Springfield-Greene County Library

The Library has a collection of more than 5,000 titles donated to the Library by Bert Buhrman, well known for playing "The Mighty Wurlitzer" organ at the College of the Ozarks. The collection is housed at the Library Center.

You may search holdings online. For more information, call the Library Center Reference Department at (417) 883-5341.

Where to Buy Sheet Music

Hoover Music
440 S. Jefferson, Springfield, MO
(417) 862-3573
Has collections of sheet music from Hal Leonard and other publishers, plus can special order individual sheet music from Hal Leonard.

Hal Leonard Online
Offers a product search by title or artist of the thousands of pieces of individul sheet music they publish; although the public cannot order direct from them, their music is available through dealers such as Hoover Music and Premier Music.

Internet Music Shop
Titles available include tens of thousands of songs to which Music Sales, Ltd. hold the right.

Selected Libraries with Large Collections of Sheet Music

Vincent Motto Music Library
Fayetteville Free Library
300 Orchard Street
Fayetteville, NY 13066
(315) 637-6374 ext. 328 
Over 35,000 pieces of American popular sheet music, spanning a time period of 150 years. $3 for each title photocopied, plus $2 postage for the first five titles mailed.

Meyer Library
Missouri State University
902 S. National
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 836-5434
Has some spotty holdings of American popular sheet music. Provides no copying service; the public can make their own copies.

Special Collections
Miller Nichols Library
University of Missouri--Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235-1532
Over 50,000 titles of American popular sheet music, primarily from the 1880's through the 1930;s. $0.15 per page copied, plus $10 postage for mailing.