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Margaret Ann Butt Richard Sheet Music Collection, 1897-1950

By Sarah Osorio

Collection Overview

Title: Margaret Ann Butt Richard Sheet Music Collection, 1897-1950

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-260

Creator: Richard, Margaret Ann Butt (1945-)

Extent: 12.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 05/24/2008

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Circa 1897-1950 sheet music collected by Margaret Ann Butt Richard of Chesapeake, Virginia. Most of the sheet music dates between 1900 and 1920.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Peggy Ann Butt Richard by donation

Preferred Citation: Margaret Ann Butt Richard Sheet Music Collection, MSS 0000-260, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 19, 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Compositions by Gustav Lange and H. Lichner, "Flower Song", circa 1900
Folder 2: "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree", 1905
Folder 3: Piano Pieces by Leander Fisher, "The Robins' Return", circa 1905
Folder 4: Standard Teaching Pieces, "Twilight Reverie", 1908-1909
Folder 5: "Heather Bells", circa 1910
Folder 6: "The Maiden's Prayer", circa 1910
Folder 7: Dance Music, "Over the Waves", circa 1897-1912
Folder 8: "Back to the Carolina You Love", 1914
Folder 9: "Whispering Hope", circa 1915
Folder 10: "Carolina Sunshine", 1919
Folder 11: "When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget", circa 1920
Folder 12: "A Bushel and a Peck", 1950