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Historic American Sheet Music

The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University holds a significant collection of 19th and early 20th century American sheet music. The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.

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1996/97 Award Winner, Library of Congress/Ameritech Digital Library Competition. Now part of the American Memory Collections at the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress/Ameritech Award Winner