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Includes sheet music relating to wars, such as the Spanish-American War and World War I; nationalism; and depictions of life in the United States. Some of the pieces include racial caricatures of African-Americans.

Includes sheet music relating to wars, such as the Spanish-American War and World War I; nationalism; and depictions of life in the United States. Some of the pieces include racial caricatures of African-Americans.

"I'm sorry I made you Cry" - 1918, N.J. Clesi, composer and librettist;"Good Night, Germany" - 1913, Grant Clarke and Howard E. Rogers, librettists, Geo W. Meyer, composer;"Three Little Sisters" - 1942, Irving Taylor, librettist, Vic Mizzy, composer;"Remember Pearl Harbor" - 1942, Don Reid and Sammy Kaye, composers;"Good Night" - 1944, Dicker Robertson, Al Hoffman, and Frank Weldon, composers;"Wait for me Mary" - 1941, Charlie Tobias, Nat Simon, and Harry Tobias, composer;"This is worth Fighting For" - 1941, Edgar De Lange and Sam H. Stept, composers and librettist;"Goodnight Soldier" - 1943, Harry Johnson, composer;"The Caissons Go Rolling Along" - 1921, Edmund L. Gruber, composer;"G.I. Jive" - 1943, Johnny Mercer, composer;"The Bells of Normandy are ringing again" - 1944, Don Reid and Irving Miller, composer and librettists;"American Patrol" - 1942, Earl Haubrich, librettist, F.W. Meacham, composer;"Johnny Zero" - 1943, Mack David, librettist, Vee Lawnhurst, composer;"Comin' in on a wing and a Prayer" - 1943, Harold Adamson, librettist, Jimmy HcHugh, composer;"Praise the Lord and ass the Ammunition" - 1942, Frank Loesser, composer;"Laddie in Khaki" - 1910, Irvor Novello, composer.

Scope and Contents "I got plenty O' Nuttin" - 1924, George Gershwin, composer, Dubose Heyward, librettist;" Ma Little Yalla Daisy" - joe Goodwin and Raymond thunder mat, 1910"Time after time is left" - 1952, Mitchell Parish, Eleanor Young, melody, Harry D. Squires, composer and librettist composer; "Carly Headed Babby" -1926 G.H. Clutsam, composer;"Negro Spirituals" - 1922, H.T. Burleigh, composer;"Little Bunch O' Honeyness" - 1920, Carl Hahn, composer;"Cottonfield Dance" - 1904, Al. W. Brown, composer;"Mammy's little coal Black Rose" - 1929, Raymond Egan, librettist, Richard A. Whiting, composer;"Aint You coming back to Dixieland" - 1912, Al Jolson, composer;" Come Back Dixie" - 1915, Jack Mahoney, librettist, Percy Wenrich, composer;"Leap Frog" - 1908, Edwin F. Kendall, composer;"I'm missin Mammy's Kissin" - 1921, Sidney Clare, librettist, Lew Pollack, composer;"Carolina Rolling Stone" - 1921, Mitchell Parish, librettist, Eleanor Young and Harry D. Squires, composers;"My Croony Melody" - 1924, Joe Goodwin and Ray Goetz, composers;"Creole Swing-Song" - 1908, Frederick E. Weatherly and Luigi Denza, composers;"Ma Little Yalla Daisy" - 1899, Hattie Starr, composer;"The Black Cat Rag" - 1910, Frank Wooster and Ethyl B.Smith, composers."My old home in the South Land" - 1904, Mary F. Britton, I.M. Jackson, composers;"Mighty lak'a Rose" - 1901, Frank L. Stanton, librettist;"The Ragtime Violin" - 1911, Irving Berlin, composer;"Sweet and Low" - undated, J. Stanley Royce; composer;

10 pieces: 1 WILL YOU SAY TO MY DEAR MAMMY 1918 – by M. C. Thornton. This is a rare World War I sheet published by the composer in New Albany, Indiana. It shows a mother and a younger women named Cory waiting on a farm in front of a picture of the soldier overseas. 2- GOOD-BYE SAL PATRIOTIC MARCH SONG 1917 – by Ervin R. Miller. Cover art by WALTER SPOUSE. Cover photo of ANGELO MINETTI, THE GREAT CONCERT PIANO-ACCORDIANIST. 3- THE HOME COMING MARCH 1908 – E. T. Paull. Cver art by A Hoen & Co. of Richmond, Virginia. Images deal with family reunion, sailors homecoming, soldiers homecoming, and father coming home from work! There is also a Pax or Peace Parade as the main image ending a war. 4- I HAVE YOU AND YOU HAVE ME THOUGH YOU'RE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY / SOLDIER SONG 1918 – Tell Taylor, Earl K. Smith. Published by Tell Taylor. 5- FAREWELL, MOTHER, I HATE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU 1918 – Thomas J. Flanagan, Ray Gibbins. Published by the composer in Syracuse, New York. One of the more rare STARMER art covers. The figure of a soldier calling a young soldier away from his mother. The 2 blue star flag flying from mother's house suggests she has a boy in the service. 6- WAKE UP, AMERICA 1916 – George Graff, Jr., Jack Glogau. Cover shows a giant Uncle Sam holding a battleship as the statue of liberty, a dirigible and airplanes appear.. 7- IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY 1912 – Jack Judge, Harry Williams. Cover TOMMY ATKINS. 8- GOOD-BYE MY SOLDIER BOY 1917 – Calla Gowdy Gregg. Self published by this female composer at 6 North Penn in Indianapolis, Indiana, this one is pretty rare. 9-THEY WERE ALL OUT OF STEP BUT JIM 1918 – Irving Berlin. Cover photo BLANCHE RING. Art by BARBELLE. 10-OVER THERE by George M. Cohan. Cover WILLIAM J. REILLY U.S.N. OF THE U.S.S. MICHIGAN.