The Dunbar Music Archive was established by Dr. Minnita Daniel-Cox in 2014. This resource is meant to increase awareness and consumption of musical settings of texts by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dunbar the poet, author, librettist, activist, and essayist was a seminal figure in establishing a poetic voice that would influence African-American poets for generations, including those responsible for the blossoming of the Harlem Renaissance.

For translation and pronunciation information for dialect terms used in Dunbar's poetry, see the Dunbar Glossary of Dialect Terms.

This collection was produced by University of Dayton's Department of Music, the University Libraries and the University of Dayton's media production group.

The Dunbar Music Archive will be expanding through generous funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, and the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences. Please explore the contents of this collection and stay tuned for the launch of the Dunbar Library and Archive.

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Selected Poems

He Had His Dream, Paul Laurence Dunbar

He Had His Dream (Video), Paul Laurence Dunbar

Howdy Honey Howdy!, Paul Laurence Dunbar

How Shall I Woo Thee, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Hunting Song, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Hymn, Paul Laurence Dunbar

If, Paul Laurence Dunbar

In May, Paul Laurence Dunbar

In the Morning, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Invitation to Love, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Itching Heels, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Justice, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Lager Beer, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Life, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Life (Video), Paul Laurence Dunbar

Li'l' Gal, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Little Brown Baby, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Love is the light of the world, my dear (Lyrics of Love and Sorrow), Paul Laurence Dunbar

Lover's Lane, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Love's Apotheosis, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Love's Phases, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Lullaby, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Lullaby, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Lullaby (Sing Me, Sweet, a Soothing Psalm), Paul Laurence Dunbar

Lyrics of Love and Sorrow, Paul Laurence Dunbar