Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

Restrictions on Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

The following statement is made by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, the owner of the original materials reproduced here.

The materials on this collection have been made available by Duke University for use in research, teaching, and private study. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) materials from this collection without prior permission, on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies (see below). The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library is not aware of any U.S. copyright or any other restrictions in the materials in this collection, claiming only physical ownership of these materials. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights.

We do ask that material used in a publication, display, or presentation be accompanied by a credit line that cites the title and call number of the item.

Example Credit Line:
Historic American Sheet Music, "I'm goin' to fight my way right back to Carolina", Music B-633, Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library

For other uses of materials from the Historic American Sheet Music Collection, (e.g., commercial products, publication, broadcast, mirroring, and anything else that doesn't fall under "fair use"), please see statement on use and reproduction* from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.