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Title
The young folks at home / written by Frank Spencer ; music by Miss Hattie Livingston
Creator
Livingston, Hattie, composer
Contributor
Wood's Minstrels, performer
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1852
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
For voice, piano, and guitar. ; Caption title. ; "Young folks at home written & composed expressly for Wood's Minstrels, Minstrel's Hall, 444 Broadway composed by Miss Hattie Livingston" -- Cover. ; "Words written by Frank Spencer" -- Cover. ; Verses 2-4 printed as text on page 5. ; First line of text: 'Twas in a southern grove I dwelt. ; First line of chorus: I'm bery sad.
Extent
1 score (5 pages) ; 35 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T9
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7671
Language
English
Subject
Popular music
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Nostalgia
Minstrel songs. (rbgenr)
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's V-Z
T9
29
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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