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Dear Elizabeth

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1897

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Title
Dear Elizabeth
Additional title: Elizabeth, Elizabeth, don't you think you really could be mine. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: I am weary and quite dreary, but you will not wonder why. [first line]
Names
Harrison, Sadie (Composer)
Harrison, Sadie (Lyricist)
Estes, Kate (Arranger)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Place: New York
Publisher: A.M. Hall
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Male impersonators
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Summary: The narrator has been dating Elizabeth for a year but has not received an indication from her whether she's be willing to be his wife or not; he is driving himself to further despair because the wait increases his love.
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: Texas Music Supply House, Beaumont, Texas.
Content: Cover includes an unidentified photograph, presumably of Sadie C. Harrison, dressed in men's clothing.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Sadie C. Harrison.
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): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fc838f50-c591-012f-663e-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

  • 1897: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dear Elizabeth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73a09423-d167-8e6e-e040-e00a18064711

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Dear Elizabeth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73a09423-d167-8e6e-e040-e00a18064711

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). Dear Elizabeth Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73a09423-d167-8e6e-e040-e00a18064711

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73a09423-d167-8e6e-e040-e00a18064711 | title= (notated music) Dear Elizabeth, (1897) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 29, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Dear Elizabeth