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Lyrics depict singer fondly remembering a lover. Front cover signed by Marjorie Elliott.

Lyrics depict the Battle of Stones River and the 19th Illinois Infantry's response to a need for a change in positioning on the battlefield. "To perpetuate the glory of the brave men of the 19th Illinois and their companions in arms who fell at…

Lyrics depict singer as an old man singing to his lover, "Maggie", and asking her to remember their life together when they were young. "Dedicated to Mrs. S. L. Atwell".

Lyrics depict singer as an old man singing to his lover, "Maggie", and asking her to remember their life together when they were young. "Dedicated to Mrs. S. L. Atwell". Hand-written list on the back cover.

Lyrics depict nostalgia for and pride in growing up in Illinois. Cover image depicts "Illinois" in title written with cornstalks. Back page is the first page of the "Tingley Two Step"

Campaign song for Adlai Stevenson's 1956 presidential campaign. Blue cover depicts portrait of Adlai Stevenson.

Lyrics depict happy troops and support from women on the homefront. "Respectfully Dedicated to Col. Stewart and his Regiment." "As Sung by the Boys of Col. Stewart's Regt."

Lyrics depict mourning for brother killed on the battlefield. Dedication: "In Memory of Sergeant Alfred A. Walter. 72 Regt Ills Vols."

Lyrics depict an encounter between a white explorer and a Native American using Native American stereotypes.

Lyrics depict African Americans escaping slavery to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Instrumental music. Dedication: "To the Illinois Volunteers who fought so bravely at Fort Donelson on the 14th-15th-& of Feb. 1862".

Lyrics depict support for troops fighting for the United States. Cover includes a lengthy description of how the song was commissioned and conceptualized.

Alternative title: "We Shall Meet, but We Shall Miss Him: (Thanksgiving, 1861)

Lyrics depict celebration at the election of Ulysses S. Grant as President and Schuyler Colfax as Vice President of the United States. Cover image depicts portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Schulyer Colfax in decorative circular frames held up by an…

Instrumental music. Orange and blue cover depicts University of Ilinois Seal.

Lyrics depict support for Union soldiers and sailors.

Lyrics depict parents mourning the death of two children while watching two living children grow up.

Instrumental music. Cover image depicts a building and street scene. "Respectfully dedicated to Messrs Gage, Bro, and Drake"

"As sung by Edwin Kelley, of Arlington, Kelley & Leon's Minstrels." Lyrics depict prisoner of war singing about his experiences on the battlefield, being captured, and held in a POW camp.

Instrumental music

Lyrics depict love for natural beauty and national pride.

Lyrics depict childhood in Illinois and a longing to return to the state.

Lyrics depict pride in the United States and support for the troops fighting for the Union during the Civil War.

"As Sung by Lizzie Hutchinson, of the Hutchinson Family" Lyrics depict singer's childhood memories with mother at their bedside after finding their old bed in an attic.

Lyrics depict singer mourning the final hours and death of lover on the U.S.S. Maine. Cover image depict a woman's portrait in the upper left corner, a photo of the U.S.S. Maine in the lower right corner, and a portrait of the composer on a banner in…