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One day in May

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Image ID

1255433


Item data

Title

One day in May

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1895

Names

Nankeville, Will. E. (Composer)
Nankeville, Will. E. (Lyricist)
Titus, Lydia Yeamans, 1866?-1929 (Dedicatee)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1895
Place: Cincinnati, O.
Publisher: Ilsen & Co.

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Love songs
May (Month)

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Cover includes photograph of a reclining woman [probably Lydia Yeamans Titus].
Content: On cover: The latest popular success.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Will E. Nankeville.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88669ca0-c590-012f-a87f-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1895

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "One day in May" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88669ca0-c590-012f-a87f-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). One day in May Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88669ca0-c590-012f-a87f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "One day in May" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88669ca0-c590-012f-a87f-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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