Old folks at home ; Way down upon de Swanee Riber printed sheet music
- Local Numbers
- AC0300-0000620.tif 93-2261 (OPPS Neg. for cover)
- General
- In Series 4.11, Box 36, Folder S.
- Composer
- Foster, Stephen C.
- Publisher
- National Music Company
- Series Creator
- DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
- Topic
- Songs
- Composer
- Foster, Stephen C.
- Publisher
- National Music Company
- 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
- 24 Items (Ink on paper.)
- 1 Item
- Container
- Box 36, Folder S
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sheet music
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Sheet music
- Scope and Contents
- Includes cover portraits of soprano Mlle. Nilsson, several Christy's Minstrels editions, and the modern "Swanee Boogie" as arranged by E. Buck. Also: Feb. 10, 1897, and Sept. 6, 1899. editions of The Boston Weekly Journal of Sheet Music. A few editions attribute the song to E.P. Christy.
- Cover art includes inset illustration of rustic house.
- Series Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
