Allegiance: Patriotic Song

"Allegiance: Patriotic Song"
Found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Song
Language	English
Released	1918
Songwriter(s)	Julia Smith

"Allegiance: Patriotic Song" is a World War I song first copyrighted on March 14, 1918.^[1][2]

Julia Smith composed this song for voice and piano.^[3] It was published in Boston, Massachusetts by D.W. Cooper Music Co. The cover, illustrated by E. S. Fisher, features a caption which reads, "Dedicated to the spirit of Americanism as typified by the immortal Lincoln.”^[4]

References

1. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Pt 3. [Washington?]: Library of Congress, Copyright Office, P. 196
2. Smith, Julia, and Francis Bellamy. Allegiance: Patriotic Song. Boston: D.W. Cooper, 1918. OCLC 20119205
3. Crew, Danny O. Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001. ISBN 978-0786409280 OCLC 45313670 p.74
4. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 148. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.

Bibliography

• Crew, Danny O. Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001. ISBN 0786409282 OCLC 45313670
• Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5