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Title
Harold Rossiter's famous star minstrel songster
Contributor
Harold Rossiter Music Company, publisher
Rossiter, Harold, compiler
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1919
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Songs in collection are copyrighted between 1911 and 1919. ; Red, green, and white colored lithograph depicting minstrels performing on stage in blackface. ; Advertisements on page [2]: "Heard at the Minstrel Show." ; Advertisements on page [7]: "Song-Writers." ; Advertisements on page [14]: "Fun-Making Jokes and Tricks." ; Advertisements on page [15]: "Magic Tricks and Jokes for the Amateur." ; Advertisements on page [16]: "Big Music Hits ..." ; Advertisements on page [17]: "The Wizard's Manual..." ; Advertisements on page [18]: "Harold Rossiter's Gigantic Song Collection..." ; Advertisements on page [19]: "Rib-Rocking Riddles." ; Advertisements on page [20]: "Gypsy Nan's Dream Dictionary."
Extent
1 score (20 pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T11
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/8667
Language
English
Subject
Songs with piano
Blackface
Blackface entertainers
Blues (Music)
Death
Love--Songs and music
Nostalgia
Racism in language
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1900's H-Z
T11
16
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.

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