NZ War Songs
Scope and Contents
A collection of photocopied sheet music. Titles included are: ‘Victory V’ (1941); ‘The V Song’ (1941); ‘A Broken Doll’ (1941); ‘Blue Smoke’ (1947); ‘For I Love But You’ (c. 1914-1918); ‘Where are the Lads of New Zealand To-Night’ (1914); ‘When We Get Back to New Zealand’ (date unknown); ‘When you Return’ (date unknown); ‘The N.Z. Boys are Marching’ (1940); ‘Satan’s Vassals’ (c. 1940-1949); ‘Sing a Song for Victory’ (1943); ‘Freedom’s Army’ (c. 1939-1945); ‘Lads of New Zealand’ (c. 1940-1945); ‘I’ve Lost my Heart in Maoriland’ (1917); ’Land of the Fern’ (date unknown); ‘Arise! New Zealand’ (c. 1950-1959); ‘Hymn to our Airmen’ (c. 1939); ‘Ale’ (c. 1940-1945); ‘The Empire of the Sea’ (c. 1910-1919); ‘Polka Mazurka’ (1889).
Dates
- Collection covers ca 1960-2010
Conditions Governing Access
Access is freely available within the J.C.Beaglehole Room for research and private study. For any use beyond this, please contact the J.C.Beaglehole Room (jcbeaglehole.room@vuw.ac.nz) in the first instance.
Extent
From the Fonds: 100 linear_centimeters (Hutt Valley Independent and Upper Hutt Advertiser (2009.044) has been given a call number (DU401.1 H982) and is located on the Atlas shelving.)
Language of Materials
English
- History, Military -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheet music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheet music covers Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- War songs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the J C Beaglehole Room, Victoria University of Wellington Library Repository
