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The Gettysburg Address
- Creator:
- Abraham Lincoln, J. Clarendon McClure
- Location:
- Alabama, Mobile
- Origin Date:
- 1952
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0098
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a handmade piece of sheet music for the song, "The Gettysburg Address." The lyrics are the text of the Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln and set to music by J. Clarendon McClure. The cover is plain with handwritten text printed across it. "Dedicated to my Alma Mater Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois" is printed at the center. 1 score (20 p.) For piano and organ Reproduced from holograph. "December 1952." Inscribed to G. McMurtry by the composer. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.