As we skate out of snowy season, let’s reflect on the coldest time of year with a few Winter-themed songs from the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection. The Spring and […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was made an official holiday by decree of Abraham Lincoln in 1863. While there don’t seem to be as many melodies composed for the holiday as there are for […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Vanessa Han on Middle East-Inspired Sheet Music
Enjoy this post by Vanessa Han, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year. Hello and welcome! My name is Vanessa and I had the awesome […]
Unearthing Ephemera in the Levy Collection
The Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection, a collection of over 30,000 digitized songs, is one of Special Collections’ most frequently consulted resources. While the collection has been the subject of […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Vanessa Han on Egyptomania
Enjoy this post by Vanessa Han, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year! Hello and welcome to my blog post! My name is Vanessa, and […]
Exhibit Spotlight: Hoen Lithograph Co.
Grace Notes in American History: 200 Years of Songs from the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection is currently on view at the George Peabody Library. The exhibit, which runs through […]
Grace Notes in American History
We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibition at the George Peabody Library: Grace Notes in American History– 200 Years of Songs from the Lester S Levy […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Aviation
As an early form of social media, sheet music covers and lyrics trumpeted the latest and most exciting inventions and movements. It’s therefore no surprise that the creation and development […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Bicycles
The Levy Collection contains hundreds of songs that celebrate modes of transportation, ranging from boats, buses, and airplanes to hot air balloons. Not surprisingly, there are over 100 songs dedicated […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Veterans Day
The Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection contains hundreds of songs honoring our veterans, ranging from the American Revolutionary War to World War II. More broadly, music has always played a […]