The FHC has approximately 1,100 uncatalogued nineteenth- and twentieth-century printer's plates. Most were created in 1933 to produce the Foster Hall Reproductions: Stephen Collins Foster Songs and Compositions. There are also a few twentieth-century plates used in printing books.
Among the nineteenth century plates are those used to create early editions of Foster's works. A detailed description follows:
1 metal plate, engraved. "Foster's Melodies arranged for Guitar" (title page). Published by Firth, Pond, and Co. [n.d.]
1 metal plate, engraved. "Pretty tunes for little folks. 14 beautiful melodies by Stephen C. Foster. Arranged expressly for young people by James Bellak" (title page). Published by William A. Pond & Co., 1884.
1 metal plate, engraved. "Foster Melodies" (title page). Published by William A. Pond & Co., 1885.
1 metal plate, engraved. "The Beautiful Melodies composed by Stephen C. Foster. Arranged with variations for the piano forte by Charles Grobe" (title page). Published by William A. Pond & Co., 1895.
3 metal plates, engraved. "Where is thy spirit, Mary? Written and composed by S.C. Foster, 1847" (title page & two pages of music). Published by George Mercer, Jr., Pittsburgh, 1895.
