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Hymnal: A Parent Indeed by Benjamin Gates, 1854-1859.

1854-1859, 1902

Object ID
1955.7224.1
Physical description
284 pages
Scope and content

Hymnal: A Parent Indeed by Benjamin Gates, 1854-1859. Title from first song. Thirty-three pages of songs with small letteral notation. Benjamin Gates gave the hymnal to Anna M. Greaves who used it as a diary for 1902 (pages 34-285). Diary includes textile activities, events in the family, lectures given at meetings, quotations and book reviews. The diary is written in pencil.

Arrangement

Benjamin Gates (1817-1909) | Anna Maria Greaves (1833-1914)

Files

003_Vol-156

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Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. Hymnal: A Parent Indeed by Benjamin Gates, 1854-1859.. https://shakerml.org/archive/?id=341. Accessed on April 27, 2024

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Gates, Benjamin

1817-1908

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Greaves, Anna Maria

1833-1914

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.