Sarah Atkinson's Music Book, bound manuscripts in custom box, 295 pages total, Ireland, circa 1810-1820
Item — Volume: Atkinson
Scope and Contents
Bound manuscript songbook, 244 pages. 3 page song index: 2 pages preceding page 1 and 1 page following page 244. 48 page disbound songbook laid in at rear. 161 songs and dances, including many verses by Thomas Moore set to music by Sir John Stevenson, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, and others.
Ownership inscription of Sarah Atkinson on front pastedown. Later ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Bt [bought?] 11th Feb 1932 E. Hanlon Hartford Huntingdon."
Dates
- Creation: circa 1810-1820
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
1 Items
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
