"Negro Melodies" sheet music

Collection — Folder: "Negro Melodies" sheet music, Methodist Records Vertical File

Identifier: MSU-2012-0923

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a copy of Negro Melodies sheet music for two African American Christian hymns, titled "Swing Low" and "O Mary Don't You Weep, Don't You Mourn."

Dates

1919

Creator

Freedmen's Aid Society (Organization)

Conditions Governing Use

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, literary rights, including copyright reside with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to the DePauw University Archives and Special Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission from the copyright holder.

Historical Note

The Freedman's Aid Society was organized in 1866 by the Methodist Episcopal Church for the purpose of providing Christian education to African American children.