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Scope and Contents note
The famous names of the American stage are represented here; examples include Eddie Cantor, Gilbert and Sullivan, Harrigan and Hart, Al Jolson, Jenny Lind, Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Lillian Russell, and many more. Driscoll was particularly proud of his collection of Harrigan and Hart songs, which contains more than 200 out of the 230 or so songs that they created.
Other categories include comic songs, female impersonators, musical comedies, musical families, the opera, 19th century singers, covers showing stage scenes, show tunes, playbills, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the Ziegfeld Follies.
Creator
- From the Collection: Driscoll, J. Francis (James Francis), 1875-1959 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The James Francis Driscoll collection of American sheet music is open for research in the General Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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