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African American Sheet Music

1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)

(circa 1900)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2013.023a
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2013.

SC2013.023a
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

These seven sheet music books contain the scores for traditional African American music or songs about African Americans from around the turn of the twentieth century. Included are: I’se Gwine Back to Dixie, At a Georgia Camp Meeting, If the Man in the Moon Were a Coon, Whose Black Baby is You, Honey in the Cornfield, Whistling Rufus, and Old Black Joe.

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • African American History
    • Music

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