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San Francisco Ballad Slips and Song Sheets Collection.

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Collection Number: MC070

Fourteen ballad slips and song sheets that comment on the social and political climate of the post-Civil War era.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

1875-1880.

Extent

0.1 linear feet

Subject

Language and Literature

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