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78 RPM vinyl record "Sleepy Time Gal", 1947

 File — Container: Box 29

Scope and Contents

Record is split/broken. Significance is explained by handwritten note on wrapper which reads as follows: "In a small town in northern Michigan where my father lived as a young man, he had an Italian friend who worked in a restaurant. I will call his friend Phil . . . He could play any song you named on the piano . . . but the song everyone waited for was the one he wrote . . . he had written the song for his girl . . . the girl would rest her head on Phil's shoulder while he played, and he got the idea for the song from the pretty way she looked when she got sleepy."

Dates

  • Creation: 1947

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections three (3) working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: 29 Linear Feet (29 boxes and oversized posters stored flat in map case)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
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East Lansing MI 48823 USA