Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection, 1899-1909.

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Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection, 1899-1909.

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The collection contains thirty-five pieces of music, thirty-four of which are related to the Pan-American Exposition. The one exception is a work written for the Exposition held in Buffalo in the summer of 1909. Nine of the pieces are in original form; 26 are photocopies. There are songs in the collection and works for solo piano (some of the marches were also available in arrangement for band). There are also works in the collection that commemorate the death of President McKinley.

2 boxes (35 items)

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SNAC Resource ID: 7687826

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)

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Photos stored in Iconography Section. From the description of Pan-American Exposition records, 1899-1901. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155444124 ...

Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library

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The Pan-American Exposition was held in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1901. The Temple of Music served as the principal venue for music performance on the grounds and was the site of the assassination of President William McKinley on Sept. 6, 1901. The Exposition featured music by bands, solo vocalists and instrumentalists, two orchestras, recitals by more than 70 different organists from the United States, Canada, and Europe, and several types of ethnic music performed at the Midway. From the de...