This is a piece of sheet music for the song, “Little Eva.” The cover is plain with a decorative border centered on the cover. Within the border is an illustration of a young girl sitting on a bench next to an African American man with “Little Eva and Uncle Tom in the Arbor” printed directly below it. The title is printed in black-outlined lettering at the top with “Uncle Tom’s Guardian Angel” printed beneath it. “Composed and Most Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe” is printed below the illustration. Publishing information is printed near the bottom of the cover.


Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.