A San Francisco songster, 1849-1939
By: Works Progress Administration, Northern California ; [Cornel Lengyel, editor].
Contributors: Lengyel, Cornel Adam.; United States. Work Projects Administration (Calif.)
Published: 1939
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Folk songs, American; Songs, English; Folk songs -- California
Notes: "An anthology of songs and ballads sung in San Francisco from the gold rush era to the present."

Chiefly song texts with melody indicated by reference to song title; some song texts include unaccompanied melody.

Mimeographed.

"History of Music in San Francisco Series Volume Two, March, 1939"--Cover.

"Prepared with assistance of the Works Progress Administration of California; sponsored by the City and County San Francisco; O.P. 665-08-3-80; W.P.A. 10377."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I. The forty niners' balladry; title: II. Transition: Camp to city; title: III. Metropolitan song; title: Appendices: A. Sources of song texts ; B. Sources of music ; C. San Francisco song composers ; D. San Francisco music publishers ; E. Note on local songsters ; F. The Pacific song book (contents); G. Other representative songsters (contents) ; H. List of S.F. songster publications ; I. Flats and camps north of San Francisco ; J. General bibliography on balladry ; K. Title index.