Dixie.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Daniel Decatur Emmett, Composer, Facsimile of Manuscript of "Dixie's Land"
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4257
Scope and Contents
Actual-size facsimile of Daniel Decatur Emmett's original manuscript of the music and lyrics for the song "Dixie's Land". Emmett composed the song in 1859. The facsimile was created by George Bird Evans, the owner of the original manuscript, circa 1960-1961. The facsimile also includes historical notes by Evans.
Dates:
1859; 1960-1961
Mrs. Glenn V. Longacre, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0736
Overview
Photostats of deeds, surveys, plats, and grants, the latter signed by Thomas M. Randolph, David Campbell, and William Smith, governors of Virginia, in 1820, 1838, and 1847, for land in Harrison and Doddridge counties; a school attendance sheet for 1865; and a report to the board of education of the number of school-age children in District 4 of Doddridge County in 1869. Also included are a number of photographs taken around Webster Springs showing the hotel, a subscription school, and public...
Dates:
1814-1915