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Title
Chinatown, my Chinatown
Names
Jerome, William, 1865-1932 (Lyricist)
Cooney, Florence E. (Illustrator)
Schwartz, Jean, 1878-1956 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1910

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1910
Place: New York
Publisher: J.H. Remick
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 99-324
Topics
Songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by Florence E. Cooney.
Content: First line of chorus: Chinatown, my Chinatown.
Content: First line of text: When the town is fast asleep.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by William Jerome ; music by Jean Schwartz.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Center seam torn; edges frayed.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C805
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14662405
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 099553d0-c642-012f-fac3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1865: Creator Born
  • 1910: Created
  • 1932: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Chinatown, my Chinatown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f13e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Chinatown, my Chinatown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f13e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1910). Chinatown, my Chinatown Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f13e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Chinatown, my Chinatown