- Created by
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Written by
- Dawson, William L. Composer, American, 1899 - 1990
- Date
- 1937; printed later
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (26.7 x 18.4 cm)
- Description
- An eight-page booklet of printed sheet music, black ink on off-white paper, for "Ain'a That Good News" by William L. Dawson and printed by the music press of Tuskegee Institute as part of the Tuskegee Choir Series.
- The first, or cover page, features a printed listing of all the song titles in the series, appearing typewritten within an illustrated graphic border. Decorative text at the top reads [TUSKEGEE CHOIR SERIES / Edited and Arranged / By / WILLIAM L. DAWSON]. Printed text at the very top reads [No. 103 AIN'-A THAT GOOD NEWS (Mixed Chorus) : .20]. The remaining pages contain the printed music without decoration, marks, or inscriptions.
- Place printed
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Written Music
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family
- Object number
- 2011.21.15.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




