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Title
Treasures that gold cannot buy
Additional title: Sad are the mem'ries, yet sweet in their sadness, I see in fancy my old home once more. [first line of song]
Additional title: The love that you long for; a sweet, tender token. [first line of chorus]
Names
Heelan, William A. (Composer)
Heelan, William A. (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Reminiscing
Mothers and sons
Man-woman relationships
Regret
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Summary: The narrator reminiscences of his old home with memories of his mother who gave him counsel; he had a girlfriend who spurned him, but his memory of that love is a treasure that gold cannot buy.
Content: Cover design includes color lithograph of a home in the background in a wood; in the foreground inset is a man resting his head pensively on his hand, leaning on a wooden fence.
Content: Published as the musical supplement to the New York Sunday Press. Sunday, Jan. 13, 1901.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Will A. Heelan.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 4 p. ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b7c9d010-c595-012f-dab3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1901: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Treasures that gold cannot buy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/974cc15a-e04e-447a-e040-e00a18061fd4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Treasures that gold cannot buy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/974cc15a-e04e-447a-e040-e00a18061fd4

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). Treasures that gold cannot buy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/974cc15a-e04e-447a-e040-e00a18061fd4

Wikipedia Citation

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Treasures that gold cannot buy