Archives Collection
STROHMAN,
ANNA J. 90-010
GOSPEL
SONGBOOK COLLECTION
Abstract:
This
collection documents one aspect of the life of music teacher Anna J. Strohman
between the years 1911 and 1966. Materials include gospel songbooks and printed
sheet music.
Physical description:
65
printed volumes
3
sheet music
Dates:
1911‑1966
Provenance:
This group of gospel songbooks and
other materials was donated to the Center by Charles Allen,
Biographical
Sketch:
Anna J. Strohman was born June 30, 1901 and
was a resident of Buechel and
Scope
and Content:
Collection of gospel music songbooks
and books used for music teaching and study, some of which bear address stamps
of Anna J. Strohman of Buechel and Louisville Kentucky. It is not clear whether
all of the materials belonged to Mrs. Strohman.
Included are 37 gospel songbooks by
African‑American publishers (SP‑001310‑001351), primarily
based in
Also included are gospel songbooks
published by John T. Benson (SP‑001300‑001304, SP‑001306‑001308),
Albert E. Brumley (SP‑0001296), Denson Music (SP‑001309), Fleming
H. Revell (SP‑001298), Lillenas Publishing (SP‑001305, SP‑001299),
Stamps‑Baxter (SP‑001294), Standard Publishing (SP‑001289),
R.E. Winsett (SP‑001291‑001293), the Baptist Young People's Union
(SP‑001297), and the Pentecostal Union (SP‑001295); a gospel
songbook (SP‑001296) and 3 pieces of sheet music by Dallas Turner,
"America's Cowboy Evangelist"; 6 books used for music teaching and
study including Zordan's Piano Accordion Junior Method published by Antonio
Zordan; and sheet music for "Someone to Care".
System
of Arrangement:
Original
order has not been maintained; materials have been processed according to the
Center for Popular Music’s cataloging procedures. The items in this collection
are individually catalogued in the Center’s InMagic database.
Location:
All
of the gospel songbooks listed above are filed in the gospel songbook series
within the special collection scores; location numbers are given above or on
the title list which follows. Other
books received with this collection were transferred to the librarian. The sheet music is filed in the Center for
Popular Music‑Small collection.
Related
materials:
The
Center holds a number of other gospel songbooks by the publishers listed. All
songbooks are searchable by accession number or title in the Center’s InMagic
database.
Item
List:
African‑American
gospel songbooks, arranged by publisher:
Anderson
and Frye Publishers, Inc.:
The Congress of Hymns and Gospel
Song Book (SP‑001351)
Bowles
Music House:
Bowles Star Poem Book No. 3 (SP‑001311)
(includes Our Scrapbook SP‑001312) compiled by Virgil O. Stamps and J.I.
Ayers, printed by Stamps‑Baxter Music)
Bowles Book of Poems (SP‑001313)
Bowles Favorite Gospel and Spiritual Melodies
No. 3 (SP‑001314)
Bowles & Frye Favorite Gospel Power No. 7
(SP‑001315)
Bowles Favorite Gospel Songs of Joy No. 8 (SP‑001316)
Bowles Favorite Jubilee Spiritual No. 11 (SP‑001317)
Bowles Favorite Gospel Jewels No. 13 (SP‑001318)
Bowles Favorite Gospel Tidings No. 14 (SP‑001319)
Bowles Favorite Gospel Songs of Glory No. 15 (SP‑001320)
Bowles Favorite President Horace Special Song
Book No. 18 (SP‑001321)
Bowles Favorite Songs of Triumph No. 23 (SP‑001322)
Bowles Favorite Convention Song Book No. 24 (SP‑001323)
Bowles Favorite Convention Herald No. 26 (SP‑001324)
Thomas
A. Dorsey, Publisher:
Dorsey's Songs With A Message No. 1
(SP‑001325)
Dorsey's Songs of the Kingdom (SP‑001326)
Theodore
R. Frye:
Superior Song Book (Lucie E.
Campbell) (SP‑001327)
President Jemison Special Song Book
No. 1 (SP‑001328)
President Jemison Special Song Book
No. 2 (SP‑001329)
Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music
Convention No. 1
(SP‑001330)
Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music
Convention No. 3
(SP‑001331)
Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music
Convention No. 4
(SP‑001332)
Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music
Convention No. 7
(SP‑001333)
Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music
Convention No. 9
(SP‑001334)
Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music
Convention No. 12
(SP‑001335)
Roberta
Martin Studio of Music:
Songs of the Roberta Martin Singers
Volume No.1 (SP‑001336)
Songs of the Roberta Martin Singers
Volume No. 2 (SP‑001337)
Songs of the Roberta Martin Singers Volume
No. 3 (SP‑001338)
Martin
Studio of Gospel Music:
National Gospel Hymnal (SP‑001339)
Martin
and Morris Music Studio:
Martin and Morris Gospel Beams No. 5
(SP‑001340)
Martin and Morris Gospelodiums No.
13 (SP‑001341)
Martin and Morris Special Songs of
the Pilgrim Travelers
No. 16 (SP‑001342)
Pilgrim Travelers Special No. 18 (SP‑001343)
Soul Stirrers No. 19 (SP‑001344)
Gospel Songbook of the Singing
"Caravans" No. 23 (SP‑001345)
Soul Stirrers No. 24 (SP‑001346)
All Star Gospel Song Book No. 30 (SP‑001347)
Ward's
House of Music:
The Brewster Book (SP‑001348)
Special Songs of Clara Ward and the
Famous Ward Singers,
Volume No. 3 (SP‑001349)
Rodeheaver,
Hall‑Mack Company:
Plantation Melodies (SP‑001350)[Photocopy
filed with scores]
Sheet Music
Heaven’s
Gonna be my Home 001004-CPMSM
My
Wife and Our Baby 001005-CPMSM
Old
Mourner’s Bench 001006-CPMSM
EG
Updated
14 August 2007