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Scope and Contents Includes an unbound 1860 edition and a bound 1874 edition. The unbound version belonged to W.D. Franklin. Title page reads, "Father Kemp's Old Folks Concert Music. A Collection of the Most Favorite Tunes of Billings, Swan, Holden, Read, Kimball, Ingalls and Others. To which is added a variety of Anthems and Choruses, and Divers Patriotic and Other Songs of the Greatest and Best Composers." Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by O. Ditson & Co., in the Office of...

Scope and Contents This hardcover book contains the lyrics and music to the "Continental Vocalists" songs. Members include Charles W. Huntington of New London, CT, William D. Franklin of Norwich, CT, William R. Frisbie of Branford, CT and J. Wesley Smith of South Glastenbury, CT. Title page: "The Continental Vocalists' Glee Book, Comprising the Songs, Quartetts, Etc. of the Famous Continental Vocalists, and Rendered so Popular by them Throughout the Country by their Unique and Inimitable Performances. Also a...

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Cover missing. The writing in this notebook may not belong to W.D. Franklin. "What Shall it Be?" Rev. J.T. Wright "The Syrian Shephard Song" "The Muzzin's (sp?) Call to Prayers"

Scope and Contents Notebook of words and music. "Hail Glorious Banner" "A Very Young Man," Frank Typed insert with words to four songs; "E Pluribus Unum,""The Sword of Bunker Hill,""Star Spangled Banner," and "A Thousand a Year." "Haste On the Battle" "Tis Sweet to be Remembered" "Touch the Gate Gently" "Yanks Doodle (?)" "List These Sounds So Softly Stealing" "The Wanderer Boys Song" "Misteries of Rehearsals" Recite "The Raven" "Moonlight and...

Scope and Contents Inside back cover reads: "W.P. Robinson, Local Ed. Of Daily Adv. Auburn, N.Y." First page seems to be missing. "I Love the Night" "Yankee Doodle" "O Give Me Music" "The Raven" a chant "Rail Road Chorus" "My School Boy Days" "The Union" "Operatic Smith" "Farewell Glee" "Bright Be Our Parting" "W'er Happy to Night" "The Fay of the Falls" "Hark I Hear the Angels Sing" "The Battle Prayer" by Himmel "Marseilles...

Scope and Contents Music notebook contains lyrics, music or brief instrumental arrangements on songs. "Our Welcome Glee" "Eighty Years Ago" "The Beautiful Silver Sea" "The Monks of Old" "A Curious Song" "The Rocky Mountain Boys" "The American Eagle" "The Echoing Horn" "The Sons of Harmonie" "Gaffer Green and Robin Ruff" "Our Starry Flag" "The Home of My Boyhood" "Annie Laurie" "Stars of the Summer Night" "The Grave of...

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"When the Joys of Youth are O'er" "Rock of Ages" "Softly the (?)" "There is Light Beyond the River" "The Mellow Notes of the Hunter's Horn" "Blest are the Dead" "The Monks of Old"

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"Widow Bedott's Chant" "Tobacco Song" composed at Reading, Ohio by Frank "Columbia Remember the Heroes" harmony at Norwich by Continentals "The Sword of Bunker Hill" "The Continental's Farewell Glee" "The Last Review" Typed copy of "Searching for the Sea"

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"Old Ironsides" "When This Cruel War is Over" "Blue Beard" "The Monks of Old" "Twelve O'Clock" Typed copy of "Lulu is Our Darling Pride" Typed copy of "Softly Now the Light of Day" Typed copy of "The Old Couple"

Scope and Contents Notebook of handwritten lyrics and music. "" "Skin-plaster Song" "Our Welcome Glee," by L. Marshall "The Battle Prayer," by Kimmel (sp?) "Eighty Years Ago," by "Butcher" "I Care for Them Tenderly," Poetry by Rev. Bumerton, Music by Frank "Hark! To the Distant Bugle," by Perkins "Arm Brothers Arm," Poetry by Bourne, Music by Frank "The Rocky Mountain Boys" "The Flag of Our Union," Bardbury "A Curious Song," Poetry by Frank, Music...