"How Sweet are the Roses."., No date found in GAMMS
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The American Song Sheet Collection comprises a relatively cohesive group of 234 song sheets published in the United States (and principally in New York, by de Marsan) in the 1850's and during the early years of the Civil War. There are songs of African American interest, a few relating to events in the Civil War, and at least one exploiting a German accented singer. But of principal note are the fairly large number of songs dealing with the immigrant Irish or their native land, from "The Wearing of the Green" to numbers now wholly unfamiliar. Although the collection numbers only about a tenth of that listed in Wolf's bibliography, it includes a considerable number of items not listed in that standard source.
Dates
- No date found in GAMMS
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Record Storage boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Shelf Location
08/04/01
Container Summary
Song sheet titled "How Sweet are the Roses." First line, "How sweet, how sweet are the roses." 3 verses. Philadelphia: J. H. Johnson, n.d. Border: Typographical ornament. Not in Wolf.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
"HOW SWEET ARE THE ROSES." - SONG SHEET - JOHNSON (PUB.) - N.D.: Printed Item
SONG SHEET - "HOW SWEET ARE THE ROSES." - JOHNSON (PUB.) - N.D.: Printed Item
JOHNSON (PUB.) - SONG SHEET: "HOW SWEET ARE THE ROSES." - N.D.: Printed Item
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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