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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I've Got the Army Blues
Carey Morgan and Louis Wolfe Gilbert
Illustration of two army men marching with rifles; Illustration of rifles in background
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I've Got the Blue Ridge Blues
Chas. S. Cooke and Richard A. Whiting
Illustration of pine trees and flowers on hillside; Blue sky in background
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I've Got the Blues for My Kentucky Home : Fox Trot Novelty Song
Clarence Gaskill
Illustration of men dancing on checkerboard floor playing instruments
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I've Got the Blues For Tennessee
Wallace Bradley
Photograph of Lucas Sisters; Illustration of woman on hill looking toward home
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I've Got the Finest Man
James Reese Europe
Photograph of Martin Ballman; Illustration of flowers and designs
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I've Got the Profiteering Blues
Irving Bibo
Man with suit and top hat winking and holding two large bags of coins; Large yellow circle in background with stars around top
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I've Got the Shimmee Blues : Novelty Song
Harry De Costa
Man and woman dancing; Wavey lines in background and orange pebble-like drawings for floor
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I've Got The Swanee River Flowing Thru My Viens
Billy Baskette
Illustration of man in sky looking at river
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I've Got the Sweetest Girl in Maryland
Walter Donaldson
Illustration of a girl in dress sitting in a tree; Photograph of Percy Bronson and Winnie Baldwin
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I've Got Those Bonus Blues
Carl Frangkiser
U.S. Military man with crutch and large bag of money in air
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I've Got Your Number
George W. Meyer
Photograph of a man pointing at a woman, cherub hanging numbers on a door; Photograph of Harry Fox and Millership Sisters
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I've Only One Idea About the Girls and That's to Love 'Em
Albert Piantadosi
Illustration of two men and lots of women; Photograph of Wilbur Mack
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I've Taken Quite a Fancy to You
Theodore F. Morse
Illustration of leaves and different designs; Photograph of Redding Sisters
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I've Told His Missus All About Him
James William Tate
Photograph of Vesta Victoria; Illustration of flowers and different designs
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I've Told My Love
Rudolf Friml
Illustration of a robber, a cop, a man and two ladies looking out a window
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I Wake Up Smiling
Fred E. Ahlert
Illustration of blue sun rays and dove flying; Photograph of Kate Smith
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I Walked Back From The Buggy Ride
Hub Adams, Irving Bibo, and Web Curtsinger
Illustration of woman walking on trail back toward barn yard
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I Wanna Be A Cowboy In The Movies
Jule Styne
Photograph of two men and woman dressed in western clothes and smiling
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I Wanna Be Loved By You
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart
Orange and blue backgound with black, white, and gray circles
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I Wanna Go Where You Go - Do What You Do Then I'll Be Happy
Cliff Friend
Illustration of woman smiling and photograph of Mitchell Bros.
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I Wanna Meander With Miranda
Harry Revel
Red and black cover with illustration of man and woman dancing together; Photograph of Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, and Ginger Rogers
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I Wanna Sing About You
Dave Dreyer and Cliff Friend
Illustration of woman standing in the wind with photograph of man on right
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I Want A Daddy Who Will Rock Me To Sleep
A. Baldwin Sloane
Illustration of man on bed with women dancing around
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I Want An Easter Bunny
Harold O'Reilly Clint
Illustration of rabbit's head with small rabbits playing in background
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I Want An Irish Rose
John B. Jacobs
Silhouette of woman's face in between illustrations of red roses
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I Want A Real Coon
Bernard Adler
Illustration of man wearing suit leaning on cane; Photograph of Dolly Dorothy
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I Want A Regular Man
Karl L. Hoschna
Inset photo of Blanche Ring in between silhouettes of two women
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I Want My Mama
Vincente Paiva and Jararaca Paiva
Illustration of woman dressed in fancy clothes and wearing pearls
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I Want My Old Girl Back
E. A. Sutton and Earl Burtnett
Illustration of woman sitting against tree with book in her hand
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I Want My Share Of Love
Samuel Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Illustration of woman's face with hearts behind it
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I Want One Like Pa Had Yesterday
William A. Dillon
Woman in dress holding open umbrella in her hand and one on ground
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I Wants A Man Like Romeo
Bob Adams
Illustration of home patio and yard with steamboat in river; Photograph of Elizabeth M. Murray
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I Wants To Live While I'm Living Cos I'se Goin To Be A Long Time Dead
Charles H. Roth
Illustration of man wearing checkered suit and smoking cigar; Women crying behind man
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I Wants To Pick A Bone With You
Euday Louis Bowman
Frame around title connected to photo of Lizzie B. Raymond
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I Want The Twilight And You
Charles H. Maskell
Illustration of woman's face over top of stone entrance to garden
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I Want The World To Know That I Love You
Nicholas Joseph Clesi
Small boat sailing with sun setting in horizon
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I Want To Be Bad
Lew Buford Brown, Buddy Gard De Sylva, and Ray Henderson
Illustration of golf balls
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I want to be in Dixie
Irving Berlin
Drawing of a person in silhouette gazing at a steamboat on a river / Gene Buck ; inset photo of Callan & Callan (Copy 1), the Hiems Children (Copy 2), Belle Story (Copy 3), Walter Blaufuss (Copy 4), W.E. Browning (Copy 5).
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I Want To Be Loved
Savannah Churchill
Photograph of Savannah Churchill with red and stripped background
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I Want To Be Loved
Albert von Tilzer
Illustration of woman smiling with roses in hair; Photograph of May Curtis
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I Want To Be Loved Like A Baby
William Witol
Illustration of woman in red and white stripped dress bending over
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I Want To Be There
James V. Monaco
Illustration of man sitting under tree with dog with home and trees in background; Photograph of Bessie Wynn
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I Want To Be Your Wife
Paul Alfred Rubens
Illustration of woman wearing dress with windmills in background
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I want to go back to Michigan
Irving Berlin
Woman in prairie dress outside her homestead / John Frew ; inset photo of Lillian Maynard (Copy 1), Dave Ferguson (Copy 2), Helen Stroock (Copy 3), Manne & Bell (Copy 4), the Wilton Sisters (Copy 5), 4 Melodious Chaps (Copy 6).
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I Want To Hear A Yankee Doodle Tune
George M. Cohan
Photograph of George M. Cohan; Wheel with illustrations of farewell speech, mailman entering fence, Broadway, and Uncle Sam marching with soldiers and American flag
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I Want to Hear That Jazz Band Play
Leo Friedman
Illustration of orchestra performing on stage with music notes coming from instruments
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I Want To Hold You In My Arms
Fred Di Ano and Marion Olson
Illustration of music books open with piano keys next to them
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I Want To Meander In The Meadow
Charles Tobias and Harry Woods
Illustration of tree in field and small fence in background
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I Want To Ride In A Jitney Bus
Howard Kocian
Illustration of a man and woman riding in Jitney Bus while a crowd of men admire the vehicle.
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I Want To See Old Dixie Land Once More : Fox Trot
David W. Manuel
Man with banjo strapped to back walking toward log cabin; Photograph of David W. Manuel
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I Want To Thank Your Folks
Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss
Photograph of Perry Como and music staff in background
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I Want To Walk In Again Blues
Cliff Edwards
Photograph of The Ossmans; Illustration of man scratching head at front door of home
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I Want Yer Ma Honey : An Ethiopian Oddity
Fay Templeton
Frame around title with elaborate designs along border
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I Want You All For Me
Chester Cohn
Illustration of woman sitting on stone wall with man standing under holding her hand
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I Was A Dreamer Too
Roger Lewis
Illustration of young woman looking out of window with buildings below
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I Was Never Nearer Heaven In My Life
Ted Snyder
Child hugging mother with angels playing in background
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I Whistle And Wait For Katie
Michael Nolan
Illustration of man standing in front of building whistling