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 Will Not Reproach You
Chas. Graham
A man in military uniform with a sword in hand holding up a glove
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I Wish
Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher
Illustration of man standing in front of wall with large shadow of woman
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I Wish I Had A Girl
Grace Le Boy
Illustration of couple walking on path with man sitting on bench beneath tree watching
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I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle (Before I Grew Up To Love You)
Max Friedman
Illustration of woman in dress looking out window; Photograph of Gene Austin
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I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine (And Sunshine Had Never Met Me)
Oakley Haldeman
Tan cover with photograph of Gene Autry
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I Wish I Knew
Robert E. Spencer, Frank Anderson, and Harry Bryant
Illustration of Cupid sitting on books
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I Wish I Lived Next Door To You
Harry Casting and Clarence Wainwright Murphey
Portrait of Lily Lena; Wreath of flowers outside portrait frame
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I Wish I Was Back To My Livery Barn
Pringle
Illustration of man looking at 'Livery' building; Man sitting on barrel at door; Photograph of man in 'black face'
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I Wish I Was In Dixie
Charles Grobe
Framed illustration of man and woman dancing in moonlight; Background illustration of home and trees contrasted into daylight
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I Wish I Was In Heaven Sittin' Down
Fleta Jan Brown
Illustration of man wearing suit sitting in clouds; Photograph of Four Harmonists
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I Wish That I Could Hide Inside This Letter
Nat Simon
Illustration of woman holding letters; Illustration of pink letter in background; Photograph of Joan Brooks
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I Wish The Band Would Play
T. Mayo Geary
A picture of a man and a woman with a drawing of a woman above the picture kissing a mirror
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I Wish There Was A Wireless To Heaven
Willy White
Illustration of little girl listening on old operater box
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I Wish You Were Jealous Of Me
Earl Haubrich and Glen A. Rowell
Illustration of peacock sitting in front of moon; Photograph of The Forest City Trio
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I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home
F. W. Vandersloot
Man sitting on frame at bottom of cover thinking; Elderly man and woman sitting together on loveseat looking at picture of young man
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I Wonder If The Same Moon Shines In Ireland Tonight
Monte Carlo and Alma M. Sanders
Photograph of three women looking out window
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I Wonder If They Care To See Me Now
Chas. Horwitz
A picture of a woman with flowers behind the picture
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I Wonder If We'll Ever Meet Again (Dear Old Gal Of Mine)
Albert Piantadosi
Illustration of woman with heart behind her with man looking up; Photograph of Henry Fink
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I Wonder If You Miss Me To-night
Ed G. Nelson
Illustration of woman with pink hair and pearl necklace; Illustration man in suit
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I Wonder If You Still Care For Me
Ted Snyder
Illustration of woman in big hat, holding flowers and plants close to her
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I Wonder What He's Doing To-Night
James F. Hanley
Illustration of soldier with letter in hand and image of woman reaching out to him
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I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone?
Shelton Brooks
Photograph of Sophie Tucker; Illustration of jockeys on horses at race
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I Wonder Where My Sweet Sweet Daddy's Gone
Ray H. Stark
Brown background; Photograph of Leileen Stanley
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I Wonder Who's Dancing With You To-night
Ray Henderson
Blue backgound; Illustration of woman in big dress
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Joseph Edgar Howard
Green background; Photograph of woman smiling, women dancing, and couple hugging
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Joseph Edgar Howard
Illustration of king smoking in woods with moon in background; inset photos of Will M. Hough, Frank R. Adams, and Jos E. Howard
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I Wonder Who's Knitting For Me?
Jesse M. Winne
Soldier sitting on ground with women knitting in background bubble; Photograph of Bert. Fitzgibbons
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I Won't Be Home Anymore When You Call
Dick Jurgens and Billy Fairman
Blue background; Large music notes; Photograph of Dick Jurgens
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I Won't Be Home To Dinner
Gus Edwards
Illustration of two women looking back underneath title; red background
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I Would Like To Have A Girl Like You, Like Me
J. Milton Delcamp and Frank Goodman
Illustration of woman wearing bonnet and holding roses
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I Wouldn't Do It For The World
Geer Parkinson
Illustration of man kissing woman; Photograph of Bing Crosby
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I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In My Mother's Hair For All The Gold In The World
Jack Little and J. Fred Coots
Illustration of old woman with gray hair
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Jabberywocky
David Brockman, James Kendis, and Weslyn Eastwood
Illustration of woman in big dress, looking out of window into town
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Jack-In-The-Box
Terry Shand
Illustration of toys and children looking at them and photograph of Mark Fisher
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Jack O'Lantern coon
Ernest Hogan
Jack 'o lantern on a stick at the shore of the Mississippi / C.E.J. ; photo inset of Miss Zelma Rawlston.
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Jagtime Johnson's Rag-Time March
Fred L. Ryder
Illustration of jug with title on it and people dancing
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Jamaica Jinger
Egbert van Alstyne
Picture of a ladt dancing with some trees and the beach in the background
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Jamestown rag
Garnett Garnett
woman wearing a white dress flanked by the American and Confederate flags / Etherington.
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Jane
Tom Ford and Irving Bibo
Illustration of woman in dress holding purse and photograph of Jacques Renard and his Lido Venice orchestra
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Japanese Lanterns
Frederick Keats
Illustration of Japanese lanterns hanging from lines and crane flying by
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Jaxon Rag
Edward G. Byers and Lucius Dunn
Four men with instruments located at the bottom left corner and an illustration of other musicians in the bottom right corner
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Jay Walk
Zez Confrey
The cover for this piece of sheet music freathres a green tinted portrait of the composer, Zez Confrey, within a green border. An intricately illustrated green border frames the title of the sheet music and other text. The image of a basket of green flowers is in the top center of the border/frame and the publisher information is in the bottom center of the frame. An add for "Ten Lessons for the Piano by Zez Confrey" is on the back cover and includes a small round portrait of Confrey and a brief biography and description of the lessons.
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Jazzin' the cotton town blues
Harry Olsen
African American couples dance while a jazz band plays; Starmer
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Jealous Of You
Max C. Freedman, Nelson Ingham, and Ed Johnson
Purple background with illustration of flowers and photograph of the Versatile Serenaders
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Jealous Of You
Max C. Freedman, Nelson Ingham, and Ed Johnson
Purple background with illustration of flowers and photograph of the Herbert Sisters
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Jeannine I Dream of Lilac Time
Nathaniel Shilkret
Illustration of pink and green flowers with photograph of Colleen Moore in center of flower
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Je Crois En Toi
Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and Al Stillman
Blue background with photograph of Les Campagnons De La Chanson
