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Go and vote for Teddy Roosevelt and American hymn

Go and vote for Teddy Roosevelt and American hymn

Professional copy of sheet music containing two one-leaf songs; “Go and Vote for Teddy Roosevelt” and “American Hymn.” “Go and Vote for Teddy Roosevelt” encourages President Roosevelt to seek another presidential term. “American Hymn” is a musical prayer asking God to inspire Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1910

Creator(s)

McCormick, Hugh Malcolm; McCormick, Sara Weber

Roosevelt

Roosevelt

Sheet music for “Roosevelt,” a campaign march written for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign. The lyrics reference a”Big Stick” ideology and Roosevelt’s previous terms in office. The cover features a photograph of Roosevelt and a smaller photograph of William Thomas, “America’s sweetest song writer.”

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Thomas, William

He went a-hunting

He went a-hunting

Sheet music for “He Went A-Hunting,” a comedic song using “hunting” as a vehicle to make humorous references to various situations. These include one stanza about Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s husband presenting her a “Teddy Bear” and another stanza about President Roosevelt hunting in the American South and finding a “coon,” disguised as Booker T. Washington, referencing the famous White House dinner between Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington. Cover illustration features a man hiding from a bear by climbing up a tree.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1907

Creator(s)

Mahoney, Jack; Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946

Let’s sing!

Let’s sing!

Song sheet for the 1924 Republican presidential campaign of President Coolidge and Charles Gates Dawes. At the top of the sheet is a lithograph titled “G. O. P.” with likenesses of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, and Dawes. This sheet was handed out at an unidentified campaign event.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1924

Creator(s)

Unknown