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The story of the Centennial of 1876 : golden anniversary

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    1876 Centennial

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of the papers of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert. Chiefly correspondence, the collection also contains manuscripts (including diaries, address books of woman suffrage workers, poetry and music), printed matter and ephemera, large scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, some photographs, and an extensive collection of pamphlets and broadsides on the topic of woman suffrage.

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  • 1776. Centennial fourth. 1876

    1776. Centennial fourth. 1876

    Visual Materials

    Image of a program for the Centennial celebration of the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, July 4th, 1876; program is filled with advertisements for various dealers, services, and manufacturers; an image of a bust of George Washington in a circular frame decorated with 21 stars and an eagle rests in a field with a harvest of corn, pumpkins, and miscellaneous tools at top center.

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    Fairs and expositions: 1876 Centennial

    Visual Materials

    The Jay T. Last sheet music collection consists of approximately 34,950 scores dating from 1794 to 1998. It includes a wide range of American popular music styles, as well as scores published outside of the United States. The collection encompasses ballads, blues, comic songs, jazz, minstrel scores, military scores, patriotic melodies, pop, ragtime compositions, religious hymns, rhythm and blues hits, show tunes, soul music, and 1960s surf music. The scores comprise various editions of lyrical and instrumental compositions, some of which are ornately designed and, in some cases, bear the signatures of creators and performers. Many of the scores have sellers' marks printed on the covers. Some of the names found in the nineteenth-century series overlap with those in the twentieth-century series. It is also important to note that this collection contains historical images and language that some library users may find harmful, offensive, or inappropriate.

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