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Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers

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Title
Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers
Names
Weston, R. P. (Robert P.), 1878-1936 (Lyricist)
Darewski, Herman, 1883-1947 (Composer)
Collection

War songs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1914
Place: New York
Publisher: Francis Day & Hunter : T.B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: P.S. War songs.
Topics
Blackface entertainers
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women
Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
Genres
Scores
Popular music
Notes
Content: "Al Jolson's sensational success"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover photographs of Al Jolson, one in blackface.
Content: First line of chorus: Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers.
Content: First line of text: Sister Susie's sewing in the kitchen on a Singer.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: written by R.P. Weston ; composed by Hermann E. Darewski.
Date: Copyright date: 1914
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (5 p.) : ill. ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C128
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14527962
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4499f250-c623-012f-6659-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1878: Creator Born
  • 1914: Issued
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1914. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79390a71-99bc-e16d-e040-e00a18062421

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79390a71-99bc-e16d-e040-e00a18062421

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1914). Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79390a71-99bc-e16d-e040-e00a18062421

Wikipedia Citation

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Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers