Maryland Sheet Music Collection

The Maryland Sheet Music Collection contains about 1,400 pieces of sheet music (songs and piano works) relating to or published in the State of Maryland. Most of the collection consists of materials printed in the 19th and 20th centuries by publishers such as F.D. Benteen, John Cole, the Emerson Drug Co. (the Bromo-Seltzer editions), Henry McCaffrey, Miller & Beacham, and George Willig. There are a number of early editions and arrangements of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Maryland, My Maryland."

The collection is indexed by title, composer, and publisher. Inquiries may be made by phone at (301) 405-9221, e-mail, or by letter to:

Head of Reference and Circulation
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
2511 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405-9221