urn:taro:utexas.cah.00432 A Guide to the Texas Composers Collection, 1836-1968 July 6, 2005Encoded in XMetal 2 by Courtney Chartier according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. October 2008 Edited in XMetal 2 by Shelley Rowland according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Texas Composers Texas Composers Collection 1836-1968Materials are written in English. 66-107; 66-108; 68-131; 68-132; 71-48; 71-91; 73-91; 73-77; 76-61; 2006-269; 2008-213 2 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Sheet music comprises the bulk of the Texas Composers Collection. Biographical Note

The Texas Composers Collection was created in the 1940s and maintained in the 1950s by Dr. E. W. Doty, then Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.

 Scope and Contents

The Texas Composers Collection is comprised of the correspondence and music of state composers, including classical, popular, band and folk music. Materials are arranged alphabetically by composer's name, with the exception of miscellaneous sheet music, compiled song sheets and newspaper clippings, which are listed chronologically. The collection also includes "special" song files, which contain materials related to specific songs, including "The Eyes of Texas," "Yellow Rose of Texas" and songs published for the Texas Centennial celebrations.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Preferred Citation

Texas Composers Collection, 1836-1968, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms Alessandro, Victor, 1915-. Baker, Karle Wilson, 1878-1960. Britain, Radie, 1903-. Clark, Horace. Darst, W. Glen (William Glen), 1896-1986. Dressler, William. Steinfeldt, John M. Tatton, J. Meredith. Composers. Composers--Songs and music. Composers--Texas. Composers--United States--Archives. Eyes of Texas (Song). Music--Texas. Sheet music. Yellow Rose of Texas (Song). Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2W64a Alessandro-Burnett: 2W64a Alessandro, Victor: 2W64a Beginner's Course in Solfeggio, Teacher's Manual, 1937-1938 2W64a Beginner's Course in Solfeggio, Volume I, undated 2W64a Beginner's Course in Solfeggio, Volume II, undated 2W64a Beginner's Course in Solfeggio, Volume III, undated 2W64a Intermediate Course in Class Solfeggio, Teacher's Manual, 1937-1938 2W64a Ardoin, John, Mass for Four Voices, 1954 2W64a Ashford, E. L., "Bluebonnets," 2 copies, signed by lyricist Jessie Andrews, 1910 2W64a Ashbury, Samuel E.: 2W64a Notes: 2W64a "List of Old Time Break Downs," [ca. 1928] 2W64a "Some Dance Calls," undated 2W64a "Mr. Page at Confederate Home," undated 2W64a "List of Songs for Stag Parties," undated 2W64a "Gentlemen of Virginia," signed by Ashbury, February 26, 1951 2W64a Baker, Karle Wilson, "Let Me Grow Lovely," signed by Baker, 1953 2W64a Bell, Harry and Mildred: 2W64a "Texas Has Everything," 2 copies, 1928 2W64a "The Texas Turkey Trot," 2 copies, 1948 2W64a Blind Cal: 2W64a "Just Above the Rapids," signed by Cal, 1899 2W64a "Queen of May," 1899 2W64a "Sliding on the Ice," 1899 2W64a Booth, Julia D., "Bluebonnets," 1932 2W64a Botts, Ida Bassett: 2W64a "America is Ready," 1941 2W64a "The Garden of Love," 1934 2W64a "In My Heart," 1940 2W64a "Legend of the Bluebonnets," 1936 2W64a "Our Yesteryears," 1937 2W64a Britain, Radie: 2W64a "The Covered Wagon," 1941 2W64a "Dicky Donkey," 1939 2W64a "Fairy of Spring," Women's Voices, 1940 2W64a "Immortality," Secular Choruses for Mixed Voices, 1941 2W64a "I'se Commin', Lord To You," 1940 2W64a "Lasso of Time," 2 copies, 1940 2W64a "Nature Ushers in Dawn," Secular Choruses for Mixed Voices, 1940 2W64a "Noontide," Selected Choruses for Women's Voices, 1940 2W64a "Orchestral Compositions by Radie Britain," undated 2W64a "Prelude," 1941 2W64a "Prison," 1940 2W64a "Rain," 1941 2W64a Brooke, Florence R., "S.H.N.I. March," 1891 2W64a Bunch, Pearl and Sterling: 2W64a "Echoes," undated 2W64a "A Mother and Her Boy," 1928 2W64a "The Texas Flower Song," undated 2W64a Burnett, Ulala Howard, "The Texas Star," 2 copies, undated 2W64a Caldwell, John S., "That Slow Walking Waltz," 2 copies, undated 2W64a Clark, Horace: 2W64a Music: 2W64a "Aspirations," 2 copies, undated 2W64a "The Call," 1 manuscript copy, 2 printed copies, undated 2W64a "June and Dixie," 1917 2W64a "The Lover's Return," undated 2W64a "An Ole Black Mammy's Prayer," undated 2W64a "Over Jordan," Songs By Horace Clark, 2 copies, 1917 2W64a "Romanzetta," Horace Clark Piano Compositions, 1918 2W64a "Rosy Dawn," Horace Clark Piano Compositions, 1918 2W64a Sonata in C Major, Horace Clark Piano Compositions, 1918 2W64a " A Song of Sunrise," 1 manuscript copy, 1 printed copy, undated 2W64a "A Summer Wooing," undated 2W64a "Sunset," 1924 2W64a "There Little Girl Don't Cry," undated 2W64a Untitled, undated 2W64a "Valse Impromptu," 1 manuscript copy, 2 printed copies, undated 2W64a Other materials: 2W64a "Dedication of Music Building and Fine Arts Festival," program, University of Texas at Austin, November 9, 1942 2W64a "Music in a Pioneer School," The Southwestern Musician, June 1937 2W64a "Four Texas Composers Due Honors," Houston Chronicle, March 10, 1940 2W64b Clark, Jessie May-DeBurgos: 2W64b Clark, Jessie Mae, "An Ode to Texas," 1946 2W64b Cohen, Cal, "Spirit of the Alamo," 1926 2W64b Daca, the Cowboy, "Hell in Texas," 1925 2W64b Darst, W. Glen: 2W64b "A Lenten Carol," 1943 2W64b "Look from Thy Sphere of Endless Day," 1945 2W64b "Ride On! Ride On in Majesty," 1950 2W64b "Sing to the Lord a Joyful Song," 1948 2W64b De Arrendondo, F., "I'm Longing, My Sweetheart, For You," 1915 2W64b DeBurgos, Francis: 2W64b Music: 2W64b The Beggar Maid: A Comic Opera, book, lyrics, music, dance steps and set diagrams, undated 2W64b The Captivity, vocal score, undated 2W64c DeBurgos-Fisher: 2W64c DeBurgos, Francis: 2W64c Music, cont: 2W64c The Captivity, orchestral score, undated 2W64c "Festal Magnificant in Eb," August 1939 2W64c "The Fools Prayer," undated 2W64c "Nirvana," undated 2W64c "Messengers," Music for Treble Voices by Contemporary Composers, 1938 2W64c "The Moods of Lingering Day," 1935 2W64c "Rock de Cradle, Mary," Music for Women's Voices, 1938 2W64c "When Love is Done," undated 2W64c "The Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers," booklet, [ca. 1923] 2W64c Dressler, William, "Nelly Was a Lady," photostat, original date 1906 2W64c Estes, Virgean England: 2W64c "Morn," 1926 2W64c "Trio," undated 2W64c Fairleigh, George, "The Texas Aggies March," 1923 2W64c Fisher, Louise D.: 2W64c "An Irish Trilogy," 2 copies, undated 2W64c "Lambkins," undated 2W64c "Longing," [ca. 1937] 2W64c "The Lost Lagoon," undated 2W64c "O Lovely May," [ca. 1931] 2W64c "A Prayer for Courage," undated 2W64c "Questing," signed by Fisher, December 12, 1941 2W64c "Sketch #2," undated 2W64c "The Star Cup," undated 2W64c "A Twilight Meditation," undated 2W67a Fitzgerald-Hamilton: 2W67a Fitzgerald, Bernard, "Texas, Hale to Thee!," March 1941 2W67a Forte, Jon, "The Eyes of the World are on You, 36th," 1945 2W67a Friedman, Isidor G.: 2W67a "Isabel is the Belle of the Canteen," signed by Friedman, 1944 2W67a "We'll Make Them Cry 'Uncle' to Uncle Sam," signed by Friedman, 1943 2W67a "Yankee Doodle's Goin' to Town (But Not Upon a Pony)," signed by Friedman, 1943 2W67a Fuchs, Adolph, "Table of Contents for Adolph Fuchs Songbook," undated 2W67a Gaffney, Mamie, "The Centennial," [ca. 1947] 2W67a Garcia, Eva R., "Texas U," undated 2W67a Gillmour, Camille: 2W67a "Fortress of Freedom," 2 copies, 1941 2W67a "Texas," 1 full sheet copy, 2 half-sheet copies, 1936 2W67a Glynn, William C., "The Texian Quickstep," photostat, 1939 2W67a Gordon, Hugh, "A Democrat is Going to the White House," 1924 2W67a Grant, William Parker: 2W67a "Night Poem," undated 2W67a Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, undated 2W67a Gurley, John: 2W67a "Shadow Time," 2 copies, undated 2W67a Three Songs of the Southwest: 2W67a "De Road Ain't Long," 1930 2W67a "In Old Mexico," 1930 2W67a "Ribber Mist," 1930 2W67a "United Nations Song and March," 3 copies, undated 2W67a Godbold, Mollie Moore, Help Yourself, 1926 2W67a Hamberlin, L.R., "Let Love Be By," photostat, original copyright 1897 2W67a Hamilton, Clara May Russell: 2W67a "Grace Before Meat," [ca. 1949] 2W67a Manuscripts for the Texas Composers Collection, 1942 2W67b Harby-Morris: 2W67b Harby, Lee C., "Flag Song of Texas," 3 copies, 1903 2W67b Hardin, Arra Ahley: 2W67b "Dance Oread," undated 2W67b "I Loved a Lass," undated 2W67b Harrison, Oswald Payne, "Blues Caprice," 1944 2W67b Hendershott, Chauncey Marion, "The Parcel Post," 1914 2W67b Iucho, Wilhelm: 2W67b "The Brazos Boat Glee," 4 photostats, original copyright 1838 2W67b "Oh Lady Do Not Bid Me Sing," photostat, original copyright 1835 2W67b "Whenever I Catch Thy Cherished Smile," 2 photostats, original copyright 1837 2W67b James, Floyd Duke: 2W67b "Little Dogie Stray," 1945 2W67b "Sweet Dixie Lee," 1944 2W67b Jones, Dyna, "Freedom-That's Gone Forever," 1943 2W67b Jones, Rose M., "The News March," photographs, 1898 2W67b Kidd, Aldridge B., "Flag Song of Texas," 1903 2W67b King, Frederick: 2W67b "Fair Texas," 1936 2W67b "Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge," undated 2W67b "To Helen," undated 2W67b Kleberg, Rudolph, "Texas: Shine on Forever Song," 5 copies, 1925 2W67b Lebermann, Henry, "The Blue Bonnet Song," signed by Lebermann, 1917 2W67b Lebermann, J. Dancy, "Varsity Gavotte," photostat, original copyright 1895 2W67b Ledbetter, Lena Dancy, "Yosemite," 2 copies, 1 copy inscribed by Ledbetter, 1909 2W67b Leigh, Sam, "Keep 'Em Flyin', Rollin', Sailin'," 3 copies, 1942 2W67b Macchi, Carlo, "Ferguson Triumphal March," 1932 2W67b McKinnon, Ruby: 2W67b "Bronze Mustang," undated 2W67b Cotton Blossoms, undated 2W67b "Homeward," 1939 2W67b "Love Song," undated 2W67b Maddox, Emily H.: 2W67b "For This I Pray," 1936 2W67b "In My Heart," 1940 2W67b "Mother Dear," 1935 2W67b "O Gift Supreme," undated 2W67b "Shine Texas Star," 1940 2W67b "The Texas Flag," 1935 2W67b Mayfield, Alice: 2W67b "Criss-Cross," 1937 2W67b "Honey in De Comb," Octavo Choruses for Male Voices, 1929 2W67b "The Little Lamb," "The Airship," and "The Owl," 1936 2W67b "Lullaby" and "See-Saw," 1937 2W67b "Mah Little 'Tater Blossom," Octavo Choruses for Male Voices, 1929 2W67b "The Rain," "The Woodpecker," and "Leaves at Play," 1936 2W67b Two Songs from the South, 2 copies, 1929 2W67b Mims, Evelyn: 2W67b "Flower of Texas," signed by Mims, Texas Centennial Edition, 1940 2W67b "Out in My Garden," 2 copies, signed by Mims, undated 2W67b "The Round Up is On," 2 copies, signed by Mims, 1934 2W67b "Texanita," 4 copies, 1 copy signed by Mims, 1952 2W67b Pamphlet, "Have You Been Big Bendin' in Texas?," undated 2W67b Moore, S. T., "Victorious San Jacinto," 1936 2W67b Morris, Harold: 2W67b Prospice Symphony, 1938 2W67b "Trio No. 2," [ca. 1951] 2W67c Navarro-Skinner: 2W67c Navarro, Francisco D., "Te Amé (I Did Love Thee)," undated 2W67c Nix, Mrs. Walter: 2W67c "My Texas Blue Bonnet," signed by Nix, 1931 2W67c "My Texas Blue Bonnet," signed by Nix, 1936 2W67c "Our Heroes of the Alamo," lyrics, 1930 2W67c Nelson, Eitel Allen: 2W67c "Canzonette Capricciosa," 1922 2W67c "Dance Satanic," 1922 2W67c "Prairie Home (Cowboy Lament)," manuscript copy and printed copy, [ca. 1937], 1940 2W67c Nelson, Mona Meier, "For texas," 2 copies, 1 signed by Nelson, 1936 2W67c Ocker, Naomi Ollre: 2W67c 10 Homeland Songs, 1935 2W67c "At Sunset Hour," 1927 2W67c "By the Waters of the Old Guadalupe," 1927 2W67c "I Shall Be Satisfied," 1927 2W67c "The Famous Co. 'L' 141st Regimental March," 1927 2W67c "Memories of My Mother," 1930 2W67c "Texas Centennial Rally Song," 1935 2W67c "White Roses," 1927 2W67c Owen, Julia D., "I Only Know I Love Her," inscribed by Owen, 1896 2W67c Pancoast, W. P., "Yes, I'm a Native Texan," signed by Mary Pancoast Bogel, 1938 2W67c Pillot, Eugene: 2W67c "I Must Go Forth Into the Morning," 2 copies, 1 copy signed by Pillot, 1948 2W67c "I Sing My Thanks," signed by Pillot, 1948 2W67c Pinson, Lois: 2W67c Scherzo in G Minor, undated 2W67c "Valse Chromatique," undated 2W67c Piper, Minnie Stevens, "Prayer for Peace," signed by Piper, 1940 2W67c Ratel, William, "Santa Anna's March," photostat, undated 2W67c Randolph, George May: 2W67c "La Danza Espanol," undated 2W67c "Gulla Lullaby," 1930 2W67c "The Little Play Fair," 1928 2W67c "Patorale," 1929 2W67c "Song of Parting (From the Indian)," undated 2W67c "Two Poems from the Chinese," undated 2W67c "Under the Hickory Nut Tree," undated 2W67c "Yellow Flowers," 1931 2W67c Schrag, Belle, "Where the Wild Bluebonnets Grow," 1942 2W67c Shannon, Marvin B., "Torchy," 2 photostats, undated 2W67c Shaw, J. Emory: 2W67c Album of Contemporary Songs, 1931 2W67c "Remebrance," 1897 2W67c Sisson, C. T., "Austin Schottische," photostat, original copyright 1872 2W67c Skinner, LaUna deCordova: 2W67c "The Cradle," lyrics sheet, undated 2W67c "The Second Battle of San Jacinto," lyrics sheet, undated 2W67c "Texas Shadows," 3 copies, 2 copies inscribed by Skinner, 1943 2W67c Christmas card, inscribed by Skinner, undated 2W70a Spross-Trousdale: 2W70a Spross, William: 2W70a "The Greatest Step in Life," undated 2W70a "I Had a Dog," undated 2W70a "I'm Waiting Dear for You," undated 2W70a "The Spirit of Texas," undated 2W70a Steinfeldt, John M.: 2W70a "Chanson d'Amour," Compositions for the Piano, 1911 2W70a "La Conception at the Mission, A.D. 1740," 1927 2W70a "Country Dance," Compositions for the Piano, 1913 2W70a Le Désir," Compositions for the Piano, 1914 2W70a "A Forest Violet," Compositions for the Piano, 1911 2W70a "The Fountain," Compositions for the Piano, 1914 2W70a "Furl Your Sail, My Little Boatie," 1913 2W70a "Homage to MacDowell," inscribed by Steinfeldt, 1929 2W70a Intermezzo, in A Flat, Compostions for the Piano, 1913 2W70a "Mass of St. Thomas the Apostle," Liturgical Masses, 1940 2W70a "Out on a Frolic," 1929 2W70a "La Petite Fileuse," Compositions for the Piano, 1911 2W70a "Le Petit Moulin," 1929 2W70a "Reverie at Twilight," 1929 2W70a "Scherzo Caprice," 1940 2W70a Toccatina, in G, Compositions for the Piano, 1911 2W70a "Valse Lent on the Musical Name La-re-do," 1927 2W70a "What the Old Mill Told," Compositions for the Piano, 1911 2W70a Storie, Austin, "Blossoms O'Bonnie," 1943 2W70a Sullivan, Wilma: 2W70a "All is Ended," 2 photocopies, 1988 2W70a "Alone Am I," 2 photocopies, 1968 2W70a "Autumn Sunset," photocopy, undated 2W70a "He Gives to Me, Music," 2 photocopies, 1968 2W70a "I Dreamed My Love Was Here," 2 photocopies, 1967 2W70a I Had a Dream," photocopy, 1968 2W70a "I Met the Saviour," photocopy, 1968 2W70a "It is for You," 2 photocopies, 1960, 1968 2W70a "The Journey of a Stream," photocopy, undated 2W70a "Lament," photocopy, 1967 2W70a "Melodic Impressions: Romanze," photocopy, 1967 2W70a "Noctourne," photocopy, 1966 2W70a "Reverie," photocopy, undated 2W70a "A Symphonic Soul," 2 photocopies, 1968 2W70a "Then I Knew," photocopy, 1967 2W70a "To Dream," photocopy, 1967 2W70a Newspaper clipping, "Austin Composers Honored by Club," Austin Statesman, February 28, 1967 2W70a Index of musical works in collection, by form, 1968 2W70a Tatton, J. Meredith: 2W70a "The Alamo," Laurel Octavo, 1942 2W70a "At the Mid Hour of Night," Secular Choruses, 1946 2W70a "Beauty and the Pilgrim," Laurel Octavo, 1936 2W70a "Beyond the Spanish Main," Laurel Octavo, 1934 2W70a "The Birds," Laurel Octavo, 1933 2W70a "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind," Laurel Octavo, 1948 2W70a "A Call to Sea," G. Schirmer's Secular Choral Music, 1940 2W70a "The Christ Child," Laurel Octavo, 1939 2W70a "Come, Christians, Sing!," Laurel Octavo for Christmas Programs, 1940 2W70a "Communion Hymn," Birchard Anthems, 1941 2W70a "Coronach," 1931 2W70a "The Enchantment," G. Schirmer's Secular Choral Music, 1940 2W70a "Hymn of Freedom," Laurel Octavo, 3 copies, 1941, 1942 2W70a "I Saw Three Ships," Laurel Octavo, 1925 2W70a "I Will Give My Love an Apple," Secular Choruses, 1946 2W70a "An Irish Cradle Song," Modern Songs for Children of All Ages, 1935 2W70a "The Little Son," 2 copies, stamped with signature of Tatton, 1927 2W70a "A Lullaby," Laurel Octavo, 1926 2W70a Mass in C in Honor of St. Francis de Sales," Sacred Music, 1946 2W70a Mass in F in Honor of St. Catherine of Siena, Liturgical Masses, 1944 2W70a "The Moon Cradle's Rocking," Laurel Octavo, 1927 2W70a "O Salutaris Hostia," 1942 2W70a "A Poet's Song," Modern Songs for Persons of All Ages, 1935 2W70a "Phyllis," 1948 2W70a "Rioupéroux," 2 copies, 1940 2W70a "The Shepardess," Laurel Octavo, 1938 2W70a "Six Latin Motets," Sacred Music, 2 copies, 1945 2W70a "Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright," Laurel Octavo, 1943 2W70a "A Song of Fighting Men," Laurel Octavo, 1935 2W70a "The Terrible Robber Men," Laurel Octavo, 1939 2W70a "There Be None of Beauty's Daughters," 3 copies, 1939, 1941, 1942 2W70a "Three Lyrical Sketches," 1927 2W70a "Three Kings from Out the Orient," undated 2W70a "Two Little Dances," 1928 2W70a "Two Christmas Carols," Laurel Octavo, 1927 2W70a "The Unfading Beauty," Harold Flamer Choral Series, 2 copies, 1942 2W70a "Weep You No More," G. Schirmer's Secular Choral Music, 1940 2W70a Trousdale, Annie Laurie: 2W70a "Everyone to Your Post," multiple copies for individual instruments, 1942 2W70a "Fight for Freedom," 1942 2W70a Pamphlet, with photograph, critical praise and bibliographical information for Trousdale, undated 2W70b Von Boeckman-Young: 2W70b Von Boeckman, Charles, "Education Waltz," copy of front cover only, original copyright 1878 2W70b Whitehurst, Stella, "Broadway Rouss," inscribed by Whitehurst, 1896 2W70b Williams, Florence Birdwell, "The Peace of the Great New Day," 1943 2W70b Wilson, Captain W. J., "The Star-Spangled Banner, No. 2," 1917 2W70b Young, Virginia Bassett, "The Texas Flag," includes alternate lyrics sheet, signed by Young, 1935 2W70b Miscellaneous sheet music: 2W70b "Hi Ho Balls," 12 photostats, undated 2W70b "My Pretty Little Pink," presented by W. A. Franklin, undated 2W70b "Texas Taps," photostat, undated 2W70b Song sheets: 2W70b "Camp Songs of the United States Army and Navy," undated 2W70b "Community Meeting and Concert," March 17, 1918 2W70b "Houston Community Service," 4 copies, undated 2W70b "Kelly Karol Kard, No. 2," undated 2W70b "Songs We Like To Sing," undated 2W70b "University of Texas S.A.T.C. Song Card," undated 2W70b Clippings: 2W70b Folio: A Journal of Music, Drama, Art and Literature, July 1884 2W70b "Texas Woman Composes Song of Victory for Allied Cause," Mrs. Emma Bourne, Dallas News, July 27, 1941 2W70b "Texas Composer on Forum Series," Julia Smith, Dallas News, October 4, 1949 2W70b "Texas Composer's Music in Premiere," Thomas Beversdorf, Dallas News, March 30, 1953 2W70b "County School Will Present Texas Music Festival Friday," Austin American-Statesman, April 26, 1953 2W70b "Texans Gather for Music Talk," Dallas News, May 4, 1953 2W70b "Dallas Composers on Last Program of Concert Band," Jack Frederick Kirkpatrick and Dr. A. Eugene Ellsworth, Dallas News, May 10, 1953 2W70b "Local Man Publishes Song About Drouth," Jack Carper, Uvalde Leader-News, March 7, 1954 2W70b "Texan's Music to be Featured," Donald I. Moore, Austin American-Statesman, April 25, 1954 2W70b "Own Compositions Played by Harmony Club Member," Mrs. James P. Marley, Austin American, May 14, 1954 2W70b "Texas Music to be Sung at Convention," Dallas News, November 1, 1954 2W70b "Austin Composer Will Get Tribute," Joseph Castle, Austin American, November 24, 1954 2W70b "Composer of Big Spring Cantata Back in Custody," Frank Grandstaff, Austin American, March 3, 1955 2W70b "Convict-Composer Back in Jail," Frank Grandstaff, Dallas News, March 4, 1955 2W70b "The Woman's Angle," Mrs. George J. German, Dallas News, May 3, 1856 2W70b "Uvaldean One of Winning Composers," Jimmie Swofford, Uvalde Leader-News, June 9, 1957 2W70b "Texan to Hear Own Composition," Mrs. Beatrice Gasper, Dallas News, April 7, 1958 2W70b "Austin Composer to Have Songs Presented at TFWC," Mrs. Wilma Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, December 7, 1958 2W70b "Dallas Music Federation to Hear Texas Composers," Dallas Morning News, February 12, 1959 2W70b "Beulah Beaver, On of Austin's Leading Organists," undated 2W70b "Songs by Texas Music Composers," promotional flyer, annotated, undated 2W70b Special song files: 2W70b "Bugle Calls of the Mexican Army": 2W70b Various copies of versions of sheet music, undated 2W70b Letter from Luis Chávez Orozco to Leotta Spell, June 19, 1926 2W70b "Comanche Song," photostat of handwritten music from Evolution of a State, by Noah Smithwick, page 183, [ca. 1935] 2W70b "The Eyes of Texas": 2W70b Original, handwritten version of lyrics, [ca. 1902], with letter from H. M. Whaling to Winnie Allen, December 26, 1953 2W70b Correspondence: 2W70b J.L. Sinclair to Lewis Johnson, June 8, 1925 2W70b Lewis Johnson to Dr. Penick and Dr. Schoch, December 7, 1928 2W70b W.D. Smith to Lewis Johnson, January 22, 1929 2W70b Sheet music, by W. Remick Smith, 1946 2W70b "The Eyes of Texas" history, by Walter E. Long, 2 copies, June 6, 1954 2W70b "Ku Klux Kismet," sheet music, by Mary Gue, 1924 2W70b Songs published for Texas Centennial Contest, sponsored by Texas Federation of Music Clubs, 1936: 2W70b "Back to the Land of Dreams," by Paul Keith, sheet music and 2 lyrics sheets, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "The Bluebonnet Flower of Texas," by Margery Armitage and Oscar J. Fox, signed by Fox, 1936 2W70b "Bonny Blue Bonnet," by Florence F. Roan and Tommy Ray Clark, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "Brazos Boat Song," by David W. Guion and John William Rogers, 1936 2W70b "The Centennial," by Mary Gaffney, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "Freindliness," by Minnie Dibrell Robey, 1935 2W70b "I'm Going Down to Texas," by Ovid A. Edwards, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "I'm Kissing Your Tears Away," by Eula Nauwerck-Koller, signed by Nauwerck-Koller, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "The Land Where the Bluebonnets Grow," by Effie Jackson Parker, sheet music and lyrics sheet, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "My Sweetheart of Yesterday," by Eula Nauwerck-Koller, signed by Nauweck-Koller, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "Praise Song," by Grace Conner, signed by Conner, 1936 2W70b "Texas," by Annie Brennand Clark, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "Texas: The Lone Star State," by Perle Perkins Harper and Jean Armour Granger, 1925 2W70b "Texas Bluebonnet Waltz," by Camilla Hendrix, 1936 2W70b "Texas Centennial 1936," by Lena Sledge Perryman, 1936 2W70b "Texas, Dear Old Texas, You're in Your Centennial," by Willie Mae Nash, 2 copies, 1936 2W70b "Texas On Parade," by Leon Durst, sheet music and 2 lyrics sheets, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "Texas Shadows," by LaUna deCordova Skinner, [ca. 1936] 2W70b "Yellow Rose of Texas": 2W70b Secular Octavo Music, 2 copies, 1 copy signed by T.A. Taylor, 1906 2W70b Songs, from Sam Houston State Teachers College, 1928 2W70b Typed lyrics sheet, "The Yaller Rose of Texas," May 1930 2.325/B96 Jessica and Julia Owen sheet music [see additional information] 2.325/B96 Thou Art the Dearest, by Jessica Owen, arranged by A.B. Kidd, published by J.E. Owen, Navasota, Texas, undated. 2.325/B96 Texas Bluebonnet Song, words and music by Julia D. Owen, Navasota, Texas, 1922