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Miscellaneous songs
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The Miscellaneous subseries comprises scores published between 1802 and 1896 whose subject matter may not fall neatly within the previous ten subseries.
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Military
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The Military subseries comprises sheet music published in the United States between 1900 and 1945. The scores shed light on aspects of World War I and World War II. Also included are scores dedicated to the American Civil War, foreign military campaigns, and other aspects of military life. A portion of scores, though military-related, is also patriotic in nature. Scores about World War I (WWI) touch upon bravery; enlistments, deployments, and homecomings; the French, liberty; nostalgia; romance; branches of the United States military; patriotism; and the Red Cross. To note are scores about the battle of Marne; General John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I; and Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. Also included are scores by popular Canadian composer and lyricist Lieutenant Gitz Rice, including Dear Old Pal of Mine, and Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy. The scores within the World War II (WWII) category were published between 1939 and 1945 and have a similar focus as those covering WWI, but with a heavy focus on victory. Subjects specifically covered include artillery, branches of the U.S. military, enlistment, homecomings, Kaiser Wilhelm II, patriotism, romance, war bonds, and the Women's Army Corps. (WAC). To note are comic songs der Fuehrer's Face, from the Walt Disney motion picture Donald Duck in Nutzi Land, written and composed by Oliver Wallace, and G.I. Jive, originally composed and performed by Johnny Mercer. Also included is the score Nimitz and Halsey and Me!, dedicated to five-star fleet admirals Chester W. Nimitz and William Bull Halsey, Jr. Other scores within the subseries focus on the American Revolution, the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War, the Second Boer War, and the Spanish-American War.
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Travel
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The Travel subseries comprises sheet music dating from 1900 to 1962 and is dedicated to travel within the United States (U.S.) and abroad. Numerous scores focus on U.S. travel destinations, including California and New York. Additionally, there are scores dedicated to foreign travel destinations, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, England, Europe, Mexico, and Polynesia. This subseries also includes a folder of travel-related scores with inconspicuous destinations.
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Transportation
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The Transportation subseries comprises sheet music published between 1900 and 1956 and focuses on innovative modes of transportation in 20th-century America. This includes airplanes, airships, automobiles, balloons, cable cars, jitneys, motorcycles, railroads, rolling chairs, streetcars, taxis, and wagons. Included are scores about American aviator, officer, and author Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974).
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Sports and leisure
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The Sports and leisure subseries comprises sheet music published between 1829 and 1899 and is specifically dedicated to sporting and leisurely activities popular in nineteenth century America. Among the scores are pieces dedicated to archery, baseball, boating, billiards, gambling, croquet, equestrianism, fireworks, fishing, hunting, rowing, shooting, skating, and trapping. Notable scores within this subseries include "Minnesota Boat Club March," published in 1893 and composed by Emile Oberhoffer; seven copies of "Light may the Boat row," published between 1836 and 1841 and arranged by John Watson; and six copies of "The Mellow Horn," published between 1830 and 1855 and composed and performed by Mr. Jones.
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Industry and professions
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The Industry and professions subseries comprises sheet music published between 1900 and 1992. Materials cover a broad range of topics, including education, fashion, finance, firefighting, food and beverage, horticulture, household, maritime, film, printing and publishing, and industry. Topics to note include odes to Berkley, Stanford, Princeton, the University of Washington, Yale, as well as aspects of academic life. There are also scores dedicated to fashion, highlighting a variety of trendy clothing styles worn during the 20th-century. The scores devoted to finance and firefighting focus on currency, firefighters, and the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903 (Chicago, Illinois). Scores devoted to horticulture and the household focus on flowers, plants, and household items. Other scores cover popular food choices and beverages, including Budweiser beer, as well as grocery stores and eateries. The maritime scores featured in this subseries place emphasis on seafaring life and steamships. Included topics are the Panama Canal, the steamers Island Queen, Virginia, Lusitania, Titanic, and Whipoorwill. The scores centering on other industries highlight the New York Press and the Pittsburgh Gazette. Lastly, the subseries incorporates a number of scores dedicated to titans of industry, including Miracle Man dedicated to American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison, The Copper King dedicated to American businessman and author Thomas W. Lawson, and The Steel King dedicated to American steel magnate Charles M. Schwab.
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