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|| About the Collection ||
Milton Ager (1893-1979), a popular songwriter, became a favorite of performers including Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, and Eddie Cantor. He found his greatest successes in the 1920s, composing several iconic songs, including "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)," "Ain't She Sweet," and "Happy Days Are Here Again." The collection mostly reflects Ager’s late unpublished works.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1918-1979
- Bulk Dates
- 1970s
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 250
- Number of Containers
- 5
- Linear Feet
- 2
- Contents
- Sheet music for approximately 20 published songs, 17 songs printed but not published, and music for 100 additional titles. The later includes some combination of holograph sketches and piano-vocal scores, lyric sheets, copyist’s manuscripts, ozalids, and photocopies, often accompanied by notes and or correspondence; there may be multiple versions of the same title. There is one full score orchestration.
- Processing History
- Processed, contents entered in a database
- Provenance
- Gift in 1987 from Ager’s daughters, Shana Alexander and Laurel Bentley. No known restrictions.
Access/Copyright
- On Microfilm?
- No
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
