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SIA Acc. 99-031, Smithsonian Polka, 1855

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Summary

Title:
Smithsonian Polka, 1855
Date:
1855
Summary:
This record consists of a musical score of the Smithsonian Polka composed by W. Bergman, a music teacher, and published by Hilbus and Hitz of Washington, D.C. The score is four pages long. It was originally a gift from Mrs. Herbert Hoover to the Charles D. Walcott family, who gave it to the Smithsonian Institution in May 1934
Subjects:
Hoover, Lou Henry 1874-1944, Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927, Bergman, W, Hilbus and Hitz
Form/Genre:
Manuscripts, Collection descriptions
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 99-031
Physical Description:
0.43 cu. ft. (1 12x17 box)

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Accession 99-031

Smithsonian Polka, 1855

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:
Title: Smithsonian Polka
Dates: 1855
Quantity: 0.43 cu. ft. (1 12x17 box)
Collection: Accession 99-031
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the musical score of the Smithsonian Polka composed by W. Bergman, a music teacher, and published by Hilbus and Hitz of Washington, DC. The score is four pages long. It was originally a gift from Mrs. Herbert Hoover to the Charles D. Walcott family, who gave it to the Smithsonian Institution in May 1934.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 99-031, , Smithsonian Polka

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Box 1

Smithsonian Polka

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