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"'I am going there', or, The death of little Eva"

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1852

Location Note

Library and Archives. Stacks. Sheet Music. General Collection

GUSN

GUSN-191849

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Description

Cover depicts Eva on her deathbed, her father by her side. Above her, two angels look down as if they are calling her to Heaven.

Details

Descriptive Terms

songs (document genre)
deaths
sheet music
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Sheet music project number SMHNE027

Physical Description

1 print : lithograph

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.10.TMP.070

Record Details

Originator

Adams, John S. (John Stowell), d. 1893 (Lyricist)
J.H. Bufford & Co. (Lithographer)
Ditson, Oliver, 1811-1888 (Publisher)

Material Type

sheet music
prints (visual works)

Subjects

African American men
Slavery

Accruals Note

Included in the Sheet Music Images Database.
Death
"Written and inscribed to the readers of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by John S. Adams. Adapted to a favorite melody."

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Oliver Ditson & Co.

Location Note

Library and Archives. Stacks. Sheet Music. General Collection

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