There's a new girl in our boarding house to-day

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Title
There's a new girl in our boarding house to-day
Additional title: There's a new girl in our bording house today. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: We don't know where she's come from, we don't know why she came. [first line]
Names
Owen, Anita (Composer)
Mowbray, Reginald (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1893

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: Chicago
Publisher: National Music Company
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes a drawing of a well-dressed woman.
Content: Includes 8 bars labeled Dance music
Statement of responsibility: words by Reginald Mowbray ; music by Anita Owen.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d8eaf1f0-c58e-012f-698f-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

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "There's a new girl in our boarding house to-day" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/612c1897-0a85-c755-e040-e00a180614d5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "There's a new girl in our boarding house to-day" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/612c1897-0a85-c755-e040-e00a180614d5

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). There's a new girl in our boarding house to-day Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/612c1897-0a85-c755-e040-e00a180614d5

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There's a new girl in our boarding house to-day