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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Play That Barber Shop Chord
Lewis F. Muir
Photograph of Bert Williams with sheet music in background; red, white, and blue border
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Play That 'Song Of India' Again
Paul Whiteman
Woman wearing headdress sitting on pillow; Architecture of India in background with reflection on water
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Please Be Good To My Old Girl
Ray Henderson
Man and woman holding hands with another man holding arms outward
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Please Believe Me
Al Jacobs
Man and woman sitting on planet in clouds surrounded by stars; Photograph of Dick Gasparre
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Please Come and Play in My Yard
Theodore F. Morse
Illustration of roses and leaves; Portrait of George Dennen
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Please Come Back To Me
Nat D. Ayer
Title with interlaying squares of white, black, and green above composer and lyricist name and below publisher name
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Please Don't Take My Lovin' Man Away
Albert von Tilzer
Woman on stage with arms held forward; Spectators watching in background; Photograph of Newell and Most
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Please Don't Take the Baby From Me
Fred H. Finch
A drawing of a woman holding a baby with a photograph of a woman in a dress
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Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Sidney Clare, Samuel H. Stept, and Bee Palmer
Photograph of Bee Palmer
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Please let me sleep
J. Tim Brymn
African American man in bed looking at a white man pointing to a fire / Starmer ; photo inset of the Brownings.
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Please, Miss Central, Find My Mamma
Chas. K. Harris
Photograph of two children on a two piece phone beside the photograph of a woman holding a two piece phone.
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Please Mr. Conductor Don't Put Me Off
J. Fred Helf and Edward P. Moran
Title surrounded by frame of waves
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Please Think Of Me
Russ Morgan, Benny Davis, and Ted Murry
Illustration of woman's face; Photograph of Tommy Dorsey
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Please Touch My Daddy's Star Again And Change It Back To Blue
Clarence E. Brandon
Illustration of a child kneeling by a bed praying.
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Pledge To The Flag
Albert Hay Malotte
Castle with American flag at top of tower; Blue background with white stars
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Pliny, come kiss yo' baby
David Reed
striped background with title in floral border / C.E.J. ; inset photo of Elizabeth M. Murray.
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Pluggin' Jane
Perry Alexander
Uncle Sam with his hands on a woman's shoulder and other women helping the war effort
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Poet And Peasant
Franz Von Suppé
Illustration of person lying on hillside holding flower with trees in background; Man tilling soil with horses
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Poinsettia Waltz
C. E. Storer
Title surrounded by poinsettia on each side with leaves extending around and under composer and publisher names
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Police Parade
Paul Lincke
Officers marching in small circles at top corners; Blue and white plaid background
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Polka Dots And Moondeams
Jimmy Van Heusen
White polka dots on red background; Photograph of Glenn Miller
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
Title with green border; illustration of woman wearing black dress and wrap
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Poor Butterfly Is A Fly Girl Now
M. K. Jerome
Woman wearing kimono holding umbrella with one hand and hand fan in other hand
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Poor John!
Henry E. Pether
Photograph of Vesta Victoria; Title, composer name, and lyricist name within bell shaped frame surrounded by flowers
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Poor Little Puritan Maiden
Billy Day
Maiden looking downward; Illustration of chapel and trees in background
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Poppy Blossom
Abe Olman
Illustration of flowers with bridge going toward Japanese building; Illustration of sailboat in water with sun setting behind mountain
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Poppy-Time In Old Japan
Will E. Dulmage
A photo of a man and woman inset withing an illustration red flowers and a building.
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Possum
J. B. Cohen
One inset of a possum on the White House lawn and a second inset of an African American sitting at a table and reaching for a plate.
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Possum and Taters
Charles Hunter
Illustration of men and dogs hunting possum in tree in wooded area; Inset illustration of men sitting at table inside cabin with prepared possum on table
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Possum Rag
Geraldine Dobyns
Illustration of three African American boys with fire trying to scare possum
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Poverty
Harry J. Lincoln
Illustration of African American family performing daily activities; washing clothes, reading paper, playing, smoking pipe
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Powder Your Face With Sunshine
Stanley Rochinski and Carmen Lombardo
Photograph of Guy Lombardo; Photograph of Lebert; Photograph of Carmen
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Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition!!
Frank Loesser
Illustration of soldiers on the battlefield.
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Pray For Sushine
Maurice Abrahams
Man and woman under umbrella in rain; Illustration of sun outside illustration of man and woman in rain
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Pray for the lights to go out
Will E. Skidmore
Man standing behind pulpit in front of congregation, hiding bottle labeled gin behind his back.
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Precious
Stephen Pasternacki and Richard A. Whiting
Woman walking along beach with umbrella; Men, women, tents, and city in background
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Prelude
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Illustration of Rachmaninoff; Background illustration of curved musical bars, man playing piano, and man conducting orchestra
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Pretend
Douglas Lew, Cliff Parman, and Frank LaVere
Photograph of Ralph Marterie; Illustration of leaves below frame
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Pretty Baby
Tony Jackson and Egbert van Alstyne
Photograph of Bing Crosby; Illustrated cascade of silhouetted woman's face
