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Songbooks

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 48
Scope and Contents

Handwritten documents of the records of the Woman's Suffrage Association which met in Beaver, Utah. Items include minutes, newsletters, songs, and regulations for the group. Also includes a letter from Emmeline B. Wells to Mary A. White, president of the association, dated 1895, and a "Equal Rights" banner. Dated approximately 1892-1895.

Dates: approximately 1892-1895

Collection on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1938, 1945

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2544 Series A7
Scope and Contents

Contains publicity materials for the 1938 film Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Includes two one-sheet posters, a photoplay studies book, a pressbook, a song book and a 1945 rerelease pressbook.

Dates: 1938; 1945

Ida Blum history and song books on International Peace Garden, 1959-1960

 File — Box 9: Series 1; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197227606222], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 1891 Series 1
Scope and Contents

International Peace Garden history; two books of songs from Illinois Home Bureau Federation.

Dates: 1959-1960

John W. Bubbles music files, approximately 1894-1975

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8026 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains music files of Bubbles. Includes a large collection of sheet music, some related to Porgy and Bess and Bubbles' career, but more often just music of other performers, such as Bing Crosby. Includes some composition sheets and practice sheets for learning the piano, such as cadence practice and other materials. Finally, contains songbooks collected by Bubbles presumably with hits from the 1930s and 1940s. Materials date from approximately 1894 to 1975.

Dates: approximately 1894-1975

John W. Bubbles songbooks, 1934-1964

 Sub-Series — Carton 13: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233631222], Folder: 2-8
Identifier: MSS 8026 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains several songbooks collected by Bubbles. Includes "America Sings" community song book, the Armed Forces Song Folio, a country guitar technique book, several piano duet album books, and other piano books. Includes music from famous piano pieces and several books with popular music hits for the 1930s to 1960s. Also contains books on the music of Bing Crosby, Les Paul, and Jerome Kern, as well as others. Materials date from between 1934 and 1964.

Dates: 1934-1964

Kenneth Pitts papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7895
Scope and Contents

Collection contains printed vocal songbooks from the early 20th century featuring folk songs and "cowboy tunes," and manuscripts of orchestrations and arrangements done by Pitts, some pertaining to his time in the "Light Crust Doughboys." The collection spans the dates of 1922-1970 and features popular vocal music orchestraited for large and small ensembles.

Dates: 1922-1970

Ruth Louise Partridge papers on professional activities other than writing, undated

 Series — Box 19: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233605762]
Identifier: MSS 1544 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains Partridge's undated papers and correspondence about nursing, musical and drama programs, songbooks and lyrics, and painting and recipes.

Dates: undated

Sidor Belarsky songbooks, 1930-1980

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231027720], Folder: 6
Identifier: UA 27
Scope and Contents

Contains Sidor Belarsky songbooks: "My Favorite Songs", arranged by Sidor Belarsky, 32 p.; "Sidor Belarsky Songbook", 256 p., autographed on fly leaf of Sidor Belarsky.

Dates: 1930-1980

Sing the songs of BYU

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239242818]
Identifier: UA 5320
Scope and Contents

Contains two pamphlets entitled "Sing the Songs of BYU." One is a Freshman Trek Edition with no date, and the other is dated June 1937. Both include the same four songs: "College Song- Brigham Young University," "Alma Pater: Brigham Young University Pep Song," "The Trail of the 'Y'", and "The Old 'Y' Bell."

Dates: 1937