Milton Ager collection
Contributors: Davis, Benny, 1895-1979; Rose, Billy, 1899-1966; Wever, Ned; Yellen, Jack, 1892-1991; Alexander, Shana; Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967
Published: 1918
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Popular music
Description: Sheet music for approximately 20 published songs, 17 songs printed but not published, and music for 100 additional titles.  The later includes some combination of holograph sketches and piano-vocal scores, lyric sheets, copyist's manuscripts, ozalids, and photocopies, often accompanied by notes and or correspondence; there may be multiple versions of the same title. There is one full score orchestration. Names associated with the collection: Benny Davis, Billy Rose, Ned Wever, Jack Yellen, Shana Alexander, Dorothy Parker.
Notes: Milton Ager collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.

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Gift; Shana Alexander and Laurel Bentley (Ager's daughters); 1987.

Milton Ager, a popular songwriter, became a favorite of performers including Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, and Eddie Cantor. He found his greatest successes in the 1920s, composing several iconic songs, including "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)," "Ain't She Sweet," and "Happy Days Are Here Again". The collection mostly reflects Ager's late unpublished works.

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