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Little Dora Dell

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1894

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Title
Little Dora Dell
Additional title: Little Dora Dell, Little Dora Dell, she's the girl that I prefer, she loves me and I love her. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: There's a cottage down the lane, free as the air from worldly fame. [first line]
Names
Hayden, Ola (Singer)
Williams, W. R. (Composer)
Williams, W. R. (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: Chicago
Publisher: Will Rossiter
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Cottages
Love songs
Waltzes
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes a photograph of Ola Hayden with the caption: America's youngest and greatest contralto. Cover also includes a painting of a small house with a picket fence with a caption taken from the song text: "There's a cottage down the lane."
Content: On cover: A simple love story told in words and music...Now a great success, being sung by Ola Hayden, Fannie St. Clair, Lottie Gilson, Jane Daly, Nellie McCoy, Irene Franklin, John Gardner, Tom O'Brien, Sadie Cushman, Lottie Williams, John and Nellie McCarthy, McNulty Sisters, Irene Fernandez, Wren and Daly, W. C. Held, Lillian Harper, Ella Delmore, Beatrice Leo, Khorns and Cole, Gladys Lee, Mamie Chapman &c.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by W.R. Williams.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 62b864f0-c58f-012f-d24a-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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Little Dora Dell" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c1ad779-ff00-b75b-e040-e00a18060416

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Little Dora Dell" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c1ad779-ff00-b75b-e040-e00a18060416

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Little Dora Dell Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c1ad779-ff00-b75b-e040-e00a18060416

Wikipedia Citation

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Little Dora Dell