Wyoming Sheet Music Collection
Scope and Contents
The Wyoming Sheet Music Collection contains 17 pieces of sheet music for songs about Wyoming or created for institutions in Wyoming. The majority of the pieces are for voice and piano, while a few contain ukulele chords. Three of the songs are for colleges and universities. Many of the pieces contain advertisements for other songs from the same time frame on the back covers. Over half of the songs were composed by Dr. Peter M. Schunk.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1982, not dated
Conditions Governing Access
The Wyoming Sheet Music Collection has no restrictions and is available for research. If you are interested in researching the materials, please contact the Dickinson Research Center to make an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
The Wyoming Sheet Music Collection is the property of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Materials, even if owned by the NCWHM, may be protected under third party copyright. It is the patron’s responsibility to research and secure any such additional copyright and pay any required fees or royalties. It is not the intention of the NCWHM to impede upon any third party rights, and the NCWHM cannot be held responsible if the patron is involved in legal action due to violation of third party copyright claims.
Extent
0.16 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains sheet music to 17 songs, some of which are illustrated.
Processing Information
The Wyoming Sheet Music Collection was purchased by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 2022 from Brannian Auction, LLC.
Subject
- Schunk, Peter M. (Person)
- The University of Wyoming (Organization)
- Woods, Merle B. (Person)
- Northern Wyoming Community College (Organization)
- Amsterdam, Morey (Person)
- Tobias, Charlie (Person)
- DeRose, Peter (Person)
- Joe Morris Music Co. (Organization)
- Carr, Michael (Person)
- Kennedy, Hamilton (Person)
- Kinnaman, E. L. (Person)
- Johnstone, Gordon (Person)
- O'Hara, Geoffrey (Person)
- Woolsey, Mary (Person)
- Sauer, Robert (Person)
- Taggart, Milt (Person)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samantha Schafer
- Date
- 2022-11-16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the NCWHM Special Collections at Dickinson Research Center Repository
1700 Northeast 63rd Street
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73111 United States
askarchives@nationalcowboymuseum.org