Created by
Donavin's Famous Tennesseeans, American, founded 1873
Date
1883
Medium
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions
closed: 5 × 6 11/16 × 1/8 in. (12.7 × 17 × 0.3 cm)
open: 5 × 12 7/8 × 1/8 in. (12.7 × 32.7 × 0.3 cm)
Description
A rectangular paper booklet of sheet music. Front cover, pink with black type, is borderd by elaborate decorations, especially in the corners, and reads [ORGANIZED A.D. 1873 / Selections of Plantation Songs / AS SUNG BY] at the top, with [THE WORLD RENOWNED / COLORED VOCALISTS / Permanent Address, Delaware, O.] vertically on the left center, and [The Famous Company / RE-ORGANIZED 1881] vertically on the right, with a black-and-white depiction of a man, J.W. Donavin, in profile in an oval shape between, with [DONAVIN'S FAMOUS TENNESSEEANS] along the bottom. Interior pages, four (4) total front and back for each, are music sheets with four staff lines on each side. Songs include "Rise! Shine! And Give God The Glory," "Steal Away To Jesus," and "Good News! The Chariot is a Coming." The first and last pages give a "Decennial Review" written by J.W. Donavin. Back cover, pink with black type, reads [F.T. EVANS. / Gas Power / BOOK & JOB PRINTER / And Binder. / Delaware, Ohio.] in the center. Handwritten in top left corner of reverse, in pencil, reads [M8020/21].
Place depicted
Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Written Music
Type
sheet music
Topic
American South
Singers (Musicians)
Spirituals (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
Object number
2014.3.19
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf4bdabb-74eb-4f62-a748-849f2f7cff4e

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