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20th Century Sheet Music
by Various (1901 – 1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These early 20th century music sheets contain the words and scores for songs that date between 1901 and 1945. Many of the songs were from popular film and stage productions including: Naughty Marietta, Show Boat, Porgy & Bess, The Big Broadcast of 1937, Suzy, San Francisco, The Jungle Princess, Maytime, Babes In Arms, The Great Waltz, The Girl of the Golden West, Cotton Glub Parade, Higher and Higher, and Carousel. Covers for the sheet music include illustrations and images from the film. The sheet music is ordered chronologically.
James Welsh collection
by Welsh, James (1940 – 2016)
82 cartons, 76 drawers (165 linear feet)
Dr. James M. Welsh joined the English faculty at Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) in 1971 and co-founded Literature/Film Quarterly in 1973 with Tom Erskine. For many years, he reviewed films in local newspapers and television. The James Welsh Collection includes Welsh's film reviews from the 1970s to 2013, as well as approximately 2600 film press kits, lobby cards, and press books that were used to write the reviews and 600 u-matic videotape audiovisual press kits used for television. Also included are many film studies journals that date from the 1940s to 2009, an almost complete run of the Literature/Film Quarterly from 1973 to 2009, and teaching materials used in film studies classes. Film titles are included in the inventory.
Peter Whaley Collection
by Whaley, Peter W. (1922 – 1932)
6 folders (0.6 linear feet)
The Peter Whaley Collection contains information about National Parks, publications on exploration, and a patriotic film dating from 1922 to 1932. Included in the collection are travel guides for Yosemite, Sequoia, General Grant, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone National Parks. There is also an illustrated guide to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. Additionally are two publications, "Billy and Jane Explorers" by James Speed and "Dodge-Lackey Geography of Delaware" by Harter Earley. Finally, there is a 16mm silent film of "Yankee Doodle."