (1915). Coupling date: 1/31/1916. (Venue). With (reverse side): Cohen at the telephone / George Thompson. DLC Sound Recording (Form). Electronic Resource (Form)....
    • Contributor: Kalmar, Bert - Edison - Cooper, Joe - Murray, Billy - Cooper, Joseph
    • Date: 1916
  • Audio Recording
    My mother's rosary sound recording | 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. | Copyright: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, 1915/Mills Music Inc. Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: tenor with orchestra. Coupling date: 3/27/1916. (Venue). With (reverse side): There's a long long trail / George Ballard and chorus. DLC Sound Recording (Form). Electronic Resource (Form). Remote (Form). Sound Recording (Form). Sound Disc (Form).
    • Contributor: Van Brunt, Walter - Lewis, Sam L. - Edison - Meyer, George W.
    • Date: 1916
  • Audio Recording
    There's a long, long trail sound recording | 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. | Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: tenor and chorus with orchestra. Written in 1913 by two seniors at Yale. Coupling date: 3/27/1916. (Venue). With (reverse side): My mother's rosary / Walter Van Brunt. DLC Sound Recording (Form). Electronic Resource (Form). Remote (Form). Sound Recording (Form). Sound Disc (Form).
    • Contributor: Edison - King, Stoddard - Ballard, George Wilton - Elliott, Zo
    • Date: 1916