Edison sheet music collection / Thomas A. Edison, Inc [finding aid]

Title

Edison sheet music collection [finding aid]

Creator

Thomas A. Edison, Inc

Place of Publication/Creation

Washington, D.C.

Date issued

2005

Physical Description

853 p. ; 21 cm.

Type of Material

text

Language

English

Abstract

The collection consists chiefly of American sheet music published in the United States between the years 1830-1930. While a significant minority of the music in the collection is instrumental music, the vast majority is for voice and piano. Notable in this collection are imprints from California dating from before 1850, first editions by Irving Berlin and others, and many European imprints among the instrumental pieces. The collection occupies 444 linear ft. (148 containers, ca. 13,000 items).

Genre

finding aid

Subjects

Popular music--United States
Songs with piano
Dance music--United States
Instrumental music
Bellak, Ja's (James)
Bryan, Alfred, 1871-1958
Cooper, George, 1840-1927
Dubin, Al.
Gilbert, L. Wolfe (Louis Wolfe), 1886-1970
Grant, Bert, 1878-1951
Grobe, Charles.
Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911
Hays, Will. S. (William Shakespeare), 1837-1907
Heller, Stephen, 1813-1888
Herz, Henri, 1803-1888
Holland, Justin, 1819-1887
Jerome, William, 1865-1932
Johnson, Howard, 1908-
Kahn, Gus, 1886-1941
Kinkel, Charles.
Lamb, Arthur J., 1870-1928
Mack, Edward, 1826-1882
Maeder, J. Gaspard (James Gaspard), 1809-1876
Maylath, H. (Heinrich), 1827-1883
Meyer, Louis, 1862-1913
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
Millöcker, Carl, 1842-1899
Moelling, Theodore.
Pixley, Frank, 1865-1919
Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
Russell, Henry, 1812-1900
Smith, Harry Bache, 1860-1936
Sterling, Andrew B., b. 1874
Strelezki, Anton.
Sudds, William F.
Weatherly, Frederic Edward, 1848-1929
Webster, Joseph Philbrick, 1819-1875
Whiting, Richard A., 1891-1938
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884
Young, Joe, 1889-1939

Note(s)

The Edison sheet music collection (1830-1958, bulk 1890-1940) appears to be the music library of the recording division of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. and/or its predecessor, the National Phonograph Co. Its purpose is assumed to be to provide Edison's recording artists with music for recording sessions.

Over 9,000 items (published prior to 1923) from the collection have been digitized and are available in the online collection Historic Sheet Music, 1800-1922 (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/volcano/volcano-home.html).

The Edison Foundation has at various times donated items to the Library, most notably films. It would then follow that the Foundation donated the collection to the Library of Congress, though, when is still unknown.

Restrictions apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection; consult a reference librarian in the Music Division for information concerning these restrictions.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and on the Internet.

Edison sheet music collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.

LCCN

lccn.loc.gov/2002604960

Identifier

hdl:loc.music/eadmus.mu002003

Finding aid

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002003

Last Updated: 06-27-2006