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Title
Old love letters
Additional title: Old love letters, tied with ribbon blue. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Today an odd thing happen'd, that recalled the bygone years. [first line]
Names
Selden, Edgar (Composer)
Selden, Edgar (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co. ; Francis, Day & Hunter
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love-letters
Reminiscing
Love songs
Waltzes
Desertion
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Rear cover contains an advertisement and reproduction of page of the song Only one word-"Farewell!", words and music by John T. Kelly.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Edgar Selden.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9aac7900-c58f-012f-a81f-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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Old love letters" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b62f337-8df9-81b3-e040-e00a18067c9d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Old love letters" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b62f337-8df9-81b3-e040-e00a18067c9d

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Old love letters Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b62f337-8df9-81b3-e040-e00a18067c9d

Wikipedia Citation

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Old love letters