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Series 3: Song Books and Sheet Music, 1914-1990

 Series

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Scope and Contents note

This series is made up primarily of several editions of the publication widely known as the "Little Red Song Book," in English as well as editions in Finnish, Swedish, and Russian. The content of these editions varies from year to year. The series also contains a few miscellaneous song books and pieces of sheet music. Notable is the full color illustrated sheet music of Joe Hill's "Don't Take my Papa Away from Me" found in Oversize.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Franklin and Penelope Rosemont collection of IWW publications and ephemera is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum, and items in each folder will be counted before and after delivery to the patron (Priority I).

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically and by format. English language song books are followed by foreign language editions with sheet music at the end of the series.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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