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Title: Helen and Virgil Wikoff Family Sheet Music Collection, 1879-1975
ID: 12/9/111
Primary Creator: Wikoff, Virgil (1927-)
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged into two series: Series 1, Sheet Music ca. 1879-1975; and Series 2, Piano Method Books (ca. 1892-1927). Vocal/Piano Songs and Piano Solos are arranged alphabetically by title. Piano Method Books are arranged alphabetically by publisher/author.
Date Acquired: 08/31/2009
Subjects: Hawaiian guitar music, Piano, Polkas, Vaudeville songs -- United States, Vocal music
Formats/Genres: Methods--Self Instruction, Newspaper Clippings, Sheet music
Languages: English
Consists of vocal songs, piano solos, newspaper clippings of songs, dance folios, orchestral music, and piano method books, documenting Helen and Virgil Wikoff's collection of sheet music and sheet music predominantly from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
Virgil Wikoff was born February 6, 1927 in Decatur, Illinois and spent most of his childhood on a farm outside of Maroa, Illinois. Upon graduation from Maroa Township High School, he enlisted in the United State Navy and spent the final two years of the Second World War (1944-1945) in the Pacific Theater. Discharged from the Navy in 1946 he enrolled in the University of Illinois the following year and graduated with a B.S. in Architectural Engineering. After being recalled into the Naval Reserves during the Korean War, Wikoff returned in October 1952 and founded Lyman-Wikoff, Inc. General Contractors, a construction company he maintained until his retirement. Wikoff was a City of Champaign Council Member from 1963-1967, and then served as Mayor from 1967-1975. He also served as Representative of the 52nd District in the Illinois State General Assembly from 1977-1982.
Composer - Freidrich Burgmüller
G. Schirmer, Inc.
Composer - Helen Cramm
Oliver Ditson Company
Composer - Carl Czerny
G. Schirmer, Inc.
Composer - Edith Hatch
Arthur P. Schmidt Co.
Theodore Presser Co.
Compiled - Louis Köhler
Composers - Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven
Composer - Felix Lecouppey
G. Schirmer, Inc.
Compiled - W.S.B. Mathews
Theodore Presser Co.
Composer - Hannah Smith
G. Schirmer, Inc.
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