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[Brown wax home recording of man singing Harvard college songs and a song about the Hebron YMCA].

Cylinder13043

Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1899
Topics:
Personal recordings
Topics:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Brown wax cylinder.

Performer not given.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 222-01, Originally acquired: Don Hill Collection, c.2000).

Description:

Male vocal solos, two Harvard college songs and another with a refrain beginning "We are, we are, we are, we are the Hebron YMCA." The name Billy Sargent recurs in the lyrics to multiple songs, probably in reference to William E. Sargent, principal of Hebron Academy, which was linked to the YMCA beginning in 1899 and sent many graduates to Harvard.].

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 150.1 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3k35t38
Catalog System Number:
990041105840203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.