Object Details
- Series Creator
- DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
- See more items in
- Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II
- Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II / 4.11: Stephen Collins Foster / African American Songs, 1847-1945, are referred to on the song sheet covers as "Darky Songs," "Ethiopian Melody," or "Plantation Melody."
- Extent
- 11 Items
- Date
- 1923; 1935
- Container
- Box 35, Folder O
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Series Citation
- The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Series Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents note
- Originally published as a favorite Ethiopian Melody and performed by the Christy Minstrels, who were acclaimed on the cover as "The Oldest Established Band in the United States." Also: the Paramount Production edition of THE COVERED WAGON.
- Series Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513692014-1503513692180-0
