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A Collection of Hymns From Various Author's Selected and Transcribed by Nancy Wilson

 Item: 1
Identifier: 003534
Codex 003534

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Description

140-page manuscript hymn book created by Nancy Wilson. The book contains the lyrics to 74 hymns. It is probable that the hymns are from the South Family of Shakers. Notably, several of the hymns focus on a "Mother" figure. There is a table of contents indicating the pagination of each hymn. The literary scholar Gordon S. Haight gave the book to Robert Frost in 1937.

Dates

  • 1840

Extent

.01 linear ft. (1 vol.) ; 17 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Source

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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