Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "John Philip Sousa" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
John Philip Sousa, Sousa, band, concert, march, opera, new, composition, tour, Marine, Navy.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
There are a wide variety of articles available on Sousa so it is often useful to search based on the titles of his works.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Professor J.P. Sousa"
The New North-west (Deer Lodge, MT), June 18, 1892, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2.
"Sousa's New Opera"
The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), November 22, 1896, Page 12, Image 12, col. 1-2.
"The Sousa Fad Raging"
The Herald (Los Angeles, CA), February 15, 1897, Page 5, Image 5, col. 5.
"Sousa's New Two-Step"
The Times (Washington, DC), May 17, 1897, Page 6, Image 6, col. 6-7.
"Sousa's Concert"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), May 17, 1897, Page 10, Image 10, col. 3.
"Sousa and the King"
The Sun (New York, NY), December 3, 1901, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2.
"John Philip Sousa Now Makes His Appearance as a Novelist"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), February 1, 1902, Page 7, Image 7, col. 2.
"Mechanical Music"
Truth (Salt Lake City, UT), September 1, 1906, Image 9, col. 1-4.
"Made Mr. Sousa Pay For His Own Music"
The Daily Telegram (Clarksburg, WV), September 12, 1908, Page 9, Image 9, col. 5-6.
"All But One Had to Bark"
The Daily Telegram (Clarksburg, WV), September 19, 1908, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3-6.
"Sousa and His Great Band"
The Hawaiian Star (Honolulu, HI), August 29, 1911, SECOND EDITION, Page 7, Image 7, col. 3.
"March King's" Play and Work From "Inside"
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CN), December 1, 1916, Page 5, Image 5, col. 3-4.
"Sousa Enlists in the U.S. Navy"
The Ogden Standard (Ogden City, UT), May 31, 1917, 4 P.M. CITY EDITION, Image 1, col. 6.
"Throng is Thrilled by the Sousa Band"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), October 14, 1917, Page 17, Image 17, col. 3-6.
"John Philip Sousa in Old Time Form"
The Weekly Times-Record (Valley City, ND), June 26, 1919, Image 1, col. 1.
"Early Life of John Philip Sousa, "The March King" in Washington"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), August 7, 1921, Page 5, Image 53, col. 1-8.

John Philip Sousa: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America