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|| About the Collection ||
Leo Feist (1869-1930) began his career as a corset salesman and composed songs as an avocation. When he failed to find a publisher for his work, he set up his own firm to deal in popular songs. “You can’t go wrong with a Feist song” was the slogan printed on every copy of the firm’s sheet music. This collection is twenty-six volumes of bound sheet music dating from 1883 to 1930, approximately 2,000 titles. Leo’s son, Leonard, continued the publishing business to great success. This collection was a gift to the Library of Congress from Leonard Feist in 1977.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1883-1930
- Bulk Dates
- 1883-1930
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 26
- Number of Containers
- 18
- Linear Feet
- 6
- Contents
- 26 volumes of bound sheet music (approximately 2,000 titles)
- Processing History
- Processed, 1999
- Provenance
- Gift of Leonard Feist (son), 1977
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures, certain restrictions as to the use or copying of the materials in this collection may apply.
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Leo Feist Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
