Box 1
Container
Contains 19 Results:
“Old Vandy”---Words by Saidee S. Luff---Music by Emma L. Ashford. Two printed copies.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
“Vanderbilt Hymn”---Words by Dean Herbert Tolman---Music by Emma L. Ashford. Manuscript copy.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
“Vanderbilt Hymn” (“Vanderbilt, Our Vanderbilt”)---Words by Dean Herbert Tolman---Music by Emma L. Ashford. Manuscript copy; also notarized statement by Charles Washburn dated 8 Nov. 1946, affirming that the manuscript and signature are in Mrs. Ashford’s own hand.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0003
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
“O Alma Mater” (An Ode to Vanderbilt University Written for the 25th Anniversary in 1900)---Words by Olin D. Wannamaker---Music by Emma L. Ashford. Eleven printed copies plus a letter from Browne Martin which accompanied his gift of one copy to the library.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0004
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
“Class Ode” (1905)---Words by Adelaide Lyon---Music by Emma L. Ashford. Manuscript copy, March 20, 1905
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
March 20, 1905
“Ashford's Piano Voluntaries” (For Use in Church Services)---Arranged and Edited by E.L. Ashford. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company, 1916
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0006
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1916
“The Shadow of the Star”---Words by Mary F. DeMoville---Harmonized by Emma L. Ashford. Addison Avenue Day Home,, 1917
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1917
“O Alma Mater”---Words by O.D. Wannamaker---Music by Emma L. Ashford. Six copies, printed by Lorenz Publishing Company 1924. Octavo No. 4010 in Lorenz’s series, “Quartets and Choruses for Mixed Voices”
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0008
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
“Tommy’s Troubles”---Words by Helen Whitney---Music by Emma L. Ashford and “The Martyr”---Words by Charles Jones---Music by Emma L. Ashford. A manuscript copy of each song placed together in a folder with “Chas. C. Washburn, Scarritt College” written on the cover in pencil.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0009
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
Program for Musicale and Reception in Honor of the 60th Birthday of Mrs. E.L. Ashford, March 28, 1910
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s01-i0010
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
March 28, 1910
“Kappa Alpha Fraternity March”---Music by Mabel Lee McFerrin. Published by H.A. French, 1897
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s02-i0001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1897
Program featuring “Vanderbilt Waltz”---Music by Mabel Lee McFerrin, 1897. Xerox copy of program and photo of Ms. McFerrin.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s02-i0002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
Compositions About Vanderbilt by Other Composers, “Vanderbilt University March” (For Mandolin Orchestra)---Music by J.A. Le Barge. Published by H.A, French, 1995. Three copies.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
“Vanderbilt University March” (For Mandolin Orchestra)---Music by J.A. Le Barge. Published by H.A, French, 1995. Three copies.
“Phi-Delta Theta Two Step”---Music by Odielein McCarthy. Published by H.A, French, 1896
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1896
“Vanderbilt, All Hail!”---Music by Robert Vaughn and “O Vanderbilt! Dear Vanderbilt!”---Music by Wilbur Fisk Tillett. Pages from 1914-1915 Commencement Program.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0003
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
“Vanderbilt Songs-Old and New”, June 11, 1928. Six copies.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0004
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
June 11, 1928. Six copies.
“Vanderbilt Forever!”---Words by Grantland Rice---Music by Thornton W. Allen. Published by Thornton W. Allen Co., 1933
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1933
“Echoes of Dudley Stadium”---The Commodore Band. 45 RPM phonograph record.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0006
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
1890s-1930
Article about gift of sheet music to the Vanderbilt Library in “Vanderbilt Alumnus”, January-February 1952
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: spc-mss0027-s03-i0007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Emma L. Ashford collection is comprised mostly of music composed by Mrs. Ashford, as well as by others. Mrs. Ashford’s music is in both manuscript and printed form. Most of her works contained in this collection pertain to Vanderbilt University. All the printed works of other composers in the collection relate to Vanderbilt.The collection consists of one box, covering approximately .42 linear feet. It is arranged in three series.Series I is made up of Mrs....
Dates:
January-February 1952
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