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M-O-T-H-E-R, a word that means the world to me

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1915

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Title
M-O-T-H-E-R, a word that means the world to me
Additional title: Mother
Names
Johnson, Howard E. (Lyricist)
Morse, Theodore F., 1873-1924 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1915

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1915
Place: New York
Publisher: L. Feist
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 98-142
Topics
Songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated with engraved border and cameo at top showing woman wearing a bonnet.
Content: Cover photograph of Eva Tanguay.
Content: Eva Tanguay's great 'mother' song--Cover.
Content: First line of chorus: "M" is for the million things she gave me.
Content: First line of text: I've been around the world, you bet.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric by Howard Johnson ; melody by Theodore Morse.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (5 p.) : ill. ; 35cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C80
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14527910
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36d097f0-c642-012f-8467-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1915: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "M-O-T-H-E-R, a word that means the world to me" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-1508-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "M-O-T-H-E-R, a word that means the world to me" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-1508-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1915). M-O-T-H-E-R, a word that means the world to me Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-1508-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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