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University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Historical Sketch ………………………………………………………………… 2 Scope and Content ………………………………………………………………… 3 Series Notes ………………………………………………………………………… 3 Series I: Philip B. Perry Music Scores ………………………………………… 5 A. Manuscript Scores ………………………………………………………… 5 B. Published Scores ………………………………………………………… 11 Series II: Philip B. Perry Writings ………………………………………………… 15 Series III: A.W. Perry‟s Sons Publications ………………………………………… 17 A. Perry’s Musical Magazine ………………………………………………… 17 B. Music Compositions ………………………………………………… 17 C. Catalogs and Sample Sheets ………………………………………… 24 D. Advertisements and Forms………………………………………………… 25 Series IV: Photographs ………………………………………………………… 26 Series V: Cut Art ………………………………………………………………… 26 Series VI: Articles and Financial Statements ………………………………………… 27 Series VII: Music Scores Owned by Philip B. Perry ………………………………… 27 Series VIII: Printing Plates ………………………………………………………… 28 Appendix A: Books Owned by Philip B. Perry ………………………………… 29 Appendix B: A.W. Perry‟s Sons Publications Contained in the LaBudde Special Collections‟ Sheet Music Collection ………………………………………………… 29 Appendix C: Compositions Featured in Perry’s Musical Magazine ………………… 37 MS11-A.W. Perry‟s Sons Collection 1 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION HISTORICAL SKETCH The music publishing firm of A.W. Perry's Sons was founded by Austin W. Perry (1829-1900). The firm operated in Sedalia, Missouri, from the early 1870s into the 1960s, publishing sheet music and a monthly magazine, Perry's Musical Magazine, which was issued from 1881 until the 1960s. After A.W. Perry's death, the firm was continued by his two sons, Andrew J. (d. 1945) and Philip B. (1859-1953). Andrew Perry managed the publishing operations and the retail store in Sedalia, while Philip supplied compositions from his Kansas City residence. During the 1880s, Philip Perry studied music in Austria and Germany; his Jubelfest-Marsch was published in Vienna. He composed music under his own name as well as the pseudonyms of M.W. Butler (Butler being his mother's maiden name), G. Holocombe and possibly other pseudonyms. When Andrew Perry passed away in 1945, the business was carried on by Philip Perry's grandchildren Warner A. Cory Jr. and Virginia Cory Helms. While A.W. Perry's Sons published mostly Philip B. Perry's compositions and those by amateurs, it did publish the first edition of Scott Joplin's rag, The Favorite in 1904. Most Perry publications, however, were simple arrangements of popular tunes, pedagogical pieces, or sentimental parlor music. Perry's publications were distributed nationally, mostly through mail orders. The firm closed in 1967. MS11-A.W. Perry‟s Sons Collection 2 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION SCOPE AND CONTENT The A.W. Perry's Sons Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City by Cory Helms, great-grandson of A.W. Perry, in 1991. The collection, housed in the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections, consists of material related to A.W. Perry's Sons Publishing, including material of Philip B. Perry (one of A.W.'s sons), who was a composer. Included in the collection are issues of Perry's Musical Magazine, sheet music, manuscript music scores, catalogs, advertisements, business records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, family photographs, cut art, printing plates and other miscellaneous items. SERIES NOTES Series I: Philip B. Perry Music Scores This series consists of music scores composed by Philip B. Perry, and is divided into two subseries: Manuscript Scores and Published Scores. Manuscript scores are located in box 1, folders 1-62, and box 2, folders 1-10. Published scores are located in box 2, folders 11-39, and box 3, folders 1-10. Scores are arranged alphabetically by title within each subseries. Series II: Philip B. Perry Writings This series consists of correspondence, handwritten lists and philosophical writings penned by or sent to Philip B. Perry. Material is located in box 3, folders 11-13. Correspondence, in folder 11, is arranged by date. Series III: A.W. Perry’s Sons Publications This series consists of publications related to the business of A.W. Perry‟s Sons Publishing. Material is divided into four subseries: Perry’s Musical Magazine; Music Compositions; Catalogs and Sample Sheets; and Advertisements and Forms. Copies of Perry’s Musical Magazine, a monthly magazine issued by the company, have been removed from the collection and integrated into the LaBudde Special Collections Department‟s Periodicals Collection. Music Compositions, consisting of musical works published by A.W. Perry‟s Sons, are located in box 4, folders 1-51, and box 5, folders 1-42; they are arranged alphabetically by composer‟s last name. Catalogs and Sample Sheets, consisting of material for sales endeavors, are located in box 5, folders 43-44, and box 6, folders 1-10. Advertisements and Forms, consisting of material for promotional endeavors, are located in box 6, folders 11-14. Series IV: Photographs This series consists of three family photographs; and is located in box 6, folder 15. Series V: Cut Art This series consists of pages of cut art images used by A.W. Perry‟s Sons Publishing for Perry’s Musical Magazine, sheet music imprints, promotions, advertisements, etc. Material is located in box 6, folder 16, and box 7, folders 1-2. Series VI: Articles and Financial Statements This series consists of news clippings from various publications, and a 1958 financial report. Material is located in box 7, folders 3-8. MS11-A.W. Perry‟s Sons Collection 3 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Series VII: Music Scores Owned by Philip B. Perry This series consists of miscellaneous music material owned by Philip B. Perry. Included are scores by other composers, songbooks, and other music-related publications. Material is located in box 7, folders 9-15. Series VIII: Printing Plates This series consists of printing plates for three imprints from A.W. Perry‟s Sons Publishing. Items are located in box 7, folders 16-18. Appendices A, B and C These appendices consist of supplemental information related to A.W. Perry‟s Sons Publishing. Appendix A: Books Owned by Philip B. Perry provides a short list of books owned by Philip B. Perry that are housed in the LaBudde Special Collections Department‟s general book collection. Appendix B: A.W. Perry’s Sons Publications Contained in the LaBudde Special Collections’ Sheet Music Collection lists sheet music titles commercially published by A.W. Perry‟s Sons that are housed in the LaBudde Special Collections Department‟s Sheet Music Collection; the list is arranged alphabetically by composer‟s last name. Appendix C: Compositions Featured in Perry’s Musical Magazine is an index to musical works featured in Perry’s Musical Magazine; the list is arranged chronologically by magazine issue and date. MS11-A.W. Perry‟s Sons Collection 4 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Box Folder Description CONTAINER LIST SERIES I: PHILIP B. PERRY SCORES A. Manuscript Scores Box Folder Description 1. 1. Abide With Me [n.d.]. MS [pencil]. 31.6 cm x 24 cm. 1 l., 1 pp. Voice and piano. Text by H.F. Lyte. Music by M.W. Butler [Philip B. Perry]. 2. Abide With Me [n.d.]. MS [ink]. 31.6 cm x 24 cm. 1 l., 2pp. Piano. Text by H. F. Lyte. Music by M. W. Butler [Philip B. Perry]. 3. Atlantic City Boardwalk Waltz [n.d.]. MS [pencil]. 34.5 cm x 26.9 cm. 2 l., 4 pp. Piano. 4. Beauty Bright [n.d.]. MS [ink]. 34.2 cm x 26.8 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. Includes engraving instructions (pencil). Music by G. Holocombe [Philip B. Perry]. 5. Bell Waltz [n.d.]. MS [ink]. 34.2 cm x 26.7 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. Includes engraving instructions (pencil). Music by G. Holocombe [Philip B. Perry]. 6. Belleview Waltz [n.d.]. MS [pencil]. 34.3 cm x 26.7 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. 7. Beverly Waltz 1933. MS [pencil]. 34.3 cm x 26.7 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. 8. Bird Waltz and Rossa Waltz [n.d.]. MS [pencil]. 34.5 cm x 27 cm. Bird Waltz: 2 l., 4 pp. Music by G. Gregory [Philip B. Perry]. Piano. Rossa Waltz: 2 l., 2 pp. Piano. 9. Blossom Time March [n.d.]. MS [ink]. 31.7 cm x 24 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. Music by M.W. Butler [Philip B. Perry]. 10. Conventional Waltz [n.d.]. MS [pencil]. 34.5 cm x 26.9 cm. 2 l., 3 pp. Piano. MS11-A.W. Perry‟s Sons Collection 5 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Box Folder Description 1. 11. Crimson Leaves [n.d.]. MS [pencil]. 34.5 cm x 26.5 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano 12. Crystal Mazurka 1930. MS [pencil]. 35 cm x 26.7 cm. 2 l., 3 pp. Piano. 13. Cupid Waltz 1934. MS [pencil]. 34.3 cm x 26.7 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. 14. Dafodil [sic] Waltz 1933. MS [pencil]. 34.3 cm x 26.7 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. 15. Dancing in the Moonlight [n.d.]. MS [ink]. 31.7 cm x 24 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. Includes engraving notations (ink). Music by M.W. Butler [Philip B. Perry]. 16. Doll Dance [n.d.]. MS [ink]. 34.2 cm x 26.5 cm. 1 l., 2 pp. Piano. Music by G. Holcombe [Philip B.