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Sheet music for “My Bandana Rag,” a campaign song on behalf of the Progressive Party candidates for the 1912 presidential election. The cover features a red and white bandana background with black and white photographs of the Progressive Party ticket, Theodore Roosevelt, and Governor Johnson.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “The Teddy Girl.” Cover is non-pictorial with a yellow and black geometric border. The song was sung by Helen Hale in A Yankee Tourist.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1907
A piano march described on the front cover as “Being a suggestion, and placed before the President and the people of the United States as applicable to the words of the National Hymn.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1903
Obverse has the words for an anti-President Roosevelt and pro-Alton B. Parker campaign song to be sung to the tune of “Good bye, My Lover, Good Bye.” Reverse is the words for “America.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
Sheet music with a title referring to an 1899 speech by Theodore Roosevelt in which he said, “I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife …” The cover features a large photo of an America warship which was part of the Great White Fleet that circumnavigated the globe from 1907-1909. The music was published during the voyage.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1908
Sheet music for “Friends,” the lyrics describe the value of friends, as well as the death of Theodore Roosevelt, “A real true blue friend to this nation.” The song was printed in a smaller size than usual to conserve paper during World War I. The cover illustration is red hearts surrounded by gray leaves, with the word “FRIENDS” printed in black with a red outline. The final verse of the refrain is about the death of Theodore Roosevelt; “Good-bye old Rough and Ready, we’ll miss you Teddy you’re the best friend we’ve ever had.” The last page features samples of two other songs, “Chong” by Harold Weeks and “Alabama Lullaby” by Cal DeVoll.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1919
Sheet music for “Friends,” the lyrics describe the value of friends, as well as the death of Theodore Roosevelt, “A real true blue friend to this nation.” The song was printed in a smaller size than usual to conserve paper during World War I. The title, “FRIENDS,” is printed on the cover in black with a red outline, with the words “Successfully introduced by Julian Eltinge.” The cover illustration features a photograph of a woman in a wide-brimmed black hat and formal dress, looking to the side, and an inset photograph of a man in a three piece suit and fedora, possibly Eltinge.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1919
Sheet music for “Mister Dooley,” a comedic song about the character Mister Dooley actually doing many of the things for which famous people have been given credit. Verse three refers to Theodore Roosevelt, or “Teddy,” getting the credit for the victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill, when it was really Mister Dooley. The song is dedicated to Felix Isman and was introduced by Thomas Q. Seabrooke in The Chinese Honeymoon. The cover features photographs of actor Alexander Clark, lyricist William Jerome, and composer Jean Schwartz. The inside front cover provides the song lyrics. The back cover includes an advertisement for other “Popular Folios” from Shapiro, Bernstein and Company.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1902
Republican Campaign Songs features twenty-one pieces by J. A. Parks in support of President Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential campaign. An announcement on the inside front cover explains that the songs were printed before the Democratic National Convention in order to meet “early demand.” As such, the songs were arranged to allow for any two-syllable name of a Democratic candidate, national or local, to be used in the appropriate places, marked by asterisks in the lyrics.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904
A mid-century edition of “Rough Riders,” a military march by H. Engelmann from 1898. The back page contains samples of eight other songs.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1930
“Prosperity and Protection” features a small vignette of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt at the top of the cover. It is “dedicated to the Republican Party.” The copy presented here is missing several pages.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Campaign “coattail” sheet music for Aaron T. Bliss’s successful campaign for governor of Michigan. Bliss, a Republican, was a former congressman and had been a union officer. Cover features a photo of Bliss and a cartoon drawing of him riding an elephant to the state house with a crowd of veterans and others cheering him on. The back page features a lithograph portrait of President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt with the slogan, “Let Well Enough Alone.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music “When Andy Dies a Pauper” celebrates the generosity of Andrew Carnegie. On the front cover is an image of Carnegie.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1914
Republican Party campaign songbook with several titles including “Marching to the Bugle Call,” McKinley, the Watchword,” and “The Republican Train.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Unknown
Sheet music for “Andy Gump,” a novelty song from 1923 featuring the cartoon art of Sidney Smith. The song casts Gump as one of the greatest, but often forgotten, men in America. The song lists a number of well-known Americans, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1923
Sheet music for “America” written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1831. The cover page is a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with the title “The President” printed at the bottom. The portrait is copyrighted 1900 by W. L. L. Rockwood.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music and lyrics for “San Juan,” including a message from Silvio Contreras, Maria Teresa Vera, and Justo Quijano written during World War II. The authors explain that the music and title represent Cuba’s struggle for independence as an example for the current struggle against Nazism and Fascism. The song celebrates the leadership of Calixto Garcia Iniguez and praises Theodore Roosevelt, “the immortal Yankee” who fought with Garcia for Cuba. The final page is an explanation for using “San Juan” as the song title.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1943-07-04
Sheet music arranged by Frederic Mullen that combines the Japanese and Russian national anthems. “Hail Columbia,” a song representing the United States, concludes the arrangement. The song is in response to the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese War. The front cover displays an angelic figure, representing peace, above the portraits of President Roosevelt, S. Vitte, and Jutaro Komura; three of the negotiators that worked together to end the war.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1905
Sheet music for “God Save Our President, “a new national hymn” with lyrics by Josephine C. Goodale and music by J. H. Petermann. A portrait of President Roosevelt is positioned to the right of the music. The American flags forming the top and bottom border were added after publication.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1902
Sheet music for “Roosevelt March Song” with a cover illustration of President Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform. Page six has a handwritten note from Ward Baker, the composer, “Music is God’s voice heard in a language without words.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1904