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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Canteen songster
Canteen songster
Without music., At head of title: Companion to the "Shoddy songster.", Illustrated wrapper.
Celebrated and original Christy's Minstrels
Celebrated and original Christy's Minstrels
Without music., Cover title., At head of title: The celebrated and original Christy's Minstrels.
Champagne Charlie and Coal Oil Tommy songster
Champagne Charlie and Coal Oil Tommy songster
Without music; tunes indicated., Illustrated wrappers.
Champion songster
Champion songster
For voice (1-2), unaccompanied., Words in part printed as text without music; tunes indicated by title., Cover title., Includes biographical sketch of Johnny Roach.
Cheer up, Sam!, or, Sarah Bell. Text Text
Cheer up, Sam!, or, Sarah Bell. Text Text
Without music., Auner-Johnson border., First line of text: Oh! down in Alabama., First line of chorus: Cheer up Sam! now don't let your spirits go down.
Chirsty's Minstrels book of words
Chirsty's Minstrels book of words
Without music., "Patronized by royality and the nobility."
Christmas party songster
Christmas party songster
Without music., Cover title; pages uncut, unfolds to single sheet., At head of title: New song book for 1858, containing all the popular songs.
Christy's Minstrels songs
Christy's Minstrels songs
Without music., Illustrated wrapper., "Patronized by royality and the nobility."
Christy's Minstrels, etc
Christy's Minstrels, etc
Words of the songs, glees, ballads, madrigals, choruses, &c., &c., selections from which are sung every evening, Evans's, Covent Garden -- The Vauxhall companion -- War among the Blacks, a full report of the celebrated Chancery suit, Montague & Wilson versus Moore, Crocker, Ritter, and Hamilton, proprietors and managers of the Christy Minstrels -- The original Christy's Minstrels complete repertoire of plantation melodies, from which the programme of each evening is selected -- Complete repertoire of the songs, ballads and plantation melodies sung by the veritable and legitimate Christy Mistrels -- The Oxford, annals of old and new., Without music., Spine title., Words of the songs, glees, ballads, madrigals, choruses, &c., &c., selections from which are sung every evening, Evans's, Covent Garden., Vauxhall companion., War among the Blacks., Full report of the celebrated Chancery suit, Montague & Wilson versus Moore, Crocker, Ritter, and Hamilton, proprietors and managers of the Christy Minstrels., Original Christy's Minstrels complete repertoire of plantation melodies from which the programme of each evening is selected., Complete repertoire of the songs, ballads, and plantation melodies sung by the veritable and legitimate Christy Minstrels., Oxford : annals of old and new.
Christy's and White's Ethiopian melodies
Christy's and White's Ethiopian melodies
George Christy & Wood's melodies, as sung by their unique company,at Minstrel Hall -- White's new illustrated Melodeon song book -- White's new book of plantation melodies -- White's new Ethiopian song book -- White's Serenaders' song book., Each section has special title page., Without music., George Christy & Wood's melodies, as sung by their unique company., White's new illustrated Melodeon song book., White's new book of plantation melodies., White's new Ethiopian song book., White's Serenaders' song book., Ethiopian melodies.

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