ma136 The M. Abbott Van Nostrand (AC 1934) Theatre Collection Music Holdings, ca. 1900-1950 Finding aid prepared by John Lancaster. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Amherst, MA
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 Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by David Schaich. 2003-12-03 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma136 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections The M. Abbott Van Nostrand (AC 1934) Theatre Collection Music Holdings, ca. 1900-1950 2003 May John Lancaster, Curator of Special Collections 2003 May Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Van Nostrand, M. Abbott (Morris Abbott), collector The M. Abbott Van Nostrand Theatre Collection Music Holdings ca. 1900-1950 64 oversize archives bozes (32 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Contains primarily multi-part manuscript orchestrations of early-twentieth-century musicals. Some printed sheet music and some later materials are also included. English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish Biographical Note

The material formed a single unit as received from Mr. M. Abbott Van Nostrand, and presumably was housed together at Samuel French, Inc. as it is listed in this finding aid.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection consists primarily of multi-part manuscript orchestrations of early-twentieth-century musicals. However, some printed sheet music and some later materials are also included.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The material is arranged in a single unit as received from Mr. M. Abbott van Nostrand.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in The M. Abbott Van Nostrand Theatre Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 History of the Collection

The material formed a single unit as received from Mr. M. Abbott Van Nostrand, and presumably was housed together at Samuel French, Inc. as it is listed in this finding aid.

2003 May John Lancaster, Curator of Special Collections 2003 May Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Search Terms Musicals--United States--Scores. Amherst College. Class of 1934. Van Nostrand. 1 After the ball 1 All that glitters is not gold 1 Aloma 1 American fantasy of quodlibets 1 Betty be good (start) 2 Betty be good (end) 2 Blue jeans 2 Brother Rat 2 Buddies (start) 3 Buddies (cont.) 4 Buddies (end) 4 Burlesque 4 The constant nymph 4 East is west 4 Experience (start) 5 Experience (end) 5 Fashion girl 5 50 miles from Boston 5 Fireman's flame (start) 6 Fireman's flame (end) 6 45 minutes from Broadway 7 Founders 7 G & S cocktail 7 George Washington Jr. (start) 8 George Washington Jr. (end) 8 The girl who wasn't 8 The golden grotto 8 Good doctor 8 Happy (start) 9 Happy (end) 9 Harmony Hall 9 Helen of Troy, N.Y. (start) 10 Helen of Troy, N.Y. (end) 10 Honey girl (start) 11 Honey girl (end) 11 Inn mates 11 Judy 11 June moon 12 The kingdom of love 12 The kiss burglar 13 A kiss in Xanadu 13 Kosher Kitty Kelly 13 Lady Billy (start) 14 Lady Billy (end) 14 Little Johnny Jones (start) 15 Little Johnny Jones (end) 15 Little Nellie Kelly (start) 16 Little Nellie Kelly (end) 16 Lollipop 16 The love waltz (start) 17 The love waltz (end) 17 The magic ring/Mitzi (start) 18 The magic ring/Mitzi (cont.) 19 The magic ring/Mitzi (cont.) 20 The magic ring/Mitzi (end) 20 Marigold 20 Mary 20 Masquerade (start) 21 Masquerade (end) 21 The matinee girl (start) 22 The matinee girl (end) 22 Medea 22 Mr. Pepys 22 My girl (start) 23 My girl (end) 23 The naughty mamzelle 24 No other girl (start) 25 No other girl (end) 25 Oh boy! (start) 26 Oh boy! (end) 26 Oh lady lady (start) 27 Oh lady lady (end) 27 Old folks 27 The old homestead 27 Opera 27 Orpheus in the underworld 27 Our wives 27 Paris bound 27 Plain Jane (start) 28 Plain Jane (end) 28 Poppy (start) 29 Poppy (cont.) 30 Poppy (cont.) 31 Poppy (cont.) 32 Poppy (end) 33 Porgy 33 Prunella 33 Queen high 33 Quincy Adams Sawyer 34 Raggedy Ann 34 Rosalie runs riot 34 Snow White 34 Some girl 34 Sonny 34 Story book land 34 Sweet little devil (start) 35 Sweet little devil (end) 35 Teddy Somersault 35 1066 and all that (start) 36 1066 and all that (end) 36 13 Rue de l'Amour 36 Top hole (start) 37 Top hole (end) 37 The two bouquets (start) 38 The two bouquets (end) 38 Under fire 38 Up she goes 38 The vagabond king (start) 39 The vagabond king (end) 39 Vamping Venus 39 Wilson in the Promised Land 39 A woman's revenge 39 The Yankee prince (start) 40 The Yankee prince (end) 40 Olympic revels 40 The invincibles 40 Sunday costs five pesos 40 [no title -- revue?] (start) 41 [no title -- revue?] (end) 42 Snow White (start) 43 Snow White (end) 43 Girofle, Girofla (start) 44 Girofle, Girofla (end) 44 [no title -- revue?] 45 Snow White 45 Steppin' around 45 Flo Flo 45 Beggar on horseback 45 [misc.] 46 Miss Blue Eyes 46 The love waltz 47 Dig, dig, dig 47 When Shakespeare's ladies sing 47 Oh say can you see L.A. 47 Oh marry me 48 Wonderful waltz [was "The love waltz"] 48 Complaining angel 49 Work & wages 49 Old Knockles 49 The wandering minstrel 49 Earliest editions 49 Sustained objection 49 Where the bee sucks 49 Danse electrique 49 La cigale (start) 50 La cigale (cont.) 51 La cigale (end) 51 Norma travestie 51 The transferred ghost 51 Cruiskeen lawn 51 Soft shoe shuffle 51 Your heart 51 Half the day's gone 51 Gypsy caravan 51 A cold stare 51 Cherries and plums 51 Norma 51 Il talismano 51 I puritani 51 La sonnambula 51 Carmen 51 Mefistofele 51 Fra Diavolo 52 Morocco bound 52 The lads of the village 52 Don Pasquale 52 La figlia del reggimento 52 Linda di Chamounix Lucrezia Borgia 52 John and Angelina 52 No cards 52 A G & S cocktail 52 The land of bon-bons 52 Andrea Chenier Faust 52 Our toys 52 Romeo e Giulietta 52 Mirella 53 Phroso 53 Jeanne d'Arc 53 Harmony Hall 53 If I had money 53 Richard the Third 53 Erminie 54 The mountebanks (start) 55 The mountebanks (end) 55 Caller Herrin' 55 Castle Bang 55 Cups and saucers 55 Corsican brothers 55 Music hath charms 55 Chilperic 56 Hoodman blind 56 A jug of punch 56 Le cour & la main 56 Valse chantée 56 La fille de Madame Angot 56 My uncle the ghost 56 The poor little Savoyard 56 The pretty girl milking her cow 56 Honour, riches, marriage, blessing 56 O bid your faithful Ariel fly 57 The lion who wouldn't 57 The haunted mill 57 I'd once a London lover 57 Mary wreathed her shining hair 57 Ruy Blas 57 Love's sweet summer 57 Mary's song 57 L'etoile du nord 57 Les Huguenots 57 Le prophete 57 Il flauto magico 57 Le nozze di Figaro 57 Morocco bound (German: Nach Marocco) 57 The blind beggars 57 The black squire 57 Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus 57 [misc. songs] 58 Business in great waters 58 Coach and five 58 Fit to be tied 58 Peter Patter 58 Siren song 58 New York 58 Petite Poucette 58 Full fathom five 58 Come unto these yellow sands 58 [misc. unidentified] 59 Shenandoah 59 The silver king 59 Plain fancy chorus 59 The talk of N.Y. 60 Effie Deans 60 Le mariage aux lanternes 60 The springtime of the heart 60 [misc. unidentified] 61 The Yankee prince 61 The maypole dance [misc.] 62 La la Lucille 62 [Miscellaneous] 63 An American idea (start) 64 An American idea (end) 64 Beggar on horseback 65 Grand Hotel (start) [#2003-066] 66 Grand Hotel (continued) [#2003-066] 67 Grand Hotel (end) [#2003-066]