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My little Georgia rose

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1256465


Item data

Title

My little Georgia rose

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899

Names

Witt, Max S. (Composer)
Roden, Robert F. (Lyricist)
Allen, Janet (Singer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; [etc.]
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Plantations
Fathers and daughters
Marriage proposals
Dying declarations
Desertion
Women -- Southern States

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Cover design includes drawing of unpaved road with low stone wall leading to a setting sun; on the left is a stately house with columns.
Content: Summary : The narrator, from the Northern United States, proposes to Rose from Georgia, who says yes; her father gives his consent to the marriage; after marriage, Rose's father's letters dwindle; on his deathbed he describes his sorry at having Rose leave but is happy for her.
Content: Cover design includes photograph of Janet Allen.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Robert F. Roden ; music by Max. S. Witt.

Physical Description

Extent: 6 p. ; 33 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3fc435f0-c595-012f-6c02-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1899

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My little Georgia rose" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fc435f0-c595-012f-6c02-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). My little Georgia rose Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fc435f0-c595-012f-6c02-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My little Georgia rose" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fc435f0-c595-012f-6c02-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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