Collection View
"Alaska to Thee", dates not examined
Song, words and music by Col. Bob Crawford, photocopy.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Robert Crawford.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song of the Army Air Forces, Air Transport Command, words and music by Captain Robert Crawford, ACT
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words by Davis Shupe, music by Major Robert Crawford, printed copy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Robert Crawford.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Robert Crawford, arranged for orchestra by Hawley Ades, printed copy, inscribed "To Ned, Bob Crawfor"
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Vocal selections, printed copy, autographed
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Robert Crawford (Capt. A.C.), printed copy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words by William Lowndes Daniel, Jr., music by Bob Crawford.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song written for orchestral performance to take the place of Senior Thesis, melodic line only, manuscript
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Major Robert Crawford ASCAP, original notes, blue print copy, 2 printed copies, memo
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Bob Crawford, advance artist's copy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, words and music by Robert Crawford, ASCAP, printed copy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, by Col. Bob Crawford ASCAP, photocopy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
"Nadège", dates not examined
Song, by Robert M. Crawford, printed copy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
"Pagan Prayer", dates not examined
for medium voice and piano by Robert M. Crawford, song, autograph manuscript, 1 typed note, 1952 by Crawford to Naumburg
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Photographs, dates not examined
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Vocal selections, printed copy, autographed
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, by Col. Bob Crawford ASCAP, photocopy
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
"Take Her Down", dates not examined
Song, words and music by LCOL Robert Crawford, ASCAP, photocopy of manuscript, TL (carbon) by Harvey R. Klein, Attorney at Law to L. S. Lawton, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy regarding "Take Her Down" dated 1961 September 22
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, by Ernest Heyn and Robert Crawford, manuscript; letter dated September 9, 1957 by Ernest V. Heyn, Editor and Vice President of The American Weekly to Major Robert Crawford; note dated 1957 September 11 by Robert Crawford to E. Naumburg
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Song, by Major Bob Crawford, ASCAP, written "For the First Australian World's Fair–1956" inscribed "To Ned. For the collection, Bob Crawford. 195"
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of sheet music of songs, mainly with patriotic themes, by Crawford (Princeton Class of 1925), some in his hand but most of them in printed form, including the U.S. Air Force's theme song, "The Army Air Corps." In addition, there are two packages of records (78 rpm) of his songs.
- Arrangement
Arranged in this order: original sheet music, printed sheet music, correspondence, photographs, phonograph records, printed material.
- Acquisition:
Gift of Edward Naumberg Jr. in 1970.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2001.
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Robert M. Crawford Songs; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/76537138q
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- This is stored in multiple locations.
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 3
