Today in history

February 13

By Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program

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Publish Date

1998

Publisher

Library of Congress

Language

eng

Pages

Description:

Presents information on the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), beginning with its founding on Feb. 13, 1914, in New York City. Information about historic American sheet music, 1850-1920, is included, with links to sheet music collections. Also, presents information on Italian folk songs, recorded on Feb. 13, 1939, by folk music collector, Sidney Robertson Cowell, in Martinez, California. Links to other information about Italian Americans are included.

subjects: Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers, Italian Folk songs, Italian Americans

People: Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903-1995)

Places: United States