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Table of Contents

Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1Scope and Contents note................................................................................................ 2Arrangement note............................................................................................................ 2Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3

Subseries 12.1: Trees, 1833-1969, undated............................................................ 3Subseries 12.2: Plants and Flowers, 1840-1979, undated...................................... 4Subseries 12.3: Animals, 1831-1984, undated...................................................... 11Subseries 12.4: Fish, Mermaids, and Aquatic Animals, 1832-1978, undated........ 15Subseries 12.5: Birds, 1834-1976, undated........................................................... 15Subseries 12.6: Insects and Spiders, 1834-1980, undated.................................... 19Subseries 12.7: Ephemera, 1901-1987, undated................................................... 20

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music,Series 12: Plants and Animals

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Collection Overview

Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Title: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series12: Plants and Animals

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0300.S12

Date: 1831-1984, undated

Extent: 40 boxes

Creator: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997

Language: English

Summary: Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheetmusic with lithographs at an early age. Series 12: Plants and Animalscontains approximately 4,000 pieces of sheet music and othermaterials documenting the development of and popular attitudestowards plants and animals in the United States. An overview to theentire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collectionof Illustrated American Sheet Music.

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Image(s): Plants and Animals

Administrative Information

Acquisition InformationThis collection was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 from Sam and Nancy LeeDeVincent.

Materials in Other OrganizationsSam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University,Bloomington, Indiana

This collection contains duplicates of materials in the Smithsonian collection, as well asmaterials acquired by Mr. DeVincent after the donation to the Smithsonian. The phonographrecords described above were transferred to the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American HistoryDonald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Sheet Music andReference Material, 1843-2010 (AC1211)

Forms Part OfSeries 12: Plants and Animals forms part of the

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.

An ongoing, updated list of DeVincent topical series is available

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Preferred CitationThe Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, NationalMuseum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

RestrictionsCollection is open for research.

Conditions Governing UseCollection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guaranteesconcerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Centercost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents

Series 12, Plants and Animals, 1831-1984, undated, contains approximately 4,000 pieces of sheet musicand other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards plants and animals inthe United States. The materials are grouped by subject and arranged alphabetically by title within eachfolder unless otherwise noted in the container list. The dates of the sheet music refer to the copyright ofthe music and not to the subject on the cover, songwriter's life, or other events. In addition, there is onebox of ephemera arranged in the same subseries order as the music listing, which is described followingthe container list.

Material related to this series within the DeVincent Collection may be found in Series 8, Geography; Series13, Business, Commerce, and Law; and Series 14, Calendar, Time and Weather.

Arrangement

Arranged in 7 subseries.

• 12.1: Trees• 12.2: Plants and Flowers• 12.3: Animals• 12.4: Fish, Mermaids, and Aquatic Animals• 12.5: Birds• 12.6: Insects and Spiders• 12.7: Ephemera


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Container Listing

Subseries 12.1: Trees, 1833-1969, undatedSubseries 1, Trees, 1833-1969, undated, includes all titles with the words: Arbor, Branches, Forest,Leaves, Timber, Twigs, Trees and Woods. There are also two Wood Nymph songs in Folders A and B.Magnolias, Oaks, Pines, and Willows have their own folders. The two folders with miscellaneous treetitles, for example, Beech, Birch, Chestnut, are arranged alphabetically by type of tree and not by the firstword of the title.

Box 1, Folder A-C Arbor, Forest, and Woods titles, 1841-1947, undated

Box 1, Folder A A - V25 itemsIncludes: "Blacksmith in the Woods," "Dance of the Wood Nymphs," and"Timber Auction Polka."

Box 1, Folder B W22 itemsIncludes: "Woodland Beauty," "Woodland Charms," and "Woodland Echoes."

Box 1, Folder C Folio: "Woodland Sketches."3 items

Box 1, Folder D Tree, Branches, and Twig titles, 1881-1965, undated41 itemsIncludes: "Sweet Mama Tree Top Tall," "Trees," "Under the Woo-woo

Box 2, Folder E Leaf and Leaves titles, 1878-1946, undated30 itemsIncludes: "I'm Tying the Leaves So They Won't Come Down" and "When theGreen Leaves Turn to Gold."

Box 2, Folder F Magnolia Trees, 1839-19369 itemsIncludes: "Magnolias in the Moonlight" from Follow Your Heart.

Box 2, Folder G Oak Trees, 1905-1956, undated16 itemsIncludes: "Cinco Robles" ("Five Oaks") and "'Neath the Old Acorn Tree, SweetEstelle."

Box 2, Folder H Pine Trees, 1894-1969, undated26 itemsIncludes: "The Pine: A Slight Mistake," "Pine Tree, Pine Over Me," and"Whispering Pines" from Echoes of Broadway.

Box 2, Folder I Willow Trees, 1833-1964, undated29 itemsIncludes: "Willow Weep for Me," "Wind in the Willow," and "The Wind in theWillows" from Charles B. Cochran's 1930 Review.


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Box 2, Folder J-K Specific Trees, Miscellaneous, 1852-1961, undatedNote: titles are alphabetized by type of tree, not by first word. Also: see 12.2 foradditional apple titles.

Box 3, Folder J A - E23 itemsIncludes: "When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandy," "A-round [sic] theCorner (Beneath the Berry Tree)," and "When the Cherry Blossoms Fall" fromThe Royal Vagabond.

Box 3, Folder K H-Y32 itemsIncludes: "Old Hickory March," "Stop Beatin' 'Round the Mulberry Tree," and"By the Sycamore Tree" from In London.

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Subseries 12.2: Plants and Flowers, 1840-1979, undatedSubseries 2, Plants and Flowers, 1840-1979, undated, includes all titles with the words: Blossom,Bouquet, Flower, Garden, and Petal. The following have their own folders: Apples, Buttercups, Clover,Daisy/Marguerite, Edelweiss, Lilacs, Lily, Pansies, Primroses, Roses, Tulips, and Violets. The fivefolders with miscellaneous flower/plant titles, for example, Amaranthus, Amaryllis, Arbutus, are arrangedalphabetically by species and not by the first word of the title.

Box 3, Folder A-E Garden titles, 1858-1979, undated

Box 3, Folder A-D Songs

Box 3, Folder A A - G25 itemsIncludes: "At the Flower Garden Shimmy Ball," "Come into the Garden,Maud," and "The Flower Garden Ball" from When Claudia Smiles.

Box 3, Folder B I21 itemsIncludes: "In an Old Dutch Garden," "In the Garden of Romance" fromMiss Springtime, and "In the Garden of Your Heart."

Box 3, Folder C J-W29 itemsIncludes: "The Little Garden in Our Back Yard" about World War II VictoryGardens, "One More Walk Around the Garden" from Carmelina, "ThePalace Garden Polka," and "There Are Fairies in Our Garden."

Box 4, Folder D Multiple Editions and Folio19 itemsContains: "In the Garden of Tomorrow," "The Little Old Garden," andGarden Songs.

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27 itemsIncludes: "Country Gardens," "In a Monastery Garden," and "In theLuxembourg Gardens."

Box 4, Folder F-K Flower, Blossom, Bouquet titles, 1847-1928, undated

Box 4, Folder F A - "Flower…"36 itemsIncludes: "Buds and "Blossoms," "Cancel the Flowers," "Fleurs d'Amour," and"The Flower of the Field."

Box 4, Folder G Contains: multiple editions of "Flower Song" by Gustave Lange.23 items

Box 5, Folder H "Flowerland" - L34 itemsIncludes: "Flowers for Madame," "Hearts and Flowers," and "Just a FadedFlower."

Box 5, Folder I M - S26 itemsIncludes: "Only a Dear Little Flower," "Only a Little Flower," and "Only aWithered Bouquet."

Box 5, Folder J T - Y17 itemsIncludes: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers,"and "You're Just a Flower from an Old Bouquet."

Box 5, Folder K Folio, Little Flower Pieces2 items

Box 5, Folder L-O Apples, 1883-1975, undatedAlso see 12.1, Folder J for additional "apple" titles.

Box 6, Folder L A34 itemsIncludes: "An Apple a Day" from This Mad Whirl, five "Apple Blossom" titles,"The Apple Don't Fall Far from the Tree," and "Apple Sauce."

Box 6, Folder M B - M34 itemsIncludes: "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree," "Eve Wasn't Modest Till She AteThat Apple," "The Green Apple," and "Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie."

Box 6, Folder N O - Y42 itemsIncludes: "Oh Such Apple Sauce," "Shoo-fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy," and"You're Not the Only Apple on the Apple Tree."

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15 itemsIncludes: "Apple Song" from Melody Time, six "Johnny Appleseed" titles, andfolio, Johnny Appleseed Comes to Town.

Box 7, Folder P Buttercups, 1879-192310 itemsIncludes: "Broken Buttercups" from The Garden Comedy and "Sweet LittleButtercup."

Box 7, Folder Q Clover, 1896-193235 itemsIncludes: "Clover Blossoms" (cover photo of Snooks, of the Memphis Ramblers),"I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover," and "Sweet Clover."

Box 7, Folder R Cornflowers, undated, multiple editions of "Corn Flower Waltzes."9 items

Box 7, Folder S-T Daisies and Marguerites, 1858-1933, undated

Box 7, Folder S A-Y37 itemsIncludes: "Dear Little Daisy" from Princess Beggar, "My Shasta Daisy," and"Tell Me Pretty Daisy" from Hamlet II.

Box 7, Folder T Contains: multiple editions of "I'm Knee Deep in Daisies."5 items

Box 8, Folder U Edelweiss, 1888-1936, undated30 itemsIncludes: "Edelweiss (Glide)" by Vanderbeck and "Where the Edelweiss IsBlooming" from Hanky-Panky. Also see Series 8: Geography/Austria.

Box 8, Folder V Lilacs, 1892-194517 itemsIncludes: "Lilac Domino" from Lilac Domino and "We'll Gather Lilacs."

Box 8, Folder W Lilies, Lily of the Valley, and Water Lilies, 1865-1949, undated27 itemsNote: "lily" is sometimes spelled "lilly.' Includes: "Somewhere in France Is theLily," "The Story of the Lily and the Dew" from The Show Girl.

Box 8, Folder X Pansies, 1883-191918 itemsIncludes: "Only a Pansy Blossom," "Pansy" from Hans and Nix, and "PansyFaces" from Mother Goose.

Box 8, Folder Y Primroses, 1878-1905, undated11 itemsIncludes: Beethoven's "Primrose Waltz."

Box 8, Folder Z-JJJ Roses, 1847-1977, undated

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Note: sometimes "rose" refers to the name and not the flower.

Box 9, Folder Z A - B44 itemsIncludes: "Ashes of Roses," "Baby Rose," "Buy My Rose," and "By theRiver of Roses."

Box 9, Folder AA C - G36 itemsIncludes: "Drooping Rose," "Everythinng's Coming Up Roses" fromGypsy, two "Faded Rose" titles, "Fallen Roses," and "Garden of Roses."

Box 9, Folder BB Contains: multiple editions of "The Garden of Roses."20 items

Box 9, Folder CC Contains: multiple editions of "Garland of Old Fashioned Roses."21 items

Box 10, Folder DD H - "If…"38 itemsIncludes: "I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden," "I Never Promised Youa Rose Garden," and "If All the Girls Were Roses."

Box 10, Folder EE "I'll…" - "It…"35 itemsIncludes: "I'll Change the Thorns to Roses," "The Island of Roses andLove," two titles each of "In a Garden of Roses" and "In a Rose Garden,"and "In the Beautiful Garden of Dreamland."

Box 10, Folder FF Contains: multiple editions of "In the Heart of a Rose," "In the Valley ofRoses with You," and "June Brought the Roses."22 items

Box 10, Folder GG J - "Lingering…"32 itemsIncludes: "Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland," "Just Like aRose," "Let's Make Love Among the Roses" from The Yankee Girl and"Life Isn't All Roses, Rosie."

Box 11, Folder HH Contains: multiple editions of "The Last Rose of Summer," "Looking at theWorld (Through Rose-Colored Glasses)," and "Love Sends a Little Gift ofRoses."29 items

Box 11, Folder I I "Little…" - "Mexicali…"31 itemsIncludes: "Love Among Roses" and "Love Is Like a Red Red Rose" fromHe Came from Milwaukee.

Box 11, Folder J J Contains: multiple editions of "The Mission and the Rose," "Moonlight andRoses," "The Moonlight, the Rose, and You," and "My Beautiful Rose."28 items


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Box 11, Folder KK "Midnight…" - "My Southern…"41 itemsIncludes: "Mighty Lak' a Rose," "My American BeautyRose" (compliments of the Kalamazoo Corset Co.), and "My BlushingRose" from Seeing New York.

Box 12, Folder LL N - Q35 itemsIncludes: "O My Love's Like a Red Rose" from Rob Roy Macgregor, "Onlya Rose" from The Vagabond King, "Only a Rosebud," and "The QueenRose."

Box 12, Folder MM "Rainbow…" - "Rose Dreams"44 itemsIncludes: "Rambling Rose," "Red Roses for a Blue Lady," and "The Rose"from The Kiss Burgler.

Box 12, Folder NN "Rose Fable" - "Rose of the Lane"33 itemsIncludes: "Rose, Just Suppose," and three "Rose of My Heart" titles.

Box 12, Folder OO Contains: multiple editions of "Rose in the Bud" and "Roses Bloom forLovers" from The Rose Maid.19 items

Box 13, Folder PP "Rose of the Moonlight" - "A Roseleaf…"23 itemsIncludes: "Rose of the Mountain," "Rose of the Mountain Trail," and "Roseof the Rio Grande."

Box 13, Folder QQ "Roses" - "Roses, Tulips, Pansies"35 itemsIncludes: five "Roses" titles, two "Roses and Memories" titles, and two"Roses of Love" titles. "Roses Remind Me of You" is in the over-size box.

Box 13, Folder RR Contains: multiple editions of "Roses of Picardy."15 items

Box 13, Folder SS "Rosetime Rose" - "The Star…"33 itemsIncludes: two "Rosy Cheeks" titles, "Scanlan's Rose Song" from The IrishMinstrel, and "Second Hand Rose" from Ziegfeld Follies of 1921. .

Box 14, Folder TT "Story…" - "Tell…"36 itemsIncludes: "The Story of the Rose" from The Last of the Rohans, "SugarRose," and "Tell the Rose" from Follies of the Day.

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38 itemsIncludes: "There's Something About a Rose" from The Merry Malones,"The Thorn, the Rose, and You," and "Throw Me a Rose" from Little MissSpringtime.

Box 14, Folder VV "Vamping Rose" - "When the Sweet…"40 itemsIncludes: "La Vie en Rose," "When the Dew Is on the Rose," and "Whenthe Frost Is on the Flower."

Box 15, Folder WW "When the Twilight…" - "Wrapped…"35 itemsIncludes: "Where the Red, Red Roses Grow" from The Hamtree and "TheWind and the Beam Lov'd the Rose" from Last Days of Pompeii

Box 15, Folder XX Y and Folios17 itemsIncludes: "You're Just Like a Rose" from Good Times, "You're Just aWilted Rose," and a folio, The Story of the Pink Rose."

Box 15, Folder YY-JJJ

Roses, Instrumental Compositions

Box 15, Folder YY A9 itemsIncludes: "American Beauty Waltz" and "American Beauty Waltzes."

Box 15, Folder ZZ B21 itemsIncludes: "The Bridal Rose," "Bridal Roses," and "Brides and Roses."

Box 15, Folder AAA C-F25 itemsIncludes: "Cinnamon Rose Polka" and "Dance of the Rosebuds."

Box 16, Folder BBB Contains: multiple editions of "Garland of Roses" and "Heather Rose" byGustave Lange.24 items

Box 16, Folder CCC G - L26 itemsIncludes: "Heather Rose" by Losey and "Love and Roses."

Box 16, Folder DDD Contains: multiple editions of "The Last Rose of Summer."13 items

Box 16, Folder EEE M - "Romance…"26 itemsIncludes: "Moss Rose," "Queen of Roses" (mazurka and waltz editions),and "Red Rose."

Box 17, Folder FFF "Rose" - "Rose in…"


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17 itemsIncludes: four "La Rose" titles and two "Rose Dreams" titles.

Box 17, Folder GGG "Rose-land…" - "Rose Queen"25 itemsIncludes: four "Rose Leaves" titles and two "Rose Petals" titles.

Box 17, Folder HHH "Rose Schottisch" - "Roses and…"26 itemsIncludes: two "Rose Tints" titles, and several "Rosebud(s)" titles.

Box 17, Folder I I I "Roses Desire" - "Sweeter..."31 itemsIncludes: "Roses in the Rain" and two "Rosetime" titles.

Box 18, Folder J J J "Talon Rouge" - W31 itemsIncludes: "To a Wild Rose," "Wayside Rose," and "Whispering Roses."

Box 18, Folder KKK Tulips, 1905-1958, undated33 itemsIncludes: "Ask Her in Tulip Time" from The Girl on the Magazine [sic], "Take aTip from the Tulip" from Radio City Revels, and "Tip-toe Thro' the Tulips withMe" from Gold Diggers of Broadway.

Box 18, Folder LLL-MMM

Violets, 1840-1951, undated

Box 18, Folder LLL B - S30 itemsIncludes: "I'd Rather Be a Violet," "The Message of the Violet" from ThePrince of Pilsen, and "Shy Little Violet" from The Queen of the Moulin Rouge.

Box 18, Folder MMM V - W23 itemsIncludes: four "The Violet" titles and four "Violets" titles, one from The LittleDuchess.

Specific Plants and Flowers, Miscellaneous, 1843-1955, undatedNote: titles are alphabetized by flower, not by title. Also, there are variations inthe spellings.

Box 19, Folder NNN A - D27 itemsIncludes: songs about amaranthus, arbutus, cowslips, and dahlias.

Box 19, Folder OOO F - G26 itemsIncludes: songs about forget-me-nots, gladioli and goldenrod.

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30 itemsIncludes: songs about hollyhocks, hyacinths, and irises.

Box 19, Folder QQQ L - O22 itemsIncludes: songs about lavender, lotus, myrtle, and orchids.

Box 20, Folder RRR P - W29 itemsIncludes: "The Thorn" and songs about petunias, poppies, sloe, vines, andwallflowers.


Subseries 12.3: Animals, 1831-1984, undatedSubseries 3, Animals, 1831-1984, undated, includes all titles with Animals and related words such as Ark,Jungle, and Safari. Circus and Zoo items are in Series 11, Entertainment. The following have their ownfolders: Bears, Cats, Cattle/Oxen, Dogs, Donkey/Burro/Jackass, Frogs/Toads, Goats, Horses, Kangaroos,Lions/Tigers, Mouse/Rat, Mules, Pigs, Primates, Sheep, and Squirrels. The one folder with miscellaneousspecies, for example, Buffalo, Chipmunk, Crocodile, is arranged alphabetically by species, not by thefirst word of the title. Cattle, sheep, and pigs are also found in Series 13, Business, Commerce, and Law,subseries 2, Farm, Food, and Tobacco.

Box 20, Folder A-B Animal titles, 1908-1967Note: for Circus and Zoo items, see Series 11: Entertainment.

Box 20, Folder A Songs and Instrumental Compositions21 itemsIncludes: "Animals Are Better off Than Humans Today" from Adele, "I'm JustWild about Animal Crackers," and "Rita" from Jungle Menace.

Box 20, Folder B Folios2 itemsContains: Animals in Picture Story and Song and Songs 'bout Animals 'nThings for Children.

Box 20, Folder C Bears, 1856-195619 itemsIncludes: "Fuzzy Wuzzy," "The Polar Bear Polka," and "Rootie Tootie Tootie."Also see Teddy Bears in Series 9, Domestic and Community Life.

Box 20, Folder D-G Cats, 1871-1982, undated

Box 20, Folder D A - D34 itemsIncludes: "The Black Cat Dance," "The Cat Came Back," "The Cat's Parade,""Dance of Hoo-hoo," and "Dingbat, the Singing Cat."

Box 21, Folder E E - L32 itemsIncludes: four "Fraidy Cat" titles, "He's the Cat's Meow," "The Lodging HouseCat," and "It Looks Like Something the Cat Brought In."


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Box 21, Folder F M - S36 itemsIncludes: "My Cat Fell in the Well," "On the Backyard Fence," and "The Owland the Pussy Cat."

Box 21, Folder G T - Y17 itemsIncludes: "The Tortured Thomas Cat" from The Tenderfoot, and "Where theGood Cats Go."

Box 21, Folder H-I Cattle and Oxen, 1858-1969, undatedNote: Dairy and Milkmaid items in Series 12.2, Folder J.

Box 21, Folder H A - I31 itemsIncludes: "Aw Moo (Cow's Torch Song)," "A Cow, a Plough, and a Frau!" and"Cows May Come and Cows May Go but the Bull Goes on Forever."

Box 21, Folder I J - Y28 itemsIncludes: "Maggie, the Cows Are in the Clover," "Mary Took the Calves to theDairy Show," and "Molly, Come Drive the Cows Home." Also see "Dairy" and"Milkmaid" in Series 13, subseries 2, Farming, Food and Tobacco.

Box 21, Folder J-N Dogs, 1843-1982, undated

Box 22, Folder J A - E41 itemsIncludes: "Another Old Dog in the Race," four "Bow-wow" titles, and "EveryLittle Dog Must Have Its Day" from Old Limerick Town.

Box 22, Folder K F - L40 itemsIncludes: "Gotta See a Man about a Dog," "If You Love Me, Love My Dog,"and "I'm Nuts about Mutts."

Box 22, Folder L M - P43 itemsIncludes: "Multiplicity" from Benji, "Old Faithful," and "Old Shep," and "OldYeller."

Box 22, Folder M R - T36 itemsIncludes: "Salty Dog Blues" and "Two Little Boys and a Dog."

Box 23, Folder N W36 itemsIncludes: "Walkin' the Dog," "What D'ye Mean You Lost Yer Dog," "TheWhistler and His Dog," and "Who Speaks First."

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40 itemsIncludes: "The Donkey Serenade" from Firefly, two "Jackass Blues" titles, "MaSays I Can't Go for a Ride," and "Mickey Meehan's Donkey."

Box 23, Folder P-R Frogs and Toads, 1871-1979, undated

Box 23, Folder P A - F38 itemsIncludes: three "Bullfrog Serenade" titles, "Five and Twenty Frogs," "FrogKissin'," and "Frog on a Log."

Box 23, Folder Q Contains: multiple editions of "Frolic of the Frogs."16 items

Box 24, Folder R G - W40 itemsIncludes: two "Leap Frog" titles, "Pollywogs," "The Scientific Frog," and"Where the Horny Toads Play."

Box 24, Folder S Goats, 1866-1950, undated10 itemsIncludes: "Esmeralda," "Mary Had a William Goat" and "Somebody's Got MyGoat."

Box 24, Folder T-X Horses, 1831-1970, undatedNote: includes titles with "buggy," "filly," "mare," and "pony." Also see Series 16,Country, Western, and Folk.

Box 24, Folder T A - F32 itemsIncludes: "Better Get off Your High Horse," "Boots and Saddles," "Danny andHis Hobby Horse," and "Don't Change Horses."

Box 24, Folder U G-H39 itemsIncludes: "Get Yourself a Horse," "Hold Your Horses!" and "The Horsetrader'sSong."

Box 25, Folder V I - N34 itemsIncludes: "I Walked Back from the Buggy Ride," "The Knight of the RavenBlack Plume," "Mairzy Doats," and "Mrs. Astor's Horse."

Box 25, Folder W O - R29 itemsIncludes: "Oh Mount Thy Bright and Gallant Steed," "The Old Grey Mare (theWhiffle Tree)," and "The Rough Riders."

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Box 25, Folder Y Kangaroos, 1900-196012 itemsIncludes: "A Kangaroo Hop" and "Who Kicked the Kangaroo Down inKankatee?"

Box 25, Folder Z Lions and Tigers, 1889-197214 itemsIncludes: "Bell Song" from The Ladies Lion, "Don't Go in the Lion's CageTonight," and "Tiger Rag."

Box 26, Folder AA Mouse and Rat, 1881-196211 itemsIncludes: "My Little White Rat" and "Poor as a Church Mouse."

Box 26, Folder BB Mules, 1881-197033 itemsIncludes: "Dat Ole Bay Mule of Mine!" "Don't Be a Mule, Frances," "I'm Try'na GoStraight on a Crossed Eyed Mule," and "My Little Mule Wagon" from Under YourSpell.

Box 26, Folder CC Pigs, 1886-1979, undated41 itemsIncludes: "Cincinnat'ti Dancing Pig," "I'm the Best Hog Caller in the Country,""Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away."

Box 26, Folder DD-GG

Primates, 1842-1973, undatedAlso see Series 11, Entertainment/Circus, and Series 10, Sacred Music andReligious Themes/Evolution.

Box 26, Folder DD A - L25 itemsIncludes: "Come Down from That Big Fig Tree" from The Girl and the Bandit,"The Jingle of Jungle Joe," "Keep Me Away from the Monkey House," and"Listen to That Jungle Band."

Box 26, Folder EE Contains: multiple editions of "The Aba Daba Honeymoon" and "Down inJungle Town."21 items

Box 27, Folder FF M28 itemsIncludes: "The Monkey That Became President" and "Mr. Monkey" from TheParisian Model.

Box 27, Folder GG O - Y24 itemsIncludes: "See the Monkey" from Lute Song, "That Baboon Baby Dance,"and "The Waltzing Chimpanzee."

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22 itemsIncludes: "Has Anybody Seen My Pooka?" and "Run, Rabbit, Run!" From TheLittle Dog Laughed. Several items refer to the Easter Bunny.

Box 27, Folder I I Sheep, 1887-196945 itemsAlso see shepherds in Farming in Series 13. Includes: "Count Your BlessingsInstead of Sheep," "Driving Home the Sheep with Mary," "Mary Had a LittleLamb," "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" from The Black Sheep, and "YouCan't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes."

Box 27, Folder JJ Squirrels, 1894-198415 itemsIncludes: "Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrelly)" and "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival."

Box 27, Folder KK Specific Animals, Miscellaneous, 1854-1981, undated40 itemsNote: music is alphabetized by species, not by title. Includes: "The Angle WormWiggle," "The Preposterous Rhinoceros," and "Gee! It's Tough to Be a Skunk."


Subseries 12.4: Fish, Mermaids, and Aquatic Animals, 1832-1978, undatedSubseries 4, Fish, Mermaids, and Aquatic Species, 1832-1978, undated, includes lobsters, oysters, andwhales.

Box 28, Folder A Fish, 1854-1978, undated27 itemsIncludes "Just As Good As Fish in the Sea, Said He," "The Sawfish Song," and"A Trout No Doubt."

Box 28, Folder B Mermaids and Mermen, 1832-1923, undated17 itemsIncludes: "Caught in the Net," "Down in the Depths of the Sea (The Merman'sSong)," and "The Mermaid and the Whale" from The Wedding Day.

Box 28, Folder C Other Aquatic Animals, 1902-1946, undated7 itemsIncludes "I'd Rather Be a Lobster Than a Wise Guy" from Playing the Ponies.


Subseries 12.5: Birds, 1834-1976, undatedSubseries 5, Birds, 1834-1976, undated, includes all titles with the word Bird, and related words such asFeather and Nest. The following have their own folders: Bluebird, Bobolink, Canary, Chicken, Cuckoo,Dove, Lark, Mocking Bird, Nightingale, Owl, Robin, Sparrow, Swallow, Water Birds (Duck, Goose, Swan),and Whippoorwill. The two folders with miscellaneous birds, for example, Dodo, Eagle, Hummingbird, arearranged alphabetically by species and not by the first word of the title.

Box 28, Folder A-I Songs and Instrumental Compositions with "Bird" in the title1836-1963, undated

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19 itemsIncludes: "Bird As a Prophet," "The Bird at Sea," "A Bird in a Gilded Cage,"and two "The Bird with a Broken Wing" titles.

Box 28, Folder B Contains: multiple editions of "The Bird Waltz."10 items

Box 28, Folder C "Birdie…" - "Brown…"21 itemsIncludes: two "Birds of a Feather" titles and "Boogeldy Bird."

Box 29, Folder D C - F34 itemsIncludes: "The Captive to His Bird," "The Convict and the Bird," "Don't WaitTill Your Bird Has Gone," and "Flee As a Bird."

Box 29, Folder E G - L31 itemsIncludes: "John James Audubon," "Like a Bird on the Wing," "The Love Bird,"and two "Little Yellow Bird" titles, one from Easy Dawson.

Box 29, Folder F M - P20 itemsIncludes: "The Messenger Bird," two "Nesting Time" titles, and "PlumePolka."

Box 29, Folder G S - T23 itemsIncludes: "Shady Lady Bird" from Best Foot Forward and two "TwitteringBirds" titles.

Box 30, Folder H W - Y20 itemsIncludes: "Warblings at Dawn," "Warblings at Twilight," and two "Ye MerryBirds" titles.

Box 30, Folder I Contains: multiple editions of "Warblings at Eve."9 items

Box 30, Folder J-K Bluebirds, 1854-1957Note: two spellings: "blue bird" and "bluebird."

Box 30, Folder J B31 itemsIncludes: "Blue Bird Bring Back My Happiness," "Blue Bird of Happiness."

Box 30, Folder K G - W22 itemsIncludes: "Paging Mr. Bluebird" and "What's the Good Word, MisterBluebird?"

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12 itemsIncludes: "Bobolink Blues" and "The Merry Bobolink."

Box 30, Folder M Canaries, 1849-1952, undated11 itemsIncludes: "The Dancing Canary," "The Hot Canary," and "Red Canary."

Box 30, Folder N-P Chickens, 1853-1967, undatedAlso see Series 3: African American - Coon Songs & Blackface songs.

Box 31, Folder N A - "Chickens…"39 itemsIncludes: "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," "Chick-a-Biddy Boogie," and"Chicken" from In Hayti [sic].

Box 31, Folder O "Chickery…- K36 itemsIncludes: three "Cock-doodle-do" titles, "Early Dawn Polka," "If a RoosterCan Love So Many Little Chickens Can't a Man Love More Than One," and"I'm a Hen-pecked Papa."

Box 31, Folder P L - Y41 itemsIncludes: "A Lemon in the Garden of Love" from Spring Chicken and"Retribution (the Rooshter I Wore on Me Hat)," and "Who Dat Say Chicken inDis Crowd" from Summer Nights.

Box 31, Folder Q Cuckoos, 1859-1948, undated9 itemsIncludes: "Cuckoo in the Clock" and "Emmet's Cuckoo Song."

Box 32, Folder R Doves, 1857-1936, undated14 itemsIncludes "Honey Won't You Let Me Be Your Turtle Dove."

Box 32, Folder S Larks, 1848-1952, undated21 itemsIncludes: "Skylark," three "Sky Lark" titles, and three "The Meadow Lark" titles.See Series 4: Songwriters, for Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark."

Box 32, Folder T Mockingbirds, 1864-1956, undated24 itemsIncludes: "Listen to the Mocking Bird" and four "Mocking Bird" titles.

Box 32, Folder U Nightingales, 1846-1954, undated26 itemsIncludes: "Ah, Could I Teach the Nightingale" and "Nightingale Schottisch."

Box 33, Folder V Owls, 1884-1958, undated32 itemsIncludes: "The Alcoholic Blues," "The Cynical Owl" from The Midnight Sons, "I'mWise," and two "The Wise Old Owl" titles, one from Nancy Brown.


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Box 33, Folder W-Y Robins, 1853-1942, undated

Box 33, Folder W D - "Robin's Departure"23 itemsIncludes: "Fifty Million Robins Can't Be Wrong," "Red Robin," and "Robin RedBreast."

Box 33, Folder X "Robin's Farewell" - W20 itemsIncludes: "What Robin Saw," and two "When the Robins Nest Again" titles.

Box 33, Folder Y Contains: multiple editions of "The Robin's Return" and "When the Red, RedRobin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along."25 items

Box 33, Folder Z Sparrows, 1848-1954, undated9 itemsIncludes: "Sparrow in the Treetop."

Box 34, Folder AA Swallows, 1867-1941, undated26 itemsIncludes: "Follow the Swallow" and "When the Swallows Homeward Fly,Agatha."

Box 34, Folder BB-CC

Water Birds - Ducks, Geese, and Swans, 1890-1976Also see Series 7: Movies for Disney titles.

Box 34, Folder BB A - I26 itemsIncludes: "Alexander the Swoose," "Doin' the Ducky Wuck," and "I've Been aGoose on a Wild Wild Goose Chase."

Box 34, Folder CC L - Y23 itemsIncludes: "The Old Grey Goose Is Dead," "The Swan," and "What's Good forthe Goose (Is Good for the Gander)."

Box 34, Folder DD Whippoorwills, 1854-19589 itemsIncludes: "The Whippoorwill" from Thunder Road and "Whippoorwill" from MlleJuliette. Note variations in spellings.

Box 34, Folder EE-FF Specific Birds, Miscellaneous, 1834-1972, undatedNote: music is alphabetized by species, not by title.

Box 35, Folder EE B - H29 itemsIncludes: "Hummingbird" and songs about Birds of Paradise, dodos, andeagles.

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35 itemsIncludes: "The Partridge Polka," "Pride Polka," "The Wood Pecker," andsongs about parakeets, penguins, and pigeons. Also see Series 13.5, FolderS for Homing Pigeons.


Subseries 12.6: Insects and Spiders, 1834-1980, undatedSubseries 6, Insects and Spiders, 1853-1968, undated. The following have their own folders: Bees/Hornets, Butterflies, Crickets, Fireflies, Flies, Glowworms, Grasshoppers, June Bugs, and Mosquitoes.The two folders with miscellaneous insects and spiders, for example, Lady Bug, Lightning Bug, and WaterBug, are arranged alphabetically by critter, not by the first word of the title.

Box 35, Folder A-E Bees and Hornets, 1874-1980, undated

Box 35, Folder A A - "Bees…"31 itemsIncludes: "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" from A Winsome Widow, "The BeeProffers Honey" and "The Bee That Gets the Honey Doesn't Hang Aroundthe Hive."

Box 35, Folder B "Bennie…" - "Honey…"50 itemsIncludes: "Dizzy Little Busy Bee" and "Honey Man."

Box 35, Folder C Contains: "Dance of the Honeybees" and "Flight of the Bumble Bee."17 items

Box 36, Folder D Contains: "The Honeysuckle and the Bee" and "Two Little Love Bees."16 items

Box 36, Folder E "Honeybees…" - Y40 itemsIncludes: "The Meanest Bumble Bee" and "The Sting of the Bumble Bee."

Box 36, Folder F-I Butterflies, 1834-1962, undated

Box 36, Folder F A - "Butterflies…"18 itemsIncludes: "Butterflies" from The Berlin Review and "Butterflies When Winging"from The Merry Widow Re-married.

Box 36, Folder G "Butterfly" - "Butterfly's…"28 itemsIncludes: "Butterfly Schottisch," "The Butterfly Waltz," and numerous"Butterfly" titles, mostly instrumental.

Box 37, Folder H C - I27 itemsIncludes: "If I Catch the Guy Who Wrote Poor Butterfly" and "I'm ComingBack to You Poor Butterfly" from The Big Show.

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38 itemsIncludes: "Little Bar-butterfly" from Klondike Annie, "Little Lottie ChasingButterflies," and "Swanee Butterfly."

Box 37, Folder J Crickets, 1856-1957, undated16 itemsIncludes: "The Cricket Song," "The Cricket's Dance," and "Two Little Crickets."

Box 37, Folder K Fireflies, 1850-191943, undated23 itemsIncludes: several "Fireflies" titles and "Love Is Like a Firefly" from The Firefly.

Box 38, Folder L Flies, 1897-1949, undated11 itemsIncludes: "Never Swat a Fly" from Just Imagine and "There Ain't No Flies onAuntie."

Box 38, Folder M Glowworm, 1902-191033 itemsIncludes: "Nix on the Glow-worm Lena" from Jardin de Paris Ziegfeld Follies of1910.

Box 38, Folder N Grasshoppers, 1839-1956, undated11 itemsIncludes: "Jubelfeier (Jubilation)."

Box 38, Folder O June Bugs, 1888-19528 itemsIncludes: "June-bugs Dance."

Box 38, Folder P Mosquitoes, 1875-195112 itemsIncludes: "Mosquito and the Midge" from Yankee Consul and "Zizz Zizz ZizzZizz."

Box 38, Folder Q-R Specific Insects & Spiders, Miscellaneous, 1853-1968, undatedNote: music is alphabetized by species, not title.

Box 39, Folder Q Ants - Katydids33 itemsIncludes: Beetles, Bugs, and Gnats.

Box 39, Folder R Lady Bug - Water Bug38 itemsIncludes: Lightning Bugs, Moths, and Spiders.


Subseries 12.7: Ephemera, 1901-1987, undatedEphemera, 1901-1987, undated, is in Ephemera Box 47. The materials are arranged in the samesubseries as the sheet music and are described following the container list.


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Note that 'see' notes refer to DeVincent's notes referencing other parts of the Collection. Also, theephemera boxes are numbered separately from the music section.

Subseries 1, Trees

Box 47, Folder A TreesFour pages of 'see' notes. Kilmer poem and New Yorker cartoon. Arbor DayProgram, March 1911, State of Ohio. DeVincent placard about "MusicalTrees". Three Maxwell Tree Expert items.

Subseries 2, Plants and Flowers

Box 47, Folder B Plants and Flowers, MiscellaneousEleven pages of 'see' notes.

Box 47, Folder B ApplesSix pages of 'see' notes. DeVincent's 'want list' of Johnny Appleseed music.Two flyers, 1978, 1984 regarding the Johnny Appleseed Anniversary .Festival. Seven newspaper articles, 1978-1987. Old Fort News, 1978. Tintedphoto of female with yellow rose, oversize box. Two articles, 1984 and 1987,in oversize box.

Box 47, Folder B RosesLists of songs about roses. Hand painted photograph of young lady with ayellow rose. Story behind the writing of "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose," ."With Roses," Woman's Home Companion, February 1907 (oversize box)."Roses Remind Me of You," Detroit News Tribune, November 1910 (oversizebox).

Subseries 3, Animals

Box 47, Folder C Animals, MiscellaneousTwelve 'see' notes. Animal Kingdom, October/November 1979. Poemregarding mules. National Wildlife Week, two posters, 1982 (oversize box).

Box 47, Folder D CatsOne 'see' note. "Classical Cats" record/tape release promo, with photo,undated. Display for 9 Lives Dry. Two editions of The Etude, March 1942 andOctober 1931. Country Gentlewoman, inside page only, March 1944. People,November 1982. Time, 1981 December 7. Parade, 1987 November 8. Ft.Wayne News-Sentinel, 1982 October 16.

Box 47, Folder E DogsFour 'see' notes. Two copies of "Rags" by Edmund Vance Cooke. Spotliteon Fort Wayne, (sic), October 1978. Picture of dog and children. Calendarpicture of three puppies. Parade, 1985 January 13. Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel, 1987 April 18. Ev'ry Month, March 1901, photocopy of child and dogat piano. Fold-out article about dog varieties, undated, no source. "The OldDog Symphony" (oversize box).

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Five 'see' notes. Cash Box, 1976 July 10. Michigan Natural ResourcesMagazine, May-June, 1979. The Etude, August, 1932.

Box 47, Folder G Goats and SheepSix 'see' notes. The Etude, March 1944. Article regarding author of "MaryHad a Little Lamb," undated. Photocopies: American Sheep Industryenvelope and Ram, Farm and . Home.

Subseries 4, Fish, Mermaids, and Aquatic Animals

Box 47, Folder A One 'see' note regarding mermaids

Subseries 5, Birds

Box 47, Folder H Birds, MiscellaneousNine 'see' notes. The Liberty Record, Christmas 1962 regarding chipmunks.Readers Digest, May 1984, regarding ducks . Review of film, Howard theDuck, no source, undated. DeVincent's 'want list' regarding ducks. Lyrics to"Cuckoo Bird Waltz". Ranger Rick promo flyer. 1985 wallet calendar from OwlBank. Ad for collectible plate picturing a snowy owl. Parade, 1979 November25. The Etude, September 1923.

Subseries 6, Insects and Spiders

Box 47, Folder I Insects and Spiders, MiscellaneousFive 'see' notes. Two issues of The Etude, August 1929 and August 1945,regarding grasshoppers. Decca Records display poster for Osibisa, 1971, inMap Case .


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