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Collection Data
- Description
- Broadsides were a format consisting of a single sheet of lyrics meant for mass publication. This collection consists of approximately 2600 broadsides published in the United States between 1850 and the early 1900s on a variety of topics.
- Dates / Origin
- Date Created: 1850 - 1900 (Approximate)
- Library locations
- Music Division
- Shelf locator: B-Amer.
- Notes
- Content: Broadsides were an inexpensive format consisting of a single sheet of lyrics meant for mass publication. This collection consists of approximately 2600 broadsides published in the United States between 1850 and the early 1900s on a variety of topics. The broadside texts were intended to be sung to existing, widely-known melodies and do not contain musical notation. Content warning: Folder titles were transcribed from the items themselves, many of which contain racist language and attitudes common in the United States in the nineteenth century.
- Physical Description
- Extent: 15 linear feet (49 boxes)
- Type of Resource
- Text
- Identifiers
- NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17066233
- MSS Unit ID: 20429
- Other local Identifier: B-Amer.
- Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9dbe90e0-bb4d-0139-7712-0242ac110003
