Hymnal collections of North America / Tina M. Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Tina M., 1973-

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Studies in liturgical musicology ; no. 10.

Studies in liturgical musicology ; no. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--United States--Special collections--Hymns.

Libraries.

Libraries--Canada--Special collections--Hymns.

Hymns--United States--Library resources.

Hymns.

Hymns--Canada--Library resources.

Library resources.

Canada.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 207 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, [2003]

Summary:

Hymnal Collections of North America provides updated descriptions, addresses, web sites, and contact information for 327 hymnal collections held by libraries, individuals, museums, historical societies, denominational archives, and other organizations. Indexed by denomination, chronological holdings, languages represented, and hymnal types, this directory provides a current profile of unique hymnal collections both great and small, and includes an extensive bibliography of literature related to studies of hymnals and hymnal collections.

Contents:

Entries, listed geographically under U.S. state or Canadian province, which are given in alphabetical sequence

Studies of hymnals by denomination

Studies of hymnals across denominations

Descriptions of hymnal collections

Reference works in hymnology

Denominations

Chronological holdings

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Hymnal languages and places of origin

Hymnal types

Geographical location of collections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

081084706X

OCLC:

51204703