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<dl><dd>Don Yoder Collection of American Hymnody</dd>
<dd>Ca. 122 unnumbered hymns, etc., mostly with music [voice and close score (SATB), many items on three staves only (AT on center staff) ; short title header] (indicating title, type of composition or meter, author or origin, composer or source, occasional copyright or [p. 8, 46, 56] historical anecdote)--p. [3]-63</dd>
<dd>Includes index--[1] p. at end</dd>
<dd>Authors' copyright dated 1864 on t.p</dd>
<dd>"G.D. Russell and Company, Music Printers and Stereotypers, 126 Tremont Street, Boston"--T.p. verso</dd>
<dd>"Geo. C. Rand &amp; Avery, Printers, 3 Cornhill"--Cover</dd>
<dd>Statement of responsibility on front cover: " ... Rev. L. Hartsough, of the Oneida Conference."</dd>
<dd>"We have ... attempted to introduce ... easy, flowing ... melodies ... readily caught and sung by the people. Many ... hymns and tunes are entirely new ..." ; "Praising the Lord in spiritual songs ... part of religious worship ... effective ... teaching ... truth [with scripture quotations]" ; "Instead of ... sheet form we have put them in a book ... less than one quarter the expense to the purchaser" [followed by general statement of copyright]--Pref. [verso t.p.] (Rev. J.W. Dadmun ... Rev. L. Hartsough ...)</dd>
<dd>Soft paper cover [light brown] : front cover duplicates t.p., excepting statement of responsibility, indication of printer, and lack of copyright ; back cover advertisements for : The new melodeon / by Rev. J.W. Dadmun (Boston : James P. Magee ...) [with address, prices]; American organs with tremolo attachment / [by] S.D. &amp; H.W. Smith [with address, prices]</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Hymns, English; Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with piano</div>
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<dl><dd>Dadmun, J. W. (John William), 1819-1890</dd>
<dd>Hartsough, L. edt</dd>
<dd>Magee, James P. bkp</dd>
<dd>Goodenough, E. bkp</dd>
<dd>Otis, H. H. (Henry Huntington), 1834-1902. bkp</dd>
<dd>Read, J. L. bkp</dd>
<dd>Moses, W. J. bkp</dd>
<dd>Doughty, W. M. bkp</dd>
<dd>Nutter, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1842-1928</dd>
<dd>Geo. C. Rand &amp; Avery. prt</dd>
<dd>Poe &amp; Hitchcock. bkp</dd>
<dd>S.D &amp; H.W. Smith (Firm)</dd>
<dd>Oneida Conference Seminary (Cazenovia, N.Y.)</dd></dl></div>
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