"Oh! Susanna," 1848-1849
name: label: Series Creator
content: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II / 4.11: Stephen Collins Foster / African American Songs, 1847-1945, are referred to on the song sheet covers as "Darky Songs," "Ethiopian Melody," or "Plantation Melody."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923; 1935
container: label: Container
content: Box 35, Folder O
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Originally published as a favorite Ethiopian Melody and performed by the Christy Minstrels, who were acclaimed on the cover as "The Oldest Established Band in the United States." Also: the Paramount Production edition of THE COVERED WAGON.