Stephen Foster Collection

Collection provides a valuable record of Stephen Foster's composition process, nineteenth century life in the United States, the music business, Pittsburgh history, and Foster's legacy.


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Camp songs
Camp songs
Unaccompanied melodies., Words in part printed as text.
Campaign songs
Campaign songs
by Edwin A. Hartshorn., Without music, tunes indicated by title., Cover title., Portraits of McKinley and Roosevelt on cover.
Campfire songster
Campfire songster
Words only.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., Lithographed headpiece of two sulkies racing., Publisher dates based on research by the American Antiquarian Soc. from city directories, same-title publications in hand, textual references, and/or matching borders & fonts., First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of chorus: Gwine to run all night.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., Thomas M. Scroggy is listed at 443 Vine Street in Philadelphia directories for 1852-1857., Type ornament border., Cream letter paper, brown ink., "T. M. Scroggy, publisher, 443 Vine Street below 13th, where all the new songs can be obtained, wholesale & retail.", First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of the chorus: Gwine to run all night.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., Alfred W. Auner is listed at 110 N. 10th St. in Philadelphia directories for 1862 and 1863., Type ornament border., First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of chorus: Gwine to run all night.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., Type ornament border., "Price one cent.", First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of chorus: Gwine to run all night., Publisher's no.: 187., Photostatic copy.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., J. Andrews was located at 38 Chatham St. from 1853 to 1859., Type ornament border., First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of chorus: Gwine to run all night.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., Type ornament border., First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of chorus: Gwine to run all night., Publisher's no.: 126.
Camptown races. Text Text
Camptown races. Text Text
Without music., Type ornament border., First line of text: Camptown ladies sing dis song., First line of chorus: Gwine to run all night., Publisher's no.: 38., Photostatic copy.
Cane brake refrains
Cane brake refrains
as sung by the inimitable Bryant's Minstrels., Without music., Illustrated cover.

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