Independence Day: 4th of July Celebrations
Celebrations
- The Glorious Fourth byCall Number: Stacks ; E286 .A125 1989ISBN: 0816017670Publication Date: 1989A history of the Fourth of July celebrations from the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
Parading Patriotism by Call Number: Stacks ; E286 .A12624 2013ISBN: 9780875806921Publication Date: 2013- 4th of July ReceptionPublication Date: 1979United States Embassy. Iran Fourth of July celebration attendance includes prominent members of the Iran. Provisional Government and reflects willingness to restore Iran-United States relations
- Order of exercises at the municipal celebration of the thirty-fourth anniversary of American independence ... at the Old South Church Boston byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A48Publication Date: 1980
- Melancholy event at Fort Constitution, in Portsmouth Harbour on the fourth of July, 1809, eig[ht] men were killed ...Call Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A48Publication Date: 1977
- City celebration of the anniversary of the national independence, Lafayette Square, New Orleans, La., July 4th, 1864Call Number: Government Publications - Microforms ; E12 .L68Publication Date: 1864
Contesting Commemoration by Call Number: Stacks ; F216 .N64 2021ISBN: 9780807175583Publication Date: 2021Jack Noe examines identity and nationalism in the post-Civil War South through the lens of commemorative activity, namely Independence Day celebrations and the Centennial of 1876. Both events presented opportunities for whites, Blacks, northerners, and southerners to reflect on their identity as Americans.
Orations and Sermons
- An oration addressed to the citizens of the town of Quincy, on the Fourth of July, 1831, the fifty-fifth anniversary of the independence of the United States of America. By John Quincy Adams. byCall Number: Government Publications - Microforms ; E12 .L68Publication Date: 1965
- An oration, pronounced July 4th, 1793, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston, in commemoration of the anniversary of American independence. byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A47Publication Date: 1793
- Account of the grand federal procession, Philadelphia, July 4, 1788. To which is added, a letter on the same subject byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A47Publication Date: 1788
- An oration delivered at Quincy, on the fifth of July byCall Number: Government Publications - Microforms ; E12 .L68Publication Date: 1965
- Independence Day speech resources : fact sheet byPublication Date: 2018
- An anniversary address, delivered before the Federal gentlemen of Concord and its vicinity, July 4th, 1806 byCall Number: Government Publications - Microforms ; E12 .L68Publication Date: 1806
- An address delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society at Portsmouth, July 4, 1812 byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A48Publication Date: 1975
- An oration delivered before the municipal authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1853 byCall Number: Government Publications - Microforms ; E12 .L68Publication Date: 1853
Songs and Music
Music of the Fourth of July by Call Number: Brown Fine Arts - Music Stacks ; ML3561 .F68 H45 2009ISBN: 9780786439799Publication Date: 2009-08-17In this, the first comprehensive study of the music of the Fourth of July, information on notable Independence Day compositions and performances is presented chronologically from 1777 through 2008. The book demonstrates the remarkable significance of music in Fourth of July celebrations. Noteworthy topics and occasions include music at the White House; music by immigrant and ethnic groups; dedications of statues and monuments; symphonies and philharmonic orchestras; the centennial and bicentennial; world's fairs; music in prisons, circuses, and amusement parks; and many others.- The matter recited, and the cause advocated in a series of airs, composed for the performance of the band of music, and a choir of singers in Bennington, in celebrating the thirty second anniversary f American independence byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A48Publication Date: 1977
- Ode for the 4th of July, 1800. byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A47Publication Date: 1800
- Convivial song, sung at Windsor, on the evening of the Fourth of July. byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A47Publication Date: 1799
- Hail Columbia Tune--"Presidents march." byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A47Publication Date: 1798
- The matter recited, and the cause advocated in a series of airs, composed for the performance of the band of music, and a choir of singers in Bennington, in celebrating the thirty second anniversary f American independence byCall Number: Government Publications - Readex ; AS36 .A48Publication Date: 1977
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