¹ Many facsimile editions of single publications and collected works have been published, but this study stands out as the first to focus on an American binder's volume of the nineteenth century. Perhaps closest to Emily's Songbook in terms of analysis is Meyer-Frazier, Petra, American Women's Roles in Domestic Music Making as Revealed in Parlor Song Collections, 1820–1870 (Ph.D. diss., University of Colorado Boulder, 1999)Google Scholar. Meyer-Frazier's substantial work addresses many of the same issues represented in Emily's Songbook.

² The use of newspaper advertisements offers important details such as performers’ names, titles of pieces played, instruments used, and, significantly, the different ticket prices that prove that people of various socio-economic groups attended performances. The other plates in Emily's Songbook include maps, photographs, engravings, and even a portrait, all of which are quite helpful.