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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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
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Pretty Little Maid Of Cherokee
W. R. Williams
Photograph of Tulsa; Illustration of Native American woman with feathers in her hair
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Pretty Little Rainbow
Vincent C. Plunkett
Native American woman at night with moon and trees in background
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Pretty Little Thing
Tommy Malie and Jack Little
Illustration of woman's face; Photograph of Charley Kerr Trio
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Pretty Pol'
Jack Little
Portrait of Jack Little; illustration of a bird sitting on a cage to the left of the portrait
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Pretty Rose
Joe Thomas and Dave Ringle
Photograph of Al Bernard; Illustration of shamrocks and stems around photograph
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Pride Of The Prairie
George Botsford
Photograph of Harry A. Ellis; Illustration of woman sitting on hill with black horse in background
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Priests' March
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Illustration of vines and flowers in shape of harp surrounding various titles
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Primrose Good-Bye
Clayton Hallowwell; Arthur Lange; and Bernie Grossman, 1885-1951
Sailor saying good-bye to woman in pink dress
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Princess Of Far Away
Victor Herbert
Title with pink border; inset photos of Montgomery, Stone, and Elsie Janis in front of illustration of pink heel
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Prisoner Of Love
Leo Robin, Clarence Gaskill, and Russ Columbo
Photograph of Perry Como; Striped heart in background
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Promises
Al Sherman and Al Lewis
Photograph of Charles Lawman; Illustration of leaves in grey strip bordered by light blue strips
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Promise That You'll Be True
Gordon Bingham
Illustration of flowers around title, composer, and artist names; Tiled border with flowers in each tile
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Prove It By The Things You Do
Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher
Photograph of David Street; Stars and waving lines on red background
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Pucker Up And Whistle
Blanche Franklyn and Nat Vincent
Photograph of Yvette Rugel; Illustration of valley with birds around frame
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Puddin' Head Jones
Lou Handman
Photograph of Ozzie Nelson; Illustration of boy writing on blackboard with teacher at desk
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Puh-leeze! Mister Brown
Don Raye and Gene De Paul
Men playing instruments and woman singing in brown and white strips
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Pullman Porter Man
E. Arthur Behim
Ovular frame with portrait of woman; Background illustration of circles, bars, waves, squares, and diamonds
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Pure As A Lily
A Sister of St. Joseph
Illustration of rose garden above title name; Border of stems, leaves, and flowers around title and garden illustration
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Pure As Snow
Gustav Lange
Portrait of woman's face; Illustration above title of home on river bank with mountains in background
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Put a Little Sunshine in Your Home
Will Rossiter
Illustrations of two children holding buckets of "Sunshine Finishes."
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Put Away A Little Ray Of Golden Sunshine For A Rainy Day
Fred E. Ahlert
Photograph of Johnny Johnson; Illustration of roses around frame
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Put 'Em In A Box, Tie 'Em With a Ribbon (And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea)
Jule Styne
No cover art
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Put Me to Sleep With an Old Fashioned Melody (Wake Me Up With a Rag)
Harry Jentes
Illustration of woman half asleep, holding sheet music with flowers behind
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Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes
Mrs. Billy Hill and Billy Hill
Photograph of Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard; Illustration of silhouetted man and woman and various shapes; Checkered illustration above and below photograph frame
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
Portrait of elderly woman wearing bonnet; Illustration of trees and path in background
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Put On Your Slippers And Fill Up Your Pipe
Albert von Tilzer
Illustration of man and woman standing; Woman holding pipe and slippers
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Put-Put-Put
Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, and Mann Curtis
Photograph of The MacFarland Twins; Illustration of silhouetted man and woman below tree
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Put That Sun Back In The Sky
Joseph Meyer
Illustration of bird on branch; Photograph of Aileen Stanley in sun
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Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
Albert von Tilzer
Photograph of Alta Virginia Houston; Arial illustration of homes, tilled soil, trees, and hills
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Put Your Arms Where They Belong
Henry W. Santly, Henry W. Santly, Lou Davis, and Herman Ackman
Van and His Orchestra; Illustration of woman sitting
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Put Your Shoes On, Lucy
Hank Fort
Illustration of man sitting on park bench next to woman without shoes
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Queen Of Beauty
Otto M. Heinzman
Photograph of Alma Kremer; Roses with stem outside of photograph frame
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Queen Of Love Two Step
Charles Hunter
Photograph of Charles Hunter; Illustration of hearts, crown, buckle, and leaves in background
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Queen of the Bungalow
Gus Rogers and Max Rogers
Inset solo photos of Gus Rogers and Max Rogers; Illustration of flowers, leaves, and stems
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Queen of the Bungalow
Max Rogers and Gus Rogers
Inset solo photos of Gus Rogers and Max Rogers. Illustration of flowers, leaves, and stems.
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Queen Of The Valley
F. H. Losey
Illustration of woman wearing long dress holding wreath of flowers sitting next to tree branch; Trees and river in background
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Radnor Fox Trot
Albert W. Newman
Illustration of a white fox and sever foxes dancing against a blue background.
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Rag-a-Muffin : Rag and Two Step
William T. Pierson
Illustration of a street scene featuring a little girl in a dress chasing a monkey. People and musicians behind the girl.
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Ragamuffin (With Apologies to Chopin)
Werner Janssen
Illustration of a boy in tattered clothing running beside a small dog.
