Hancock Shaker Village: Amy Bess and Lawrence K. Miller Library

Collection Size: 
47
Address: 
P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA, USA, 01202
Denomination/Religion: 
Shaker
URL: 
http://hancockshakervillage.org/
State/Province: 
Massachusetts
Email/Contact Person: 
Curator of Collections
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Printed and manuscript hymnals from a variety of Shaker communities. Twenty-five Shaker hymnals published ca. 1884, including Isaac N. Youngs, A Short Abridgement of the Rules of Music (New Lebanon, N.Y., 1846). Six manuscript volumes in Shaker letteral notation from Hancock, Mass., and New Lebanon, N.Y. Printed hymnals include original copies of the 1812 version of Millennial Hymns, as well as several copies of both volumes I and II of Shaker Music. Open by appointment only. Date range: 19th-early 20th c.