Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Arrangement
- Alphabetical List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Title: | English Broadside Ballads |
| Dates: | approximately 1790-1850 |
| Quantity: | 1 folio box (0.2 cubic feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection consists of 32 English printed broadside ballads published between approximately 1790 and 1850. Most were published by John Pitts, a London printer with a shop in No. 14, Great St. Andrew St., Seven Dials. Others were printed and published by G. Pigott, T. Birt, and J. Jennings. Some were printed annonymously. Most are illustrated with a woodcut. |
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of 32 English printed broadside ballads published between approximately 1790 and 1850. Most were published by John Pitts, a London printer with a shop in No. 14, Great St. Andrew St., Seven Dials. Others were printed and published by G. Pigott, T. Birt, and J. Jennings. Some were printed annonymously. Most are illustrated with a woodcut.
TopArrangement
The collection is housed in one folio box, and the broadsides are arranged alphabetically by title.TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Pitts, John, 1765-1844
Subjects:
- Ballads, English--England--Texts
- Broadsides--England--Specimens
VCL Categories
- Music
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
English Broadside Ballads, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Mark Seidl, April 2014
Acquisition Information
Original acquisition date unknown. Transferred from Special Collections Dewey material April 4, 2014
Alphabetical List
| Ballad 1 | Answer to Farewell to Old England |
| Ballad 2 | Batchelor's Fare |
| Ballad 3 | The Bee Proffers Honey |
| Ballad 4 | The Brave Marine |
| Ballad 5 | The Bud of the Rose |
| Ballad 6 | Cherry Cheek Patty |
| Ballad 7 | Death of Abercrombie |
| Ballad 8 | He Seeks Another |
| Ballad 9 | The Jolly Dragoon |
| Ballad 10 | The Lamentation in Newgate of the Police-man Who Boned the Mutton |
| Ballad 11 | Love Among the Roses |
| Ballad 12 | Love Has Eyes |
| Ballad 13 | The Maid I Adore |
| Ballad 14 | The Miller Taken In |
| Ballad 15 | Mountains High |
| Ballad 16 | Pensioners Complaint Against His Wife |
| Ballad 17 | Plato's Advice |
| Ballad 18 | Poll of Wapping Stairs |
| Ballad 19 | Polly Dear now I Must Leave You |
| Ballad 20 | Polly Oliver's Rambles |
| Ballad 21 | Poor Joe the Marine |
| Ballad 22 | The Poor Littel Sweep |
| Ballad 23 | Poverty's no Sin |
| Ballad 24 | Pray Remember the Poor |
| Ballad 25 | Pretty Polly Hopkins |
| Ballad 26 | Rogues of all Sorts |
| Ballad 27 | Scots, wha hae wi Wallace Bled |
| Ballad 28 | Shipwreck'd Tar |
| Ballad 29 | The Smile and the Tear |
| Ballad 30 | The Soldier's Funeral |
| Ballad 31 | The Soldier's Gratitude |
| Ballad 32 | Young Colin Stole My Heart Away |
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Details
This collection consists of 32 English printed broadside ballads published between approximately 1790 and 1850. Most were published by John Pitts, a London printer with a shop in No. 14, Great St. Andrew St., Seven Dials. Others were printed and published by G. Pigott, T. Birt, and J. Jennings. Some were printed annonymously. Most are illustrated with a woodcut.
