The Visitor

One of 1,686 items in the series: Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917 available on this site.

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Sheet music for "The Visitor," for tenor voice. The poem is written by Arthur Sampley and the music is by George Minter. The lyrics concern a dream wherein a man encounters the boy he once was - interested in freedom, truth, love, and fame instead of the heavenly.

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4 p. ; 35 x 138 cm., folded to 35 x 28 cm.

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Sampley, Arthur & Minter, George 1951.

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This score is part of the collection entitled: The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 140 times. More information about this score can be viewed below.

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Sheet music for "The Visitor," for tenor voice. The poem is written by Arthur Sampley and the music is by George Minter. The lyrics concern a dream wherein a man encounters the boy he once was - interested in freedom, truth, love, and fame instead of the heavenly.

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4 p. ; 35 x 138 cm., folded to 35 x 28 cm.

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Original document was one continious sheet; it was scanned as individual pages with the front and back of each page in order.

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The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives

Archival collections reflect experiences of women, professional men, military men, Texas cattlemen, businessmen, farmers, and government officials. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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  • 1951

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  • Feb. 23, 2012, 10 a.m.

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Sampley, Arthur & Minter, George. The Visitor, score, 1951; New York City, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207753/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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