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Title
She rests by the Suwanee River
Additional title: She rests by the Suwanee River. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: When a lad I spent my days on a dear old Southern place. [first line]
Names
Stanford, Tony (Composer)
Stanford, Tony (Lyricist)
Truesdell, Fred. (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1898

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1898
Place: New York
Publisher: F.A. Mills
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Reminiscing
Bittersweet
Betrothal
Suwannee River Valley (Ga. and Fla.)
Man-woman relationships
Death and burial
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Fred. Truesdell.
Content: On cover: A river running through a forest.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Tony Stanford.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760359
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7e015d0-c593-012f-3125-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1898: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "She rests by the Suwanee River" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c841531-3a45-a8d1-e040-e00a18064eeb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "She rests by the Suwanee River" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c841531-3a45-a8d1-e040-e00a18064eeb

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). She rests by the Suwanee River Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c841531-3a45-a8d1-e040-e00a18064eeb

Wikipedia Citation

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She rests by the Suwanee River