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"Who Knows?" lyrics and sheet music, 1911

 File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

A collection of four books of music owned by Beatrice Elizabeth Coleman: Jubilee and Plantation Songs (1887), Who Knows? (1911), The Crucifixion [He never said a mumbelin' word] (1926), and Goin' Home (1922). Also included is a binder of photocopies of these four music books.

Dates

  • Creation: 1911

Conditions Governing Access

RIBHS staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, music by Ernest R. Ball.

Repository Details

Part of the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society Repository

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Providence Rhode Island 02908 USA