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My Southern rose

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1256484


Item data

Title

My Southern rose

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899

Names

Starr, Lillian (Singer)
Williams, W. R. (Lyricist)
Williams, W. R. (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1899
Place: Chicago
Publisher: Will Rossiter

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Sexual attraction
Women -- Southern States

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Cover design includes photograph of Lillian Starr.
Content: Summary: The narrator is in love with his girlfriend Rose, an exemplary woman from the south.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by W.R. Williams.

Physical Description

Extent: 6 p. ; 35 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c73da90-c595-012f-9b14-58d385a7bc34

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 Southern rose" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c73da90-c595-012f-9b14-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). My Southern rose Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c73da90-c595-012f-9b14-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Southern rose" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c73da90-c595-012f-9b14-58d385a7bc34

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