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.

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When My Baby Smiles At Me

Bill Munro

Illustration of people playing instruments and singing
When My Dream Boat Comes Home

Dave Franklin and Cliff Friend

Boat sailing on sea with photograph of Guy Lombardo in center of cover
When My Dreams Come True

Irving Berlin

No cover art
When My Girl from Tipp'rary Tips Me

S. R. Henry

Photo of Elinore Sisters
When My Golden Hair Has Turned to Silver Gray

Edward Stanley

Illustration of flowers bordering text
When My Marie Sings Chilly-Billy Bee

Lewis F. Muir

Illustration of Woman dancing; Two men playing music
When My Marie Sings Chilly-Billy-Bee

Lewis F. Muir

Two man playing guitar and woman dancing
When My Ship Comes In Again

Lucy A. Schleif

Illustration of Woman reading letter; Drawing of photo of man
When My Ship Comes In From Sea

Hi Wilson, Hale Byers, and Irving Newhoff

Text only; White background
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street

Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, and Irving Mills

Man walking down street in front of fence; Birds with heads of women sitting on fence; Photograph of Frances Williams in lower right
When Nobody Wants You and Nobody Cares Come to Me

Samuel H. Stept

Couple sitting in field holding hands
When Old Bill Bailey Plays the Ukalele

Nat Vincent and Charles R. McCarron

Illustration of African American man seated on log and playing guitar in moonlight with women watching
When Old Glory Unfurls

E. S. Hodges and H. L. Hodges

Photograph of E.S. Hodges and H.L. Hodges; Illustration of American flag on top of building
When One's in Love

George A. Walter

Illustration of woman wearing green dressing grabbing money with young cupid running
When other friends are round thee.

Charles E. Horn

Illustration of black text and simple curving lines on white background
When Our Shell Fire Pours the Hell Fire into Pots-damn

S. N. Ladnorg

Illustration of soldiers firing cannons
When Pershing's Men Go Marching Into Picardy

James Hotchkiss Rogers

Illustration of soldiers marching
When Ragtime Rosie Ragged the Rosary

Lewis F. Muir

Illustration of hands on piano keys with roses surrounding
When Sammy Sing the Marseillaise

Rudolf Friml

Red title with dotted border
When Shadows Fall

E. Clinton Keithley

Type and vocal chords
When Shall We Meet Again

Photo of two girls playing guitar
When Someone Dreams Of Someone

Frank Magine

Photograph of woman; Design around photograph border
When Summer is Gone

Monte Wilhite

Garden with fountain; Photograph of Art Neely on right
When Sunday Comes To Town

Harry von Tilzer

Man in suit with hand on hood of automobile; Children inside automobile; Small photograph of Harry Von Tilzer in bottom center of cover
When Teddy Comes Marching Home

Will Rossiter

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt seated at a desk with several papers strewn about.
When That Midnight Choo, Choo, Leaves For Alabam

Irving Berlin

Train with headlight on going down track
When That Mobile Boy Sings The Memphis Blues

Joe Bren

Illustration of children holding hands dancing and boy seated playing instrument
When the Angelus Is Ringing

Bert Grant

Couple sitting outside; Photo of woman
When the Autumn Leaves Are Falling

Ben Jansen

Autumn leaves falling by lake
When the Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall

Albert von Tilzer

Couple sitting on bench in moonlit garden
When the Autumn Leaves Cover the Ground

Clarice Manning

Text in lamp; Photo of woman
When the Balmy Breezes Blow

Will Rossiter

Illustration of young woman sitting on post; Photo of girl
When The Band Plays Ragtime At The Zoo

Ernie Erdman

Illustration of zoo animals dancing together and photo of woman
When the Band Plays Ragtime at the Zoo

Ernie Erdman

Illustration of zoo animals dancing together and photo of woman
When the Bees Make Honey Down in Sunny Alabam'

Walter Donaldson

Man with suitcase riding honey bee
When the Bloom is On the Sage

Fred Howard and Nat Vincent

Cowboys on open plain with photograph of Bing Crosby on right
When The Bloom Is On The Sage

Fred Howard and Nat Vincent

Illustration of man on horse and a cactus
When The Bloom Is On The Sage

Fred Howard and Nat Vincent

Illustration of man on horse and a cactus
When the Blue-Birds Sing their Prayer

Tom Lynn

Two birds sitting on branch in front of crescent moon
When The Bo-Tree Blossoms Again

Jerome Kern

Photo of Mary Eaton and other musicians
When The Boys Are Gone

L. B. Chapman

Title Only
When the Boys Come Home

Mary Earl

Illustration of soldiers marching through city
When The Boys Come Home

Oley Speaks

Illustration of soldiers
When the Cherry Blossoms Fall

Title only
When the Circus Came to Town

Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand, and Julian Kay

Hand drawn circus scene with photograph of Guy Lombardo on right
When The Clouds Of War Roll By

Nat Binns and Earl Haubrich

Soldiers fighting on the ground; Planes fighting in the clouds
When the Daisies Bloom

Anita Owen

Field of daisies
When the Daisies Bloom

Anita Owen

Field of daisies
When the Day Is Done

Ben Jansen

Meadow scene with birds flying
When the Dew Is on the Rose

Anita Owen

Illustration of balcony; Photo of woman
When the Fields are White with Daisies

Byron Gay

Field of flowers with house in background
When The Flag of Peace is Waving I'll Return

Barney Young

Illustration of the flag of peace and a man and woman hugging
When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin

Harry von Tilzer

Pumpkin field; Photo of woman
When the Girl Who Can't Forget You Wants to Know If You've Forgot

Kerry Mills

Illustration of young woman; Photo of young woman
When the Girl Whose Heart You Long For Has a Heart that Longs for You

George W. Meyer

Young couple walking together; Older couple hugging
When the Golden Summer's Gone

Charles Shackford

Leafless tree branch; Blue background
When the Great Red Dawn Is Shining

Evelyn Sharpe

Text only; White background
When the Great Red Dawn is Shining

Evelyn Sharpe

Type and vocal chords
When the Grown Up Ladies Act Like Babies

Maurice Abrahams

Photo of man; Illustration of woman and umbrella
When the Harvest Moon Is Shining

Harry von Tilzer

Illustration of woman if field at night
When the Harvest Moon Is Shining on the River

S. R. Henry

Full moon on river and woods
When the Heart's Behind A Kiss

Ed Edwards

Photo of young Jack Barton inside heart; Roses bordering
When The Honeymoon Was Over

Fred Fisher

Illustration of couples
When the Honeymoon was Over

Fred Fisher

Silhouettes of couple getting married, then leaving each other; Chorus on cover
When The Honeymoon Was Over

Fred Fisher

Illustration of couples
When the Last Rose of Summer Has Whispered 'Goodbye'

Ted Garton

Illustration of Rose; Night sky background
When the Last Words Have Been Said Will You Forget

Robert Van Sickle

Text only; White background
When the Leaves Begin to Fade

J. Albert Snow

Illustration of young children
When the Leaves Begin to Turn

C. A. White

Text only; White background
When the Leaves Turn to Silver

Karl Stark

Drawing of silver leaf with photograph of Rudy Vallee in lower left corner
When the Lights Are Low

Hans Engelmann

Illustration of woman playing piano
When the Lights Go on Again

Eddie Seiler, Bennie Benjamin, and Sol Marcus

Illustration of a light and the world
When The Little Blue Star In The Window Has Turned To Gold

Frank Henri Klickmann

Illustration of star in window
When the Maid You've Made Your Sweetheart Is the Maid Who's Made for You

J. Fred Helf

Illustration of Woman in hat
When the Mellow Moon Is Swinging Low

Nat Goldstein

Blue birds flying; Sunset in background
When the Mocking Birds Are Singing in the Wildwood

H.B. Blanke

Mockingbird on tree branch
When the Mockingbirds are Singing in the Wildwood

H.B. Blanke

Mockingbird singing in tree
When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain

Kate Smith, Harry Woods, and Howard Johnson

Photograph of Kate Smith; Illustration of moon rising behind mountain and trees
When the moon plays peek-a-boo

Will Rossiter

Outline of a couple sitting on the shore of a lake ; inset photo of Josephine Gassman and 'Picks.'
When the Moon Shines Down on Lonesome Town

Paul Pratt

Illustration of night sky over small town
When the Moon Swings Low

Neil Moret

Moon setting below the trees
When the Music Starts to Play

Gus Edwards

Illustration of two women's faces looking back underneath title
When the Nightingale Is Singing Sweetheart

E. C. Ackerman

Illustration of bird on tree branch at night bordered by roses
When the Nightingale is Singing Sweetheart May

E. C. Ackerman

Illustration of bird singing
When the Parson Hands the Wedding-Band From Me To Mandy Lee

Arthur Lange

Photograph of Curtis and Rubell inside wedding band; Flowers and bells surrounding wedding band
When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along'

Harry Woods

Photograph of Grace Aldrich; Illustration of bird on a tree branch
When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along'

Harry Woods

Photograph of Grace Aldrich; Illustration of bird on a tree branch
When the Roses of Summer Are Gone

Dean Hough Berdeaux

Illustration of woman smelling roses; Snowy forest in background
When The Sammies Come Sailing Home

Jerome H. Gibler

Photograph of a soldier
When the Shadows Fall

Harold Orlob

Illustration of women dancing in circle around a man
When the Ships Come Home

Jerome Kern

Title in front of red with border
When the Stars are Shining

Frederick V. Bowers

Photo of Frederick V. Bowers
When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Rag-time

James Alexander Brennan

Illustration of people dancing and playing instruments in front of river with steamboat and moon behind
When the Summer Breezes Blow

Morris Manley

Illustration of grassy field; Green background
When the Summer Days Are Over Will You Love Me Just the Same

H. A. Fischler

Text only; Green background
When The Sun Goes Down

Bob Nelson and Jack Pepper

Photograph of Milton Slosser; Illustration of sun setting over the water
When The Sun Goes Down

Bob Nelson and Jack Pepper

Photograph of Milton Slosser; Illustration of sun setting over the water
When the Sun Goes Down in Dixie

Albert von Tilzer

Crescent moon and sky over cabin in woods by lake
When The Sun Goes Down In France

Gilbert C. Tennant

Photograph of Barnes and Lorraine; Illustration of soldier playing a trumpet
When the Sun Goes Down in Romany

Bert Grant

Couple escorted by bell boy

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