Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4977 Composed by John T. Rutledge. Mothers & children, Death, Grief, Keepsakes, Photographs. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4977). The Latest Great Success. The Picture I Keep Next My Heart. Words & Music by John T. Rutledge. Published 1881 by Reinhardt & Rutledge, 357 Main Street in Memphis, Tenn. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Mothers & children, Death, Grief, Keepsakes, Photographs. First line reads 'Tis a face that is wrinkled and old, the one that I've loved all my life.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3640 Composed by Will. S. Hays. Portraits, Waterfronts, Steamboats, Dwellings, Country life, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3640). Beautiful Songs of the South. Written and Composed by Will. S. Hays. Published 1868 by J.L. Peters, 198 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Waterfronts, Steamboats, Dwellings, Country life, Courtship, Love. First line reads Beautiful girl of the South, Friend of my earlier days.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3641 Composed by Will. S. Hays. Portraits, Waterfronts, Ships, Dwellings, Country life, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3641). Beautiful Songs of the South. Written and Composed by Will. S. Hays. Published 1868 by J.L. Peters, 198 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Waterfronts, Ships, Dwellings, Country life, Courtship, Love. First line reads Beautiful girl of the South, Friend of my earlier days.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4671 Composed by J. A. Gulick. Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4671). Always Keep Your Heart For Me. Words and Music by J.A. Gulick. Published 1885 by Willis Woodward & Co., Nos. 842 & 844 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love. First line reads Shall I tell a little story, of my life and of its light?.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3499 Composed by Harry Devere. Country life, Farms, Love, Death, Grief. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3499). My Little Valley Home. Written by Harry Devere of the Philadelphia Opera Troupe. Published 1851 by Lee & Walker, 188 Chesnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Country life, Farms, Love, Death, Grief. First line reads In Car'lina's clime I spent a happy time, with my gentle Rhody Gray.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.20654 Composed by Stephen Foster. Time, Aged persons, Human life cycle, Death, Spring--symbols. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.20654). Foster's Melodies. No.1. Why Have My Loved Ones Gone. Words and Music by Stephen C. Foster. Published 1862 by Horace Waters, No.481 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Time, Aged persons, Human life cycle, Death, Spring--symbols. First line reads Why have my loved ones gone, like the dew 'neath the early sun?.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3388 Composed by Charlie C. Converse. Homesickness, Domestic life, Contentment. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3388). Converse's Home Songs. Far From My Native Land. Song & Chorus. Words by C.M. Cady. Music by Ch. C. Converse. Published 1856 by William Hall & Son, 239 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Homesickness, Domestic life, Contentment. First line reads From my native land tho' I wander far away.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3965 Composed by Delos Spaulding. Human life cycle, Aged persons, Mothers & children, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3965). My Mother's Angel Voice. Words and Music by Delos Spaulding. Published 1866 by H.M. Higgins, 117 Randolph St. in Chicago. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Human life cycle, Aged persons, Mothers & children, Death. First line reads O'er my cradle, years ago, one well remembered form.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4244 Composed by Henry P. Keens. Angels, Mothers & children, Parlors, Farewells, Advice, Vice. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4244). Have Courage My Boy To Say No. Cosmopolitan Series. Words by Richard Penrose. Music by Henry P. Keens. Published 1876 by R.S. Holmes, 89 Fourth St. in Brooklyn. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Angels, Mothers & children, Parlors, Farewells, Advice, Vice. First line reads You've started, my boy, on a journey, to tread the rough pathway of life.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3911 Composed by John P. Ordway. Flowers, Supernatural beings, Angels, Death, Families, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3911). With Rosebuds in My Hand, or, Birdie's Spirit Song (With Chorus). Poetry composed in Spirit Life by Anna Cora Wilson, and rendered by Miss Lizzie Doten. Music by John P. Ordway, M.D. Published 1867 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Flowers, Supernatural beings, Angels, Death, Families, Heaven. First line reads With rosebuds in my hand, fresh from the summer land.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.5125 Composed by Polly Holmes. Couples, Caricatures, Teachers, Knitting, Courtship, Domestic life, Aged persons, Marriage, Time. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5125). Winding Up Her Little Ball of Yarn. Song & Chorus. Words by Earl Marble. Music by Miss Polly Holmes. Published 1884 by White, Smith & Co. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Couples, Caricatures, Teachers, Knitting, Courtship, Domestic life, Aged persons, Marriage, Time. First line reads It was many years ago, with my youthful blood aglow.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (SATB quartet) - Digital Download SKU: LV.15194 Composed by Marshall S. Pike. Arranged by J.P. Ordway. Homecomings, Travel, Friendship, Domestic life. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.15194). Home Again. Words and Music By Marshall S. Pike, Esq.; Arranged for the Piano By J.P. Ordway. Published 1850 by A. & J.P. Ordway, 339 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with piano and voice (satb quartet) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Homecomings, Travel, Friendship, Domestic life. First line reads Home again, Home again, from a foreign shore, And oh! it fills my soul with joy.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.19762 Composed by Stephen Foster. Portraits, African Americans, Aged persons, Slavery, Human life cycle, Time. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.19762). Foster's Melodies. No.49. Old Black Joe. Written and Composed by Stephen C. Foster. Published [n.d.] by Armstrong Music Pub. Co's Edition de Luxe, 17 West 28th Street in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, African Americans, Aged persons, Slavery, Human life cycle, Time. First line reads Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3773 Composed by C.T. Lockwood. Families, Farewells, Doors & doorways, Pets, Dogs, City & town life, Fathers & children, Vice, Churches, Bars, Ethics, Advice. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3773). Shun the Broad Road. Words by H.M.L. Music by C.T. Lockwood. Published 1868 by Root & Cady, 67 Washington St. in Chicago. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Families, Farewells, Doors & doorways, Pets, Dogs, City & town life, Fathers & children, Vice, Churches, Bars, Ethics, Advice. First line reads The happy home circle is breaking, my boy, and the dear ones are wand'ring away.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3668 Composed by C. T. Lockwood. Dwellings, Doors & doorways, Stairways, Gates, Country life, Aged persons, Fathers & children, Farewells, Farms, Occupations, Vices. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3668). Don't You Go Tommy. The Greatest Song Published in the United States--80,000 Sold. Words and Music by C.T. Lockwood. Published 1867 by Whittemore, Swan & Stephens, 179 Jefferson Ave. in Detroit. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Dwellings, Doors & doorways, Stairways, Gates, Country life, Aged persons, Fathers & children, Farewells, Farms, Occupations, Vices. First line reads You'll rue it my boy, now mind what I say.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.