Chinatown, my Chinatown

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G99C805_001

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Title

Chinatown, my Chinatown

Collection

Names

Jerome, William, 1865-1932 (Lyricist)
Cooney, Florence E. (Illustrator)
Schwartz, Jean, 1878-1956 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1910
Place: New York
Publisher: J.H. Remick

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 99-324

Subjects

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.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C805
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14662405
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 099553d0-c642-012f-fac3-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Chinatown, my Chinatown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/099553d0-c642-012f-fac3-58d385a7bc34

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1910). Chinatown, my Chinatown Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/099553d0-c642-012f-fac3-58d385a7bc34

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Chinatown, my Chinatown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/099553d0-c642-012f-fac3-58d385a7bc34

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