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"Keep the Home-Fires Burning ('Till the Boys Come Home)" Sheet Music

 Item — Container: Assorted Collections, Oversized Box 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: 2016.011

Content Description

Voice and piano sheet music for the World War I patriotic song Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home), with lyrics by Lena Guilbert Ford and music by Ivor Novello, published in 1914. There is a handwritten note on the front that reads "Jennie Dunn Apr. 1918."

Dates

  • Publication: 1914
  • Usage: 1918

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

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Extent

1.08 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
"Keep the Home-Fires Burning ('Till the Boys Come Home)" Sheet Music
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Fry
Date
2023-01-30
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Montgomery County Archives Repository

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