Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3917 Composed by Will. S. Hays. Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3917). Write Me a Letter From Home. A Beautiful Song & Chorus. By Will. S. Hays. Published 1866 by J.L. Peters & Bro. in St. Louis, Mo. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. First line reads Lonely I sit me and weep, weep as I have not for years.. 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Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.4403 Composed by James E. Stewart. Poor persons, Homeless persons, Distress. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4403). No One Cares For Me. Song and Chorus. Words and Music by James E. Stewart. Published 1870 by C.J. Whitney & Co., 197 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Mich. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Poor persons, Homeless persons, Distress. First line reads All alone the streets I wander no one cares for me.. 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Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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 - Digital Download SKU: LV.22200 Composed by Linden L. Parr. Civil War--Union, Gettysburg, Campaigns & battles, War casualties, Deathbeds, Mothers & children. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22200). Kiss My Mother Dear For Me. Song and Chorus. Words and Music by Linden L. Parr. Published 1863 by D.S. Holmes, 67 Fourth Street in Brooklyn, E.D. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil War--Union, Gettysburg, Campaigns & battles, War casualties, Deathbeds, Mothers & children. First line reads O! Kiss my mother dear for me, gently kiss her furrow'd brow.. 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 - Digital Download SKU: LV.4766 Composed by M. Hobson. Ethics, Wealth. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4766). Give Me the Man of Honest Heart. Written by C. Stedman. Music by M. Hobson. Published 1886 by The Anglo-Canadian Music Publishers Association, Limited, 38 Church Street in Toronto. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Ethics, Wealth. First line reads Give me the man of honest heart I care not what he be.. 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.4765 Composed by Fred Lyons. Hands, African Americans, Dialects, Food, Fruit, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4765). Gim Me Dat Sweet Water Melon. Great Negro Song. Words and Music By Fred Lyons. Published 1883 by Richard A. Saalfield, 12 Bible Houses in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Hands, African Americans, Dialects, Food, Fruit, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads If you want to see dis darkey smile, gim me dat sweet watermelon!.. 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.4779 Composed by Jacob J. Sawyer. African Americans, Dialects, Freedmen, Death, Symbols, Biblical references. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4779). Choice Collection of Ethiopian Songs. Hand Me Down Dem Golden Shoes. By Jacob J. Sawyer. Published 1883 by W.A. Evans] in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Freedmen, Death, Symbols, Biblical references. First line reads Hand me down dem golden shoes, keep dat lamp a burning.. 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.4321 Composed by James A. Kerr. Sadness, Comfort, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4321). Let Me Kiss Those Weeping Eyes. Ballad. Words and Music Composed by James A. Kerr. Published 1877 by Matthias Gray, 105 Kearny Street in San Francisco. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Sadness, Comfort, Love. First line reads Oh let me kiss those weeping eyes, that never should be sad.. 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 TTBB quartet) - Digital Download SKU: LV.7522 Composed by Ernest R. Ball. Portraits, African Americans, Meadows, Winter, Spring, Seasons, Snow, Courtship. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.7522). Will You Love Me In December as You Do in May. Words by J.J. Walker. Music by Ernest R. Ball. Published 1905 by M. Witmark & Sons in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and ttbb quartet) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, African Americans, Meadows, Winter, Spring, Seasons, Snow, Courtship. First line reads Now in the summer of life sweetheart, you say you lov me.. 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 - Digital Download SKU: LV.14262 Arranged by T.A. Rawlings. Friendship, Human life cycle, Aged persons, Youth, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.14262). Oh! Come to Me. Words by T.H. Bayly. Arranged by T.A. Rawlings. Published [n.d.] by in n.p. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Friendship, Human life cycle, Aged persons, Youth, Death. First line reads Oh! come to me, And bring with thee, the sunny smiles of former years.. 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.4859 Composed by J. P. Skelly. Courtship, Love, Absences. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4859). Little Darling, Dream of Me. Serenade. Words and Music by J.P. Skelly. Published 1883 by T.B. Harms & Co., 819 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, Absences. First line reads Little darling, dream of me, while the stars are softly gleaming.. 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.759 Composed by Arthur D. Walbridge. Children praying, Families, Sleepwear, Death, Grief, Mothers & children, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.759). Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. 80th Edition. Words by Miss Hattie A. Fox. Music by Arthur D. Walbridge. Published 1866 by Wm. A. Pond & Co., 25 Union Square (Broadway Side) in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Children praying, Families, Sleepwear, Death, Grief, Mothers & children, Heaven. First line reads Now I lay me down to sleep, and the blue eyes, dark and deep let their snowy curtains down.. 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 - Digital Download SKU: LV.4326 Composed by Violetta. Stairs, Couples, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4326). Linger Near Me Little Darling. Ballad. Words by George Cooper. Music by Violetta. Published 1873 by Wm. A. Pond & Co., 547 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Stairs, Couples, Courtship, Love. First line reads Linger near me, little darling, make my life a pleasant dream.. 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.3915 Composed by Will. S. Hays. Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3915). Write Me a Letter From Home. A Beautiful Song & Chorus. By Will. S. Hays. Published 1866 by J.L. Peters in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. First line reads Lonely I sit me and weep, weep as I have not for years.. 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 - Digital Download SKU: LV.22132 Composed by Henry Clay Work. Children, Eagles, Dwellings, Civil War--Union, Patriotism, Emancipation, Slavery. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22132). Grandmother Told Me So. Song & Chorus. Words and Music by Henry C. Work. Published 1861 by Root & Cady, 95 Clark St. in Chicago. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Children, Eagles, Dwellings, Civil War--Union, Patriotism, Emancipation, Slavery. First line reads The declamation has been spoken, for Grandmother told me so.. 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.3665 Composed by John P. Ordway. Stairways, Farewells, Mothers & children, Panoramic views, Pets, Dogs, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3665). Dear Mother Kiss'd Me Sweet Good Bye. Poetry and Music by John P. Ordway, M.D. Published 1869 by O. 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 Stairways, Farewells, Mothers & children, Panoramic views, Pets, Dogs, Death. First line reads Dear Mother kiss'd me sweet good bye, when years ago I left my home.. 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.