| Keffer Collection of Sheet Music, ca. 1790-1895 Content and design by John Bewley |
Philadelphia Music Publishers
The following list shows the most important Philadelphia music publishers represented in the collection. Dates are included for the years during which they did business in the city. Links to background information are provided for some of the more significant publishers, including those who were also were composers.
| Personal Name | Firm Name(s) | Years in Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|
| Aitken, John | John Aitken | 1785, 1793-1794, 1796-1811 |
| Alexander, C. W. | C. W. Alexander | 1882 |
| André, Gustave | G. André & Co. | 1850-1879 |
| Andrews, T. C. | T. C. Andrews | 1850s?
|
| Bacon, Allyn | Bacon & Co. Bacon & Hart | 1814-1824, 1833 |
| Bacon, George | George Bacon | 1819-1824 |
| Beck, James N. | James N. Beck Beck & Lawton | 1854-1864 |
| Blake, George E. | G. E. Blake | 1803-1872 |
| Boner, William H. | Wm. H. Boner & Co. Boner & Lee Boner & Freeman | 1865-1900
|
| Capron, Henri | Möller & Capron | 1793-1794 |
| Carr, Benjamin | Carr & Co. Carr & Schetky | 1793-1831 |
| Carr, Thomas | T. Carr | 1824-1849 |
| Coulston, William. H. | Wm. H. Coulston | 1859-1864
|
| Duffy, William. F. | Wm. F. Duffy & Co. | 1854
|
| Ferrett, Edmund | E. Ferrett & Co. | 1844-1854 |
| Fiot, Augustus | A. Fiot Fiot, Meignen & Co. | 1834-1855
|
| Gould, John E. | J. E. Gould & Co. | 1853-1858
|
| Hassler, Mark | M. Hassler | 1863-1864 |
| Hobson, R. H. | R. H. Hobson | 1829-1834 |
| Holloway, J. Starr | J. Starr Holloway | 1868-1878
|
| Klemm, John G. | J. G. Klemm | 1818-1881 |
| Kretschmar. | Kretschmar & Nunns | 1834-1836
|
| Lawton, John W. | Beck & Lawton J. W. Lawton | 1857-1864 |
| Lee, George W. | Lee & Walker | 1845-1875
|
| Marsh, John | John Marsh | 1856-1867 |
| M'Culloch, William | William M'Culloch | 1806-1807? |
| Meignen, Leopold | L. Meignen Fiot, Meignen & Co. | 1837-1859 |
| Meyer, Louis | Louis Meyer | 1864-1876 |
| Meyer, Reed | R. Meyer | 1861-1870 |
| Miller, Frederick | Miller & Osbourn F. W. Miller | 1832-1850 |
| Möller, John C. | J. C. Möller Möller & Capron | 1791-1795 |
| Munzinger, C. | C. Munzinger | 1860s?
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| North, Francis A. | F. A. North & Co. | 1870-1890 |
| Nunns, John F. | John F. Nunns | 1834-1842
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| Osbourn, James G. | J. G. Osbourn Miller & Osbourn | 1832-1842
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| Schetky, George | Carr & Schetky | 1806-1811 |
| Shaw, William F. | W. F. Shaw | 1870-1886 |
| Smith, Jonathan C. | J. C. Smith | 1840-1843 |
| Smith, William R. | Wm. R. Smith | 1858-1881 |
| Stayman, John K. | Stayman & Brothers | 1850s
|
| Taws, Charles | C. Taws | 1800-1833 |
| Trumpler, Charles W. A. | C. W. A. Trumpler | 1863-1872
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| Walker, Edward L. | E. L. Walker | 1849-1857 |
| Walker, Julius | Lee & Walker | 1845-1875 |
| Warden, David A. | David A. Warden | 1867 |
| Willig, George | G. Willig | 1794-1851 |
| Winner, Joseph E. | J. E. Winner | 1854-1907 |
| Winner, Septimus | Sep. Winner Sep. Winner & Son Winner & Shuster | 1843-1902 |
| Wittig, Rudolph | R. Wittig | 1856-1871 |
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