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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Rag Time Chimes
Egbert Van Alstyne
A group of men at the bottom pulling on a string attached to chimes above the title
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Ragtime Eyes
W. C. Powell
Illustration of four African American children looking at woman in fancy, red dress
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Ragtime Germ of Love (The)
Ed Bond
The title is located in the upper center portion of the cover with the portraits of the composer and lyricist below
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Rag-Time Jingles
Al. J. Markgraf
Two people dancing together; Portrait of Al. Markgraf on the bottom left corner
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Ragtime Millionaire
Irving Jones
Photograph of Eddie Leonard; Man with cane surrounded by border of money bags
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Ragtime Mixes My Brain
Gustav Luders
Man punching another man; Conductor of orchestra; Black and white image of Will West
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Ragtime Temple Bells
Ivan Caryll
Text surrounded by cartoon of two oriental men and photographs of two men
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Rag-Time Wedding Bells
George W. Meyer
Photo of two men; illustration of wedding bells tied together
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Rainbow
Russ Hamilton
Photograph of Russ Hamilton; Illustration of man and woman's face inside globe
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Rain Drops
Charles B. Brown
Illustration of young boy holding an umbrella and book while walking with young girl
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Rambling Rose
Joseph A. Burke
Photograph of Russ Morgan; Illustration of waved lines with imprints of musical notes
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Rastus
Harry Augustus Fischler
Illustration of man depicted with monkey-like features in top hat and suit
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Rattle My Bones
Charlie Stone, Florence Adams, and Jimmy DeKnight
Orchestra playing instruments; Various instruments in rays coming from orchestra
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Rattlesnake Rag
Joe Carr and Ethwell Eddie Hanson
Photograph of Joe "Fingers" Carr; Waved piano keys on red background
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Rawson
Eduardo Arolas
Illustration of doctor standing over table between two hospital beds while looking at two doctors sitting in chairs
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Ray and His Little Chevrolet
Bernie Grossman, Billy Baskette, and Jack Stanley
Illustration of man in car holding woman's hand standing beside car; photo of man
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Raymond's Kill Galop
Mary D. Thomas
Canyon with river flowing between two cliffs; Trees and rocks at base of cliffs
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Reaching For The Moon
Irving Berlin
Illustration of green circle with moon and stars in it and white ribbon
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Reaching For The Moon
Benny Davis and Jesse Greer
Photograph of Joe Candullo; Man sitting on windowsill smoking cigarette; Fountain and ocean outside of indow
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Ready For The River
Neil Moret
Photograph of Eddie Peabody; Illustration of man standing on dock with ship and city structures in background
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Real Estate Papa
C. Perillo Jr. and Eugene West
Illustration of man and woman dancing; Silhouette of man and woman dancing in background
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Rebecca Of Sunny-Brook Farm
Albert Gumble
Illustration of man steering wagon pulled by horses; Girl holding flowers and umbrella stepping down ladder from coach; Portrait of Emelie Scott
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Recess Time
W. C. Powell
Children walking out of building in line with teacher at top of stairwell; Children playing on playground; Notebooks, books, and blackboards in diagonal strip
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[Redacted] Africa
Percy Wenrich
Illustration of an African American woman set within a red outline of Africa.
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[Redacted] Barbacue
Will Marion Cook
Illustration of bull's head; Photograph of Miss Abbie Mitchell between eyes of bull
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[Redacted] Blossom's 'Possum Party
Theodore F. Morse
A scene with couples vigorously dancing in a yard, with a three-person band playing in the background and a cotton boll design framing the scene; photograph inset of Nella Allen.
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[Redacted] Bogie Man
Haven Gillespie, Richard A. Whiting, and Neil Moret
Illustration of bogie man over some houses
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[Redacted] Is Out Tonight
Will Marion
A couple is obviously on their way to an evening out; the man, who happens to be shorter than his date, is wearing a top hat and tuxedo with tails; the taller lady is wearing an evening gown and bonnet; there is also a copy of a program from the Darktown Minstrels.
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[Redacted] Jinny's Jubilee
Lewis F. Muir
scene of an elderly woman greeting two small children and a crowd arriving with gifts at the door of a log cabin; photograph inset of Emma Carus.
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[Redacted] Kids Parade
Walter Donaldson
Photograph of Nora Bayes; Illustration of children parading around fence
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[Redacted] Koo
Irving Bibo
A little boy, leaning against a wooden fence, has falling asleep while eating some melon; circular photo inset of Lee Edmonds.
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[Redacted] : One Step
Hugo Frey
Illustration of black waiter holding platter with couple dancing and man playing piano
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[Redacted] Rag
Harry Augustus Fischler
Illustration of African American in hat sitting with nuts in his hands and feet extended in front of house
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[Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
Leo Friedman
Illustration of title words in shape of eyes and three mens faces with hats and bowties
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[Redacted]'s Chocolate Soldier
Archie Gottler
photograph of Sophie Tucker in a diamond frame, and below that a drawing of several military rifle men aiming guns at a blindfolded prisoner.
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[Redacted]'s Little Coal Black Rose
Raymond B. Egan
there is a photo of Rene Dietrich in the center of the page; the background picture is of a plantation; the house, some sunflowers, and the sun rising over the horizon are obvious / Starmer.
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[Redacted]'s Little Coal Black Rose
Richard A. Whiting
Photograph of Ren Dietrich; Illustration of houses, flowers, trees, and the sun
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[Redacted]'s Little Kinky Headed Boy
George J. Trinkaus
Elderly woman sitting in chair holding young boy; Trees and sun in background
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[Redacted]'s Little Kinky Headed Boy
George J. Trinkaus
Illustration of young boy in elderly woman's lap; Woman sitting on chair with sun, hills, and trees in background
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[Redacted] 's Little Pumpkin Colored [Redacted]
Hillman and Perrin
Photograph of Julius P. Witmark; Illustration of elderly woman in rocking chair looking over children in basket
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[Redacted]'s Shufflin' Dance
Louis Wolfe Gilbert
there are magnolias that look like they are growing out from the middle of the page; there is a photo of Grace Wilson on the left bottom corner.
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[Redacted] Town's Vacation : Cake Walk & Two Step
Charles B. Brown
Illustration of people waving to train passengers as they go by
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[Redacted] Up A Tree : March and Two Step
Lee Orean Smith
Illustration of boy in tree with dog barking at bottom of it and man with gun and watermelons in background