John Philip Sousa
Bierley, Paul E. John Philip Sousa, American Phenomenon. Columbus, OH: Integrity Press, revised edition c.1973. Available from C. L. Barnhouse Co.
Bierley, Paul E. The Works of John Philip Sousa. Columbus, OH: Integrity Press, 1984. Available from C. L. Barnhouse Co.
Music Division, The Library of Congress. Perspectives on John Philip Sousa. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 1983.
Sousa, John Philip. Marching Along: Recollections of Men, Women, and Music. (Autobiography) Boston: Hale, Cushman and Flint, 1st edition 1928, 2nd edition 1941. Revised edition edited by Paul E. Bierly: Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1994.
Warfield, Patrick. “Salesman of Americanism, Globetrotter, and Musician: The Nineteenth-Century John Philip Sousa, 1854-1893.” Ph.D dissertation. Indiana University, 2003.*
*Available from University Microfilms International, Dissertation Information Service, P.O. Box 1764, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-9976. Order no. 7105721.
History of the Marine Band
Carpenter, Kenneth William. "A History of the United States Marine Band." Ph.D. dissertation. Iowa City: University of Iowa, 1970
(Available from University Microfilms International, Dissertation Information Service, P.O. Box 1764, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-9976. Order no. 7105721.)
Marine Band Directors
Byrne, Frank. "The Santelmann Legacy." Journal of Band Research. 22/1 (Fall 1986) 29-44.(Concerning former directors William H. and William F. Santelmann)
Ingalls, David M. "Francis Scala: Leader of the Marine Band from 1855 to 1871."
M.A. dissertation. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 1957.
LeClair, Paul Joseph. "The Francis Scala Collection: Music in Washington, DC at the time of the Civil War."
Ph.D. dissertation. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 1973.
Music at the White House
Kirk, Elise K. Music at the White House: A History of the American Spirit. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1986.
Kirk, Elise K. Musical Highlights from the White House.
Malabar, FL: Krieger, 1992.