[Lester S. Levy collection of sheet music]. [1793-1969]

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[Lester S. Levy collection of sheet music]. [1793-1969]

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The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of 33,000 sheets of American music and provides a unique window on the social life of America. The collection spans the years 1780 to 1960, but its strength is its thorough documentation of 19th c. America through popular music. The music is arranged by 38 topics, and access is supplemented with a catalog indexing each song, title, composer, author, publisher, lithographer, and first line.

373 boxes sheet music.60 v.7 document boxes.

Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Levy, Lester Samuel 1924-

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American collector and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Pikesville, Md., 7 June 1974, to Jim [Fuld], 1974 June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873515 Businessman, collector of American sheet music, and philanthropist, of Baltimore, Md.; b. 1896; d. 1989. From the description of Family papers, 1867-2001. (Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Library). WorldCat record id: 70970891 Businessman, civic leader, and author,...