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.
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Darktown Barbacue
Will Marion Cook
Illustration of bull's head; Photograph of Miss Abbie Mitchell between eyes of bull
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Darktown Is Out Tonight
Will Marion
A couple is obviously on their way to an evening out; the man, who happens to be shorter than his date, is wearing a top hat and tuxedo with tails; the taller lady is wearing an evening gown and bonnet; there is also a copy of a program from the Darktown Minstrels.
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Darling, Not Without You
Al Sherman, Abner Silver, and Edward Heyman
Portrait of Eddie Duchin; Iillustration of man and women
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Dat Draggy Rag
Irving Berlin
Illustration of man holding woman's hand and cupid pulling string of flowers around woman
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Dat Johnson Rag
C. E. Matchett and N. Clark Smith
Silhouette of arm holding bag of money with automobile and chicken going down bicep
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Dat Lovin' Rag : Two-Step
Bernard Adler
Illustration of couple silhouettes dancing with sheet music behind
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Dat's De Way To Spell Chicken'
Bob Slater
Illustration of skinny, African American boy writing on chalkboard; photo of woman
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Dat's It
Sebastian Lutz
Illustration of red floral designs on black background; photo of African American man with mouth wide open
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Dawn
Robert Stolz and Herbert Stothart
Title on orange background with pillars on either side wrapped with flowers
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Day Dreams, Visions of Bliss
Heinrich Reinhardt
Illustration of men with butterfly wings reaching for woman's face
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Dear Chicago Town
Jerome H. Gibler
Photograph of bustling people, carriages, cars, and trains on street corner
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Dearest Girl I Know
Harold B. Freeman and John Edwin Allemong
Illustration of woman wearing hat with flowers
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Dearest You're the Nearest to My Heart
Harry Akst
Illustration of room with picture hanging on wall and lamp near portrait of woman and books
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Dear Heart
Willard Goldsmith and W. C. Polla
Illustration of woman with handkerchief on head and roses
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Dear Heart
Henry Mancini
Photograph of Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page as they appear in the film, "Dear Heart."
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Dear Little Home Sweet Home
Charles Leslie Johnson
Photo of Willard Shale; Illustration of country home
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Dear Old Daddy Long Legs
Albert von Tilzer
Photographs of Mary Pickford as she appears in the film "Dear Old Daddy Longlegs."
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Dear old Daddy-Long-Legs
Harry von Tilzer
Picture of Mary Pickford looking out a window with inset of her in her 'photoplay of the same name.'
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Dear Old Dreamy Honolulu Town
Rega'-Lange
Ships and sailboats in harbor with city and moon in background
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Dear Old Edgewood Park
Sam English
Photo of people in canoes with roller coaster in background; inset photo of Sam English
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Dear Old Gal Who's Your Pal To-Night
Richard A. Whiting
Illustration of portrait on a plain background
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Dear Old Land Of Mine
Alfred Goodman
Title in pink with black background and red and white illustration
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Dear Pal How I'll Miss You
Lee Newton, Ernest Medeiros, and Joe Sylvia
Profile image of women on red background
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Deedle Deedle Dum
Sam Coslow, Irving Mills, and Al Sherman
Large font title with dancers in background
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Deep In Someone's Heart
Harold Levey
Photo of woman with border and illustration of men seated in turbans
