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                  <text>This collection contains sheet music cover artwork for vocal arrangements, piano scores, opera librettos and sacred songs by Chopin, Bach, Schubert, and Haydn, and other classical composers, as well as popular songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. &lt;br /&gt;The University Libraries at Virginia Tech recognizes that some issues of the selections from the sheet music collections contain offensive content that does not reflect the University’s “&lt;a href="https://www.inclusive.vt.edu/Programs/vtpoc0.html"&gt;Principles of Community&lt;/a&gt;” and its commitment to inclusion and diversity. The University Libraries present the following content in its original and unaltered form for the purpose of research, study, and personal reading. Providing online access to these historical records does not endorse any attitudes, prejudices, or behaviors depicted in the pages of the Virginia Tech Course Catalogs. The University Libraries is committed to upholding the principle of equal and free access to unaltered historical information and supports the &lt;a href="https://vtx.vt.edu/campus-news/statements/unirel-statement-040919.html"&gt;University’s statement on offensive photographs&lt;/a&gt;.</text>
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                  <text>&lt;a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1259"&gt;See the finding aid for the Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection, 1879-1935 (Ms1970-004)&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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                  <text>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;http://bit.ly/scuareproduction&lt;/a&gt;. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;http://bit.ly/scuapublication&lt;/a&gt;. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</text>
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