Sheet Music Collection
The Templeton sheet music collection is part of a larger collection amassed by Charles Templeton, Sr. The collection contains over 22,000 pieces of sheet music representing all stages in the development of music reproduction. Digitization of the collection is part of an ongoing effort to provide broader access to titles. A large portion of these pieces are in the public domain (not copyrighted) and are available for download directly from the repository, some restricted titles are available upon request.
To ask a question or request a title, please email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
-
The Way To Ask A Girl To Marry
Leo Friedman
Man and woman holding a heart shaped object, wrapped in ribbon
-
The Weary Way Blues
Coleman L. Minor
Photograph of 'The Martini Five'; Artistic border around photograph and title
-
The wedding of shimmie and jazz
Cliff Hess
Drawing of a woman in one frame and a jazz band in another / RS ; inset photo of Gene Green
-
The Wedding Of The Painted Doll
Nacio Herb Brown
Illustration of dolls and children walking on staircase; Photograph of Geraldine Beaumont and Anne Beaumont
-
The Wedding of the Reuben and the Maid
Maurice Levi
Illustration of bride and groom; inset photo of two men on knee holding hand of two women
-
The West, A Nest And You'
Larry Yoell and Billy Hill
Illustration of man and woman looking out at lake; Child playing with toys at their feet
-
The Whistler And His Dog
Arthur Pryor
Illustration of boy whistling, while holding fishing pole and dog
-
The White-Smith Minstrel Opening Chorus
Herbert Forrest Odell
Illustration of men playing music for king
-
The Whole World Is Singing My Song
Vic Mizzy
Illustration of a man and a woman singing on a music note; Photograph of a man
-
The Whole World Is Waiting
Deane Moore and Charles Harrison
Illustration of a sun-dial surrounded by vegetation
-
The Wiffenpoof Song
Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy, and Tod B. Galloway
Illustration of a girl playing the piano and singing, while a boy is standing next to her listening
-
The Wild, Wild Women Are Making A Wild Man Of Me
Albert Piantadosi
Photo of Henry Lewis; Illustration of wild women
-
The Winding of the Yarn
Al H. Wilson
Inset photo of Al H. Wilson; purple background with green borders
-
The Wish I Wish Tonight
M. K. Jerome
Photograph of Dennis Morgan carrying Barbara Stanwyck in his arms; Illustration of clouds and stars in background
-
The Woman In The Shoe
Nacio Herb Brown
Illustration of a man wearing a coat, top hat and cane; Illustration of women in dresses
-
The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm
Bob Merrill
Illustration of man kissing woman with postman tapping man on back; Illustration of men and women dancing; Illustration of horses running in forest
-
The Wooden Soldier And The China Doll
Isham Jones
Illustration of a toy soldier and a girl doll, wearing a wedding dress, standing on blocks; Photograph of a man in a tuxedo
-
The Woodpecker Song
Eldo Di Lazzaro
Illustration of a bird pecking at a tree; Photograph of a man playing an instrument
-
The Words Are In My Heart
Harry Warren
Photograph of women holding shovels in various poses; Black Diamond shaped object in background with frill at top
-
The World Can't Go Round Without You
Dorothy Jardon, Alfred Solman, and Arthur J. Lamb
Photograph of woman
-
The Worst Is Yet To Come
Bert Grant
Illustration of soldier with bayonet standing on top of a prisoner in bed
-
The Wreck On The Southern Old 97
Henry Whitter
Illustration of a blue and white target with hearts all around; Photograph of a man holding a guitar and harmonica
-
They All Laughed
George Gershwin
Photograph of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as they appear in "Shall we Dance."
-
They All Played Ragtime
Harriet Janis and Rudy Blesh
A blue cover with different types of people with some wearing hats and others carrying umbrellas with the title "They All Played Ragtime" at the top in pink writing
-
They All Sang Annie Laurie
Frank Henri Klickmann
Illustration of soldiers singing around campfire. Photograph ofwoman in the smoke
-
The Yam
Irving Berlin
Photograph of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers dancing; Illustration of waves and stars in background
-
The Yama-Yama Man
Karl L. Hoschna
Title bordered by illustration of woman in black costume and man in suit; illustration of man and woman in canoe underneath title
-
The Yankee Doodle Boy
George M. Cohan
Illustration of the Yankee Doodle Comedian on the telephone; Photograph of George M. Cohan
-
The Yankee Doodle Boy
George M. Cohan
Illustration of four different illustrated panels arranged in a circle; Photograph of a man in a suit
-
They Are Tenting To-night In Far Off France
Blanche M. Tice
Illustration of soldiers around a campfire
-
They called it the Dixie blues
Jack Strouse,
oval inset drawing of a paddleboat with foreground drawing of a cotton plant
-
They Can't Take That Away From Me
George Gershwin
Photograph of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as they appear in "The Barkleys of Broadway."
-
They Can't Take That Away From Me
George Gershwin
Photo of woman holding dog, man and large dog leaning on railing
-
They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree
William Raskin, Billy Hill, and Edward Eliscu
Illustration of a tree stump next to a pine tree on the edge of a lake at night; Photograph of a man in a suit
-
They Didn't Believe Me
Jerome Kern
Inset photos of Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian, and Joseph Cawthorn
-
The Yellow Dog Blues
William Christopher Handy
Portrait drawing of a man playing the banjo in the nighttime with trees, the moon, and stars in the background, all surrounded by a solid background with a border
-
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Riz Ortolani
Picture of yellow Rolls-Royce; Photographs of Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Alain Delon, George C. Scott, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif, and Shirley MacLaine
-
They have taken Him out of the Poor-House
H. T. Martin
Illustration of three men loading a wooden casket onto a horse drawn wagon.
-
They'll be mighty proud in Dixie of their old black Joe
Harry Carroll
African-American WWI soldier holding a banjo and rifle / Starmer ; inset photo of the composer.
-
They Made It Twice As Nice As Paradise
Richard A. Whiting
Illustration of woman rocking child on knee
-
They're All Going into the Movies
Thos. S. Allen
Photo of woman seated, holding knees toward chest with decorative border
-
They're Coming Back
Samuel Habelow
Illustrations of a soldier and a sailor saluting each other with the Salvation Army shield between them.
-
They're Either Too Young or Too Old
Arthur Schwartz
Rows of photos of twelve men and women with title with rows of title words between
-
They're Only Sleeping
Mary Linderer Ries
Photograph of Larry Crawford; Illustration of American flag and crosses in a cemetery
-
They Say
Stephen Weiss and Paul Mann
Illustration of white silhouettes of a boy and a girl facing each other; Photograph of a man smiling
-
They Say It's Wonderful
Irving Berlin
Illustration of woman exiting tent with rifle; Illustration of Native American wearing headdress; Man in uniform riding horse in top right corner;
-
They Started Somethin'
Robert Sour, Ernest Gold, and Don McCray
Illustration of soldiers and varied battle scenes
-
They Were All Out of Step but Jim
Irving Berlin
Illustration of women standing near window watching soldiers march; Photograph of Blanche Ring
