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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In Dear Old Tennessee
Harry L. Newman
Illustration of woman with "A Tennessee Topsy" hair style; Photograph of Harry L. Newman
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Indiana moon
Isham Jones
A couple in a rowboat under a full moon / Perret ; inset photo of Charles E. Kerr and his orchestra (copy 1); inset photo of Marc J. Wolf and the Blossom Heath Entertainers (copy 2).
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Indian summer
Victor Herbert
A mountain reflected in a lake / IM-HO ; inset photo of Will Bradley (copy 1); Bob Crosby (copy 2); Glenn Miller (copy 3).
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In Dreams, My Own
Frederick W. Vanderpool
Photograph of Ethel Quimby; Illustration of tree wrapping around the bottom, side, and top of photograph
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I need some pettin'
Ted Fiorito
drawing of couples dancing / Wohlman ; inset photo of Sam Heiman's Orchestra.
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I never could care for somebody else
Bob Sterling
A woman leans against a wooden rail and looks thoughtful ; in the background is a garden.
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I never had a chance
Irving Berlin
[shares the same cover as Berlin's ''I can't remember''] drawing of a woman / H.
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I Never Knew
Earl Carroll
Illustration of yellow birds flying and perched on branch with house and blue sky in background
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I never knew
Ted Fiorito
scrollwork frame by Leff ; inset photo of Mack Davis and his orchestra (copy 1); Milton Watson (copy 3); Pisano and Landauer (copy 5).
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I never knew how wonderful you were
Irving Selzer
A man and woman about to kiss while a third man looks on / Hap Hadley Studio.
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I never knew what the moonlight could do
Sam Coslow
A man and woman gaze at each other with a background of the moon over water / Leff.
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I never mention your name
Walter Kent
silhouette of a woman's head overlaid with a clock face ; inset photo of Perry Como.
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I Never Realized : Society's Newest Fox-Trot Craze
Melville J. Gideon
Woman wearing coat and hat sitting on bench with handbag; Illustration framed with flowers in background
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In High Spirits
A. Sartorio
A small illustration of a man and a woman driving in car with trees and house around them.
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In Holland
Clair Van Lynden
Illustration of man leaning against building, two children gazing over river at man riding horse in front of windmill
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In Honolulu By The Sea
Jack Frost
Illustration of two men sitting in sailboat pulled up on bank between palm trees
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In Maytime
Jack Snyder
A couple holding hands in a garden while a cherub plays a flute / Barbelle ; inset photo of Henri Kublick.
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In Miami
Sidney D. Mitchell, Archie Gottler, and Arthur Fields
Illustration of couple sitting by lake with sun setting in background bordered by clusters of flowers
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In Mobile Town
William J. Vanderveer
Photograph of Chas. Hallen Esq.; Illustration of man playing banjo for men gambling on shipping dock
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In my hide-away
Lauren Kaye Binford
sketch of a ship sailing in clouds toward a castle / Leff ; inset photo of Ralph Kirbery.
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In My Home Town
Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Policeman glaring at two small girls looking at dancing/party in town
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In my little dream house on the hill
Vincent Rose
A man, holding his hat, talks to a woman, who holds a cat; in the background is a cottage.
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In My Little Ford Coupe
Leroy Baugahan and Jess Williams
A pencil sketch of a car driving down a road with trees on either side.
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In My Mercer Racing Car
Axel Christensen and John S. Meck
Illustration of two people driving in a car among tall trees.
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In my merry Oldsmobile
Gus Edwards
men and women singing around a woman playing the piano ; inset drawing of a couple in an early-model car.
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In my own backyard
Walter Donaldson
photograph of Aileen Stanley in a frame by Frederick S. Manning.
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In old California with you
Frank Henri Klickmann
A Spanish-style courtyard with a small pool in the foreground and mountains beyond a wall.
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In Old Ireland Meet Me There
Alfred Solman
Illustration of path leading to house with surrounding greenery; inset photo of Bert Morphy
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In Old Ireland, Where The River Kenmare Flows
Percy Wenrich
Photograph of Mae Curtis wearing big hat on green background
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In old Kentucky
Anita Stewart
inset photo of a woman standing beside a horse ; drawing by F.S.M. of a horse race (lower right corner), men riding horses in a forest (lower left corner) and someone jumping a horse over a broken bridge (top center).
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In Old Madrid
Henry Trotère
Illustration of window, corner of home, sun, and plant near title, composer, and lyricist names
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In Our Bungalow
Armand Vecsey
Title with border; illustration of two dragons at top and flower at bottom; red background
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In Our Little Loveland Bungalow
Abe Olman
Man and woman kissing with bird on "L" of title and black cat at woman's feet
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In room 202
Edgar Leslie
woman in a 1900's evening gown and cloak unlocks the door to room 202 / Barbelle.
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In San Diego
Thos. H. Sexton
A woman wearing a sunhat sits with a man in the grass and looks at a bridge / H.A. Hamer.
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In Silence
Alfred Baldwin Sloane
Title with border; inset photos of Sydney Rosenfeld and A. B. Sloane; green background
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Insufficient Sweetie
Gil Wells and Isham Jones
Illustration of a man in a suit with a question mark and exclamation point over his head while he watches two people standing at a car. A photo of Tom Post is inset to the right.
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In Sunny Spain
Francis X. Conlan
Inset photos of two men and one of two men and a woman wearing hats with borders; illustration of two guitars
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Intermezzo en Octaves
Theodore Leschetizky
Woman in dress dancing; Banner with arrowed hearts below title; Spider on web in lower right corner
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In the blue of evening
D'Artega
A couple holding hands / nick ; inset photo of Frank Sinatra (copy 1); inset photo of Jose Bettencourt (copy 2).
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In The Candle-Light
Fleta Jan Brown
Portrait of John W. Dean and Fannie Ward standing together holding lit candles
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In The Candle-Light
Fleta Jan Brown
Photograph of Fannie Ward and John W. Dean holding candles; inset photo of Belle Story
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In The City Of Broken Hearts
Edgar Allen
Photograph of Theda Bara; Illustration of glasses, monocle, tiara, necklace, watch, flowers, hair pins, and jewelry box outside of photograph frame
