Bound compilation of sheet music, compiled by Florence B. Paulson. The collection was bound in 1870, and contains works published between 1830 and 1870. Many of the selections are patriotic, while others include dances, ballads, and selections from operas. A variety of composers are present, with S. Wesley Martin and Henry C. Work the most frequent, each with three compositions in the volume. Almost half of the selections were published in Chicago, with others from New York, Boston, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia. Lyrics in this volume include racial slurs and stereotyping.