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Title
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Sheet Music Covers
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Description
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File contains color photocopies of the covers of 20 pieces of sheet music with local connections. Also contains one original sheet music cover. Contains five covers of songs by James Scott and published by Stark Music Company, three covers of songs by Charles L. Johnson and published by him and Jenkins Music Company, three covers of songs by Euday L. Bowman published by Jenkins Music Company, and others.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Carl Hoffman Music Company
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Description
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Folder contains a small, illustrated advertisement for the Carl Hoffman Music Co. of Kansas City, Missouri. Features the song "With Fire and Sword" by Charles L. Johnson, giving the first four lines of music. Pianos and other music titles available for sale are also listed.
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Date
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1901
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC59 Local Sheet Music Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection of 49 boxes is arranged by imprint and state: Missouri, Kansas, and outside the local area and then by city, with the two largest groupings for Kansas City and St. Louis. Within the Kansas City arrangement is a separate category for Jenkins Music Company and for Charles Johnson. Local composers besides Charles Johnson include Scott Joplin, Carl Hoffman, Charles N. Daniels, and others. The type of music includes traditional music of the time period with emphasis on ragtime selections. The bulk of the music is published but there are some original, handwritten compositions. Also included are songs about Kansas City as well as sheet music covers with illustrations depicting Kansas City.
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Date
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1880/1960~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Ragtime Rascals
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Description
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Helen Hein reminisces about her second cousin Charles L. Johnson, composer of the first ragtime hit Dill Pickles that sold over one million copies of sheet music.
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Date
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2004-01
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Object Type
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Newsletter Article
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Title
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SC227 Phillip A. Stewart Charles L. Johnson Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains various sheet music composed by Charles L. Johnson and additional composers dating from 1895 to 1947. The sheet music consists of ragtime, cakewalks, waltzes, novelty, and two-step. The items in this collection were gathered by a local collector, Philip Stewart.
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Date
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1895/2009
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Object Type
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Finding Aid