PRELIMINARY INVENTORY ACCESSION CA6390 ROBERTA HERMAN SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri, Research Center- Columbia. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Dates: 1890s-1920s Creator: Herman, Roberta, collector Collection Size: 0.2 cubic feet Introduction Collection of sheet music largely from the Tin Pan Alley and early jazz eras. Also includes a few songs published by Missouri publishers and reprints in St. Louis newspapers. Donor Information The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by Roberta Herman. Box List Box 1 “I Only Wish You’d Tell Me Why ‘Tis So!” Malcolm Clark. Supplement to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Dec. 24, [c. 1898]. “You’re Just the Same as Ever to Me.” Albert F. Finn. Supplement to the St. Louis Post- Dispatch, Dec. 31, 1899. “Then You’ll Remember Me.” Schwarmt Ander Herz Und Andrer Mund. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, Feb. 17, 1901. “Auld Lang Syne.” Arranged by Clarence J. Raymond. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, Feb. 24, 1901. “The Harp That Once Thro Tara’s Hall.” T. More, Esq. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, March 17, 1901. “Molly Bawn.” Samuel Lover. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, April 7, 1901. “Won’t You Tell Me Why, Robin?” Claribel. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, April 14, 1901. “So Far Away.” Edward Oxenford. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, August 11, 1901. THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 6/18/2020 ACCESSION CA6390 ROBERTA HERMAN SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION “Maid of Athens.” Words by Lord Byron. Music by Henry R. Allen. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, August 18, 1901. “Who Knows if We Shall Meet Again.” Waldemar Malmene. Music Supplement of the St. Louis Republic, October 13, 1901. “Genevieve.” Earl Franklin Husted, Bertha Stanfeld. Sedalia, MO: Kauffman Music Co., 1915. “Let’s Go.” Billy Kent. St. Louis: Thurles Music Co., 1916. “A Year in Heaven: Song.” Wilhelmina Lea. Jefferson City: D.F. Thomson, 1920. “Let’s Make Believe.” Harry Harris, Larry Shay. St. Louis: Larry Conley, Inc., 1927. “A Conservation March.” William A. Lewis. Jefferson City: Missouri Department of Conservation, 1967. “The Opera Manager in Trouble. Comic Opera.” C.E. Leslie. Chicago: C.E. Leslie, 1881, 1909. “Abiding Love.” L. Denze. Chicago: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1891. “The County Fair. A Comic Quartette.” Chicago: Albright Music Co., 1896. “Columbia” An Anthem written by Clay M. Greene. Music by Victor Herbert. New York: Edward Schuberth & Co., 1898. “Daisies.” C.B. Hawley. New York: G. Schirmer, 1898. “Under the Stars and Stripes in Cuba.” Arthur M. Cohen. New York: H. Franklin Jones, Publisher, 1898. “Desperation. Comic Quartet for Mixed Voices.” Frieda Pauline Cohen. Chicago: C.E. Leslie, 1902. “The Mansion of Aching Hearts.” Arthur J. Lamb, music by Harry Von Tilzer. New York: Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Company, 1902. “Sing Me to Sleep.” Edwin Greene. Boston: Boston Music Co. Alhambra Series, 1902. “When Song is Sweet.” Gertrude Sans Souci. Minneapolis: Paul A. Schmitt Music Co., 1902. “So I Can Wait.” Thompson, C.S. Briggs. Boston: B.F. Wood Music Co., 1903. Page 2 of 5 ACCESSION CA6390 ROBERTA HERMAN SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION “Somewhere a Voice is Calling.” Eileen Newton, music by Arthur F. Tate. J.H. Larway, 1906. [Cover missing] “Sweet Memories of the Past.” Louis Drumheller. Erie, PA: Brehm Bros., 1907. “She Wears a Cross Upon Her Sleeve.” Harry C. Eldridge. Franklin, OH: Eldridge Entertainment Co., 1907. “Edelweiss Glide.” F.E. Vanderbeck. Philadelphia: Eclipse Publishing Co., 1908. “Sunbeam. Two-Step Intermezzo.” W.C. Powell. New York: Frank K. Root & Co., 1908. “I’d Rather Waltz with You.” Fred H. Babcock, music by Burton E. Fischer. Chicago: Lawrence Publishing Co., 1909. “Springtime of Love.” Moritz Moszkowski. New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. “All I Want is a Corner Lot in Hebben.” Harry C. Eldridge. Franklin, OH: Eldridge Entertainment House, 1909. “My American Beauty Rose.” Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Corset Co., 1910. “Asleep in the Deep.” A.J. Lamb, music by H.W. Petrie. New York: F.A. Mills, 1911. “While They were Dancing Around.” Joe. McCarthy, music by James V. Monaco. New York: Broadway Music Corp., 1913. “Eileen (From Old Killarney).” Allen Spurr. Indianapolis: Seidel Music Publishing Co., 1914. “Dear Soul. Hesitation Waltz.” Claude B. Yearsley. New York: M. Witmark & Son, 1914. “Chinese Blues.” Moore and Gardner. New York: Tell Taylor Music Publisher, 1915. “Norway: The Land of the Midnight Sun.” Joe. McCarthy and Fred. Fisher. New York: Leo Feist Inc., 1915. “A Forest Brook.” Carl Ganschals. Chicago: McKinley Music Co., N.D. [ca. 1915] “Sunset Echoes: Reverie Transcription by F.W. Vandersloot.” Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Publ. Co., 1916. “Trail to Sunset Valley.” L. Wolfe Gilbert, Lewis F. Muir. London: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 1916. Page 3 of 5 ACCESSION CA6390 ROBERTA HERMAN SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION “The Song of Our Land: L-I-B-E-R-T-Y.” Ted S. Barron. New York: Metropolis Music Co., 1916. “Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny!” Ed Rose, Abe. Olman. Chicago: Forster Music Publisher, 1915. [Cover badly torn] “Hawaiian Dreams.” Herbert B. Marple. San Francisco: Charles N. Daniels, 1916. “For Your Boy and My Boy.” Lyric by Gus Kahn, Music by Egbert Van Alstyne. New York: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1918. “Star of Gold.” Mana-Zucca. Boston: Boston Music Co., 1918. “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows.” William Elliott, F. Ray Comstock & Morris Gest. New York: McCarthy & Fisher, Inc., 1918. “Just a Baby’s Pray at Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There).” New York: Waterson- Berlin & Snyder, 1918. “Johnny’s in Town.” Jack Yellen, Geo. W. Meyer, Abe Olman. New York: Leo Feist Inc., 1919. “Egyptland.” Bartley Costello, James W. Casey. Chicago: Forster Music Publisher Inc., 1919. “Dardenella.” Fred. Fisher, music by Felix Bernard, Johnny S. Black. New York: McCarthy and Fisher, 1919. “The Sheik of Araby.” Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler, music by Ted Snyder. New York: Waterson-Berlin & Snyder, 1921. “My Sunny Tennessee.” Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby & Herman Ruby. New York: Waterson-Berlin & Snyder, 1921. “Stumbling: A Fox Trot Oddity.” Zez Confrey. New York: Leo Feist, Inc., 1922. “Sweet Indiana Home.” Walter Donaldson. New York: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1922. “Nobody Lied (When they said that I Cried Over You).” Karyl Norman and Hyatt Berry, music by Edwin J. Weber. New York: Jerome H. Remick, 1922. “So Long Oo-Long: How Long You Gonne Be Gone.” Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby. New York: Waterson-Berlin & Snyder Co., 1920. “Blue Hoosier Blues.” New York: Leo Feist, Inc., 1923. Page 4 of 5 ACCESSION CA6390 ROBERTA HERMAN SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION “Precious: A ‘Precious Fox Trot Song.” Raymond B. Egan, music by Stephen Pasternacki, Richard A. Whiting. New York: Leo Feist Inc., 1926. “Pagan Love Song.” Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown. New York: Robbins Music Corporation, 1929. “I’m Following You.” Dave Dreyer and Ballard Macdonald. New York: Irving Berlin, Inc., 1929. Page 5 of 5 .