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She's somebody's sweetheart, or, Somebody's sweetheart in the days of yore

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1166065


Item data

Title

She's somebody's sweetheart, or, Somebody's sweetheart in the days of yore

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1896

Names

Beebe, Warren (Arranger)
Rossiter, Will, 1867-1954 (Copyright holder)
Williams, W. R. (Composer)
Williams, W. R. (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1896
Place: [Chicago]
Publisher: Will Rossiter

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Reconciliation
Runaway children
Homeless persons
Pathos

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Former owner's signature above caption title: G. Rosskann [?].
Content: Summary: A homeless woman on a city street collapses, and she is rushed to a sickbed; an elderly woman approaches and recognizes the victim as her daughter, explaining how she had run away from home; the daughter wakes and both reconcile, saying that all is forgiven.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by W.R. Williams.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9aa22b50-c591-012f-216c-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1896

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "She's somebody's sweetheart, or, Somebody's sweetheart in the days of yore" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aa22b50-c591-012f-216c-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). She's somebody's sweetheart, or, Somebody's sweetheart in the days of yore Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aa22b50-c591-012f-216c-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "She's somebody's sweetheart, or, Somebody's sweetheart in the days of yore" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aa22b50-c591-012f-216c-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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