Georgia Historical Society collection of sheet music, ca. 1800s.

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Georgia Historical Society collection of sheet music, ca. 1800s.

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This is an artificial collection created by the Georgia Historical Society by compiling sheet music from various sources into a single collection. It is unknown when this collection was created, but most of the materials were processed during the 1980s. The sheet music covers various dates, with a strong concentration in 19th century music. The collection is arranged by sheet number. An index is available and necessary for searching the collection. It is arranged by song title and by composer. Also included are four music books. This collection includes a box of negatives; they are restricted from patron use.

11 boxes, 1 folder (8.05 cubic feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6939771

Georgia Historical Society

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In the spring of 1839, three Savannahians—Episcopal divine William Bacon Stevens, renowned autograph collector Israel K. Tefft, and educator, scientist, and American Medical Association founder Dr. Richard D. Arnold—hatched the idea of an organization whose mission would be to “collect, preserve, and diffuse the history of the State of Georgia in particular, and of America generally.” In May of that year they held the first meeting of what was christened the Georgia Historical Society, the te...