General sheet music collection, 1910-1950

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General sheet music collection, 1910-1950

This collection is an amalgamation of sheet music collections from five sources: the almost 2000 pieces of sheet music of early-20th century popular music acquired by Dr. Warren Fields in 1980 from Ms. L. Lieuwenkamp of Savannah, who had been a silent movie pianist; the 67 pieces which were acquired by Smith C. Banks from Mr. George Beasley and family in 1996; and the 218 pieces which came with the papers of Ronald J. Neil in 1994; eleven pieces from the late Richard B. Harwell; and 48 pieces, as well as music books and magazines, from Carolyn Lee.

46 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7914396

Georgia Southern University

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Nieuwenkamp, L.J.J.

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Lee, Carolyn Louise, 1953-

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Fields, Warren.

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Banks, Smith Callaway

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Mr. Banks (1936- ) is Historian of Bulloch County; former antiques dealer; extensive author and researcher on local history and genealogy. From the description of Smith Callaway Banks papers. (Georgia Southern University). WorldCat record id: 54117032 ...

Harwell, Richard Barksdale

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Richard Barksdale Harwell, librarian, bibliographer, and author, was born June 6, 1915, in Washington, Georgia, and died March 9, 1988, in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Emory University (English, 1937; Library Science, 1938) and received an honorary doctorate from New England College (1966). Harwell worked in libraries at Duke University (1938-1940), Emory University (assistant director, 1940-1943; Special Collections Department head, 1946-1948; assistant librarian, 1948-1955), Virginia St...

Neil, Ronald J.

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Beasley, George S.

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