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"We'll Sing To Abe Our Song." Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War

Last updated: 04/28/05

"We'll Sing to Abe Our Song!": Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War from the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana includes more than two hundred sheet-music compositions that represent Lincoln and the war as reflected in popular music. The collection spans the years from Lincoln's presidential campaign in 1859 through the centenary of Lincoln's birth in 1909. This music was compiled by Alfred Whital Stern (1881-1960), who is considered the greatest private collector of materials relating to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Stern presented his collection to the Library in 1953 and it continues to grow through an endowment established by his family. Today, the Alfred Whital Stern Collection comprises more than eleven thousand books, pamphlets, manuscripts, prints, and posters, as well as a variety of ephemera.

Resource Type: Teacher Resource/Reference
Subjects (Level One): Music Education
Subjects (Level Two): Folk , History
Grade Levels: Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Higher Education, Adult / Continuing Education

Creator: The Library of Congress
Keywords: Lincoln, emancipation, civil war, sheet music,
Duration: 45 minutes
Format: Web page
Languages: English

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