Cornell University songs and sheet music

Collection — manuscript box: 2 - folder 1

Identifier: 47-6-2124

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Cornell song books. Booklets, and sheet music and other music and lyric sheets. A number of the songs are written by Cornell alumni and were performed by the Cornell Glee Club. Some of the items contain history or other information about the songs and their composers. Some tunes are Ithaca or locally related and others are not Cornell related, but standard college and university items. Includes, but not limited to: "Big Red Team," by Romeyn Berry, 1905, with picture of football team; "Carnelian and White," by K. L. Roberts and T. J. Lindorff, 1906; "Fight for Cornell," by K. L. Roberts and T. J. Lindorff, 1907; "We March to Victory," by G. F. Pond, 1908; "Cornell Victorious," by S. H. Ayer, 1915, with picture of Touchdown, the bear mascot; "My Old Cornell," by Will A. Dillon, n.d; Cornell drinking, Glee Club and sporting event songs, and others. Also some band music and musical program from the opening of Sage Chapel, June 13, 1875; Banquet Songs of XCI (Class of 1891?), February 15, 1889. There are multiple copies of some items.

Dates

1870-2000.

Creator

Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. (Title of work: Carnelian and white..) (Person)
Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. (Title of work: Fight for Cornell..) (Person)
Lindorff, T. J. (Person)
Pond, G. F. (Title of work: We march to victory..) (Person)
Ayer, S. H., Jr. (Title of work: Cornell victorious..) (Person)
Berry, Romeyn, 1881-1957. (Title of work: Big red team..) (Person)
Dillon, Will A. (Title of work: My old Cornell..) (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Cornell song books and sheet music.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Sheet Music

Series II. Song Books

Series III. Song Booklets

Series IV. Miscellaneous Lyric Sheets and Music Related Items

RELATED MATERIALS

See also the Cornell University Glee Club Records, #37-6-2399, http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/EADresolver?id=RMA02399.

Physical Description

Printed materials, publications

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Evan Earle
Date completed:: October 2014
EAD encoding:: Evan Earle, October 2014
Date modified:: Margaret Nichols, April 2018