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"We'll Sing to Abe Our Song" Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation,
and the Civil War includes more than two hundred sheet-music
compositions about Lincoln and the Civil War as recorded in popular
music. The collection spans 1859-1909, the years from Lincoln's
presidential campaign in 1859 through the hundredth anniversary
of his birth in 1909. This music was compiled by Alfred Whital Stern
who is considered the greatest private collector of materials relating
to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
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Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
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African-American
Sheet Music, 1850-1920
An American
Ballroom Companion: ca. 1490-1920
The American
Variety Stage, 1870-1920
Civil War Photographs
Mr. Lincoln's
Virtual Library
Music for
the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
Historic
American Sheet Music, 1850 - 1920
Recommended additional sources of information.
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search
for sheet music using the keyword search, or by browsing the Title
Index, Author
Index, Subject
Index, and Publisher
Index. For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
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