Chas A. Arthur Papers
Collection
Identifier: MUSIC-069
Collection Organization
The collecction contains pubblished and unpublished copies of Arthur's compositions, including published copies of Drums of War, compositional notes, and several handwritten manuscripts of scores including songs like Britus Chirus march, Sweet Isabel march, Red Dawn, and Red Sunset, among others. In addition, there is a single piece of correspondence that references manuscripts between Arthur and his brother William. A published copy of Heartbreak Girl, not composed by Arthur, was kept with the collection.
Correspondence , 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Betty (ballad), 1945
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Britus Chirus (Britain, United States, China, Russia) (march), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
The Contrary Zipper (march) (featuring Sweet Isabel), 1940s
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1940s
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Drums of War (song), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Genevieve (won't you pray for me) (waltz ballad), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
a Hobo's Dream (Arthur's serenade), 1940s
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1940s
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
If You Could, Would You? (ballad), 1940s
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1940s
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Little Rose Garden (ballad), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
The Lovelight (ballad), 1940s
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1940s
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Red Dawn (desert song), 1941
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: 1941
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Red Sunset (ballad), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Sweet Isabel (march song), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
That Night (when the stars were shining) (waltz ballad), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Watch America (march song), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
A Yank in a Jeep (song), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
You're Naughty (song), 1943
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Unidentified instrumental parts, Undated
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: Undated
Heartbreak Girl (Eden/Thompson), 1940s?
File – Box 1: [Barcode: A11362461003], Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1940s?