"Dusky Sleep-Song" Sheet Music (SC-320)
Content Description
The collection consists of sheet music for a single piece of music: “Dusky Sleep-Song,” with words by Paul Laurence Dunbar and music by Grace A. Hammon. The music was published in 1922 by Theodore Presser Co., 1712 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- Creation: 1922
Creator
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 (Person)
- Hammon, Grace A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872. He self-published his first book of poems, Oak and Ivy in 1893. He published several poetry books, novels, and short stories through conventional publishers, and he contributed song lyrics as well. He became was one of the first African American poets to gain national recognition. His health deteriorated in 1898, and he died in 1906 in Dayton, Ohio, from tuberculosis.
Of Grace A. Hammon, little is known, but she seems to have lived in Pennsylvania.
Extent
0.05 linear feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of sheet music for a single piece of music: “Dusky Sleep-Song,” with words by Paul Laurence Dunbar and music by Grace A. Hammon.
Arrangement
The arrangement consists of a single item.
Other Finding Aids
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/sc320.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The item was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by Ann Eisenstein of Vero Beach, Florida, in June 2018.
- Title
- Guide to "Dusky Sleep-Song" Sheet Music (SC-320)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2018 July 18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
