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Title
Dream of my boyhood days
Additional title: I wander'd home from business cares, and sat down by the fire. [first line]
Additional title: My mother placed her arms around me, and called me her darling boy. [first line of chorus]
Names
Taylor, Herbert H. (Copyright holder)
Dresser, Paul, 1858-1906 (Composer)
Dresser, Paul, 1858-1906 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: Herbert H. Taylor
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Reminiscing
Love, Maternal
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Summary: The narrator recalls his mother, her kindness, and love.
Content: Collective cover page reads: A collection of the best songs of the greatest writer of popular songs that ever lived.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Paul Dresser.
Date: Copyright date: 1908
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0b069130-c591-012f-6e4e-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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dream of my boyhood days" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba55-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dream of my boyhood days" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba55-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Dream of my boyhood days Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba55-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4

Wikipedia Citation

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Dream of my boyhood days