Music/Dance Library - Finding college & university songs
Information about college songs
Ohio State University songs
Across the Field
Script Ohio. Perm. Reserve ML25 O55 S42 1989. See the index for references to complete information on major OSU songs, such as Hang on Sloopy, Buckeye Battle Cry, Carmen Ohio, Across the Field, and more. See also Songs of The Ohio State University
General sources
"College songs," in The New Grove Dictionary of American Music 1986. Ref. ML101 U6 N48 1986 v.1. Includes a state-by-state listing of alma maters and fight songs from major colleges and universities, with information on the origin of each song.
Fuld, J. The Book of World-Famous Music. 3rd ed. 1985. Ref. ML113 F8 B6 1985. Includes information about several major college songs.
College songbooks and sheet music
Ohio State University songs
Carmen Ohio. Perm. Reserve M1959 C67 C3. Original edition of the OSU alma mater.
"Hang on Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy)," p. 148 in The 555 Fake Song Book. Perm. Reserve M1630.18 F555.
Songs of the Ohio State University. Perm. Reserve M1958 O3 O3 S6 1923. Music for over 200 college songs from the early 20th century, including songs associated with Ohio State, other Ohio colleges, and schools around the United States, many of which are still popular.
General sources
Intercollegiate Song Book: Alma Mater and Football Songs of the American Colleges. 1927. Perm. Reserve M1945 A4
Songs of All the Colleges. 1906. Perm. Reserve M1945 C54 S6 1906
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