Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 32: Christopher Columbus
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 from Sam and Nancy Lee DeVincent.
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 32: Christopher Columbus
abstract: label: Summary
content: Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 32 contains materials documenting Christopher Columbus in popular culture. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Boxe
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1843-1957
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0300.S32
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Eva Buchanan, Katie DeFonzo, and Stephanie Haeg, interns, summer 2017; Amanda Scott; Monisha Bernard; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.

Box 1 digitized by Noah Stewart, digitization technician, 2025.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists of material documenting the cultural values and popular attitudes toward Christopher Columbus in the United States. The bulk of the material dates from 1893 to 1929. The materials are arranged alphabetically by title in one box. The music is generally composed for piano and piano/vocal. Most of the materials in the series are based on the theme of American patriotism. Many songs praise Columbus's journey and thank him for finding the United States. Some of the songs are directed towards children, teaching them about Columbus's travels. The illustrations in the series depict Columbus sailing across the sea, ships and sailors, and patriotic imagery.
relatedmaterial: label: Forms part of
content: Series 32: Christopher Columbus forms part of the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.

An ongoing, updated list of DeVincent topical series is available via the Smithsonian finding aid portal.
label: Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
content: Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Sheet Music and Reference Material, 1843-2010 (AC1211)
label: Materials in Other Organizations
content: Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

This collection contains duplicates of materials in the Smithsonian collection, as well as materials acquired by Mr. DeVincent after the donation to the Smithsonian. The phonograph records described above were transferred to the University of Missouri at Kansas City.