Stephen Foster Collection

: Old folks at home. Text Text; Without music., Type ornament border., First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee riber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary.

: Old folks at home; arr; Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., Davidson was at 19 St. Peter's Hill, London, from 1847 until 1866. Cf. Victorian music publishers / Parkinson., Color title page illustration: an Afro-American man / T.H. Jones., "Price threepence.", First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.151., The musical treasury ; no. 647.

: Old folks at home; arr; Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., Pages 1-3 are unnumbered, p. 4-7 are numbered 2-5, p. 8 is unnumbered., Publication date based on date in advertisement., Verse 3 printed as text on p. 5 [i.e. 7], Advertisement: Tariff no. 55, September 1854, D'Almaine & Co. on p. [8], "Price 2/-.", First line of text: Why [sic] down upon the Swanee river., First line of chorus: All the world is sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.1.

: Old folks at home; arr; Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., The Musical bouquet was published by Charles Sheard at this address from 1855 until 1899. Cf. Victorian music publishers / Parkinson., Title page illustration: Afro-Americans playing music, dancing and riding in a rowboat., First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.545., Musical bouquet ; no. 389.

: Old folks at home; arr; the music composed by T.W. Christy., Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., Caption title., Attribution to T.W. Christy is erroneous., Verses 2-3 printed as text on p. 3., "Pr. 1/.", First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and weary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.451.

: Old folks at home; arr; by Stephen C. Foster., Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., S. Brainard's Sons Co. was at this address from 1899 until 1903. Cf. Early American sheet music / Dichter and Shapiro., Advertisement titled "vocal" on p. [6], Title page illustration: drawing of a river with a riverboat and ports. of Foster and a minstrel performer., Price mark 4 in a design., First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee Ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: VOS146.08.

: Old folks at home; arr; Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., Caption title., Publisher from colophon., Page 1 is unnumbered, p. 2-4 are numbered 18-20., The Musical bouquet was published by Charles Sheard at this address from 1855 until 1899. Cf. Victorian music publishers / Parkinson., First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.538., Musical bouquet ; no. 389.

: Old folks at home; arr; Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., Pages 2 and 4 are numbered, p. 1 and 3 are unnumbered., The Musical bouquet was published by Charles Sheard at 192 High Holborn, London, from 1855 until 1899. Cf. Victorian music publishers / Parkinson., Advertisements: S.C. Foster's songs & ballads in the Musical bouquet, nos. 377-2138 on t.p., Christy's Minstrels' songs, with choruses, in the Musical bouquet on p. 2, Christy's Minstrels songs in the Musical bouquet on p. [3] and Cheap & elegant musical presents on p. 4., Title page illustration: Afro-Americans playing music, dancing and riding in a rowboat., Autograph of Stephen C. Foster reproduced on t.p., First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee Ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.54., Musical bouquet ; no. 389.

: Old folks at home; arr; music by Stephen C. Foster., Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., "Voice part in staff & sol-fa notations.", Bayley & Ferguson was at this address from 1903 until 1950. Cf. Victorian music publishers / Parkinson., Advertisement: The excelsior series of full size sheet music on p. [4], First line of text: 'Way down upon de Swannee Ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary., Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: FS146.051., The excelsior series ; no. 15.

: Old folks at home; arr; written and composed by S.C. Foster ; arranged for soli, chorus and orchestra by Antonín Dvořák., Score: holograph, signed; parts: ms., 1 signed., Arr. for soprano and baritone solo, chorus and orchestra., Caption title., "Dedicated to the New York Herald Free Clothing Drive.", Score: source unknown., Parts: Walter R. Benjamin purchase 1946.

: Old folks at home; arr; by Stephen C. Foster., Arr. for voice and piano, with chorus refrain., Publication date based on latest copyright date of music in advertisement., Advertisement for Keep a-knockin' and 3 other songs on p. [6], Title page illustration: drawing of a river with a riverboat and ports. of Foster and a minstrel performer., Price mark 4 in design., First line of text: Way down upon de Swanee Ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary.

: Old folks at home; arr; by Stephen C. Foster., Arr. for voice and piano, with mixed or male quartet refrain., Publication date based on latest copyright date of music in advertisements., Advertisements: The six best ballads from "the house of ballads" on p. [2] and Pretty little rainbow / Vincent C. Plunkett, c1919 on p. [6], Title page illustration: a man in a Revolutionary uniform with an old woman leaning on his arm., First line of text: Way down upon de Swane ribber., First line of chorus: All de world am sad and dreary.

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