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This collection includes over one hundred books and over 5,000 pieces of American sheet music dating from the 1790s to the 1940s. The books have been cataloged in the Library's online catalog, and the sheet music has been inventoried on an Excel spreadsheet. Sample images from the sheet music are available. A journal article was published in the Virginia Libraries in 2004.
Alice Waltz
Alnilam (First Page)
Alnilam (Inside Cover)
The Cabinet (First Page)
The Old Arm Chair (First Page)
The Old Arm Chair (Inside Page)
Champagne Charlie (Cover)
Champagne Charlie (Back Cover)
Ellen Bayne (Front Cover)
Ellen Bayne (First Page)
Father of the Land We Love (Front Cover)
Father of the Land We Love (First Page)
America's Glory (Front Cover)
America's Glory (Second Page)
Lilliburlero
Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic March (Front Cover)
Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic March (First Page)
Set of Fashionable Quadrilles (Front Cover)
Set of Fashionable Quadrilles (Second Page)
Horticultural Rag
Ah! Tender Flow-ret
Birthday of Washington
Willie We Have Missed You (Front Cover)
Willie We Have Missed You (Back Cover)
Woodman! Spare That Tree (Front Cover)
Woodman! Spare That Tree (First Page)
Sample back cover -
Beginning in the Spring 2015, students in Music 305 began to research the back stories and history behind some of the music in the Josephine L. Hughes Collection. Continuing in the Fall semester, more research was conducted and this work culminated in a Spring 2016 performance, called "Parlor Songs: A Musical Soiree ..." where the students described their findings and then performed the piece of music. It was an exciting event. The research will continue, and is posted together on this page.