Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Collection Size: 
20
Address: 
1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19107
Denomination/Religion: 
German Seventh Day Baptist
URL: 
https://www.portal.hsp.org/
State/Province: 
Pennsylvania
Email/Contact Person: 
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The Abraham H. Cassel Collection includes items relating to the Ephrata Cloister: hymnbooks; letter book (1755) of Conrad Beissel; collection of songs composed and arranged by Johannes Kelpius; and the death register of the cloister, 1728–1821. The remainder of the collection is comprised of religious tracts, hymnbooks, and schoolbooks. Many of the hymnals are illustrated. Date range: 1680–1821.