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The Edward Deming Andrews
Memorial Shaker Collection
Research Resources at Winterthur
GARLAND REFERENCE LIBRARY
OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
(VOL. 410)
Edward Deming Andrews, ca. 1930s.
The Edward Deming Andrews
Memorial Shaker Collection
COMPILED BY
E. Richard McKinstry
A Winterthur Book
GARLAND PUBLISHING, INC. NEW YORK & LONDON
1987
© 1987 The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
All rights reserved
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Patricia R. Lisk, Winterthur Museum
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
The Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection.
(Garland reference library of social science ;
vol. 410) (A Winterthur book)
"Bibliographies cited": p.
Includes index.
1. Shakers — Bibliography — Catalogs. 2. Shakers —
Manuscripts — Catalogs. 3. Andrews, Edward Deming,
1894-1964— Library— Catalogs. I. McKinstry, E. Richard.
II. Title. III. Series. Garland reference library of
social science ; v. 410.
Z7845.S5H46 1987 016.289'8 87-2882
[BX9771]
ISBN 0-8240-9430-1 (alk. paper)
Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper
Manufactured in the United States of America
Contents
Foreword by James C. Thomas vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xvii
Bibliographies Cited xxvii
I. Printed Material
By the Shakers 1
About the Shakers 110
II. Manuscript Material
Organizational Structure and Doctrine 167
Becoming a Shaker 172
Conduct of Life from Spirit Messages and Shaker
Leaders 179
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances 193
Schooling 207
Hymnbooks 210
Poetry and Prose 232
Recipes and Handicraft Instructions 238
Building Construction 242
Relations among Shaker Communities 245
Vital Statistics 253
Business and Finance 259
Charitable Contributions 278
Conscription 280
Legal Matters and Relations with "the World" 286
Manuscripts about the Shakers from Non-Shaker
Sources 291
^^ Contents
III. Photographic Material 297
IV. Artifacts 301
V. The Andrews Archives 309
Index 317
Foreword
It is with a sense of honor that I write the foreword to this guide
to the Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. All
of us who are scholars and interpreters of the Shaker experience
are indebted to the collaborative efforts of Edward Deming
Andrews and Faith Andrews, who documented, with careful
consideration. Shaker contributions to American culture. In Sep-
tember 1923 the Andrewses stopped to purchase freshly baked
bread at Hancock Shaker Village, and from this moment was
fashioned a life's work. It is through their efforts that we are
able now to grasp the essence of the lives and culture of a
visionary people.
Collectors and scholars, the Andrewses began by purchasing
Shaker furniture, but theirs was more than aesthetic apprecia-
tion. They recognized that it was more important to understand
the underlying forces of a culture — who the Shakers were, what
they believed, and what they sought.
For the next several decades. Faith and Edward Deming
Andrews collected, examined, wrote, lectured, and, through
their involvement with other scholars, aroused widespread inter-
est. An ever-increasing appreciation of Shakers is due in large
measure to the Andrewses' pioneering efforts. Out of no interest
at all has grown a public fascination with everything Shaker. The
varied efforts of the Shakers lend themselves to many fields of
study: furniture, architecture, economics, law, music, religion,
agriculture, textiles.
My own association with Faith Andrews is one of long-
standing and genuine respect. Mrs. Andrews's interest in Pleas-
ant Hill dates from the earliest days of the restoration effort. Her
enthusiastic support and guidance have continued throughout
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Foreword
the years with steady correspondence and memorable visits. The
Andrewses' lifelong scholarship produced an enormous collec-
tion of manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts, a major portion
of which fittingly resides at Winterthur amid a magnificent col-
lection for the study of American culture. This guide will help to
insure the future usefulness of the Andrewses' great effort: a
quest to understand, interpret, and preserve the rich culture of a
people called the Shakers.
James C. Thomas
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill
Preface
The compiler of any bibliography or guide, including this one to
the Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection, must
organize it so that its contents can be easily retrieved and under-
stood by the reader. From the inception of this publishing proj-
ect and throughout its various stages, it has been thought best to
arrange the entries according to the form of each item rather
than its subject matter. Indeed, the diversity of the contents of
many of the items described in this guide virtually dictates that
the entries be organized in this way.
The Andrews collection consists of five kinds of records:
printed, manuscript, photographic, artifactual, and archival. In
an effort to enhance their accessibility and to emphasize their
importance as unique research tools, the manuscripts have been
categorized further under sixteen subject headings. During the
early stages in the compilation of this guide, some thought was
given to arranging the printed matter in the same fashion. It
soon became evident, however, that, unlike the manuscript
entries, a single printed item frequently covered a variety of top-
ics, making its classification by subject impossible. It is hoped
that the book's comprehensive author-title-subject index will lead
the reader through the entries and essays on these pages when
topics or the names of individuals or publications are the only
known points of access.
Part I of this guide contains 714 bibliographical entries.
Preface
divided into two sections, recording printed material. The first
section (nos. 1-468) comprises printed works either written or
published by the Shakers themselves. The publications in the
second section (nos. 469-714) are generally interpretive in nature
and were written by others about the Shakers. Books, pam-
phlets, almanacs, broadsides, trade catalogues, religious tracts,
government publications, offprints, hymnals, and periodical arti-
cles are among the publications included in part I. The citations
for these items conform to current library descriptive cataloguing
standards. Each begins with a main entry, usually a personal or
corporate name, followed by the title of the work, an author
statement, the place of publication, the publisher, and the date.
All original and period spellings have been retained. The colla-
tion, which is next, includes the pagination, a record of illustra-
tions, and a notation on the height of the publication expressed
in centimeters. If the publication under consideration is part of a
series, a statement to that effect is made in parentheses. Annota-
tions and bibliographical references appear in paragraph form at
the end of the citation.
Part II includes descriptive citations for the 497 manuscript
groups in the Shaker collection. It should be emphasized that
there are not merely 497 manuscripts in the collection — there are
actually thousands more. But, for both clarity and convenience
the citations in part II often include several manuscripts under
one heading. For example, entry number 1048 consists of fifty-
three letters sent from Shakers living in Ohio to the home minis-
try at New Lebanon, New York. These letters are described as a
unit because they express concerns common to most Shakers
who resided in communities some distance from New Lebanon.
The form of manuscript citations also follows current library
descriptive cataloguing standards. With obvious exceptions,
chiefly the lack of publishing information and the inclusion of a
statement on binding, the citations for manuscripts contain the
same elements as their counterparts for printed material.
The manuscripts are categorized under subject headings
Preface xi
suggested by their contents. The categories reflect three separate
aspects of the Shaker experience: the structure and teachings of
the organization, the activities of the membership individually
and in groups, and Shaker contact with "the world."
Within the first three subject headings — "Organizational
Structure and Doctrine," "Becoming a Shaker," and "Conduct of
Life from Spirit Messages and Shaker Leaders" — are manuscripts
that outline basic Shaker beliefs and explain how these beliefs
are to be applied to the activities of daily life. Covenants, signed
by adherents to signify openly and officially their membership in
the Shaker movement, papers renouncing all rights to private
property, and spiritual and temporal messages of guidance to
Believers all help to detail the structure of the Shaker organiza-
tion and describe its teachings. The next eight categories, from
"Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances" to "Vital Sta-
tistics," embrace written poetry, prose, and personal journals as
well as manuscripts on education, on the practice of religion, on
work and handicraft, on building construction, on relations
among communities, and on population figures. Completing the
delineation of manuscripts are five sections on Shaker dealings
with "the world." In "Business and Finance" the volumes and
papers cited reveal how the Shakers made and spent money.
"Charitable Contributions" includes papers showing how the
Shakers made donations to causes, including their own, that
they considered worthy. "Conscription" and "Legal Matters and
Relations with 'the World'" contain manuscripts on military ser-
vice and conscientious objection by the Shakers, chiefly during
the Civil War, and on the lawsuits that usually featured the
Shakers as defendants. "Manuscripts about the Shakers from
Non-Shaker Sources" is composed of citations that describe
materials assembled by non-Believers, including Laura Langford,
a fairly well known nineteenth-century author, activist, and
reformer.
Unlike parts I and II, part III, "Photographic Material,"
part IV, "Artifacts," and part V, "The Andrews Archives," are in
xii Preface
essay form. Each of these parts might well have become a vol-
ume in its own right if the standard cataloguing entry had been
used to describe every item within it. Instead, essays give the
reader an idea of the kinds of things contained in each of the
three parts and the sort of information that might be gleaned
from their contents. Researchers will find detailed descriptions of
the photographs, artifacts, and archives available at Winterthur.
Acknowledgments
This publication is a direct result of Wintherthur Museum policy
encouraging the compilation of catalogues of the collections. In
1984, Trade Catalogues at Winterthur: A Guide to the Literature of
Merchandising, 1750 to 1980 was issued as the first catalogue of a
specific portion of the library's holdings. In 1983 work on this
book began. I would like to acknowledge with thanks James
Morton Smith, former director of Wintherthur, Charles F. Hum-
mel, deputy director for collections, and Frank H. Sommer, head
of the Library Division, for formally approving this project as
one in the series of collection catalogues. Thomas A. Graves, Jr.,
museum director, spent hours discussing the Shakers and this
collection with Faith Andrews and me. For Dr. Graves's interest
and kind words of support, I am grateful. Eleanor McD. Thomp-
son, librarian, and the staff of the Printed Book and Periodical
Collection at Winterthur gave me excellent advice and gener-
ously shielded me from routine activities during my weekly
research day. I am deeply indebted to these colleagues.
Beatrice K. Taylor, librarian of the Joseph Downs Manuscript
and Microfilm Collection, and Barbara Adams, assistant librar-
ian, gave of their knowledge of the Shaker collection in their
customary ways. The staff in the Registrar's Office assisted me
with information on Shaker artifacts. Thanks also are due
Ian M. G. Quimby, head of Winterthur's Publications Office,
and his staff for their editorial guidance and expertise. This book
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xiv Acknowledgments
could not have been issued without the critical eye and construc-
tive editorial pencil of Susan Greenberg. For a second time, I
gratefully acknowledge her many contributions. Without the
many kinds of assistance offered by my co-workers, this publica-
tion would never have seen the light of day. My having been
able to draw on and benefit from their different talents has made
this a better book.
These acknowledgments would not be complete without
referring to the four individuals whose importance to this project
has been absolutely critical. Winterthur was exceedingly pleased
and honored when Faith Andrews and her children, David Volk
Andrews and Ann Andrews Kane, agreed to donate the Edward
Deming Andrews Shaker Collection in 1967. I am indeed fortun-
ate to have met and have the friendship of Faith Andrews. Her
ceaseless enthusiasm and energy when discussing the Shakers
and her vast experience in their study have been constant
sources of inspiration for me. Mrs. Andrews's candor and con-
structive suggestions about this project have been much appreci-
ated, and I will always recall with fondness her personal favors
and generosity.
It is to my deep regret that I never had the opportunity to
meet the late Edward Deming Andrews. I have had the opportu-
nity, however, to study his writings and personal papers. We
can only be thankful that he had the foresight to retain and
organize so much of what he wrote so that future generations
might share his research and profit from his knowledge. Early in
this project, I learned that it had been the hope of Dr. Andrews
to compile a bibliography based on his Shaker collection.
Although I can in no way claim that this volume includes the
insights that Dr. Andrews would have offered, I do believe that
it reflects the Shaker experience with accuracy and with a degree
of understanding that would be appreciated by those who origi-
nally assembled the collection.
It is customary for acknowledgments to conclude with a
statement thanking a spouse. Such a statement is easy to make
Acknowledgments xv
in this instance. Linda looked through much of the manuscript
and always offered thought-provoking comments. Her willing-
ness and good cheer during our trip to the Canterbury Shaker
community in New Hampshire made that visit all the more
worthwhile and enjoyable.
Introduction
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing,
commonly known as Shakers, began as a religious order in Eng-
land during the 1740s. Founded by Jane and James Wardley, tai-
lors from Bolton-on-Moors, the sect was influenced by the
experiences of the Camisards of France and the Quakers of Eng-
land. It had no doctrine to speak of at this time and grew slowly
during a period of religious revival that featured the activities of
George Whitefield and John Wesley. Mrs. Wardley, known as
Mother Jane by the sect's adherents, provided the early leader-
ship. Not until 1766 when Ann Standerin, born Lees, assumed a
leadership role did the Believers begin to make their presence
felt as part of England's religious community.
According to Shaker tradition, Ann Lees was born in 1736
and was baptized in the Anglican church in 1742. Having no for-
mal schooling, she worked in a Manchester textile mill and at
age twenty was a cook in a public infirmary. In 1758 she joined
the Wardleys and became a Believer, although at this early stage
she was fairly inactive. Ann married Abraham Standerin, a
blacksmith, in 1762. As a result of her experiences with child-
birth and the subsequent loss of four children — all having died
in infancy probably — Ann's views of marriage changed. She
began to preach that cohabitation of the sexes was the cardinal
Introduction
sin and the source of evil. Celibacy became one of the chief ten-
ets of Shakerism.
Despite the celibate life advocated by the Shakers, a surprising
number of people joined the society, the men of property among
them contributing to the support and welfare of their less well-to-
do friends. With increased membership came a sharpening of reli-
gious convictions that included a denunciation of all things
worldly. Worship meetings were bizarre to local observers, and the
Church of England charged Ann with blasphemy. She convinced
her Anglican accusers of her innocence, but she was nevertheless
imprisoned for her heresies. While Ann was in jail she experienced
a vision that resulted in her claim that Christ dwelt within her and
that as she spoke so did Christ. In short, a second revelation of the
gospel was being made, thought Ann, through herself. A divine
call to immigrate to America followed, and on May 10, 1774, eight
Shakers set sail from Liverpool bound for New York on the ship
Mariah. Noticeably absent were Jane and James Wardley. Both had
quit the sect when Ann Lees assumed its leadership.
Although Ann and her followers would meet with ridicule and
violent attacks in the United States, the basic tenets of Shakerism,
although not as yet codified, had already been established and
would be followed with zeal. At this stage of the Shaker move-
ment, however, its charismatic leader, not necessarily its beliefs,
were the organizing force.
Americans learned about the Shakers even before they left
England. On November 9, 1769, the Virginia Gazette reported on
one of the Shakers' gatherings for worship:
They meet constantly three times a day, at the house of some one of their
society, and converse in their own way about the scriptures, a future
state, other sects of religion, &c. until the moving of the spirit comes upon
them, which is first perceived by their beginning leisurely to scratch upon
their thighs or other parts of their bodies; from that the motion becomes
gradually quicker, and proceeds to trembling, shaking, and screeching in
the most dreadful manner; at the same time their features are not distin-
guishable by reason of the quick motion of their heads.
Introduction xix
Not for another two years, however, did the Shakers find a per-
manent site to practice this unique form of worship. In 1776 they
settled near Albany, New York, at Niskeyuna, later called
Watervliet, and embarked on spreading the gospel as they had
interpreted it.
At first, Ann Lee — her name having been shortened after
arriving in America — was deeply chagrined by the lack of prog-
ress in attracting new Believers. Establishing a community in a
remote region of upstate New York and trying to survive a wil-
derness existence were, of necessity, the primary concerns of the
Shakers. When, initially, the new adherents arrived, they came
in part as a consequence of the reUgious fervor associated with
America's Great Awakening of the mid eighteenth century. New
Light Baptists from Hancock, Massachusetts, and New Lebanon,
New York, were early converts. Others who merely expressed
curiosity were welcomed at Niskeyuna to discuss the movement.
A personalized form of proselytizing by the Shaker pioneers
combined with Mother Ann's dynamism and charisma drew
people into the Shaker realm. Some ultimately rejected all that
the Shakers stood for, while others embraced Shakerism for life.
Unexpectedly perhaps, the first conflict between the Shakers
and "the world" (their term for society in general) had nothing
to do with their far from ordinary and curious mode of worship.
Rather, it stemmed from their pacifism during the revolutionary
war. English-born Mother Ann and five other Believers were
arrested and jailed over this matter in 1780. After several months
of incarceration they were released, the authorities finally having
concluded that the group could not adversely affect the war
effort. By imprisoning the Shakers, New York state officials pub-
licized a fairly insignificant religious sect that had lived in rela-
tive isolation and thereby lent credence to its existence. In
addition, thoughtful people may have questioned the wisdom of
imprisoning a handful of men and women for exercising their
religious beliefs at the very time the country was engaged in a
war to secure freedom and personal rights. It is important to
XX Introduction
note that pacifism and conscientious objection were significant
issues for the Shakers during other conflicts.
From the time the Shakers were released from jail until
Mother Ann's death two and a half years later, a great deal of
missionary work was conducted in Massachusetts and other
regions east of Niskeyuna. The seeds were planted for future
communities at such sites as Harvard and Shirley, Massachu-
setts, Enfield, Connecticut, and Alfred, Maine. Reaction to these
missionary endeavors was not always peaceful. Mobs attacked
Mother Ann and, according to eyewitness accounts, on at least
one occasion nearly killed her. Misunderstandings concerning
the Shakers' way of life and a still-prevalent belief that the group
sympathized with the British prompted the violent persecutions.
By the time Ann Lee died on September 8, 1784, perhaps as a
final consequence of her physical beatings and endless emotional
conflicts, she had been involved in only the infancy of a reli-
gious movement that would outlive her by more than two centu-
ries. What the Shakers would eventually become and how the
sect would be remembered resulted from the varied talents of
subsequent leaders and their interactions with the world.
Joseph Meacham, after Mother Ann and the original Shak-
ers, arguably had the greatest impact on the conduct and organi-
zation of the United Society. Acknowledged as a leader by
autumn 1787, Father Joseph established the communitarian sys-
tem associated with the Shaker movement, designed an indus-
trial and agricultural framework for the Believers, structured an
administrative organization, and codified the doctrines of the
sect. In 1795, Father Joseph drafted the first written covenant, a
document that everyone accepting Shaker membership was
required to sign. The covenant included articles that spelled out
the voluntary nature of membership, the allowance for the dis-
posal of property, how children would be treated, and the
responsibilities of brethren and sisters to each other and to the
outside world. When Father Joseph died in 1796, he had been at
the forefront of the Shaker movement for a decade and had
Introduction
fashioned a fragmented religious fraternity into a vital and cohe-
sive group.
Having found a sense of security and perhaps even a
renewed sense of being, the Shakers resumed their missionary
work, this time concentrating their efforts on the nation's western
frontier in Ohio and Kentucky. At least two parallels can be
drawn between the Shakers' western experience and occurrences
in both England and New England. First, the Shakers benefited
from a religious revival. This time, a sect called the New Lights,
splintered from the Presbyterian church, provided the Shakers
with members. Second, Shakers incurred abuse and sometimes
met with violent attacks. Mobs assaulted the Shakers countless
times because they were thought to be holding children unlaw-
fully and against their will. Whatever the case, unlike other
American religious orders, the Shakers were ultimately success-
ful in establishing colonies over a wide geographical area. Herein
lay much of the strength of the movement.
Between 1787 and 1826, nineteen Shaker communities were
established, and the home ministry became firmly entrenched at
New Lebanon, New York. Routine visits among members of
these communities lent a sense of homogeneity to the Shakers'
lives, even though their villages were hundreds of miles apart.
Although the Shakers claimed to exist as a unit, friction between
the eastern and western communities was real. Shakers from the
West, perhaps because of their great distance from New Leba-
non and with primitive modes of communication, believed that
they were often forgotten by the home ministry. Even among
themselves, the western communities argued that one had been
neglecting the others. In addition to this internal discord, the
Shakers were distanced from Ann Lee as time passed. Her char-
ismatic influence did not extend to the younger Shakers who
never knew her. Rather, the Shaker way of life itself had to cap-
ture and hold the younger generation.
Spiritualism through messages from the dead became part of
the Shaker experience beginning in 1838, and it served to unify
Introduction
the fragmenting sect. Frequent oral communications through
mediums from such people as Mother Ann and Father Joseph
pointed out how the modern Shakers had deviated from the true
order. In 1840 these spiritual communications were first put in
writing, and shortly thereafter they appeared as drawings.
Whatever form the message took, in essence these communica-
tions castigated Shakers for their irreligious behavior, encour-
aged them to live a life of higher plane, and provided new forms
of ritual. The Shakers' religious spiritualism had not been
inspired in isolation. In 1827 Joseph Smith had received the Book
of Mormon through a vision, and somewhat later the Millerites
predicted through spirit contacts that Christ would appear in
1843. Other spiritual manifestations, including speaking in
tongues and seances, remained popular into the 1840s and
beyond. As a consequence of the Shakers' adoption of this reli-
gious tactic, their worship services, which earlier had been open
to the world, were now closed to it — at least for a time. Thus, in
borrowing a religious practice from the world, the Shakers fur-
ther removed themselves from it and unwittingly contributed to
public misunderstanding of their beliefs and practices.
When they ended their isolation from the world, after their
spiritual contacts faded, the Shakers, perhaps coincidentally,
grew in numbers and strength. During the 1850s their various
communities prospered and were populated eventually by as
many as 6,000 Believers. Throughout their existence the Shakers
hoped to use the world and not abuse it. They were aware of
worldly events when educating their children, they commonly
opened the doors of their meetinghouses for all to share wor-
ship, they donated generously to charity, they sold their prod-
ucts through a sometimes intricate marketing system, they
invested their money in income-producing ventures, and they
used their presses to print tracts for all. In short, while the Shak-
ers avoided things they disapproved-of in the world, they used
what they considered good for the sake of their own well-being
as a group. It was in antebellum America that they met with
Introduction
their greatest successes.
While the Shakers attempted to ensure their own survival, in
part through economic activities in the world, the world's eco-
nomic demands and uncertainties ultimately contributed to the
decline of the Shaker order. An isolated leadership had difficulty
relating to conditions it could not experience in its own sur-
roundings, and, as time passed, fewer elders and eldresses were
capable of managing the increasingly complex financial affairs of
the United Society. In 1849, Calvin Green predicted why the
Shakers would find it difficult to remain solvent financially:
(1) the relatively poor economic condition of most Shakers at the
time they joined the society, (2) the lack of a sanction to specu-
late, (3) the cost of educating children who may not remain
members, (4) legal fees as a consequence of lawsuits and legisla-
tive lobbying, and (5) the expense of charitable contributions. In
addition, the Shakers became property owners of some magni-
tude, even though they lacked the manpower to cultivate the
land on the scale required to yield sufficient dividends. Finally,
the Shaker movement was established during an age that was
quickly passing in America. Industrialization during the second
half of the nineteenth century afforded opportunities to people
that the Shakers could neither match nor replicate in their far-
simpler world of handicrafts and agrarianism. Not enough of the
younger generation — those born during or immediately after the
Civil War — considered the sheltered world of the Shakers
appealing. The Shakers had lost the most important group of
potential converts.
It would not be unreasonable to conclude that from the start
the Shakers were doomed to failure. Traditionally, religious off-
shoots with charismatic founders that attempt to live apart from
the rest of society do not survive for any length of time. It is to
the credit of the members of the United Society that their exist-
ence as a religious movement lasted for more than two centu-
ries. Indeed, the movement will outlive itself through the
world's appreciation of the artifacts the Shakers created, through
Introduction
their own writings, and through the historical interpretations
and observations of others.
Initial research on the Shakers was conducted by American
and European travelers in the mid nineteenth century who vis-
ited Shaker communities. These visitors, including Charles Dick-
ens, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Herman Melville, and Julian
Niemcewicz, wrote about what they observed and reported on
their experiences as they participated in the daily Shaker routine.
Many of these narrative accounts were written to acquaint read-
ers with the curious and generally unfamiliar Shaker religious
sect. Not until the twentieth century did documentary research
resources become available so that serious Shaker scholarshp
could begin. The early books and articles were written on such
broad topics as Shaker-made furniture and the Shaker mode of
worship. Seldom interpretive in nature, these publications
explained the essential framework of the Shaker experience
including the structure of Shaker beliefs and customs. These
works remain valuable today because they serve as basic sources
for acquiring an understanding of Shakerism and as points of
departure for more narrowly constructed topics.
Shaker historical research is currently focused on four funda-
mental areas. Since the Shakers still claim the attention of the
general public — if only as a curiosity — museum-oriented studies
have recently gained in importance. Interpretations of living and
recreated Shaker communities must of necessity rely on the his-
torical record. These studies have tended to focus on such topics
as architecture, gardening, dietary habits, and clothing. Reflect-
ing recent trends in historical research, quantitative methods
have led to a number of demographic studies. Critical studies of
the Shaker experience are revising traditional theses. No longer
satisfied with studies that lack objective analysis, some of
today's researchers are taking a fresh look at Shakerism. In tan-
dem with the critically oriented studies is the move to examine
Shaker topics of limited but manageable size and scope. For
example, where Shaker industry was once considered an appropri-
Introduction xxv
ate topic, the more narrowly defined subject of marketing Shaker
products to the world is now considered even more suitable.
Much of this current Shaker research is being conducted at
Winterthur through the use of the Edward Deming Andrews
Memorial Shaker Collection. During the past several years topics
as diverse as the effect of mechanization on the North family of
New Lebanon, New York's Shaker community, and plot plans of
Shaker villages have been studied using the resources of the
Andrews collection. One researcher was interested in the Shak-
ers in preparation for a presentation to her elementary-school
class, while others prepared graduate-level papers and book-
length monographs. The Andrews collection has lately sup-
ported research into such general topics as textiles, table set-
tings, architecture and building construction, furniture,
production of goods, watercolor painting, western communities,
village design, music, spirit drawings, clothing, baskets, and
religious beliefs. To be sure, one reason why some researchers
study the Shakers is that the Shaker detachment from the world
makes it easier to understand them as a unit, while the varied
activities and talents of individual members provide a number of
ways to inquire about the Shakers' collective lifestyle. The mate-
rials recorded in this guide which were produced by the Shak-
ers, their contemporary observers, and historians reflect the
homogeneity and diversity of the Shakers' existence.
Introduction
Appendix
Recent publications that acknowledge the Edward
Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection
Brewer, Priscilla J. Shaker Communities, Shaker Lives. Hanover, N.H.: Uni-
versity Press of New England, 1986.
Emlen, Robert P. "The Early Drawings of Elder Joshua Bussell."
Antiques 113, no. 3 (March 1978): 632-37.
. "The Great Stone Dwelling of the Enfield, New Hampshire,
Shakers." Old-Titne New England 69 (1979): 69-85.
Gordon, Beverly. Shaker Textile Arts. Hanover, N.H.: University Press of
New England, 1980.
Handberg, Ejner. Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware.
Stockbridge, Mass.: Berkshire Traveller Press, 1973-77.
Lassiter, William. Shaker Architecture: Descriptions with Photographs and
Shaker Drawings at Mount Lebanon, New York, Watervliet, Neiv York,
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xxvii
The Collection
I. Printed Material
By the Shakers
1 Advice to children on behaviour at table. [S.I.: s.n., 18 — ].
, ^ 1 broadside photostat; 28 cm.
cQ.i'^ In the form of a poem, these lines tell Shaker children how to
, \P- behave at the dinner table. The author may have been Daniel
Of ford.
M no. 116; R no. 5
2 Aitken, Robert.
Shaker and vegetarian: autobiographical sketch of Robert Aitken.
p. [21]-22: port.
In The independent vegetarian advocate: a magazine of human
O^ nature, science, and social progress. No. 6 (January 1891).
Note on page 23 records the death of the author. Aitken was a
cousin of Andrew Carnegie.
R no. 1481
3 Alfred, Maine, Community.
Catalog of fancy goods made at Shaker Village, Alfred, York
County, Maine; Fannie C. Casey, trustee and general manager.
Alfred, Maine, 1908.
10 p.: ill.; 14 x 20 cm.
Cover title.
"The greater number of the goods herein shown and described
are made from poplar wood ..." (p. 3).
R no. 149
Printed Material
Allen, Minnie Catherine.
Biographical sketch of Daniel Fraser of the Shaker community of
Mt. Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y. / by Catharine Allen.
Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1890.
38 p.; 19 cm.
M no. 118; R no. 9
Allen, Minnie Catherine.
A century of communism: the history of the people known as
Shakers / by M. Catherine Allen, North family. . . . Pittsfield,
Mass.: Press of Eagle Publishing Co., 1902.
15 p.; 15 cm.
For the most part, this edition matches the earlier, 1897, edition
(see no. 6).
M no. 120; R no. 10
Allen, Minnie Catherine.
A full century of communism: the history of the Alethians, for-
merly called Shakers / by M. Catherine Allen, North family. . . .
Pittsfield, Mass.: Press of Eagle Publishing Co., 1897.
16 p.; 13 cm.
For the most part, this edition matches the later, 1902, edition
(see no. 5).
M no. 119; R no. 11
Allen, Minnie Catherine.
The mirror of truth: a vision / Catherine Allen. Mt. Lebanon,
N.Y.: The Lebanon Press, [ca. 1890].
[4] p.; 14 cm. (Lebanon leaves. Faith series, no. 1)
M no. 122; R no. 15
Allen, Minnie Catherine.
The questions of the day. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1890].
6 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 123; R no. 16
By the Shakers
9 Allen, Minnie Catherine.
Shaker life and ideals: address before the International Council
J /\ of Women, Toledo, Ohio / by M. Catherine Allen, of the Shaker
community. North family. Mount Lebanon, N.Y. [New Lebanon,
N.Y., 1906].
14 p.; 15 cm.
R no. 17
10 Almanac. 1882.
■3^y The story of the Shakers and some of their favorite cooking reci-
.^' pes: calendar for 1882. [New York: A. J. White, 1881].
[36] p.: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Includes "The story of the Shakers" by Henry Vincent, who is
identified as a great English liberal orator; Shaker recipes; and
testimonials for Shaker products.
R no. 19
11 Almanac. 1883-1884.
New favorite cooking receipts of the Shakers and illustrated
2 almanac for '83 & '84: the story of an accidental discovery. [New
.^' York: A. J. White, 1883].
[36] p.: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Issued by A. L. Strong of Suffield, Conn., a dealer in drugs and
medicines. (See no. 15.)
Calendar in the almanac is for July 1883 to June 1884; it is
arranged to show the months in 1884 before those of 1883.
M no. 500; R no. 22
12 Almanac. 1884.
Shaker almanac, 1884. [New York: A. J. White, 1883].
32 p.: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Running title: The Shaker family almanac.
Issued by Bullard and Foster of Keene, N.H., a dealer in drugs
and medicines.
R no. 23
3>
^0
V'
Printed Material
13 Almanac. 1885.
Shaker almanac, 1885: the joys and sorrows of a poor old man.
[New York: A. J. White, 1884].
32 p.: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Running title: The Shaker family almanac, 1885.
R no. 24
14 Almanac. 1886.
Shaker almanac, 1886: the mystery explained. [New York: A. J.
White, 1885].
32 p.: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Running title: The mystery explained.
Issued by A. F. Palmer, Cornwall Hollow, Conn.
R no. 25
15 Almanac. 1887.
Almanack, 1887: the peaceful life of the Shakers. [New York:
A. J. White, 1886].
. -'^ 33, [1] p.: ports.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
Running title: The peaceful life of the Shakers.
Issued by A. L. Strong, a druggist in Suffield, Conn. (See no.
11.)
R no. 26
16 Almanac. 1888.
The 100th anniversary of the founding of a community: almanac
for 1888. [New York: A. J. White, 1887].
32 p.: ill.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
Running title: Among the mountains.
R no. 27
17 Almanac. 1889.
How the Shakers cook and the noted cooks of the country. [New
York: A. J. White, 1888].
By the Shakers
48 p.: ports.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 29
18 Almanac. 1891.
3> Shaker almanac, 1891. [New York: A. J. White, 1890].
t^^ ' 32 p.: ports.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Running title: Shaker family almanac — 1891.
Circulated by George W. Van Horn of Johnsonburg, N.J., pro-
prietor of a general store.
R no. 31
19 The American Shakers. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1910].
[3] p.; 22 cm.
0 «'^^ Cover title.
Contains an outline of basic Shaker beliefs.
When this pamphlet was written there were fifteen Shaker com-
munities still active.
^ic
20 The American Shakers: a celibate, religious community. [S.I.:
tr- s.n., ca. 1910].
(jl*-' 1 broadside; 56 cm.
One of several editions, this time in broadside form.
^^
21 The American Shakers: a celibate, religious community. [S.l.
s.n., ca. 1910].
. , ' [4] p.; 16 cm.
Caption title.
Contains an outline of basic Shaker beliefs.
R no. 35
22 The American Shakers: a celibate, religious community. [S.l.:
s.n., ca. 1910].
./^''' [4] p.; 14 cm.
^ ^^ Caption title.
Text varies slightly from that of other editions.
Printed Material
23 The American Shakers: a celibate, religious community. [Sab-
bathday Lake, Maine, ca. 1910].
^ ' j^(p [2] p.; 14 X 9 cm.
^■p^^ Postcard bearing a shorter version of similarly titled publications.
R no. 37
24 Anderson, Martha Jane.
A The bird-craze. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1890].
-*^ ^ , t 1 broadside; 31 cm.
v^ Poem protesting the appearance of feathers in women's dress.
M no. 126; R no. 39
c,^
25 Anderson, Martha Jane.
Peaceful victory / M. J. Anderson. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca.
.^a 1905].
^ C\V 1 broadside; 19 cm.
j^ ^ ^ Originally appearing in 1878, this hymn was probably reprinted
for the peace conference sponsored by the Shakers of New Leba-
non, N.Y., and held in 1905.
Introductory remarks are by Daniel Offord.
R no. 40
^9.-^
26 Anderson, Martha Jane.
Resurrection. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1875.
1 broadside; 19 cm.
i4^-^ Five-stanza poem. At the bottom of the sheet is Anderson's
^ name followed by "North Family, Mt. Lebanon, 1875."
27 [Anderson, Martha Jane].
Social gathering dialogue between six sisters of the North family
^ of Shakers, Mt. Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y. Albany, N.Y.:
>/ ^ Weed, Parsons & Co., 1873.
X, '^ 18 p.; 19 cm.
The other sisters were Margaret Pattison, Ann Offord, Charlotte
Byrdsall, Melissa Soule, and Margaret Cleveland.
M no. 446; R no. 43
By the Shakers
Anderson, Martha Jane.
Anderson, Martha Jane.
Social life and vegetarianism / by Martha J. Anderson. Mount
Lebanon, N.Y., 1893. (Chicago, III.: Guiding Star Printing
House).
[2], 27 p.; 13 cm.
M no. 127; R no. 41
Anderson, Martha Jane.
Vice. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1890].
7 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes "Intemperance" by Lucy S. Bowers.
M no. 128; R no. 42
30 Andrews, W. Watson.
Communism. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1890].
\ 7 p.; 14 cm.
^ Caption title.
Includes two other brief selections: "Unselfish interest" by
Martha J. Anderson and "The two fires" by Oliver Prentis.
M no. 129; R no. 45
Andrews, W. Watson.
The Lord's prayer / Watson Andrews. [S.I., ca. 1872].
1 item; 14 cm.
Very brief essay, probably clipped from a newspaper or periodi-
cal. It concludes with an invitation to its readers to study
Shakerism.
Arbor of love. . . . Beautiful city. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1870].
,^ [2] p.; 16 cm.
Caption title.
Two Shaker songs on facing pages of one leaf folded in half.
33 Authorized rules of the Shaker community: given for the protec-
tion and guidance of the members in the several societies. Mt.
'^^ Lebanon, N.Y., 1894. (Canterbury, N.H.: Printed at Shaker
Village).
16 p.; 18 cm.
Printed Material
Pamphlet is probably the work of H. C. Blinn.
During the same year Supplementary rules of the Shaker community
was published (see no. 421).
M no. 130; R no. 50
34 Avery, Giles Bushnell.
Autobiography / by Giles B. Avery of Mount Lebanon, N.Y.;
also an account of the funeral service which was held at Water-
^ Mr vliet, N.Y., December 30, 1890, together with testimonials of
respect from his many kind friends. East Canterbury, N.H.,
1891.
34 p.: music; 24 cm.
Autobiography written in 1880.
M no. 132 (attributes pamphlet to Anna White); R no. 51
35 [Avery, Giles Bushnell].
Circular concerning the dress of Believers. [New Lebanon, N.Y.
^^,0'2> 1866].
12 p.; 23 cm.
M no. 381; R no. 460
36 Avery, Giles Bushnell.
The new creation. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1890].
8 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Includes three other brief selections: "Unpardonable sin" and
"The future life" by F. W. Evans and "Government" by
Martha J. Anderson.
R no. 54
37 Avery, Giles Bushnell.
Sketches of "Shakers and Shakerism": synopsis of theology of
•^y United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing.
Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1883.
35 p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
By the Shakers
Also includes "A Shaker's answer to the oft-repeated question:
'what would become of the world if all should become Shak-
ers?' " by R. W. Pelham.
M no. 133; R no. 56
38 Avery, Giles Bushnell.
Sketches of "Shakers and Shakerism": synopsis of theology of
Tj^ United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing / by
"^' Giles B. Avery. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1884.
50, [2] p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
Includes two other essays: "Ann Lee" by Andrew Jackson Davis
and "A Shaker's answer to the oft-repeated question: 'what
would become of the world if all should become Shakers?' " by
R. W. Pelham.
M no. 134; R no. 57
39 Avery, Giles Bushnell.
^ Spiritual life. [Shaker Village, N.H.?, ca. 1888].
^^' 4 p.; 24 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes "My brother, my sister and mother" by Henry C.
Blinn.
M no. 135; R no. 58
40 Baker, W.
. 2iL To the Pittsfield Sun: New Zealand letter. [New Lebanon,
?^^ N.Y.?], 1884.
1 broadside; 33 cm.
Baker wrote from Gore, Otago, New Zealand, inquiring about
Shaker beliefs. He identifies himself as a watchmaker. For a
reply by F. W. Evans, see no. 162.
M no. 137; R no. 62
41 Barker, Ruth Mildred.
The gift to be simple,
p. 113-114
^ In Good work. Vol. 28, no. 4 (Autumn 1965).
R no. 1492
(X
10 Printed Material
42 Basting, Louis.
Christianity / by Louis Basting. East Canterbury, N.H., [ca.
^ 1891].
8 p.; 15 cm.
Title at head of essay: Shaker Christianity.
Published in West Pittsfield, Mass.
M no. 138; R no. 64
43 Bates, Paulina.
The divine book of holy and eternal wisdom: revealing the word
\ of God, out of whose mouth goeth a sharp sword, in two vol-
umns . . . / written by Paulina Bates. Canterbury, N.H.: Pub-
lished by the United Society called Shakers, 1849.
2 vols, in 1; 22 cm.
Preface is signed by Seth Y. Wells and Calvin Green, as editors.
M no. 5; R no. 67; S no. 79704
44 Baxter, George H.
A cluster of thought flashes / by Geo. H. Baxter. [S.I.: s.n.],
1908.
D ^ 16 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 68
45 Bear, Henry B.
Henry B. Bear's advent experience. Harrison, Ohio, [ca. 1880].
10 p.; 21 cm.
Bear, a resident of the Whitewater, Ohio, Shaker community,
was a disillusioned Millerite.
Copy 2 "for Bro. Robert Valentine."
R no. 69
>
46 Bear, Henry B.
Scientific demonstration of theology, prophecy, and revelation! /
by H. B. Bear. [S.I.: s.n.], 1896.
^ ^ 48 p.; 17 cm.
Corrections to this pamphlet have been made by both hand and
press.
R no. 71
By the Shakers 11
Bear, Henry B.
Scientific demonstration of theology, prophecy, and revelation! /
by H. B. Bear. [S.I.: s.n.], 1900.
56 p.; 18 cm.
M no. 140; R no. 72
48 Bible. American. 1865.
The holy Bible: containing the old and new testaments; trans-
lated out of the original tongues and with the former translations
diligently compared and revised. New York: American Bible
Society, 1865.
1026, [2], 320 p.; 26 cm.
Unnumbered pages contain a record of Shaker deaths from 1870
to 1890. A note in Dr. Andrews's hand states that these deaths
probably all occurred at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
49 Bible. English. 1795.
The holy Bible: containing the old and new testaments; trans-
lated out of the original tongues and with the former translations
diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's command;
appointed to be read in churches. Edinburgh: Printed by Mark
and Charles Kerr, 1795.
1 vol. (unpaged); 26 cm.
Includes, at the end of the volume, "The psalms of David in
metre" (1793) by the same printers.
Used by the North family.
50 Bible. New Testament. 1794.
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: trans-
lated out of the original Greek and with the former translations
* diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special com-
mand, interspersed with explanatory notes; appointed to be read
in churches. London, 1794.
1 vol. (unpaged); 18 cm.
Bible is signed by Elizabeth Standish and, presumably, was once
owned by her.
12 Printed Material
51 Bible. New Testament. 1832.
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: trans-
lated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations
diligently compared and revised. New York: Joseph A. Cluss-
man, 1832. (J. H. Turney, pr.).
315 p., IL; 23 cm.
Bible was sold by P. Allen and Son, printers, booksellers, and
stationers, Pittsfield, Mass., and was used by Martha Van Valen.
52 Bishop, Ebenezer.
Farewell address of Elder Ebenezer Bishop of New Lebanon to
the inhabitants of Zion: written at the Holy Mount, Dec. 29,
1842. Canterbury, N.H., 1850.
15 p.; 14 cm.
Communicated through a medium after Bishop's death in 1849.
M no. 143; R no. 78
53 [Bishop, Rufus].
Testimonies of the life, character, revelations and doctrines of
our ever blessed Mother Ann Lee, and the elders with her:
„ r through whom the word of eternal life was opened in this day
•^ of Christ's second appearing; collected from living witnesses by
order of the ministry in union with the church. Hancock, Mass.:
Printed by J. Tallcott & J. Deming, Junrs., 1816.
xi, 405, [1] p.; 19 cm.
Coedited by Seth Youngs Wells.
Book is sometimes referred to as The secret book of the elders.
Errata on page [406].
M no. 99; R no. 80; S no. 102602; SS no. 38921
54 [Bishop, Rufus].
Testimonies of the life, character, revelations and doctrines of
Mother Ann Lee and the elders with her: through whom the
"^ 9- word of eternal life was opened in this day, of Christ's second
appearing, collected from living witnesses, in union with the
church. 2d ed. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1888.
ix, 302 p.; 21 cm.
Title from spine: Precepts of Mother Ann Lee and the elders.
By the Shakers 13
Coedited by Seth Youngs Wells. This edition was revised by
Giles Bushnell Avery.
M no. 100; R no. 81; S no. 102602
.^^
55 [Blakeman, Elisha d'Alembert].
The youth's guide in Zion and Holy Mother's promises: given by
inspiration at New Lebanon, N.Y., January 5, 1842. Canterbury,
N.H., 1842.
35, [1] p.; 18 cm.
Pamphlet was intended for circulation only among the Shakers.
M no. 478; R no. 85
56 Blinn, Henry Clay.
Advent of the Christ in man and woman / by Henry C. Blinn.
J , >^ East Canterbury, N.H., 1896.
16 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
Includes advertisements for Shaker publications.
M no. 144; R no. 90
57 Blinn, Henry Clay.
A Christian community / by Henry C. Blinn. East Canterbury,
^,>^" N.H., [1897].
16 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 145; R no. 91
58 [Blinn, Henry Clay], comp.
A collection of hymns and anthems adapted to public worship:
^ published by the Shakers. East Canterbury, N.H., 1892.
^ [2], iv, 144 p.; 24 cm.
Cover title: Hymns and anthems for the hour of worship.
M no. 12; R no. 93
59 [Blinn, Henry Clay], comp.
A concise catechism containing the most important events
o recorded in the Bible: also, a short sketch of the lives of our first
'^' elders or parents, Mother Ann, Father William, & Father James.
Canterbury, N.H., 1850.
3^
14 Printed Material
40 p.; 14 cm.
Front and back pages have been obliterated making the cover
title and the poem at the end, "Sin of wastefulness," unreadable.
M no. 197; R no. 94
60 Blinn, Henry Clay, ed.
Gentle manners: a guide to good morals. 3d ed. East Canter-
bury, N.H., 1899.
xii, 79 p.; 18 cm.
Contains also the prefaces to the first and second editions.
Copy 1 in the collection once belonged to Bessie Stewart.
R no. 721; S no. 106199 (attributes original authorship to Isaac
Newton Youngs, Rufus Bishop, and Garrett Lawrence)
61 Blinn, Henry Clay.
In memoriam: Elder Henry C. Blinn, 1824-1905. Concord, N.H.:
Rumford Printing Co., 1905.
l^ ^' 131 p., 1 plate: port.; 20 cm.
Published on the occasion of Blinn's death, this volume contains
an autobiographical sketch, an account of the memorial service,
and tributes.
R no. 830
62 Blinn, Henry Clay.
The life and gospel experience of Mother Ann Lee. Canterbury,
^ N.H., [1882?].
^^^0•'^ 24 p.; 17 cm.
Cover title.
First printing of the pamphlet. Another printing was issued one
year later. See no. 63.
M no. 146; R no. 96
63 Blinn, Henry Clay.
The life and gospel experience of Mother Ann Lee. Canterbury,
^ -^ r N.H., [1883].
^t^^' 24 p.; 17 cm.
Cover title.
By the Shakers 15
Dating of the prefatory indicates that this is the second printing
of a pamphlet, probably first issued in 1882. See no. 62.
R no. 97
64 Blinn, Henry Clay.
The life and gospel experience of Mother Ann Lee / by Elder
A Henry C. Blinn. East Canterbury, N.H.: Published by the Shak-
A ^ ers, 1901.
264 p.; 19 cm.
This is the final issue of a work published in many editions.
M no. 6; R no. 99
65 Blinn, Henry Clay.
The manifestation of spiritualism among the Shakers, 1837-1847 /
by Henry C. Blinn. East Canterbury, N.H., 1899.
p^ 4 101 P' 18 cm.
Cover title: Spiritualism among the Shakers.
A note card, presumably typed by Dr. Andrews, reads: "Impor-
tant in that it is one of the rare instances in which a Shaker
author published material on the spiritualistic manifestations of
the Believers."
Includes index.
M no. 147; R no. 101
66 Blinn, Henry Clay.
A sacred repository of anthems and hymns for devotional wor-
ship and praise. Canterbury, N.H., 1852.
h \ xiii, 232, [1] p.; 20 cm.
Early attempt at setting Shaker hymns to music.
Includes the business card of G. H. Bean, dealer in American
and European novelties, Springfield and Holyoke, Mass.
Errata sheet at rear.
Book is signed by Emma Strobridge.
M no. 88 (records a co-compiler, Marcia Hastings); R no. 102
67 [Blinn, Henry Clay].
H ^/^i^ What shall I do to be a Shaker? [Canterbury, N.H., 1885?].
,aD^ [2] p.; 24 cm.
Caption tide.
M no. 467; R no. 103
16 Printed Material
S5
68 [Bolton, Aquila Massie].
Some lines in verse about Shakers: not published by authority of
the society so called. New York: William Taylor & Co., 1846.
56 p.; 24 cm.
M no. 447; R no. 104; S no. 79720
69 Bolton, Aquila Massie.
The whore of Babylon unmasked: or, a cure for orthodoxy; being
a letter addressed to Richard Mott of New York / by A. M. Bol-
r. ^vj . ^V tori- Philadelphia, 1827.
36 p.; 18 cm.
This publication concerns relations between the Shakers and the
Quakers.
M no. 148; R no. 105; SS no. 28214
70 Bowers, Lucy S.
Concise statements concerning the life and religious views of the
^ ^^ . 3 Shakers: North family. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1895].
^'^ 21, [2] p.; 14 cm.
M no. 198; R no. 106
71 Brainard, D. C, & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Shaker asthma cure. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1885].
1 broadside; 22 cm.
At head of title: The following rules should be strictly observed
^ gH^
6^
A<2\ '-> in connection with the
R no. 311
72 Brainard, D. C, & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Shaker hair restorer: restores gray hair to its natural color,
I O 4'\ beauty and softness, and is an excellent toilet dressing.
"^ ^ Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1889].
.qv"^' [2] p.; 24 cm.
^n ' On one page the hair restorer is advertised; on the other a vege-
table remedy, which was supposed to cure "sick headache, con-
stipation, torpid liver, etc.," is publicized. Accompanying
testimonials are dated 1889.
By the Shakers 17
73 Brainard, D. C, & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
The Shaker vegetable remedy: for sick headache, constipation,
H torpid liver, etc. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1885].
> 1 broadside; 22 cm.
°'' Variation of this broadside appeared on the back of the adver-
tisement for Shaker hair restorer (see no. 72).
R no. 318
74 Briggs, Nicholas A.
God,-dual / N. Briggs. [East Canterbury, N.H., ca. 1890].
-^ 7 p.; 14 cm.
Also includes a brief essay by Ruth Webster, "The second Eve."
M no. 157; R no. 110
75 Brown, Grace Ada.
Sister Corinne / written by Sister Grace Ada Brown in memory
-^ of Sister Corinne Bishop. . . . [S.I.: s.n.], 1929.
[3] p.; 9 X 14 cm.
Rno. Ill
76 Brown, Grace Ada.
Song and story / Grace Ada Brown. Pittsfield, Mass.: The Eagle
Pub. Co., 1902.
188 p.; 21 cm.
M no. 8; R no. 112
77 Brown, Grace Ada.
Under the sheet: a recital of facts / by Grace Ada Brown.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1900].
[8] p.; 16 cm.
M no. 158; R no. 113
1^
78 Brown, Thomas.
An account of the people called Shakers: their faith, doctrines,
I and practice exemplified in the life, conversations, and experi-
ence of the author during the time he belonged to the Society; to
/ 1, which is affixed a history of their rise and progress to the pres-
ent day / by Thomas Brown. Troy, N.Y.: Parker and Bliss, 1812.
18 Printed Material
372 p.; 19 cm.
Subscribers' names on pages [x]-xii include residents of Niska-
yuna and Watervliet.
There is some question about Brown's membership in the Shak-
ers. Although he confessed to the elders and visited communi-
ties for some lengths of time, he never took up permanent
residence in a Shaker community.
M ng. 9; R no. 114; S no. 8567; SS no. 24952
79 [Brownson, Hannah].
Table monitor: gather up the fragments that remain, that noth-
,, ^0^ i"S ^^ lost— Christ. [New^ Lebanon, N.Y., 1903?].
1 broadside; 26 cm.
.^'^''- Broadside originally written in 1830 as a guide to table manners.
C^?\ This reprint, on glazed, heavy stock, may have been done in
1903. The collection includes a variant edition on lighter stock
and with a fancier ornamental border.
Quoted in part in The people called Shakers by Edward Deming
Andrews, page 184. (See no. 491.)
M no. 453?; R no. 119 (discusses printing history of this
broadside)
80 Canterbury, N. H., Community.
Catalogue: Canterbury Shakers, manufacturers of "Dorothy"
cloaks, all-wool sweaters, and fancy goods. East Canterbury,
N.H., [ca. 1900].
[8] p.: ports.; 16 cm.
In addition to the items in the title, the Shakers were offering
through this catalogue sewing boxes, basket cushions, nuts,
extract of witch hazel, etc.
Orders were taken by Hart and Shepard, East Canterbury, N.H.
R no. 154
81 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
Corbett's Shaker syrup of sarsaparilla: sold by all druggists. Can-
. i^'^' ' terbury, N.H., [ca. 1879].
M
Bi/ the Shakers 19
4 p.; 24 cm.
Caption title.
Includes testimonials dating from 1847 to 1878.
R no. 174a
82 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
From the Canterbury Shakers. [Canterbury, N.H., ca. 1885].
^^, • [4] p.: ill.; 18 cm.
"In order to meet the many inquiries that are made in regard to
the principles and regulations of our religious home, we have
prepared the following ..." (p. [1]).
R no. 714
83 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
Home, sweet home!: the home of our parents. Canterbury,
N.H., [ca. 1850].
1 broadside; 18 cm.
Three-verse poem about the home, written at Canterbury, N.H.,
during the mid- 1800s.
84 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
Improved Shaker washing machine: designed particularly for
Ys^:-"-'' hospitals, hotels, laundries, &c.; manufactured and for sale by
the United Society of Shakers at Shaker Village, N.H.; also, a
newly constructed mangle, operated by a screw. Concord, N.H.
Charles C. Pearson & Co., 1877.
28, [1] p.: ill.; 23 cm.
M no. 162; R no. 193
85 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
, . . Improved Shaker washing machine: designed particularly for
' "^ hospitals, hotels, laundries, &c.; patented January 26, 1858 by
David Parker . . . also, improved hydro-extractor recipes for
making soap, &c. Concord, N.H.: Steam Printing Works of
McFarland & jenks, 1859.
20 Printed Material
24 p., 1 plate: ill.; 23 cm.
M no. 160; R no. 189
86 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
The Shakers' manual. Shaker Village, N.H., 1852.
^^.^^^ 23, [1] p.; 24 cm.
'■' Caption title.
Pamphlet advertising Shaker medicines. It is signed by David
Parker on behalf of the Society.
R no. 182
87 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
Sunday service: Shaker Village, Mercer Co., N.H., July 31-
L(3 Oct. 16, 1881. Canterbury, N.H., 1881.
C^"^ ' 12 nos.; 19 cm.
Caption title.
Collection has the Sunday service programs for August 28 and
October 2 only.
R no. 1355
88 Carr, Mary Frances.
Life among the Shakers. New York: A. ]. White, [ca. 1881].
y^y^s^' . 35 p.: ill.; 13 cm.
f ^ ' Cover title.
^ Includes advertisements for Shaker medicines.
This collection copy was circulated by Ely Bros., druggists,
Owego, N.Y.
Color illustrations on the front and back covers differ from those
on the other copy in the collection (see no. 89).
R no. 141
89 Carr, Mary Frances.
Life among the Shakers. New York: A. J. White, [ca. 1885].
35 p.: ill.; 13 cm.
-^,^' . Cover title.
Vy
t^^ ' Includes advertisements for Shaker medicines.
This collection copy was circulated by Abigail Crosman, Sonyea,
N.Y.
By the Shakers 21
Color illustrations on the front and back covers differ from those
on the other copy in the collection (see no. 88).
R no. 140
90 Carr, Mary Frances.
The peaceful life of the Shakers. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?,
ca. 1885].
,. 16 p.; 14 cm.
^ Caption title.
'^ Includes advertisements for Shaker medicines.
Copy lacks illustrations, which are present in other collection
copies.
R no. 143
91 [Carr, Mary Frances].
Shakers: a correspondence between Mary F. C. of Mount Holly
City and a Shaker sister, Sarah L., of Union Village / edited by
.^■'* R. W. Pelham. [Union Village, Ohio], 1868.
24 p.; 17 cm.
Second correspondent is Sarah Lucas.
R no. 144
92 [Carr, Mary Frances].
Shakers: a correspondence between Mary F. C. of Mt. Holly City
^^ ' and a Shaker sister, Sarah L. of Union Village / edited by R. W.
Pelham, Union Village, Ohio. Cincinnati: P. T. Schultz, 1869.
23 p.; 15 cm.
Copy lacks an illustration of the Church family dwelling and
ministry shop at New Lebanon, N.Y.
M no. 406; R no. 145
93 [Carr, Mary Frances].
Shakers: a correspondence between Mary F. C. of Mt. Holly City
and a Shaker sister, Sarah L. of Union Village / edited by R. W.
Pelham, Union Village, Ohio. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles
& Co., 1870.
23 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 407; R no. 146
A 4
22 Printed Material
94 Carter, Rhoda T.
The journey of life / by Rhoda T. Carter. Concord, N.H., 1905.
96 p., 1 plate: port.; 19 cm.
Contains an autobiographical sketch and poetry.
R no. 148
95 Chandler, Lloyd Horwitz.
A visit to the Shakers of East Canterbury, N.H. / by Lloyd H.
Chandler, U.S.N. East Canterbury, N.H., [1894].
P( T 11 p., 5e. of plates: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Includes "A glimpse into the inner circle" by Agatha B. E. Chan-
dler, pages 9-11.
M no. 186; R no. 446
96 Chapman, Mrs. Eunice (Hawley).
An account of the conduct of the people called Shakers in the
(J case of Eunice Chapman and her children: since her husband
became acquainted with that people and joined their society /
written by herself. Albany, N.Y.: Printed for the authoress, 1817.
60 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 487; R no. 448; S no. 11975; SS no. 40444
97 Chapman, Mrs. Eunice (Hawley).
No. 2: being an additional account of the conduct of the Shakers
in the case of Eunice Chapman and her children, with their reli-
^ gious creed / written by herself; also a refutation of the Shakers
P^'' remonstrance to the proceedings of the legislature of 1817, by
Thomas Brown; also the deposition of Mary Dyer . . .; also com-
munications from the state of Ohio . . .; also the proceedings of
the legislature of the state of New-York. . . . Albany, N.Y.: I. W.
Clark, 1818.
82 p.; 19 cm.
M no. 488; R no. 449; S no. 11976; SS no. 43576
98 [Clapp, Charles], comp.
The present truth for the honest enquirer. Miamisburg, Ohio:
^A Bulletin Steam Presses, 1885.
By the Shakers 23
16 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
Includes four essays: "Marriage" by Daniel Fraser, "Purity" by
Martha J. Anderson, "Christian communists (vulgarly called
Shakers)" by Charles Clapp, and "The life in common" by
R. Heber Newton.
M no. 187; R no. 463
99 A collection of harmonies and melodies adapted to sacred wor-
ship. Canterbury, N.H.: Published and printed at the Shaker Vil-
lage, 1878.
\\ 40, [60] p.; 23 cm.
Cover title: Harmonies and melodies.
Includes a table of contents listing each hymn in the two parts of
the volume.
R no. 466
A collection of millennial hymns adapted to the present order of
the church. Canterbury, N.H.: Printed in the United Society,
1847.
200 p.; 14 cm.
Compiled by Henry Clay Blinn.
R no. 469
101 [Collins, Sarah], comp.
Memorial of Sister Polly C. Lewis. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1899.
S [8] p.; 18 cm.
M no. 376; R no. 471
102 The constitution or covenant of the United Society of Believers,
called Shakers, in the United States of America. Louisville, Ky.:
Printed by John P. Morton and Co., 1883.
^ 1 p.€., 33, [1], [52] p.; 29 cm.
This version of the covenant may have been written by H. L.
Eads.
Final grouping of pages allows for the signatures of persons will-
ing to follow the rules of the covenant and for the signatures of
witnesses.
R no. 475
24 Printed Material
103 Coolbroth, Eugenia M.
A concise answer to the many questions asked by the public /
^ Sister Gennie M. Coolbroth. Sabbathday Lake, Maine, 1933.
j-..^^'-^ 1 p.^., 6 p.; 21 cm.
Cover title: Facts about Shakers.
R no. 477
104 Crosman, Charles F.
The gardener's manual: containing plain and practical directions
for the cultivation and management of some of the most useful
\ culinary vegetables; to which is prefixed a catalogue of the var-
b ^ ious kinds of garden seeds raised in the United Society at New
Lebanon, with a few general remarks on the management of a
kitchen garden / by Charles F. Crosman. Albany, N.Y.: Printed
by Hoffman & White, 1836.
24 p.; 18 cm.
R no. 484
105 Crosman, Charles F.
The gardener's manual: containing plain instructions for the
y L ' selection, preparation, and management of a kitchen garden;
' ,i<^ with nrarHral dirprtiont; fnr thp riiltivatinn and mpinappmpnt
t
.^0 ' with practical directions for the cultivation and management of
some of the most useful culinary vegetables. New Lebanon,
N.Y., 1843. (New York: J. W. Kelly, pr.).
24 p.; 19 cm.
R no. 485
106 A declaration of the society of people (commonly called Shak-
ers): shewing their reasons for refusing to aid or abet the cause
P ■ of war and bloodshed by bearing arms, paying fines, hiring sub-
C v^^' stitutes, or rendering any equivalent for military services.
Albany, N.Y.: E. & E. Hosford, 1815.
20 p.; 23 cm.
Declaration is signed by David Meacham and twenty-three other
Shakers.
M no. 206; R no. 496; S no. 79702; SS no. 35908
By the Shakers 25
107 Dedication. . . . [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1870].
[4] p.; 16 cm.
1^3 Caption title.
' ' Includes two other Shaker poems: "Good Believers' character"
and "A request."
R no. 916
108 The dew drop. No. 1 (October 1876)-no. 5 (1878?). Canterbury,
. N.H., 1876-1878?
^ :- 5 nos.; 15 cm.
^ Irregular.
Collection has number 1 only.
R no. 506
109 Dibble, Chancey.
United inheritance / by Chancy Dibble. Canterbury, N.H.,
^ [ca. 1888].
^''^' 16 p.; 12 cm.
Also includes "An open vision" by Amelia J. Calver, "Visions"
by Elder J. G. Russell, and "Love [a poem]" by Mary Whitcher.
M no. 211; R no. 507
110 Doolittle, Mary Antoinette.
Autobiography of Mary Antoinette Doolittle: containing a brief
history of early life prior to becoming a member of the Shaker
^ community; also an outline of life and experience among the
Shakers. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1880.
48 p.; 17 cm.
M no. 214; R no. 509
5^
111 Doolittle, Mary Antoinette.
Autobiography of Mary Antoinette Doolittle prior to becoming a
I member of the Shaker community at New Lebanon, N.Y., in the
j^ ^ year 1824. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1880.
27 p.; 17 cm.
R no. 510
x^
26 Printed Material
111 Doolittle, Mary Antoinette.
Thoughts concerning deity / by Antoinette Doolittle. [New Leba-
non, N.Y., ca. 1880].
6 4 p.; 20 cm.
y r- Caption title.
M no. 216; R no. 513
113 Doolittle, Mary Antoinette.
War positively unchristian / Antoinette Doolittle. [New Lebanon,
^ N.Y., ca. 1879].
^ ,x^ ' 6 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes "The religion of the future" by G. A. Lomas.
R no. 514
114 Dowe, Arthur W.
The day of judgement as taught by the Millennial Church (Shak-
ers): with a few rays of light gathered from scriptures and other
^ sources / by Arthur W. Dowe. San Francisco: Rembaugh, 1896.
24 p.; 13 cm.
M no. 218; R no. 515
115 Drew, Ira T.
Legal decisions of common law of the United States. [Alfred,
Maine?], 1865.
^ , .^> 4 p.; 24 cm.
Xy '^ Caption title.
Publication is in the form of a letter to Elder Otis Sawyer.
Drew deals with the legal responsibilities of the Society due to
actions taken by its trustees.
M no. 219; R no. 516
116 Dunlavy, John.
The manifesto: or, a declaration of the doctrines and practice of
the church of Christ / by John Dunlavy. Pleasant Hill, Ky.:
^ \ P. Bertrand, 1818.
vi, 520 p.; 21 cm.
<<<
By the Shakers 17
The manifesto is considered to be the definitive treatise on Shaker
religious beliefs. Dunlavy was for twenty years chief minister at
the Pleasant Hill, Ky., community.
This book was printed by Shakers on Shaker-made paper and
was bound by Shakers.
M no. 15; R no. 517; S no. 21310; SS no. 43894
117 Dunlavy, John.
The manifesto: or, a declaration of the doctrines and practice of
the church of Christ / by John Dunlavy. New York: Reprinted by
Edward O. Jenkins, 1847.
viii, 486 p.; 24 cm.
I "But as the author has deceased since the publication of the
original work, some small corrections have been made by those
of his friends who best knew his mind and feelings, and which
are in accordance with a request made by him before his
decease. ... A few notes have been added for the reader's
information; but in general the original has been strictly fol-
lowed" (advertisement, p. [iii]).
M no. 16; R no. 518; S no. 21310
118 Dunlavy, John.
The nature and character of the true church of Christ proved by
plain evidences: and showing whereby it may be known and
distinguished from all others; being extracts from the writings of
John Dunlavy. New York: Printed by George W. Wood, 1847.
93 p.; 20 cm.
Issued originally as the author's Plain evidences . . . (1834). See
no. 120.
M no. 220; R no. 520
k^
B^
119 Dunlavy, John.
The nature and character of the true church of Christ proved by
plain evidences: and showing whereby it may be known and
distinguished from all others; being extracts from the writings of
^ ! John Dunlavy. New York: Printed by George W. Wood, 1850.
93 p.; 19 cm.
At head of title: For circulation gratis.
28 Printed Material
Issued originally as the author's Plain evidences . . . (1834). See
no. 120.
R no. 521
120 Dunlavy, John.
Plain evidences, by which the nature and character of the true
church of Christ may be known and distinguished from all
. others: taken from a work entitled "The manifesto: or, a declara-
P\ ^ tion of the doctrines and practice of the church of Christ," pub-
lished at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1818 / by John Dunlavy.
Albany, N.Y.: Printed by Hoffman and White, 1834.
120 p.; 19 cm.
Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells chose parts of the author's Man-
ifesto for this volume.
Book was subsequently issued as The nature and character of the
true church of Christ proved by plain evidences (see nos. 118, 119).
M no. 17; R no. 522; S no. 79717; SS no. 24238
121 Durgin, Dorothy Ann.
In memoriam: Eldress D. A. Durgin, 1825-1898, Eldress J. J.
Kaime, 1826-1898. Concord, N.H.: The Rumford Press, 1899.
|X ^ 100 p., 2^. of plates: ports.; 25 cm.
Joanna J. Kaime was Durgin's companion. Their deaths occurred
only four months apart.
M no. 52; R no. 831
122 Durkee, James M.
The spirit life. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1886].
^ 4 p.; 13 cm.
CT^U."' Caption title.
Pamphlet in the form of a letter to Elder F. W. Evans. It con-
cerns Durkee's discussion with Isaac Auger of Hancock, Mass.,
about the spirit life.
M no. 221; R no. 524
123 Dyer, Caleb Marshall.
A biography of the life and tragical death of Elder Caleb M.
cC Dyer: together with the poem and eulogies at his funeral,
r- -^
By the Shakers 29
July 21, 1863. Manchester, N.H.: American Steam Printing
Works of Gage, Moore & Co., 1863.
16 p.; 21 cm.
M no. 142; R no. 77
124 Dyer, Joseph.
A compendious narrative elucidating the character, disposition,
/\ and conduct of Mary Dyer: from the time of her marriage in 1799
■^ till she left the society called Shakers in 1815; with a few remarks
upon certain charges which she has since published against that
society; together with sundry depositions / by her husband,
Joseph Dyer; to which is annexed a remonstrance against the
testimony and application of the said Mary for legislative inter-
ference. 2d ed. Pittsfield, Mass.: Printed by J. M. Beckwith at the
Office of the Berkshire American, 1826.
80 p.; 24 cm.
M no. 223; R no. 529; S no. 21591; SS no. 24390
125 Dyer, Mary Marshall.
A portraiture of Shakerism: exhibiting a general view of their
^ character and conduct, from the first appearance of Ann Lee in
■^ New-England, down to the present time, and certified by many
respectable authorities / drawn up by Mary M. Dyer. [Haverhill,
N.H.: Sylvester T. Goss], 1822.
446 p.; 18 cm.
Lacks the errata sheet that is found in some copies.
M no. 494; R no. 532; S no. 21595; SS no. 9366
126 Dyer, Mary Marshall.
The rise and progress of the serpent from the Garden of Eden to
the present day: with a disclosure of Shakerism, exhibiting a
^ general view of their real character and conduct from the first
appearance of Ann Lee; also the Hfe and sufferings of the author
who was Mary M. Dyer, but now is Mary Marshall. Concord,
N.H.: Printed for the author, 1847.
1 p.L, 268 p.: port.; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
M no. 18; R no. 535; S no. 21597
30 Printed Material
127 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Condition of society and its only hope in obeying the everlasting
gospel: as now developing among Believers in Christ's Second
Ps H Appearing. Union Village, Ohio: Printed and published at the
"Day-Star" Office, 1847.
120 p.; 15 cm.
Printed originally in the newspaper the Day-Star in 1847.
M no. 202; R no. 540; S no. 79701
128 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Discourses on religion, science, and education / by H. L. Eads;
k )| published by request. South Union, Ky., 1884.
20 p.; 23 cm.
M no. 224; R no. 541
129 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Expression of faith: a discursive letter / by H. L. Eads. Orange,
N.J.: Printed for the author at the Chronicle & Job Printing
Office, 1875.
\^ ^ 44 p.; 18 cm.
Contains supplement.
M no. 19; R no. 542
130 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
A Shaker letter. Canterbury, N.H.: Printed by the Canterbury
Shakers, 1880.
8 p.; 17 cm.
Caption title.
Letter is addressed to E. D. S. (Elmina D. Slenker).
M no. 225; R no. 544
131 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Shaker sermons, scripto-rational: containing the substance of
Shaker theology, together with replies and criticisms, logically
^ ' and clearly set forth / by H. L. Eads. Shakers, N.Y.: The Shaker
Manifesto, 1879. (Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., pr.).
3 p.€., 222 p., 1 plate: port.; 24 cm.
By the Shakers 31
"The author and orator began life among the Shakers when less
than one year old, and may therefore be supposed to be [an]
excellent authority upon Shaker theology. It is the first book ever
written for publication, by an individual whose whole life has
been consecratedly devoted to and guided by the principles of
Shakerism" (preface).
M no. 20; R no. 545
132 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Shaker sermons, scripto-rational: containing the substance of
Shaker theology, together with replies and criticisms, logically
j^ ' and clearly set forth / by H. L. Eads. 3d ed., rev. & enl. South
Union, Ky., 1884.
iv, 287 p., 1 plate: port.; 24 cm.
M no. 22; R no. 547
133 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Shaker sermons, scripto-rational: containing the substance of
Shaker theology, together with replies and criticisms,
^ \ logically and clearly set forth / by H. L. Eads. 4th ed., rev. &
enl. South Union, Ky., 1887.
vi, 320 p., 1 plate: port.; 24 cm.
Cover title: The faith once delivered to the saints.
M no. 23; R no. 548
134 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Shaker sermons, scripto-rational: containing the substance of
. Shaker theology, together with replies and criticisms, logically
Jp and clearly set forth / by H. L. Eads. 5th ed., rev. & enl. South
Union, Ky., 1889.
vi, 366 p., 1 plate: port.; 24 cm.
Cover title: The faith once delivered to the saints.
M no. 24; R no. 549
135 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
The tailor's division system: founded upon and combined with
actual measurement; containing thirty diagrams and designs,
reduced to mathematical principles / by Harvey L. Eades. Union
Village, Ohio, 1849.
ft
32 Printed Material
23L, 21€. of plates: ill., diagrams.; 55 cm.
Copy lacks plate 17.
M no. 25; R no. 550
136 Eads, Harvey Lauderdale.
Types of Christ and manner of his second coming / by Elder
i- H. L. Eads. South Union, Ky., 1878.
20 p.; 19 cm.
M no. 226; R no. 551
137 Easton, Elizabeth.
To Sister Sarah Collins on her 80th birthday. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
[1935].
1 broadside; 16 cm.
Eight-stanza poem.
Elam, Aida.
History of the Shakers, education and recreation: a brief history /
Sister Aida Elam; Sister Miriam Wall, Canterbury Shakers. [Pen-
acook, N.H.: Hazen Printing Co., 1963].
[20] p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 554
139 Elkins, Hervey.
Fifteen years in the senior order of Shakers: a narration of facts
\ concerning that singular people / by Hervey Elkins. Hanover,
N.H.: Dartmouth Press, 1853.
136 p.; 24 cm.
\^ *^ Elkins lived at the Enfield, N.H., community from his childhood
to 1850.
M no. 228; R no. 558; S no. 22197
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' 138
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140 Enfield, Conn., Community.
Fresh herbs raised, gathered, and put up by the United Soci-
ii ^0 \ ety — Shakers — Enfield, Conn. Thompson ville. Conn.: Jefferson
A^ White, [ca. 1855].
By the Shakers 33
1 broadside; 57 cm.
Broadside catalogue offering about three hundred items.
R no. 195
141 Enfield, Conn., Community.
Garden seeds, fresh and genuine: raised by the United Society —
^,C' Shakers — Enfield, Conn.; address Jefferson White, Thompson-
ville, P. O., Connecticut [on or before July, annually], seedsman
■^r^" and agent. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1855].
1 broadside; 50 cm.
Brackets in the title reflect the original punctuation.
Used to sell seeds by James Kilvin of Columbus, Ga.
R no. 200
142 Enfield, N.H., Community.
Catalogue of medicinal plants and vegetable medicines: to which
is annexed their most prominent medical properties; prepared in
the United Society at Enfield, N.H. Concord, N.H.: From L. L.
Mower's Printing Engine, [ca. 1865].
7 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
Collection copy asks readers to address orders to Hiram C.
Baker.
R no. 204
,o\
143 Enfield, N.H., Community.
Shaker medicines: approved by the regular faculty; prepared in
u 3'^ ' the United Society of Shakers, by Dr. Jerub Dyer. Boston, Mass.
^_ Devereux & Co., [ca. 1850].
K 1^^ 1 broadside; 72 cm.
Broadside advertising vegetable-based medicines, "the remedial
powers of which have been known for a long time and are in
extensive use in the whole civilized world."
144 Evans, Frederick William.
u (9^T? American Shakers. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1885].
, ^^^^
1 broadside; 28 cm.
34 Printed Material
Between title and text: Elder F. W. Evans in London, England,
Food Reform Magazine for June.
Concerns vegetarianism, the personal habits of Shakers, and
Shaker beliefs.
M no. 229; R no. 569
145 Evans, Frederick William.
American vegetarianism.
^0S2. p. 22
In The independent vegetarian advocate: a magazine of human
nature, science, and social progress. No. 6 (January 1891).
146 Evans, Frederick William.
Atlantic cable and materialization. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1880].
i^ §43 1 broadside; 42 x 8 cm.
\>V*?i3 Originally appeared in the American Socialist, January 1879.
Text matches that of Elder Evans on materialization, which is not in
the collection.
R no. 573
147 Evans, Frederick William.
Autobiography of a Shaker and revelation of the apocalypse:
with an index. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1869. (Albany, N.Y.:
Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons, pr.).
J \ 162 p.; 21 cm.
Book is identical to the New York City publication (no. 148),
except for its title page.
M no. 27; R no. 574
148 Evans, Frederick William.
Autobiography of a Shaker and revelation of the apocalypse:
with an appendix. New York: For sale by the American News
^ \ Co., 1869.
162 p.; 21 cm.
Book is identical to the New Lebanon publication (no. 147),
except for its title page.
M no. 28; R no. 575
By the Shakers 35
149 Evans, Frederick William.
Autobiography of a Shaker and revelation of the apocalypse:
with an appendix. New & enl. ed. with a port. Glasgow, Scot-
land: United Pub. Co.; New York: American News Co., 1888.
(Glasgow: H. Nisbet & Co., pr.).
xvi, 271, [1] p.: port.; 20 cm.
Copy lacks the portrait.
Unnumbered page contains information that would be useful to
someone visiting a Shaker community.
M no. 29; R no. 576
150 Evans, Frederick William.
Capital and labor: what is in a name?; wail of a striker / by Elder
2C F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [1886].
Cv^^' 11 p.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
Includes the three essays cited in the title statement.
M no. 232; R no. 580
151 Evans, Frederick William.
Carniverous parrots: Elder Evans' theory of the wonders of ani-
mal life. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1882.
1 broadside; 27 cm.
c^Pi ^'^ ' Reprint of a letter dated February 20, 1882, to the Berkshire Eagle.
M no. 233; R no. 581
152 Evans, Frederick William.
Christ. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [1883].
1 broadside; 24 cm.
ji^i. Reprinted from the Berkshire County Eagle.
M no. 235; R no. 583
4^^^
153 Evans, Frederick William.
The conditions of peace / by Elder F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon,
gr N.Y., 1890.
1^''^' 1 p.€., 6p.; 14 cm.
Essay in the form of a letter to Alfred Love, president of the
Universal Peace Union.
M no. 236; R no. 584
36 Printed Material
154 Evans, Frederick William.
Confession of sin. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1890].
i:^j3» 4 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 237; R no. 585
155 Evans, Frederick William.
Correspondence. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1890.
^ ^^ r ^ broadside; 30 cm.
\dfi>^ Offprinted from the Manifesto, November 1890, this broadside
■— ' o includes two letters, one from a J. W. of Carlinville, 111., and one
^ * - from Elder Evans. Evans gives reasons why J. W. would not
jv ]^^ make a good Shaker.
M no. 239; R no. 586
S>
156 Evans, Frederick William.
The country: a new earth and new heavens / by Elder F. W.
Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1890].
^v^^'^ 8 p.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 238; R no. 587
157 Evans, Frederick William.
c. Cruelty to birds. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1888.
^ ^^^ 1 broadside; 24 cm.
^G 3> Concerns, chiefly, the wearing of feathered ornaments by
^ women.
R no. 589
s^^
158 Evans, Frederick William.
Cruelty to birds. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1888.
^a'hS [2] p.; 22 cm.
^ ^ Caphon title.
/J Also contains two other essays by Evans: "Elder Evans' plat-
l\ form," which concerns Shaker conduct of life, and "A test case
at Lebanon," about the Shakers' refusal to accept a sixty-four-
year-old woman into membership.
R no. 588
By the Shakers 37
159 Evans, Frederick William.
Egyptian Sphinx. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1890].
r;^j> 8 p.; 15 cm.
^ Includes the poem "To the Sphinx" by L. L. Stoddard.
Caption title.
M no. 240; R no. 590
160 Evans, Frederick William.
Elder Evans on collecting debts. [Albany, N.Y.?], 1883.
ji '^^^ 1 broadside; 16 cm.
^-^.'^In the form of a letter to the editor of the Albany Evening Journal,
■"^ \^ this item resembles an offprint that may have been issued by the
newspaper.
See no. 471 for the paper's reply.
Text matches that of entry no. 161.
R no. 592
161 Evans, Frederick William.
,, Elder Evans on collecting debts. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1883.
^ '^^ 1 broadside; 17 cm.
jj^-\3. ' Reprint of a letter to the New York Tribune, October 14, 1883.
^ Text matches that of entry no. 160.
M no. 241; R no. 591
^^3.6
162 Evans, Frederick William.
Elder Evans' reply. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1884.
1 broadside; 24 cm.
Broadside replying to a letter from W. Baker of Gore, Otago,
New Zealand, who had inquired about Shaker beliefs (see
no. 40).
R no. 594
163 Evans, Frederick William.
Elder Evans to Henry George. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1885].
3 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Evans is referred to as "the amiable Shaker" in an introductory
note.
R no. 595
.J
38 Printed Material
164 Evans, Frederick William.
God is God. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1892].
13 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also contains "Physical and spiritual light" by Anna White and
"Confession of sin," "Religious sentiment," and "Our parentage'
by M. J. Anderson.
M no. 244; R no. 598
165 Evans, Frederick William.
"A great white throne" / by Elder Frederick W. Evans. Chatham,
■^ ,^ N.Y.: Courier Printing and Publishing House, 1889.
& '"'' 8 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 246; R no. 601
*«>■
166 Evans, Frederick William.
Interesting correspondence. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?], 1884.
.■3- 1 broadside; 29 cm.
,., In this broadside an unidentified writer asks if Shaker services at
^iV^ New Lebanon, N.Y., are open to the public. Evans replies that
t>^ at present they are not because of road work being done in front
of the meetinghouse. Evans also comments on the persecution of
Mormons in Tennessee.
M no. 247; R no. 603
167 Evans, Frederick William.
Lecture delivered in Taylor's Hall, Amenia, N.Y. / by F. W.
^ O'"* Evans. Amenia, N.Y.: Amenia Times, [ca. 1880].
t '^ 4 p.; 20 cm.
Caption title.
Following text: Amenia Times — extra.
M no. 288; R no. 606
168 Evans, Frederick William.
. Liberalism, spiritualism and Shakerism: an address / by Elder
J' ^ F. W. Evans. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1880].
^
By the Shakers 39
8 p.; 16 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 250; R no. 609
169 Evans, Frederick William.
zc Liberty of conscience / by Elder F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon,
■^' N.Y., 1890.
g^ 4 p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
Essay in the form of a letter to "Friend Eagle" (perhaps the Berk-
shire County Eagle).
Mno. 251;' R no. 610
170 Evans, Frederick William.
The new earth. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1885].
1 broadside; 25 cm.
^.'Zv Concerns spiritualism.
M no. 252; R no. 611
171 Evans, Frederick William.
New England witchcraft and spiritualism / by Elder F. W. Evans.
[New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1881].
0'^ 8 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 253; R no. 612
172 Evans, Frederick William.
Obituary: death of a prominent Shaker in the community at Water-
j vliet, N.Y. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1891].
4 p.; 20 cm.
Caption title.
The "prominent Shaker" of the title was Giles B. Avery.
M no. 255; R no. 614
173 Evans, Frederick William.
Obituary: Rufus Crossman / by Elder F. W. Evans; Why am I a
^N^ ' ' Christian, by Walter Shepherd. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1891.
5 p.; 14 cm.
M no. 256; R no. 615
(.'■'■
40 Printed Material
174 Evans, Frederick William.
Original ideas / F. W. Evans. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1890].
'^^ 4 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 258; R no. 618
.0
175 Evans, Frederick William.
Our centennial, the other side [of the question]: second centen-
'i^ nial / by Elder Frederick W. Evans. Chatham, N.Y.: Press of the
^ '^^ Chatham Courier, 1889.
8 p.; 12 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 260; R no. 619
.^^'
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176 Evans, Frederick William.
0 Proposed memorial to the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher / F. W.
Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1887.
21 p.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
Includes an appendix by Alonzo Hollister.
M no. 261; R no. 621
177 Evans, Frederick William.
Religious communism.
gc,> p. [257]-259, 262-263
*^ In The medium and daybreak: a weekly journal devoted to the
history, phenomena, philosophy, and teachings of spiritualism.
Vol. 2, no. 71 (August 11, 1871).
Evans's lecture was also printed in pamphlet form (no. 178).
178 Evans, Frederick William.
Religious communism: a lecture / by F. W. Evans (Shaker) of
, Mount Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A., delivered in
^ . St. George's Hall, London, Sunday evening, August 6th, 1871;
with introductory remarks by the chairman of the meeting,
Mr. Hepworth Dixon; also some account of the extent of Shaker
communities and a narrative of the visit of Elder Evans to Eng-
land, an abstract of a lecture, by Rev. J. M. Peebles, and his tes-
timony in regard to the Shakers, London: J. Burns, 1871.
By the Shakers 41
32 p.; 18 cm.
Lecture also appeared in the August 11, 1871, issue of the
Medium and daybreak, a London periodical (no. 177).
M no. 263; R no. 622
.^
179 Evans, Frederick William.
A remarkable old man: Elder Evans at the age of 80 still bent on
reforming the world. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, 1888].
'' 14 p.; 13 cm.
Caption title.
Interview that originally appeared in the New York Sun.
M no. 419; R no. 1231
180 Evans, Frederick William.
^ Resurrection / by Elder F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [1890].
f^ .N^ ' 7 p.; 15 cm.
M no. 264; R no. 624
181 Evans, Frederick William.
Robert G. Ingersoll for 1892 / by Elder F. W. Evans.
(^ Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [1892].
^,>^' 4 p.; 15 cm.
"Elder Evans of the Lebanon Shakers nominates R. G. Ingersoll
for president and proceeds to express some curious political
ideas" (p. [2]).
M no. 265; R no. 625
182 Evans, Frederick William.
r The rostrum / lecture by Elder F. W. Evans,
p. 5, 8
In Religio-philosophical journal (May 16, 1874).
"The following lecture was delivered by Elder Frederick W.
Evans, at Lincoln Hall, Philadelphia, Penn., before the State
Society of Spiritualists, at their annual meeting, March 30th,
1874. Reported by H. T. Child" (p. 5).
183 Evans, Frederick William.
-^i Russian famine: a Shaker protest against closing the World's Fair
,,J ' on Sunday / by Elder F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1891.
42 Printed Material
6 p.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 266; R no. 626
184 Evans, Frederick William.
Sabbath. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1886].
Sf\0^-'^^ 7 p.; 14 cm.
Essay in the form of a letter to the Berkshire County Eagle.
M no. 267; R no. 627
185 Evans, Frederick William.
Sabbaths vs. the people: Shaker address to the American people,
C (s^' ^ ^ male and female / by Elder Frederick W. Evans. Pittsfield, Mass.:
Press Eagle Pub. Co., 1892.
8 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
Concerns the World's Columbian Exposition, which was to be
held in Chicago in 1893, and Evans's hope that it would remain
open seven days a week.
M no. 268; R no. 628
A
186 Evans, Frederick William.
^ Shaker communism: or, tests of divine inspiration; the second
' Christian or Gentile Pentecostal Church, as exemplified by
seventy communities of Shakers in America / by F. W. Evans.
London: James Burns, 1871.
vii, 120 p.; 19 cm.
James Burns published other Shaker materials as well.
Slightly revised version of this book was published earlier under
the title Tests of divine inspiration (see no. 219).
M no. 37; R no. 629
187 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker essay. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1880].
r,-^v^.'^^ 7 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Evans wrote this essay for the Ladies' Club of Boston.
M no. 269; R no. 631
By the Shakers 43
188 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker Evans. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1886.
1 broadside; 29 cm.
This item is part of a letter Evans sent to a Lancashire friend
about Shaker doctrines. It has been reprinted from the Manches-
ter Guardian (England), probably at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
M no. 440; R no. 632
189 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker land limitation laws: why Shakers are decreasing. [S.I.:
s.n., ca. 1887].
1 broadside; 16 x 21 cm.
"Elder Evans says they have acquired too much land. — Interest-
ing open letter." The letter was to Henry George.
M no. 270; R no. 633
190 [Evans, Frederick William], comp.
Shaker music: inspirational hymns and melodies illlustrative of
the resurrection, life and testimony of the Shakers. Albany,
?- N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1875.
[2], 67 p., U.; 20 x 24 cm.
Attribution has been made by the Library of Congress.
Includes errata leaf and "The dependence of the singing or
speaking form of the larynx upon the respiratory effort" by John
Howard.
M no. 91 (attributes the compilation to Daniel Offord and
Martha J. Anderson); R no. 1293
191 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker pentecost. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1874].
^,;, 'I 3 p.; 24 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 273; R no. 635
192 Evans, Frederick William.
(^ Shaker reconstruction of the American government / by Elder
, . ^ F. W. Evans. Hudson, N.Y.: Office Register and Gazette, 1888.
44 Printed Material
8 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
Essay in the form of a letter to the Hudson Daily/ Register.
M no. 274; R no. 636
193 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker-Russian correspondence between Count Leo Tolstoi and
(p Elder F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1891.
1^'^ ' 7 p.; 15 cm.
Also contains a paragraph, reprinted from Hall's journal of health,
on the benefits of whole wheat.
M no. 275; R no. 641
>^
t
194 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker sermon / by Elder F. W. Evans; delivered Sept. 12th,
1886, at the funeral of John Greves of the North family.
Mount Lebanon, Col. Co., N.Y. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1886.
15 p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
Sermon is entitled "He is not here."
M no. 280; R no. 637
195 Evans, Frederick William.
The Shaker system and a lecture delivered at Randolph, Cattar-
,^^ augus Co., N.Y., December 9, 1877 / by Elder F. W. Evans.
Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1877.
19 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
Lecture is entitled "Pure vs. adulterated Christianity."
M no. 282; R no. 638
196 Evans, Frederick William.
, Shaker travail: an essay / by F. W. Evans; written over thirty
. ''' years ago. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1891.
13 p.; 15 cm.
Essay is dated February 27, 1858.
M no. 283; R no. 639
Bi/ the Shakers 45
197 Evans, Frederick William.
Shaker views and reviews. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1886].
-,^7'"^ 6 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 284; R no. 640
198 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakerism. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1886].
(f 4 p.; 14 cm.
^ *^ Caption title.
Also includes Evans's "Land limitation: Elder Evans of the Shak-
ers discusses an economical problem" and "The solution of the
labor problem" by Daniel Eraser.
M no. 287; R no. 642
199 Evans, Frederick William.
, Shakerism: "the possibility of the race" / being letters of A. B. B.
^<A^' and Elder F. W. Evans. [Watervliet, N.Y.]: Office of the Shakers,
1872.
14 p.; 13 cm.
M no. 290; R no. 60
200 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakerism in London / address by Frederick W. Evans (Elder in
^ I in the order of Shakers), Dr. Peebles, J. Burns, and others at Clare-
^ mont Hall, Penton St., London N.; Sunday evening, July 3,
1887. London: Reprinted from the Medium and Daybreak, 1887.
8 p.; 19 cm.
M no. 289; R no. 643
201 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakers: compendium of the origin, history, principles, rules
and regulations, government, and doctrines of the United Soci-
ety of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing; with biographies
of Ann Lee, William Lee, Jas. Whittaker, J. Hocknell,
ftX
M
46 Printed Material
J. Meacham, and Lucy Wright / by F. W. Evans. New York:
D. Appleton and Co., 1859.
189 p.; 19 cm.
Brief summary of the Shaker movement compiled from various
writings by Evans and others.
Collection contains two copies. Number 1 has genealogical infor-
mation on the Evans family that has been copied from the family
Bible and includes the record of Frederick William's birth in
1808. It also has an inscription from the publisher to Evans pre-
senting the volume to him as "the first Shaker book ever pub-
lished by the world. ..." Both the genealogical data and the
inscription are on blank preliminary pages.
M no. 32; R no. 646; S no. 23152
202 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakers: compendium of the origin, history, principles, rules
and regulations, government, and doctrines of the United Soci-
ety of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing; with biographies
of Ann Lee, William Lee, Jas. Whittaker, J. Hocknell,
J. Meacham, and Lucy Wright. 4th ed. / by F. W. Evans. New
Lebanon, N.Y., 1867. (Albany, N.Y.: Charles Van Benthuysen &
Sons, pr.).
192 p.; 18 cm.
Published originally in 1859.
Evans, Calvin Green, and Giles Avery all signed the reader's
note.
R no. 649
203 Evans, Frederick William.
The Shakers: interesting correspondence. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?,
^2^^ ca. 1885].
(• 1 broadside; 30 cm.
s^
W In the form of letters, one from Frederick G. Obermain and the
other from Evans, this broadside contains a brief explanation of
Shaker theology. Also included is a reprint of an article by Evans
in the January 31, 1885, Manchester Guardian (England) entitled
"An American Shaker on English politics."
R no. 650
By the Shakers 47
204 Evans, Frederick William.
The Shakers: who they are and what they believe. Mt. Lebanon,
^ N.Y., 1885.
^f>^' 12 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Evans's essay is in the form of a letter answering one written by
Sherman P. Hand, a Shaker observer since childhood.
M no. 286; R no. 651
205 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakers and Koreshans uniting / F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon,
N.Y., 1892.
8 p.; 14 cm.
R no. 652
^,^-■
206 Evans, Frederick William.
The Shakers and their belief. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
^^»fO [2] p.; 21 cm.
Caption title.
K ]^^^ Written in response to a letter from A. Gottschling, this letter
originally appeared in the London Weekly Times and Echo.
M no. 277; R no. 653
207 Evans, Frederick William.
A Shaker's ideas. [Albany, N.Y.?: Albany Journal, ca. 1885].
u jj.'' 1 broadside; 30 cm.
r,'^ . '-' Letter to the Albany journal on the occasion of General Ulysses S.
1^ ' Grant's funeral, presumably offprinted to this form by the
iri newspape
. ,> Text matcl
l|2^' R no. 655
^^ newspaper.
»^ ° > Text matches that of entry no. 208
208 Evans, Frederick William.
A Shaker's ideas. [Albany, N.Y.?: Albany Journal, ca. 1885].
M,^ 1 broadside; 18 cm.
J ^ In double columns. The text matches that of entry no. 207.
<^C^.- M no. 443; R no. 654
48 Printed Material
209 Evans, Frederick William.
A Shaker's look into the future / by Elder F. W. Evans.
,, ^ Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1885.
1^'^ [4] p.; 16 cm.
Caption title.
Text matches that of What the future zvill be (no. 223).
R no. 656
210 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakers' sabbath: composed of seven days . . . / F. W. Evans.
^1 [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1892].
^ i^*^ ■ 4 p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
Open letter in reply to an article by John McCabe in the Albany
Evening Journal.
M no. 279; R no. 659
211 Evans, Frederick William.
Shakers shaking the old creation: the "first heavens and first
^\ earth" / by Elder Frederick W. Evans. Hudson, N.Y.: Press of
^ v^^ ' M. Parker Williams, 1889.
16 p.; 12 cm.
Also contains an essay by Evans entitled "Original ideas" (no.
174).
"Anything the Elder says or writes at this time attracts wide
attention, and is read with an interest which, while not convinc-
ing, is, to say the least, entertaining" (comment from the Hudson
Daily Register, p. [2]).
M no. 281; R no. 660
t
111 Evans, Frederick William.
. ; A Shaker's views on the land limitation scheme and land
^<J • monopoly: and Mormon prosecution / by Elder F. W. Evans.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1887].
8 p.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 285; R no. 661
By the Shakers 49
213 Evans, Frederick William.
A short treatise on the second appearing of Christ: in and
through the order of the female / by F. W. Evans. Boston: Bazin
& Chandler, 1853.
24 p.; 19 cm.
M no. 292; R no. 663
214 Evans, Frederick William.
The sign in the heavens: the relation of President Garfield's
death to the fulfillment of prophecy. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1881.
1 broadside; 27 cm.
Reprint of a letter sent by Evans to the New York Tribune,
September 26, 1881.
M no. 293; R no. 664
215 Evans, Frederick William.
Speaking Shakerism: young men in Switzerland propose to form
J, 3^ a community. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1891].
^^ 7 p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
In the form of an exchange of letters between Frederick Fellen-
berg of Switzerland and Evans. Feilenberg had expressed an
interest in starting a community where vegetarianism would be
practiced.
M no. 294; R no. 692
216 Evans, Frederick William.
lA Spirits the Shakers saw: Wm. Eddy's works at Mt. Lebanon —
\^ If marvelous materializations — a son and daughter of Belshazzar
^^"1 ■ ^ appear — the man who wrote upon the wall. [Pittsfield, Mass.]:
* Berkshire County Eagle, 1878.
1 broadside; 36 cm.
Discusses seances that William Eddy conducted at New Leba-
non, N.Y. Traditionally credited to Elder Evans, this article may
actually have been written by Alonzo Giles Hollister.
Offprinted from the Berkshire County Ea^le, July 4, 1878.
M no. 448; R no. 665
50 Printed Material
217 Evans, Frederick William.
ilA Spiritual materialization: Elder Evans, of the Shaker community,
J-- ^ I sets forth the significance of the manna that fed the Israelites.
i;i.&'' ' [Brooklyn, N.Y.?: Brooklyn Daily Eagle?, ca. 1880].
-^" 1 broadside; 36 cm.
^ ^^ ,3^ At head of title: From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
^()(p" Presumably an offprint from the newspaper in which the essay
^ 1^ ' appeared.
M no. 295; R no. 666
218 Evans, Frederick William.
A suggestion. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1885].
2>^ 4 p.; 16 cm.
t ^ ' Caption title.
Also includes "Education" by Elder Richard Bushnell.
M no. 296; R no. 667
■f
219 Evans, Frederick William.
Tests of divine inspiration: or, the rudimental principles by
which true and false revelation, in all eras of the world, can be
P unerringly discriminated / by F. W. Evans. New Lebanon, N.Y.:
^ . ^ Pub. by the United Society called Shakers, 1853.
*^' 127 p.; 20 cm.
Also includes the writings of Calvin Green.
Published in 1871, slightly revised, as Shaker communism (see
no. 186).
M nos. 35, 36; R no. 670; S no. 23152
220 Evans, Frederick William.
, Treatise on Shaker theology / by Elder F. W. Evans. [New Leba-
v; ^0. -' non, N.Y., ca. 1885].
^ 17 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
Contains a note written by Richard Bushnell.
M no. 298; R no. 672
221 Evans, Frederick William.
I Two orders, Shakerism and republicanism: the American church
r i^\J • and American civil government, coequal and separate, the new
By the Shakers 51
heavens and new earth / by Elder Frederick W. Evans. Pittsfield,
Mass.: Sun Printing Co., 1890.
12 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 673
222 Evans, Frederick William.
/ ^^ ^ The universal republic: a Shaker pronunciamento / by Elder
^ F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1890].
£s, )iJ'<^'^ 1 broadside; 29 cm.
M no. 300; R no. 676
^ %^^
223 Evans, Frederick William.
What the future will be: a Shaker's long look ahead / Elder F. W.
Evans in the Manifesto. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1885].
^ r\ \ ^5^ 1 broadside; 26 cm.
Text matches that of A Shaker's look into the future (no. 209).
R no. 679
224 Evans, Frederick William.
^g White cross celibacy. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1888].
1 broadside; 24 cm.
st^
)4^ ' M no. 303; R no. 680
225 Evans, Frederick William.
Who is Ann Lee?: what evidence is there that she is the second
messiah / by Elder F. W. Evans. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1889.
3. 13 p.; 15 cm.
<i\'^ ' Cover title.
In the form of an exchange of letters between John H. Lane,
who inquires about Ann Lee, and Evans, who responds.
M no. 304; R no. 681
226 Evans, Frederick William.
^i/^ The World's Fair: a letter / from Elder F. W. Evans.
^ ,^ Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1881.
' -^ 1 broadside; 22 cm.
^4 6^
52 Printed Material
This printed letter dated by Evans on January 17, 1881, originally
appeared in the New York Tribune; it concerns the intended clos-
ing of the fair on Sundays.
R no. 682
227 Evans, Frederick William.
The World's Fair: shall it be closed one day in the week to please
j^ . 3^ 3 certain sect / Elder Frederick W. Evans. Pittsfield, Mass.: Press
t ^ ' Eagle Publishing Co., 1891.
5 p.; 12 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 305; R no. 683
228 [Evans, Jessie].
The story of Shakerism / by one who knows. East Canterbury,
ff,^'^ N.H.: Shakers, 1907.
16 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
Includes a description of the buildings at the Shaker community
in East Canterbury, N.H.
R no. 684
229 [Evans, Jessie].
The story of Shakerism / by one who knows. East Canterbury,
r^,^^;'1 N.H.: Shakers, 1910.
^ 16 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
While substantially the same text as the 1907 edition, some of
the wording has been changed. (See no. 228.)
R no. 685
230 Fifteen years a Shakeress.
p. [29]-38, [191J-201, [337]-346, [460]-470
/n The galaxy. Vol. 13, nos. 1-4 (January- April 1872).
Anonymously written account of life in the Shaker community at
Watervliet, N.Y.
R no. 1554
C^
By the Shakers 53
231 The first authoritive and comprehensive history of the sect:
Shakerism, its meaning and message . . ., by Anna White and
^^5 Leila S. Taylor. . . . [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1904].
'^"^' [4] p.; 19 cm.
Caption title.
Publication announcement; contains many testimonials.
R no. 1444
232 Fragrance from the altar of incense: Shaker contributions to the
Flaming sword. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1892].
^r^/''' 23 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Contributions of the North family of New Lebanon, N.Y., to the
Flamifig sword, issued by the Koreshan Unity.
M no. 306; R no. 700
233 Fraser, Daniel.
Analysis of human society: declaring the law which creates and
^ ^' sustains a community having goods in common / Daniel Fraser.
"^ ' [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1885].
8 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 307; R no. 701
234 Fraser, Daniel.
The divine afflatus: a force in history. Shirley, Mass.: Published
I by the United Society, 1875. (Boston: Rand, Avery & Co., pr.).
46, [1] p.; 19 cm.
Unnumbered page gives a list of Shaker communities with the
names of the elders and eldresses in the hope that readers will
write for further information about the Shakers and their cooper-
ative lifestyle.
M no. 212; R no. 702
235 Fraser, Daniel.
^^ The divine procedure in the affairs of men / Daniel Fraser. [Can-
V ,-,^' ^ * terbury, N.H., ca. 1888].
54 Printed Material
4 p.; 24 cm.
Caption title.
R no. 703
236 Fraser, Daniel.
The divinity of humanity: the corner-stone of the temple of the
r "^^ future. Boston: Rand, Avery & Co., 1874.
' '^ 8 p.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 213; R no. 704
237 [Fraser, Daniel].
It / ^§ ^^^ labor question: the millionaire and the republic. [S.I.: s.n.,
^ ^ 1878?].
^ K \'5^*^ 1 broadside; 26 cm.
Sometimes attributed to F. W. Evans, this essay appeared under
Eraser's name in an 1878 issue of the Manifesto.
M no. 352; R no. 705
238 Fraser, Daniel.
[Letter concerning the Irish question. S.I.: s.n.], 1885.
1 broadside; 33 cm.
Printed letter addressed to Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., and dated
October 1, 1885. The letter discusses relations between England
and Ireland and counsels its recipient according to Shaker beliefs
on nonviolence and religious adherence.
R no. 706
239 Fraser, Daniel.
I A letter touching important principles / Daniel Fraser. [New
-; ^^^, P^ Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1885].
'- '^ 7 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 309; R no. 707
240 Fraser, Daniel.
The music of the spheres: dedicated to the consideration of
-- sj P"^ Robert G. Ingersoll and to others like-minded. Albany, N.Y.:
b '^ Weed, Parsons & Co., 1887.
75 p.; 18 cm.
M no. 310; R no. 708
Ji
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By the Shakers 55
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241 Fraser, Daniel.
Shaker hygiene: the dietetic troubles of the first and nineteenth
centuries contrasted / by Daniel Fraser. [New Lebanon, N.Y.,
ca. 1890].
7 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
Mno. 311; R no. 709
X"'
1^1 Frost, Lily Marguerite.
About the Shakers / by Marguerite Frost. Canterbury, N.H.,
[1958].
[8] p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 716
243 Frost, Lily Marguerite.
The Shaker story / by Sister Marguerite Frost; Canterbury Shak-
ers. [Penacook, N.H.: Hazen Printing Co., 1963].
[22] p.; 22 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 717
244 Gillespie, Mary Ann.
The gospel grange: an order originating from the visit paid by
the Shakers to the spiritualist's camp-meeting at Lake Pleasant,
Montague Co., Mass., August 18th 1880; addressed to every
individual member of the Shaker fraternity whrever located / by
Mary Ann Gillespie; Polly J. Reed. Union Village, Ohio: North
Family, 1880.
1 pi., 8, [1] p.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
Two copies are in the collection. This one once belonged to Elder
Daniel Grossman. The other copy has a slightly different cover
on which the above misspelling in the title does not occur, but
another does.
M no. 316; R no. 722
245 The gospel monitor: a little book of Mother Ann's word; to those
^ who are placed as instructors & care-takers / written by Mother
56 Printed Material
Lucy Wright and brought by her to the elders of the first order
on the Holy Mount, March 1, 1841; copied by inspiration at
Mother Ann's desire, March 2, 1841. Canterbury, N.H., 1843.
47, [1] p.; 18 cm.
Mother Wright, who died in 1821, delivered these words
through a medium twenty years after her passing.
Errata page at rear.
M no. 38; R no. 726
246 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
•y, the United Society called Shakers. Albany, N.Y.: Printed by
^ A -•' ' Packard and Van Benthuysen, 1830.
23 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells.
M no. 481; R no. 734; S no. 79695; SS no. 3457
247 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
J, the United Society of Believers called Shakers: printed at Albany
j^ r\^ ■ in the year 1830 and now reprinted with sundry improvements
suggested by the author. Watervliet, Ohio, 1832.
36 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title: A brief exposition of the established principles &c. of
the Believers in Christ's Second Appearing (commonly called
Shakers).
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells.
"Edited by Richard M'Namer and David Spining."
M no. 150; R no. 735; S no. 79696; SS no. 14673
248 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
-y'*' the United Society of Believers, called Shakers. Imp. ed. Albany,
N.Y.: Printed by Hoffman and White, 1834.
36 p.; 18 cm.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells; edited by Richard McNemar and
David Spining.
M no. 151; R no. 736; S no. 79697; SS no. 26741
By the Shakers 57
249 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
fs\j '"^ the United Society of Believers called Shakers. Canterbury,
N.H., 1843.
37 p.; 18 cm.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells; edited by Richard McNemar and
David Spining.
M no. 482; R no. 737; S no. 79697
250 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
the United Society of Believers called Shakers. Imp. ed. New
York: Printed by Edward O. Jenkins, 1846.
36 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells; edited by Richard McNemar and
David Spining.
Copy includes pages 1-12 only.
M no. 152; R no. 738; S no. 79697
,>'
251 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
the United Society of Believers called Shakers. Imp. ed. Hart-
'^^' ford. Conn.: Press of Elihu Geer, 1850.
36 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells; edited by Richard McNemar and
David Spining.
M no. 153; R no. 739; S no. 79697
252 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
L ^^.''^' fhe United Society of Believers called Shakers. New York:
" Printed by Edward O. Jenkins, 1851.
30 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells; the text for this printing was
revised by Green, the surviving author.
M no. 154; R no. 740; S no. 79697
58 Printed Material
253 [Green, Calvin].
A brief exposition of the established principles and regulations of
the United Society of Believers called Shakers. New York: E. S.
Dodge Printing Co., 1879.
32 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Coauthored by Seth Y. Wells.
M no. 155; R no. 741
254 Green, Calvin.
A brief exposition of the principls and regulations of the United
y. Society of Believers / by Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells. Shaker
:: o ' ' ^ Village, East Canterbury, N.H., 1895.
24 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
May have been edited by Alonzo Hollister.
Both copies in the collection lack the illustration that is some-
times found on the verso of the back cover.
M no. 156; R no. 742
255 Green, Calvin.
The law of life . . . : extract from a writing received in the name
f\ of the prophet, Joel, at Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., January 1841 / Calvin
^ ,,^^ ' Green, amanuensis. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1901].
16 p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
At head of title: Undenominational. Universally important. Par-
ents should teach their children.
Also contains "Appeal to loyal workers: having ears to hear the
message of Christ" by A. G. Hollister.
Corrections to text are printed in blue ink.
R no. 733
256 Green, Calvin.
A summary view of the Millennial Church, or United Society of
Believers (commonly called Shakers): comprising the rise, prog-
P ^ ress and practical order of the Society; together with the general
principles of their faith and testimony; published by order of the
By the Shakers 59
ministry in union with the church. Albany, N.Y.: Printed by
Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1823.
xvi, 320 p.; 19 cm.
Co-compilor was Seth Youngs Wells.
Copy 1 is marked "Second house, Sisters."
M no. 96; R no. 743; S no. 79721; SS no. 14086
257 Green, Calvin.
A summary view of the Millennial Church, or United Society of
Believers, commonly called Shakers: comprising the rise, prog-
ress and practical order of the Society; together with the general
principles of their faith and testimony. 2d ed., rev. and imp.
Albany, N.Y.: Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, 1848.
vii, 384 p.; 20 cm.
Co-compiler was Seth Youngs Wells.
"The original design of its publication was to present to the pub-
lic a small, cheap volume, comprising particular information con-
cerning the United Society, adapted to the general class of
readers, and calculated to answer the usual enquiries respecting
their religious principles and moral economy. A few improve-
ments deemed essential ..." (p. [ii]).
M no. 97; R no. 744; S no. 79722
258 Greetings to you from the Society of American Shakers. [Sab-
bathday Lake, Maine?], 1937.
1 broadside; 19 cm.
A synopsis of Shaker behefs, this broadside states that commu-
nism can exist only when it is identified with some religious
creed. It cautions readers not to confuse Shaker communism
with Soviet communism.
R no. 746
259 Grosvenor, Lorenzo Dow.
Circular letter in defence of the United Society of Believers, com-
r^ monly called Shakers: with a reply to correspondents. [South
^ Groton, Mass., 1849].
17, [1] p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 320; R no. 752; S no. 79699
60 Printed Material
FnV-"f
260 [Grosvenor, Lorenzo Dow].
Testimony of Jesus concerning marriage: "marriage, — Jesus and
the Shakers." . . . [S.I., ca. I860].
12 p.; 24 cm.
Caption title.
Authorship has been attributed incorrectly to F. W. Evans.
M no. 454; R no. 756
261 Hampton, Oliver C.
A / JA a short but comprehensive definition of Shakerism. Union Vil-
5.^*^*^ 1^8^' Ohio, [ca. 1905].
£>i^ ^Q 1 broadside; 32 cm.
^^ ,^1 R no. 764
C^^ 262 Hampton, Oliver C.
A special call and invitation. Union Village, Ohio, 1891.
[2] p.; 24 cm.
"To whomsoever it may concern we send greeting in bonds of
^.€\^ love and Christian fellowship, this short synopsis of Christian
^^^^
c^)>f ' communism in the love of the Savior and our ever blessed
Mother, to friend and foe, to just and unjust, to saint and sinner
alike" (p. [1]).
Second page contains an essay by Charles Clapp entitled "An
appeal."
R no. 766
263 Hancock, Mass., Community.
Catalogue of garden seeds raised and sold by the United Society,
^ ^l^ Pittsfield, Berkshire Co. Mass. Hancock, Mass., [183-]-
^ iij 1 broadside; 33 cm.
Cpy ^^ Broadside offering vegetable seeds and intended for use during
the 1830s; 1838 has been penned in at the top.
Facsimile of the original.
R no. 212
264 Haskett, William J.
Shakerism unmasked, or the history of the Shakers: including a
n ^ form politic of their government as councils, orders, gifts, with
By the Shakers 61
an exposition of the five orders of Shakerism and Ann Lee's
grand foundation vision, in sealed pages, with some extracts
from their private hymns which have never appeared before the
public / by William J. Haskett. Pittsfield, Mass.: Pub. by the
author, 1828.
300 p.; 18 cm.
M no. 40; R no. 772; S no. 30803; SS no. 33495
265 Hazard, Mary.
In memoriam: Mary Hazard. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1899.
j,^ [8] p.; 17 cm.
Cover title.
Dated: Earth life, Feb. 3rd., 1899.
R no. 832
266 Heer, Fred. J. (Columbus, Ohio).
Shakerism: its meaning and message . . ., by Anna White and
V. ^^ Leila S. Taylor. Columbus, Ohio: F. J. Heer, 1904.
[4] p.; 20 cm.
Caption title.
Publication announcement; contains an order slip on page 4.
R no. 1446
267 Hemenway, C. T.
To the trustees of the United Society of Shakers of New Leba-
non, N.Y. New Lebanon: The Town, 1899.
1 broadside; 9 x 15 cm.
Written by Hemenway in his capacity as town clerk of New
Lebanon, N.Y., this broadside expresses the town's thanks to
the Shakers for donating sixteen acres for a new state highway.
R no. 1073
268 Hollister, Alonzo Giles, ed.
Calvin's confession: a communication given in the name of John
, 1 Calvin, the Geneva reformer, in the Shaker community. Shakers,
Albany Co., N.Y., in 1842; medium: J. Lafume. Lebanon Shak-
ers, N.Y., 1904.
26 p.; 14 cm.
62 Printed Material
Cover title.
Also includes an essay, "The free woman," written by HoUister.
M no. 353; R no. 780
269 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Christ the harvester / Alonzo G. Hollister. [New Lebanon,
^r^^'^ N.Y.?, ca. 1895].
[4] p.; 19 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 329; R no. 781
270 [Hollister, Alonzo Giles].
Christ the way: the word of God abides forever. [New Lebanon,
,,j>^ N.Y.?, ca. 1909].
[4] p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
R no. 782
271 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
The coming of Christ / Alonzo G. HoUister. [New Lebanon,
^f.\}'^ N.Y., ca. 1895].
8 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also contains "St. Patrick's Cathedral" by Anna White.
M no. 330; R no. 783
272 Hollister, Alonzo Giles, comp.
Q Divine judgement, justice and mercy: a revelation of the great
/^a'^' white throne; judgement is an influx of higher truths, their influ-
ence is an efflux, and their effects are purifying and uplifting /
compiled by A. G. Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1895.
48 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 331; R no. 784
273 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Divine motherhood. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1887.
^9^^ [4] p.; 22 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 332; R no. 785
S^^^''
By the Shakers 63
2
Tl\ Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Doing and being, acting and reacting, the seen and unseen,
cause and effect: the vail of death destroyed . . . and heaven
opened, disclosing things that shall be here and hereafter / A. G.
Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1910.
37 p.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 786
275 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Heaven annointed u^oman. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1887.
[4] p.; 22 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 333; R no. 789
>,^
Tlii [Hollister, Alonzo Giles], comp.
Important rules: necessary for every one to observe. [New Leba-
non, N.Y., ca. 1895].
1 broadside; 17 cm.
Compiled from an almanac issued early in the nineteenth
century.
R no. 790
277 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
^ ^ "In the day thou eatest." [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1905].
^ ^ 7 p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
R no. 792
278 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
1 , . i Interpreting prophecy / A. G. Hollister. Portland, Oreg.: The
World's Advance-thought Envelope Line, [ca. 1887].
20 p.; 14 cm.
Corrections to the text are penned in.
M no. 334; R no. 795
Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Interpreting prophecy and the appearing of Christ / A. G. Hollis-
ter. Chicago: Guiding Star Pub. House, 1892.
64 Printed Material
41 p.; 17 cm.
Lacks a title page; title for the citation is taken from the cover.
Published by the Koreshan Unity.
R no. 795
280 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Interpreting prophecy and the appearing of Christ / A. G. Hollis-
^q ter. 3d ed. Washington Heights, 111.: Guiding Star Publishing
House, 1892.
[2], 41, [1] p.; 17 cm.
Lacks a title page; title for the citation is taken from the cover.
Published by the Koreshan Unity.
R no. 796
281 [Hollister, Alonzo Giles].
lO Millennium seen in dream vision by Julia Ward Howe. [New
1^1^^' Lebanon, N.Y.?], 1908.
[4] p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes an essay entitled "The truth is marching on."
R no. 799
282 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
^ Mission of Alethian believers, called Shakers . . . / A. G. HoUis-
l^^v/' ter. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1892-1899.
28 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
Copy 3 has the notation "Received from A. H. Sept. 2, 1899,
James S. Glass."
M no. 337; R no. 800
3^
283 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Pearly gate Bible lessons, part II. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1901].
ii, 34 p.; 18 cm.
Contents: Born again, and Life hereafter.
Lacks a title page; title for the citation is taken from the cover.
Collection has two copies; both contain corrections to the text in
manuscript by the same hand.
M no. 43; R no. 817
By the Shakers 65
284 HoUister, Alonzo Giles.
Pearly gate of the true life and doctrine for believers in Christ /
Jii' by A. G. Hollister and C. Green. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1894.
iv, 296, [3] p.; 18 cm.
Cover title: Morning star Bible lessons, part 1.
M no. 41; R no. 814
285 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Pearly gate of the true life and doctrine for believers in Christ /
■pil- by A. G. Hollister and C. Green. 2d ed., imp. & enl.
*^^ Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1896.
iv, 255 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title: Pearly gate Bible lessons, part I.
Errata sheet pasted in following page 255 in copy 2. It is lacking
in copy 1.
M no. 42; R no. 815
286 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Pearly gate of the true life and doctrine for believers in Christ:
3 ^ part II / compiled by A. G. Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1900.
1 p.£., iii, 17, [1] p.; 18 cm.
Cover title: Pearly gate Bible lessons, part II.
Contents: The virgin life and character.
R no. 816
Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Pearly gate, part III . . .: baptism . . . / compiled with notes by
A. G. Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1904.
32 p.; 14 cm.
Lacks a title page; title for the citation is taken from the cover.
M no. 44; R no. 818
Hollister, Alonzo Giles, comp.
Prophesy unseald by the "word of God reveald out of whose
mouth goeth a sharp sword" . . .: brief sketch of Ann Lee . . . /
compiled by A. G. Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1905.
33 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 803
66 Printed Material
289 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
The reapers. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1898.
K^v^ 16 p.; 13 cm.
"^ Caption title.
M no. 339; R no. 805
290 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
/ 1/^ Shaker testimony: the gospel of eternal (aionion) life, proclaimed
0''1' ' ir> the season of judgement. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1891.
S?i /^^ [2] p.; 30 cm.
Jj: «^ Caption title.
,d^> M no. 340; R no. 807
5l^ '
291 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Shaker view of marriage / A. G. Hollister. [New Lebanon, N.Y.,
ca. 1885].
C ,tV' 11 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes: "Non-resistance" by William Leonard, "The gov-
ernment of Christ's kingdom, a theocracy" by Abraham Perkins,
"Christ's kingdom — its bed rock foundations" by Daniel Fraser,
and "Self examination" by Martha J. Anderson.
M no. 341; R no. 808
292 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Synopsis of doctrine taught by Believers in Christ's Second
^ Appearing / A. G. Hollister. 2d ed., enl. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
^,.V'^ 1893.
30 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 343; R no. 811
293 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Synopsis of doctrine taught by Believers in Christ's Second
(7 Appearing / A. G. Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1902.
Jo^' 31 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 342; R no. 812
By the Shakers 67
294 Information for inquirers: in reference to the "United Society of
Believers." [Canterbury, N.H., ca. 1885].
1 broadside; 23 cm.
"For the better understanding of those who wish to know of the
rules and regulations of our religious home, we have prepared
the following brief summary."
M no. 347; R no. 837
295 A juvenile guide, or manual of good manners: consisting of
counsels, instructions & rules of deportment for the young, by
lovers of youth; in two parts. Canterbury, N.H.: Printed in the
d- United Society, 1844.
^ [8], 131 p.; 15 cm.
Collection contains three copies. Copy 1 is inscribed to Beulah
Clemence from Amanda, New Lebanon, N.Y., January 29, 1882.
The inscription in copy 2 reads: "To Idyl from Sister Lillian."
Copy 3 measures 16 x 11 cm. and has been neither trimmed nor
cut; its pages are wrapped in a paper cover that eventually
would have been pasted on boards for final binding.
M no. 54; R no. 847; S nos. 79712, 106199 (attributes authorship
to Isaac Newton Youngs, Rufus Bishop, and Garrett Lawrence)
296 A juvenile monitor: containing instructions for youth and chil-
dren, pointing out ill manners, and showing them how to
, behave in the various conditions of childhood and youth. New
. ^ Lebanon, N.Y., 1823.
20 p.; 13 cm.
"The following pages were written by the instructors of the
school at New-Lebanon ..." (preface).
M no. 53; R no. 848; S no. 106199 (attributes authorship to Isaac
Newton Youngs, Rufus Bishop, and Garrett Lawrence);
SS no. 12980
297 Keefover, James R.
I Quesrions about Shakerism. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1888].
nV' [4] p.; 15 cm.
Caption title.
Responses about Shakerism were contributed by F. W. Evans.
M no. 262; R no. 852
68 Printed Material
298 King, Emma Belle.
A Shaker's viewpoint / Eldress Emma B. King. Old Chatham,
, 'I N.Y.: Shaker Museum Foundation, 1959.
h ^^ [8] p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
Includes a description of the Shaker Museum, Old Chatham,
N.Y.
R no. 853
299 Knight, Jane D.
Brief narrative of events touching various reforms / by Jane D.
Knight. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1880.
29 p.; 15 cm.
"Jane D. Knight . . . was reared in the Society of Friends and
united with the Shakers at Mt. Lebanon, Columbia County,
N.Y., in the year 1826, in the twenty-second year of her age"
(title page).
M no. 351; R no. 854
3^1
S^
S4
300 Lamson, David Rich.
Two years' experience among the Shakers: being a description of
the manners and customs of that people, the nature and policy
of their government, their marvelous intercourse with the spiri-
tual world, the object and uses of confession, their inquisition; in
short, a condensed view of Shakerism as it is / by David R. Lam-
son. West Boylston, Mass.: Published by the author, 1848.
212 p.: ill.; 18 cm.
Collection contains both bound and unbound versions of the
book.
Lamson lived with the Shakers at Hancock, Mass., for two years
in the 1840s.
M nos. 56, 57; R no. 855; S no. 38777
301 Leonard, William.
A discourse on the order and propriety of divine inspiration and
revelation: showing the necessity thereof in all ages to know the
will of God; also, a discourse on the second appearing of Christ
in and through the order of the female; and, a discourse on the
By the Shakers 69
propriety and necessity of a united inheritance in all things in
order to support a true Christian community / by Wm. Leonard.
Harvard, Mass.: Published by the United Society, 1853.
88 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title of bound copy: On revelation and united inheritance.
Edited by Calvin Green.
M no. 58; R no. 861; S no. 79703
302 Leonard, William.
The life and sufferings of Jesus annointed, our holy savior, and
^ S of our blessed Mother Ann: [who revived the saving plan, and
"compast man" in his lost state, and taught him the way to
escape . . .]; in two parts / written by inspiration [evolved thru
the inner consciousness of] William Leonard in the church at
Harvard, Mass., October 1841; prepared for publication, with
notes and appendix, by A. G. Hollister. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
1904.
86 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title: The inner life reveald of Jesus annointed and of Ann
the word.
Brackets in the title statement appear on the title page.
R no. 862
303 [Leonard, William].
Respect and veneration due from youth to age. New Bedford,
^ . 1 J Mass.: Printed for Joseph S. Tillinghast, 1870.
15 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 863
304 Lomas, George Albert.
The life of Christ is the end of the world / by Geo. Albert
/ ''\ Lomas. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.; London: J. Burns, 1869.
16 p.; 12 cm. (Shaker tract, no. 1)
Cover title.
M nos. 357, 358; R no. 870
70 Printed Material
£.-■'
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305 Lomas, George Albert.
The life of Christ is the end of the world / by Geo. Albert '
Lomas. Shakers [Watervliet], Albany, N.Y.: C. Van Benthuysen
and Sons Print, 1869.
16 p.; 14 cm. (Shaker tract, no. 1)
Cover title.
M no. 356; R no. 868
306 [Lomas, George Albert].
Plain talks upon practical. Christian religion: being answers to
ever-recurring questions concerning the Shakers, prominently
among which is the answer to "What must an individual do to
be a Shaker?" . . . Shakers, N.Y.: Published by the Shakers,
[ca. 1882].
24 p.; 19 cm.
The Watervliet, N.Y., community was often referred to as Shak-
ers, N.Y.
M no. 360; R no. 875
307 Lomas, George Albert.
Plain talks upon practical religion: being candid answers to ear-
nest inquiries / by Geo. Albert Lomas. Albany, N.Y.: Van Ben-
thuysen Printing House, 1873.
24 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Inscribed from Lomas to Elder Daniel Boler.
R no. 872
308 Love, Alfred.
^ A Shaker meeting / Alfred Love, president of the Universalist
C \l < ' Peace Union, speaks at Mt. Lebanon. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1891.
"^ 9 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 362; R nos. 877, 1290
309 McBride, John.
An account of the doctrines, government, manners, and customs
'3^ w of the Shakers: with remarks on confession to Catholic priests
and Shaker elders / by John McBride. Cincinnati, 1834.
J^
By the Shakers 71
27, 27-33 p.; 15 cm.
McBride was a Shaker for twenty years, grew dissatisfied with
the movement, and left. In this pamphlet he details his
criticisms.
Other known copies of this work contain six parts, with part 6,
"Manners and customs," having fifteen paragraphs. The collec-
tion copy has eight parts and instead of fifteen paragraphs in
part 6 it has nineteen. Part 7 is headed "Exemplifying the apos-
tolic church, in a social compact," and part 8 "Of the nature of
the covenant."
310 [Mace, Aurelia Gay].
The Aletheia: spirit of truth; a series of letters in which the prin-
ciples of the United Society known as Shakers are set forth and
illustrated / by Aurelia. Farmington, Maine: Press of Knowlton,
McLeary & Co., 1899.
135 p., 33L of plates: ill., ports.; 24 cm.
Inscribed "presented to Sister Alice Braisted by Aurelia, Sabbath-
day Lake, Maine, June 15, 1899."
M no. 4; R no. 882
^^
311 Mace, Aurelia Gay.
In memoriam: Sister Aurelia G. Mace, 1835-1910. [S.I.: s.n.,
f\ :^ 1910].
100 p., 1 plate: port.; 20 cm.
Subject of this memorial lived in the Sabbathday Lake, Maine,
Shaker community.
R no. 833
312 Mace, Aurelia Gay.
The mission and testimony of the Shakers of the twentieth cen-
2 ^ tury to the world: a lecture delivered at Greenacre, Eliot, Maine,
July 19, 1904 / by Aurelia G. Mace. [S.I.: s.n.], 1904.
17 p.: port.; 22 cm.
R no. 885
2^
313 Mace, Fayette.
Familiar dialogues on Shakerism: in which the principles of the
United Society are illustrated and defended / by Fayette Mace.
Portland, Maine: Charles Day & Co., 1837.
71 Printed Material
120 p.; 19 cm.
Date on cover is 1838.
Copy 1 is inscribed "To Sister Aurelia G. Mace, a token of
respect from her gospel brother, Otis Sawyer. This book was
bound expressly for a present on Christmas 1882." Her com-
ment: "From the last tree we had in the old house, Aurelia."
M nos. 62, 63; R no. 886
314 McKechnie, Frederic.
Prof. Comstock's experience which turned the professor from his
^ > cruel ways / by Frederic McKechnie. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1902.
16 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 368; R no. 888
315 [McNemar, Richard].
A concise answer to the general inquiry: who, or what are the
f£r\'^<3> Shakers. Union Village, Ohio, 1825.
8 p.; 13 cm.
M no. 191; R no. 899; S nos. 79700, 97883; SS no. 21288
316 [McNemar, Richard].
A concise answer to the general inquiry: who or what are the
/- ^1/ , C5 Shakers. Hartford, Conn.: Review Offce Print, 1835.
17 p.; 15 cm.
M no. 194; R no. 904; S no. 79700
317 [McNemar, Richard].
cz ^ /i A concise answer to the inquiry: who or what are the Shakers?
South Groton, Mass., 1849.
. 2 ^^64 17, [1] p.; 15 cm.
C ' o Contents of this pamphlet were added to by Lorenzo D. Gros-
K (> J5. i'^ venor, the person who distributed this work, and by Eleanor
^ri ^^ ' Hayes Wright.
Copy 2 in the collection has the inscription "To Br. Thomas W.
from his friend Lorenzo." Copy 3 is uncut in sheet as pulled
from press.
M no. 322; R no. 908
By the Shakers 73
B<^
318 [McNemar, Richard].
A concise answer to the general inquiry: who or what are the
Shakers. Union Village, Ohio, 1868.
8 p.; 13 cm.
Although sharing a title with previous editions, this publication
lacks much of their text.
R no. 907
319 [McNemar, Richard], comp.
The constitution of the United Societies of Believers (called Shak-
^ ers): containing sundry covenants and articles of agreement
definitive of the legal grounds of the institution. Watervliet,
Ohio, 1833.
1 vol. (various pagings); 18 cm.
Volume consists of twelve items bound together; four of these
selections have their own imprint. Other copies of this work do
not necessarily contain the same publications as the collection
copy.
M no. 14; R no. 911; S no. 97886; SS no. 21165
320 [McNemar, Richard].
Dialogue between the church and the old gentleman. [Water-
,v^.3 vliet, Ohio, ca. 1825].
12 p.; 15 cm.
Attribution is sometimes assigned to Oliver Prentiss.
R no. 917
321 [McNemar, Richard], comp.
Investigator: or a defence of the order, government & economy
of the United Society called Shakers, against sundry charges &
,■ ^ 9-\ legislative proceedings; addressed to the political world, by the
Society of Believers at Pleasant Hill, Ky. Lexington, Ky.: Printed
by Smith & Palmer, 1828.
47 p.; 18 cm.
Inscription reads "A present to Deacon Stephen from his friend
Eleazar."
M no. 349; R no. 926; S no. 79710; SS no. 33962
74 Printed Material
'ill [McNemar, Richard], comp.
Investigator: or, a defence of the order, government and econ-
omy of the United Society, called Shakers, against sundry
& ^ charges and legislative proceedings; addressed to the political
-^ I world, by the Society of Believers at Pleasant Hill, Ky. New
York: Egbert, Hovey & King, 1846.
84, 19 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title: Account of some of the proceedings of the legisla-
tures of the states of Kentucky and New-Hampshire, 1828 &c. in
relation to the people called Shakers.
M nos. 1 and 2 (recorded by cover title); R no. 927; S nos. 37486,
79711
323 McNemar, Richard.
The Kentucky revival: or, a short history of the late extraordi-
^S^ nary out-pouring of the spirit of God, in the western states of
America, agreeably to scripture-promises, and prophecies con-
cerning the latter day; with a brief account of the entrance and
V 5>T '■'"^ progress of what the world call Shakerism, among the subjects
of the late revival in Ohio and Kentucky, presented to the true
Zion-traveller as a memorial of the wilderness journey / by Rich-
ard M'Nemar. Cincinnati: From the press of John W. Browne,
1807.
119, [1], 23 p.; 18 cm.
Bound with Observations on church government, hy the Presbytery of
Springfield, to which is added the last will and testament of that rever-
end body, with a preface and notes by the editor.
Copy contains the bookplate of Benjamin S. Youngs. A later
owner was John Darby.
Errata on unnumbered page.
M no. 65; R no. 929; S no. 43605; SS no. 12969
jy q-) t7
324 McNemar, Richard.
The Kentucky revival: or, a short history of the late extraordi-
nary out-pouring of the spirit of God, in the western states of
P ^ America, agreeably to scripture-promises, and prophecies con-
cerning the latter day; with a brief account of the entrance and
progress of what the world call Shakerism, among the subjects
By the Shakers 75
of the late revival in Ohio and Kentucky, presented to the true
Zion-traveller as a memorial of the wilderness journey / by Rich-
ard M'Nemar. Cincinnati printed; Albany: Re-printed by E. and
E. Hosford, 1808.
119 p.; 17 cm.
Bound with Observations on church government, by the Presbytery of
Springfield, to which is added the last will and testament of that rever-
end body, with a preface and notes by the editor (no. 414).
Includes errata sheet.
M no. 66; R no. 930; S no. 43605; SS no. 15477
325 McNemar, Richard.
The Kentucky revival: or, a short history of the late extraordi-
i ^ nary out-pouring of the spirit of God, in the western states of
America, agreeably to scripture promises and prophecies con-
cerning the latter day; with a brief account of the entrance and
progress of what the world call Shakerism, among the subjects
of the late revival in Ohio and Kentucky, presented to the true
Zion-traveller as a memorial of the wilderness journey / by Rich-
ard M'Nemar. Pittsfield, Mass.: Re-printed by Phineas Allen,
1808.
148 p.; 18 cm.
Bound with Observations on church government, by the Presbytery of
Springfield, to which is added the last will and testament of that rever-
end body, with a preface and notes by the editor (no. 413).
M nos.'67, 68; R no. 931; S no. 43605; SS no. 15478
326 McNemar, Richard.
The Kentucky revival: or, a short history of the late extraordi-
l\ n nary outpouring of the spirit of God in the western states of
America, agreeably to scripture promises and prophecies con-
cerning the latter day; with a brief account of the entrance and
progress of what the world call Shakerism, among the subjects
of the late revival in Ohio and Kentucky, presented to the true
Zion traveller as a memorial of the wilderness journey / by Rich-
ard M'Nemar. New York: Reprinted by Edward O. Jenkins,
1846.
76 Printed Material
156 p.; 19 cm.
Observations on church government . . ., p. [133]-156.
M no. 70; R no. 933; S no. 43605
327 [McNemar, Richard].
The other side of the question in three parts: I. An explanation
of the proceedings of Eunice Chapman and the legislature
/) ^ against the United Society called Shakers in the state of New-
York; II. A refutahon of the false statements of Mary Dyer
against the said Society in the state of New-Hampshire; III. An
account of the proceedings of Abram Van Vleet, Esq., and his
associates against the said United Society at Union Village, Ohio;
comprising a general vindication of the character of Mother and
the Elders against the attacks of public slander — the edicts of a
prejudiced party — and the misguided zeal of lawless mobs; pub-
lished by order of the United Society at Union Village, Ohio.
Cincinnati: Looker, Reynolds & Co., 1819.
166 p.; 18 cm.
M no. 76; R no. 946; S no. 57844; SS no. 48553
328 [McNemar, Richard], ed.
A record relating to the Cogar mob and Boon suit / by Perigrinus
fr^^. "^ [pseud.]. [S.I.: s.n.], 1831.
"^ ' [10] p.; 13 cm.
Includes an extract from a speech by John Brethett, Kentucky's
lieutenant governor.
R no. 948
329 [McNemar, Richard].
A review of the most important events relating to the rise and
r: »/. 5^' progress of the United Society of Believers in the west: with sun-
" dry other documents connected with the history of the Society;
collected from various journals / by E. Wright [pseud.]. Union
Village, Ohio, 1831.
34 p.; 15 cm.
Copies elsewhere frequently have different pagination.
M no. 476; R no. 950; S no. 105576; SS no. 8080
Bi/ the Shakers 77
330 McNemar, Richard.
A selection of hymns and poems for the use of Believers: col-
lected from sundry authors / by Philos Harmoniae [pseud.].
/^ > Watetvliet, Ohio, 1833.
180 [i.e., 176], [4] p.; 18 cm.
Includes index.
M no. 80; R no. 952; S nos. 79718, 97897; SS no. 19857
331 A man of kindness, to his beast is kind. [S.I.: s.n., s.d.].
,5
1 broadside; 19 cm.
■^ "1 ^ Title is the first line of this poem used as a rule of conduct.
.3^^' "Shaker Home" is printed at the bottom of the card.
Quoted in Andrews, People called Shakers, page 120 (no. 491).
332 The manifesto. Vol. 13, no. 1 Qanuary 1883)-vol. 29, no. 12
(December 1899). Shaker Village, N.H. [etc.]: The United Socie-
ties, 1883-1899.
17 vols.: ill.; 25 cm.
Monthly.
f\ ie> Edited by Henry Clay Blinn.
Part of the group of periodicals known collectively as the
Manifesto.
M no. 109; R no. 974
AS^
333 [Meacham, Joseph].
A concise statement of the principles of the only true church:
according to the gospel of the present appearance of Christ; as
^ held to and practised upon by the true followers of the living
b*^^' "^ saviour at Newlebanon, &c.; together with a letter from James
Whittaker, minister of the gospel in this day of Christ's second
appearing — to his natural relations in England, dated
October 9th, 1785. Bennington, Vt.: Haswell & Russell, 1-790.
24 p.; 14 cm.
First printed statement of Shaker theology.
E nos. 22664 (recorded under Meacham), 23082 (recorded under
Whittaker); M no. 491; R no. 1006; S no. 97884
7S Printed Material
334 [Meacham, Joseph].
A concise statement of the principles of the only true church:
according to the gospel of the present appearance of Christ; as
^ I J) held to and practised by the followers of the living saviour at
C'^ " New Lebanon, &c.; together with a letter from James Whittaker,
minister of the gospel in this day of Christ's second appearing,
to his natural relations in England, dated October 9th, 1785.
New Gloucester, Maine, 1847.
26, [1] p.; 16 cm.
M no. 199; R no. 1009; S no. 97884
335 Meacham, Joseph.
A concise statement of the principles of the only true church of
^ Christ / by Joseph Meacham; together with a letter from James
^ ,\t/' * Whittaker to his natural relations in England. Canterbury, N.H.,
1847.
23 p.; 11 cm.
This copy was given by someone named Mary to Sister Emma J.
Blanchard on September 17, 1856, on the occasion of Emma's
departure.
M no. 200; R no. 1008; S no. 97884
336 [Meacham, Joseph].
[Dispensations]: a concise statement of the principles of the only
K ^/ . ' ^ true church according to the gospel of the present appearing of
Christ; as held to and practiced upon by the true followers of the
living saviour at New Lebanon, &c.; together with a letter from
James Whittaker, minister of the gospel in this day of Christ's
second appearing — to his natural relations in England, dated
October 9th, 1785. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?], 1900.
16 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
Includes biographical notes by Alonzo Giles Hollister on Mea-
cham and Whittaker, pages 15 and 16.
M no. 201; R no. 1010; S no. 97884
337 A memorial: remonstrating against a certain act of the legislature
of Kentucky entitled "an act to regulate civil proceedings against
5,w
By the Shakers 79
certain communities having property in common"; and declaring
that it shall and may be lawful to commence and prosecute suits,
obtain decrees and have execuHon against any of the communi-
ties of people called Shakers without naming or designating the
individuals, or serving process on them, otherwise than by fix-
ing a subpoena on the door of their meeting-house, &c.;
approved Feb. 11, 1828. Harrodsburg, Ky.: Printed at the Union
Office, 1830.
8 p.; 22 cm.
Caption title.
Author may have been Richard McNemar.
R no. 1023; S no. 97892; SS no. 35157 (1828 volume)
11^
338 Memorial: to the honorable. . . . [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1861].
8 p.; 23 cm.
Caption title.
Through this open letter Shakers request exemption from the
Civil War draft law. They give six reasons, including their living
apart from the world and their belief in nonresistance.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
Mutual insurance agreement. [S.I., ca. 1866].
1 broadside; 40 cm.
This form details the responsibilities of all eighteen Shaker com-
munities to any one community that might suffer fire damage
^33 amounting to more than four hundred dollars. The New Leba-
non, N.Y., Shakers would contribute 14 percent of the cost of
rebuilding and the Tyringham, Mass., Shakers 2 percent, while
the sixteen other communities were responsible for amounts
between 2 and 14 percent.
R no. 1066
340 Myrick, Elijah.
The celibate Shaker life / E. Myrick. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?,
^_ iC ca. 1889].
8 p.; 14 cm.
80 Printed Material
Caption title.
Also includes two other essays: "Is celibacy contrary to natural
and revealed law?" by Daniel Fraser and "Longevity of virgin
celibates" by Giles B. Avery.
M no. 385; R no. 1067
341 Neale, Emma J., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
The Shaker cloak. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1905].
J ^7^ 2€.:ill.; 18 cm.
fl^ Short trade catalogue showing the front and back of the cloak as
<rh i'^ it is being worn and containing a letter from the company
describing the garment in further detail.
R no. 345
342 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Catalogue of medicinal plants, barks, roots, seeds, flowers and
cTpV' ' select powders with their therapeutic qualities and botanical
j^ C • ' names: also, pure vegetable extracts, prepared in vacuo; oint-
ments, inspissated juices, essential oils, double distilled and fra-
grant waters, &., &c.; raised, prepared, and put up in the most
careful manner by the United Society of Shakers at New Leba-
non, N.Y. . . . orders addressed to Edward Fowler, New Leba-
non, N.Y., will meet with prompt attention. Albany, N.Y.:
Van Benthuysen, 1851.
34 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 287
343 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Centennial illustrated catalogue and price list of the Shakers'
^ C. f'.^^'' chairs, foot benches, floor mats, etc.: manufactured and sold by
'' the Shakers at Mt. Lebanon, Columbia Co., N.Y.; also contain-
ing several pieces of Shaker music. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons
& Co., 1876.
31, [7] p.: ill.; 18 cm.
Includes the advertisements of authorized dealers in Shaker
chairs.
M no. 166; R no. 240
By the Shakers 81
344 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Circular to Believers. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1885.
[2] p.; 26 cm.
Letter addressed to "Beloved Brethren and Sisters" announcing
that the Manifesto would continue publication. Apparently, the
editorial staff had questioned the advisability of maintaining the
journal as a way to communicate with Shaker members. The let-
ter was signed "In kindest love to all our Zion, Ministry of New
Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y."
M no. 380; R no. 991
345 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Dose-list of fluid extracts put up at Shaker Village, Mount Leba-
non, Columbia County, N.Y. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1890].
^ 12 p.; 19 cm.
Caption title.
R no. 174a
346 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Druggists hand-book of pure botanic preparations &c.: sold by
. Society of Shakers, Mount Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y.
^ ' Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1874.
I vi, 58 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title: Catalogue of medicinal plants, barks, roots, seeds,
flowers & select powders. . . .
Includes indexes.
347 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Fancy oval covered boxes. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1875].
[4] p.: ill.; 15 cm.
Catalogue showing and offering Shaker boxes and thirteen
Shaker chairs with or without arms. One of the pages contains
"directions for ordering chairs."
R no. 338
348 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Honey: soul of flowers, to sweeten the soul of man; Shakers,
North family. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1906].
82 Printed Material
[4] p.: ill.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 340
349 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Products of intelligence and diligence: Shakers Church fam-
-f,^ ' ily. . . . Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1895].
C,^J'^ 16 p.: ill.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
Catalogue of cloaks and carriers.
Original pen-and-ink drawings in this catalogue were done by
Peter Neagoe (see no. 1113).
R no. 343
350 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
/ Programme of peices sung by the Mount Lebanon singing class
at their regular singing meeting on the evening of Jan. 23rd,
1877: at the meeting room of Second Order. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
1877.
1 broadside; 21 cm.
Includes a list of eleven songs.
Misspelling in this title is corrected in pencil.
351 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Seven barks. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1910].
-<6. [8] p.; 15 X 20 cm.
Caption title.
■e^ ^J ' "^ Seven barks, "a highly concentrated compound of valuable
"^ medicinal herbs," was made by the Shakers exclusively for
Lyman Brown of New York City.
R no. 310
352 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Shaker carpet and rug beaters. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1900].
-^ ^ k?3 1 broadside: ill.; 24 cm.
^.r ^ Advertisement for a rattan beater.
C^ \3>t''' From the North family.
, ^b ^ R no. 344
By the Shakers 83
353 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Shaker literature: books — old and new; North family. Mount
Lebanon. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1902.
I .>- [4] p.; 21 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 113; R no. 1288
354 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Shakers' garden seeds raised at New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y. New Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1872].
1 broadside; 35 cm.
Broadside offers seeds for seventy-nine kinds of vegetables.
Orders were to go to Peter H. Long, agent for the Society.
On the back of this broadside is a handwritten list of chairs and
bedding sent to Philadelphia in November 1872 and
September 1873.
355 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
J / ^ 3 The Shakers of Mount Lebanon extend to you an invitation to
nj-i^attend a peace convention in the interest of universal peace. . . .
^2^0^- ' ' Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1905.
1^ 1 broadside; 27 cm.
Meeting was to take place on August 31, 1905.
R no. 1309
356 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Shakers' price list of fluid and solid extracts. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
1875.
[4] p.; 28 cm.
Catalogue offers about two hundred fifty extracts.
Date of the catalogue is blacked out as are most of the prices.
357 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Shakers' price list of medicinal preparations. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
"flfi 1874.
^^ [4] p.; 28 cm.
'^ Price list, dated May 1, 1874, offers over four hundred kinds of
medicine. Information in the price list includes the common and
84 Printed Material
botanical names of each herb, the form in which the medicine is
sold (herb, pulverized, fluid, or solid) and its price, and a notice
on discounts.
R no. 301
358 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Shakers' price list of medicinal preparations . . .: herbs, roots,
J 2>^/^ barks, and powders net prices, fluid and solid extracts, discount
t)\^ according to the amount purchased. Mt. Lebanon, 1874.
SP> [4] p.; 28 cm.
Price list, dated April 1, 1874, offers over four hundred kinds of
medicine. Information in the price list includes the common and
botanical names of each herb, the form in which the medicine is
sold (herb, pulverized, fluid, or solid) and its price, and a notice
on discounts.
R no. 300
359 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Vanderbilt's candy church: the kings of the kitchen. New York:
-f^C'^'"'^ A. J. White, 1889.
32 p.: ports.; 16 cm.
Cover title.
Contains Shaker cooking recipes and medicines.
R no. 335
I ^lU
360 [Newton, Agnes].
That beautiful city: "glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of
God"; Psalm LXXXVIL 3. [Canterbury, N.H., ca. 1895].
, / 1 broadside: music; 28 cm.
£i A ' Sheet music.
M no. 456 (identifies the composer as Newton); R no. 1062
361 [Norwood, Wesley C.].
Materia medica and therapeutics of Norwood's tincture of vera-
< C , ^'^^' ' ^^^^ viride. 11th ed. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1904.
'' ' 32 p.; 21 cm.
Cover title.
Robert Halford, agent, Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.
M no. 185; R no. 1096
By the Shakers 85
362 [Norwood, Wesley C.].
^ : Materia medica and therapeutics of Norwood's tincture of vera-
^^' trum viride. 12th ed. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1936.
31 p.; 22 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 1097
^.-^
363 Norwood, Wesley C.
Veratrum viride / by W. C. Norwood. [New Lebanon, N.Y.,
ca. 1900].
4 p.; 22 cm.
Caption title.
This drug came from the New Lebanon, N.Y., community and
was sold by the Chas. N. Crittenton Company of New York
City.
R no. 1103
Notice!: for the benefit of the friends who call on us, as well as
for the better protection of ourselves it has been thought advisa-
ble to adopt the following rules for visitors. [Canterbury, N.H.?,
ca. 1880].
1 broadside; 26 cm.
Contains nine rules governing the behavior of guests. Broadside
is signed "United Society."
R no. 1106
365 Observations on the natural and constitutional rights of con-
science: in relation to military requisitions on the people called
^, ^' Shakers. Albany, N.Y.: E. & E. Hosford, 1816.
24 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
This statement is signed by Richard Spier, Peter Dodge, Morrell
Baker, Calvin Green, and Seth Y. Wells.
M no. 501; R no. 1120; S no. 79715; SS no. 38920
366 Of ford, Daniel.
Happy release. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1892.
1 broadside; 18 cm.
86 Printed Material
Broadside announcing the resignation of F. W. Evans as elder
and the appointment of Offord as his successor.
R no. 768
367 [Offord, Daniel].
Original Shaker music published by the North family of Mt.
Lebanon, Col. Co., N.Y. New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1893.
f\ -^ T7\ p.; 21 cm.
Cover title: Original Shaker music, volume II.
Co-compilers were Lucy Bowers and Martha J. Anderson.
Copy 1 in the collection is from the Meeting Room of the Church
family.
Book was intended for use with the 1884 edition of Shaker music:
original inspirational hymns . . . (see no. 369).
Mno. 75; R no. 1125
368 Offord, Daniel.
, ^ Seven travails of the Shaker church / by Daniel Offord. Mt.
^n^' Lebanon, N.Y., 1889.
8 p.; 15 cm.
M no. 390; R no. 1124
369 [Offord, Daniel].
Shaker music: original inspirational hymns and songs illustrative
'VC^ of the resurrection, life and testimony of the Shakers. New York:
Published for the North Family, Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., by
William A. Pond & Co., 1884.
250 p.; 22 cm.
Cover title: Original Shaker music: inspirational.
Generally considered to be the first volume of Original Shaker
music published by the North family of Mt. Lebanon . . ., compiled
by Offord and others in 1893. See no. 367.
M no. 92; R no. 1126
370 100 years of Shaker life: centennial of a communism of peace.
.Q [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1884].
E'^^' 8 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
By the Shakers 87
Common attribution to F. W. Evans is doubtful, considering
some of the statements in the text.
Mno. 392; R no. 1130
371 One hundredth anniversary of the organization of the Shaker
church, Enfield, N.H.: October 18, 1893. Enfield, N.H.: Abbott's
Power Print, 1893.
B 36, [1] p.; 21 cm.
Historical material by Abraham Perkins and Henry Clay Blinn.
Copy 4 in the collection had been presented to Eldress Lois Went-
worth by A. Perkins.
M no. 391; R no. 561
372 Our title deeds. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1890].
I / |tfl 1 broadside; 30 cm.
^-1 r] Reprint of a two-column article from the Belfast Star (Ireland)
I t*^ concerning a tablet in Westminster Abbey that memorialized
. 0^ I Judge Theophilus Harrington of Vermont, who did not recognize
. the legitimacy of ownership of runaway slaves.
V 1^^ Mno. 396; R no. 1133
373 The peace resolutions. [S.I.: s.n.], 1905.
1 broadside; 23 cm.
6^ I Reprint of an article from the October 19, 1905, issue of the
^ j Brooklyn Eagle reporting that the resolutions adopted at the Peace
)^ ' Conference held at New Lebanon, N.Y., would be sent to the
U.S. Congress for endorsement as well as to The Hague for con-
sideration by the international court.
R no. 1171
374 Peebles, James MarHn.
Nihilism — socialism — Shakerism — which? [New Lebanon, N.Y.?,
. /> ca. 1880].
^ 7 p.; 13 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 398; R no. 1175
Printed Material
375 Peebles, James Martin.
Oriental spiritualism from the spirit of Mother Ann Lee to J. M.
Peebles. [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1877].
f /^»/' 13 p.; 13 cm.
Cover title.
Also includes "Letter from Elder Evans: a look behind the cur-
tains of Shakerism" and "Selfish property: a dream by one of the
sisters on the night of Nov. 9, 1877."
M no. 399; R no. 1176
376 Peebles, James Martin.
M ^3*7 ^ Shaker mission: results of Elder Evans's visit to England.
I tf T? [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1887].
O " 1 broadside; 27 cm.
^ ^ ^6 Much of the text concerns spiritualism.
n Also includes remarks by F. W. Evans entitled "The other side."
^p, l^^ M no. 271; R no. 1178
377 Peebles, James Martin.
The Shaker mission to England: letter from J. M. Peebles M.D.
rr^v; . '"'*' Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1887.
^ [4] p.; 23 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes a letter from F. W. Evans under the heading "The
other side."
R no. 1179
378 Pelham, Richard W.
.1 The higher law of spiritual progression. Albany, N.Y.: Printing
B (^"^ ' House of Van Benthuysen & Sons, 1868.
32 p.; 14 cm. (Shaker tract, no. 2)
Also issued under the title The Shaker's answer to a letter from an
inquirer (see no. 379).
M no. 408; R no. 1182
379 Pelham, Richard W.
The Shaker's answer to a letter from an inquirer / by R. W. Pel-
Y' r^\J ^ '» ham. 2d ed. Cincinnati: Jos. B. Boyd, 1868.
By the Shakers 89
32 p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
Also issued as The higher law of spiritual progression (see no. 378).
M no. 401; R no. 1181
380 Pelham, Richard W.
A Shaker's answer to the oft-repeated question: "what would
^r^' become of the world if all should become Shakers?" Stereotyped
ed. Boston: Rand, Avery & Co., 1874.
31, [1] p.; 17 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 402; R no. 1183
381 Perkins, Abraham.
Autobiography of Elder Abraham Perkins and in memoriam.
Pi 5 Concord, N.H.: The Rumford Press, 1901.
22 p., 1 plate: port.; 18 cm.
Mno. 410; R no. 1188
382 Pomeroy, Marcus Mills.
Visit to the Shakers / M. M. Pomeroy. [Canterbury, N.H.?,
5rN'^-'^ ca. 1883].
11 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 413; R no. 1196
383 Pool, Jason Blakeley.
A new theory of life and species / published by J. B. Pool, West
Ic"^ ' '^ Pittsfield, Mass. Nantucket, Mass.: Hussey & Robinson, 1878.
48 p.; 15 cm.
Concerns the so-called Darwinian theory.
On the back cover someone has written the names of seventeen
Shakers, sometimes identifying the member by family.
R no. 1197
384 Poole, Cyrus O.
I Spiritualism as organized by the Shakers / by Cyrus O. Poole.
^n^- [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1887].
90 Printed Material
16 p.; 16 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 414; R no. 1199
385 A repository of music containing elementary and advanced les-
sons: selected from the works of able teachers. Canterbury,
A C, N.H.: Printed at Shaker Village, 1880.
xxviii, 73 p.; 24 cm.
Attribution of some lessons to Henry Clay Blinn is questionable.
Copy in the collection once belonged to Elsie Wheeler.
R no. 1239
386 Richmond, David.
An explanatory address and testimony of light and truth: to the
^ O^' United Society of Believers or Shakers in the United States of
America and to whom it may concern / by David Richmond.
Darlington, England, 1879. (Glasgow: Hay, Nisbet & Co., pr.).
40 p.; 19 cm.
M no. 426; R no. 1246
1'^^
\->
387 Robertson, James.
Dr. Peebles and Elder Evans in Glasgow: farewell meetings.
[New Lebanon, N.Y.?], 1887.
[3] p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 1248
388 Robertson, James.
; 1/ . '"^ Dr. Peebles and Elder Evans in Glasgow: farewell meetings.
' *^ ' [New Lebanon, N.Y.?], 1887.
6 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
R no. 1247
389 Robinson, Charles Edson.
A concise history of the United Society of Believers, called Shak-
r ^ ers / by Charles Edson Robinson. East Canterbury, N.H.: Shaker
Village, 1893.
By the Shakers 91
ix, [1], 134 p.; ill., ports.; 24 cm.
Collection contains duplicate volumes with different cover titles:
The Shakers and The Shakers and their homes.
Published in other forms under the name C. R. Edson.
Copy 2 was once owned by Laura E. Love, Sabbathday Lake,
Maine.
M nos. 86, 87; R no. 1249
Rules for doing good. [New Lebanon, N.Y., s.d.].
Timeless rules of conduct credited to John Wesley. Broadside is
1 5'^'^' printed on a heavy card and suitable for hanging on a wall.
R no. 1254
391 Sampson, Joseph Adam Hall.
Remains of Joseph A. H. Sampson, who died at New-Lebanon,
12 mo. 14, 1825, aged 20 years: published by the request of his
■^ friends for the benefit of youth. Rochester, N.Y.: Printed by
E. F. Marshall for Proctor Sampson of New-Lebanon, 1827.
59, [1] p.; 13 cm.
M nos. 81, 82; R no. 1263; S no. 75939; SS no. 30519
392 Sampson, Joseph Adam Hall.
Remains of Joseph A. H. Sampson, born at Marshfield, 10th
month, 20th, 1805, died at New-Lebanon, 12th month, 14th,
^ 1825, aged 20 years: published for the benefit of youth. Albany,
N.Y.: Printed by Hoffman and White for Proctor Sampson of
New-Lebanon, 1834.
35, [1] p.; 15 cm.
Copy was once owned by Miriam Of ford.
M no. 83; R no. 1264; S no. 75939; SS no. 26624
393 Sears, Chauncy Edward.
Shakers: a short treahse on marriage / by C. E. Sears. Rochester,
N.Y.: Daily Democrat Steam Printing House, 1867.
13, [1] p.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 434; R no. 1270
i4
92 Printed Material
J)^
394 Sears, Clara Endicott.
Gleanings from old Shaker journals / compiled by Clara Endicott
Sears. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916.
xiii, 298 p., 32€. of plates: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Concerns the Harvard, Mass., Shaker community.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 1273
395 The Shaker. Vol. 1, no. 1 (January 1871)-vol. 7, no. 12
(December 1877). Watervliet, N.Y. [etc.], 1871-1877.
P\ {£:' 7 vols.; 34 cm.
•OST- Monthly.
^ Known as the Shaker and Shakeress, Vol. 3 (1873)-vol. 5 (1875).
Collection includes the unnumbered, extra issue dated 1873,
entitled "Social gathering of the junior order of Believers of
Mount Lebanon, in the pine grove, Canaan, Columbia County,
N.Y."
Binding of volume 7 bears the name Giles B. Avery.
Part of the group of periodicals known collectively as the
Manifesto.
M no. 109; R nos. 975, 980, 982
396 Shaker anthems and hymns: arranged for divine worship.
Shaker Village, N.H., 1883.
/^ 5 16 p.; 24 cm.
Cover title.
Most of these hymns were composed at Canterbury, N.H.
M no. 438; R no. 1276
55
397 Shaker church covenant. Shaker Village, N.H., 1889.
12 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
"For the better understanding of those who wish to know of the
rules and regulations of our religious home, we have prepared
the following brief summary ..." (back cover). The inside back
cover offers the same information in German.
M no. 441; R no. 1279
By the Shakers 93
398 Shaker church covenant. East Canterbury, N.H., 1906.
13, [1] p.; 22 cm.
Cover title.
Lacks the German summary found in the earlier edition (see
no. 397).
R no. 1280
B^
399 The Shaker conference. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1905.
1 broadside; 33 cm.
Contains a reprint of an article from the Pittsfield Eagle on the
Peace Conference sponsored by the New Lebanon, N.Y., Shak-
ers and a reprint of "The Shakers are for peace," an article from
the Syracuse Post-Standard on the same event.
R no. 1283
400 Shaker hymnal / by the Canterbury Shakers. East Canterbury,
N.H.: The Canterbury Shakers, 1908. (Boston, Mass.: Stanhope
A S Press, F. H. Gilson Co., pr.).
273 p.; 24 cm.
Includes index.
R no. 1284
401 The Shaker manifesto. Vol. 8, no. 1 (January 1878)-vol. 12, no.
12 (December 1882). Shaker Village, N.H. [etc.]: N. A. Briggs,
j\ (p pub. [etc.], 1878-1882.
5 vols.: ill.; 25 cm.
Monthly.
Edited by George Albert Lomas (1878-1881) and Henry Clay
Blinn (1882).
Part of the group of periodicals known collectively as the
Manifesto.
M no. 109; R no. 988
402 Shaker music. East Canterbury, N.H., 1875-1892.
. ^ xiv, 492 p.; 25 cm.
r ^ Volume was formerly owned by Martha Perkins.
"As the printing of this work has been done at different periods
of time, it has occasioned many difficulties. Perhaps some errors
94 Printed Material
have escaped detection which might otherwise have been
avoided; yet the candid reader must have charity for the
printers" (title page).
403 [Shaker music. S.I.: s.n., ca. 1880].
1 vol. (unpaged); 28 cm.
A ^ While some of the sheets are headed "Shaker music," an over-
whelming number are not. Some of the pages were printed at
Shaker Village, N.H. Several of the hymns are priced at five
cents, which means that they may have been sold separately.
Volume has been laminated so that the sheets are the same size,
larger than any of the leaves they contain. Covers are maps of
New York and New England, where many Shaker communities
were located.
404 [Shaker music. S.I.: s.n., ca. 1880].
1 vol. (unpaged); 23 cm.
Supplied title appears as a running head throughout the first
three-quarters of the volume.
Most of the hymns have been credited to the Canterbury, N.H.,
community.
Volume was once owned by Jane Emily Smith.
hs
405 [Shaker music. S.I.: s.n., ca. 1885].
1 vol. (unpaged); 24 cm.
Binder's title on spine: Music.
h 5 Supplied title appears as a running head throughout the volume
but not always on each page.
Volume is a hymnal made up of pages from various other hym-
nals, cut and bound together in one cover. Some of the pages
match those in other hymnals in the collection.
Many of the hymns are credited to the Canterbury, N.H.,
community.
406 [Shaker music. S.I.: s.n., ca. 1890].
1 vol. (various pagings); 25 cm.
j. ^ Compilation of many hymns taken from various hymnals. The
music was composed from the mid-1880s through 1890.
Volume was once owned by Doreta Horton.
By the Shakers 95
Shaker Seed Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Annual price list for market gardeners. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1886.
[4] p.; 29 cm.
/0^^ Catalogue offering vegetable seeds.
M no. 183; R no. 262
408 Shakers as farmers: a visit to the North family at Mount Leba-
non. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?, ca. 1883].
1 broadside; 35 cm.
"On invitation of Elder F. W. Evans, of the North Family of
"Shakers, we visited that community recently, to note what was
interesting from an agricultural point of view."
Reprinted from the Chatham Courier (Chatham, N.Y.), probably
at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, this broadside has been
credited to Evans himself by some bibliographers.
M no. 439; R no. 1306
409 Shakers' tooth-ache pellets: always ready and convenient. [S.I.:
s.n., ca. 1910.]
1 broadside: ill.; 19 x 32 cm.
Illustration is of a tooth with a deep cavity.
R no. 321
410 Shakers work for peace. [S.I.: s.n.], 1905.
1 broadside; 19 cm.
Reprint of an article from the Albany Evening Journal, August 9,
1905, on the Shaker-sponsored Peace Conference of 1905 and the
pacifist beliefs of the group.
R no. 1310
411 Shaw, Levi.
[Catalogue]. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1902].
u>(fiO 1 broadside: ill.; 25 cm.
Broadside catalogue of Shaker carpet and rug whips. Prices are
/3^l' Oa,penned in, and a discount is offered. Shaw was the manufac-
turer and wholesale dealer.
R no. 341
96 Printed Material
^ ss^/
412 Smith, Walter C.
Self-worship / by Rev. Walter C. Smith. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1900].
1 broadside; 25 cm.
^ A I ^-M'^ Includes, in addition to Smith's poem, an essay by Rev. John
Pulsford entitled "The motherhood of God."
R no. 1321
^i
h^
Bo^. IS
413 Springfield, Ohio, Presbytery.
ObservaHons on church government by the Presbytery of
Springfield: to w^hich is added the last will and testament of that
reverend body, with a preface and notes by the editor. Pittsfield,
Mass.: Re-printed by Phineas Allen, 1808.
28 p.; 18 cm.
Editor was Richard McNemar.
Bound and issued with The Kentucky revival . . . (no. 325).
R no. 1335; SS no. 16176
414 Springfield, Ohio, Presbytery.
Observations on church government by the Presbytery of
Springfield; to which is added the last will and testament of that
reverend body, with a preface and notes by the editor. Cincin-
nati printed; Albany: Re-printed by E. and E. Hosford, 1808.
23 p.; 17 cm.
Editor was Richard McNemar.
Bound and issued with The Kentucky revival . . . (no. 324).
R no. 1334; S no. 43606; SS no. 16175
415 Stetson, Charlotte Perkins.
A clarion call to redeem the race: the burden of mothers / by
Charlotte Perkins Stetson. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.: The Shaker Press,
[ca. 1895].
[4] p.; 13 cm. (Lebanon leaves. Stir up series, no. 3)
Cover title.
After her marriage in 1900, the author was known as Charlotte
Perkins Gilman.
M no. 449; R no. 1337
By the Shakers 97
416 [Stewart, Philemon].
A holy, sacred and divine roll book: from the Lord God of
heaven to the inhabitants of earth; revealed in the United Society
. at New Lebanon, county of Columbia, state of New-York,
n -^ United States of America. Canterbury, N.H.: Printed in the
United Society, 1843.
2 pts. in 1 vol.; 21 cm.
Collection contains copies bound in one volume and copies
bound in two volumes. A separately bound part 2 was once
owned by Lucy S. Bowers, Enfield, Conn. See also no. 1133.
M no. 93; R no. 1340; S no. 79708
417 [Stewart, Philemon].
Part I: a closing roll from holy and eternal wisdom. Mother Ann,
pp,v^, t/ Father William and Father James, to the children of Zion; Part II:
a sacred covenant of our heavenly parents, sent forth upon earth
to their children at the close of their late manifestation (on the
holy mount of God) for the purification of Zion and the inhabit-
ants thereof; given by inspiration in the church of the holy
mount of God at New Lebanon, December 31, 1841; to be kept
sacred by all Zion's children. Canterbury, N.H., 1843.
39, [1] p.; 24 cm.
Copy in the collection is uncut and not bound.
M no. 11; R no. 1338
418 [Stoffel, Margaretha].
Remarkable prophecy. . . . New Gloucester, Maine: [James
:,Ai/' B Holmes], 1854.
18 p.; 13 cm.
Caption title.
Stoffel resided at Ehrenthiel in the Tyrol region of Europe. She
made her prophecy in 1847. It was translated from the German
by Elias Schnider; the translation was printed originally in the
Kennebec Jouryml (Kennebec, Maine), March 8, 1852.
R no. 1345
419 Stroud, Thomas.
The spiritual teacher: why the Shakers are entitled to a candid
^ ^ ' hearing / Thomas Stroud. [Canterbury, N.H., 1891].
98 Printed Material
[2] p.; 24 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 450; R no. 1348
420 Stroud, Thomas.
The spiritual teacher: why the Shakers are entitled to a candid
^ S^' hearing. [Enfield, Conn., 1891].
r A ,4^l.2> [2]p-;24cm.
•^n 1^ • Caption title.
At head of title: From the Medium and Daybreak, Apr. 17, 1891.
R no. 1349
421 Supplementary rules of the Shaker community: these are pub-
lished to encourage the spirit of carefulness. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
^^^. B 1894.
4 p.; 18 cm.
Cover title.
Pamphlet was probably written by H. C. Blinn.
Published to accompany Authorized rules of the Shaker community
(see no. 33).
M no. 131; R no. 1356
422 Table monitor: I stood amid a bounteous banquet hall. [S.I.: s.n.,
^ no ca. 1900].
1 broadside; 21 x 31 cm.
^ . 1 c: iJ-0 Poetic exhortation for diners not to waste food, perhaps written
"^ by Cecelia Devere.
R no. 1357
423 Taylor, Leila Sarah.
A memorial to Eldress Anna White and Elder Daniel Offord / by
A 2 Leila S. Taylor. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.: North Family of Shakers,
^ ^ 1912.
182 p., 5€. of plates: ports.; 18 cm.
R no. 1359
424 This too helps. [S.I.: s.n.], 1905.
1 broadside; 33 cm.
By the Shakers 99
Reprinted from the Albany journal, this article concerns resolu-
tions adopted at the Peace Conference held at New Lebanon,
N.Y., August 31, 1905.
R no. 1369
425 [Tillinghast, Joseph].
Brief and useful moral instructions for the young / by a friend of
youth and children. Worcester, Mass.: Printed by Chas. Hamil-
.^.j r^ ton, 1858.
39 p.; 16 cm.
Pamphlet has been attributed to Frederick William Evans by the
Library of Congress and to Frederick White Evans by William
Cushing in his Initials and pseudonyms (New York, 1885),
page 107. The Tillinghast attribuHon is based on a manuscript
note on the copy in the Western Reserve Historical Society.
R no. 1371
426 Trial of the Shakers for an attempt to restrain the wife and three
children of William H. Pillow: an exposure of their deceptions
r,^\) . ^^ and her final release by a writ of habeas corpus; extracted from
the True Wesleyan. [S.I.], 1847.
22 p.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 517; R no. 1384
427 Tyner, Paul.
The Christ ideal in Shakerism / by Paul Tyner. East Canterbury,
^tW.'^S N.H., 1896.
10 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
"Published in the Humanitarian of January 1896 and re-published
by permission" (p. [1]).
M no. 459; R no. 1386
428 Vincent, Henry.
( ,, ,C Henry Vincent's visit to Mt. Lebanon, Col. Co., N.Y. Albany,
N.Y.: Printing House of Van Benthuysen & Sons, 1868.
100 Printed Material
12 p.; 19 cm. (Shaker tract, no. 1)
Also published in the Brooklyn Eagle.
M no. 465; R no. 1407
429 [Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.)].
[Catalogue and price list of Shakers' chairs. S.I.: s.n., ca. 1875].
r^77g' [4] p.: ill.; 15 cm.
Attribution and title of this fragment are based on similarities
^P ItI^ between the pamphlet's contents and the contents of other
Wagan and Company chair catalogues in the collection. Publica-
tion date is earlier than for the others because prices are lower.
Catalogue explains how to order chairs, illustrates and gives
prices for fancy oval covered boxes, and shows thirteen uphol-
stered Shaker chairs.
430 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Catalogue and price list of Shakers' chairs. Canaan, N.Y.:
'fX' Eo\f-^ Canaan Printing Co., [ca. 1880].
16 p.: ill.; 13 cm.
M no. 168; R no. 239
431 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Illustrated catalogue and price list of Shakers' chairs: manufac-
"7^ C '- '^^' ' ^ tured by the Society of Shakers. Pittsfield, Mass.: Geo. T.
Denny, [ca. 1880].
15, [1] p.: ill.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 238
432 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
An illustrated catalogue and price list of the Shakers' chairs:
1^,C. ^^n^-'^ manufactured by the Society of Shakers. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.,
[ca. 1880].
16 p.: ill.; 15 cm.
Cover title.
Includes an advertisement for Lewis and Conger of New York
(formerly J. and C. Berrian), a firm that sold Shaker chairs.
R no. 245
Bi/ the Shakers 101
433 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Notice to our patrons. Mt. Lebanon: The Company, 1884.
1 broadside; 22 cm.
■ ift// Announces the death of R. M. Wagan and apologizes to cus-
tomers for any delay in the reception of goods that Wagan's
death may have caused.
434 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
u d/ \ T^^ styles and comparative sizes of the Shakers' chairs.
' Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1875].
\ )lf,2S 1 broadside: ill.; 37 cm.
This purple-colored broadside includes seven illustrations of
chairs along with prices for them and for their cushions.
435 Ward, Durbin.
Shaker income tax: application to Commissioner [Columbus]
^1 Delano / brief of Durbin Ward, counsel for applicants. Albany,
21 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
For other material by Ward on Shaker taxation, see no. 1195.
M no. 466; R no. 1411
436 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
Notice. 1849.
1 broadside photostat; 36 cm.
Broadside in which the Shakers of Watervliet, N.Y., ask visitors
to behave while visiting their community. "In consequence of
the frequent intrusions and annoyances from many of the multi-
tude who visit this Society for recreation, we are constrained by
a sense of duty and propriety, to give the following notice. . . ."
R no. 829
437 [Wells, Seth Youngs].
A brief illustration of the principles of war and peace: showing
> jj. the ruinous policy of the former and the superior efficacy of the
* latter for national protection and defence; clearly manifested by
their practical operations and opposite effects upon nations.
h
102 Printed Material
kingdoms and people / by Philanthropos [pseud.]. Albany, N.Y.:
Printed by Packard and Van Benthuysen, 1831.
112 p.; 19 cm.
Both Wells and William Ladd used the pseudonym Philanthro-
pos, and both men have had this work attributed to them; how-
ever. Dr. Andrews concluded that Wells was the author.
M no. 78, 79; R no. 1413; S no. 38522; SS no. 7882
438 [Wells, Seth Youngs].
Millennial praises: containing a collection of gospel hymns in
.■j2 four parts, adapted to the day of Christ's second appearing;
composed for the use of his people. Hancock, Mass.: Printed by
Josiah Tallcott, Jr., 1813.
viii, 288, [4] p.; 18 cm.
Published originally in 1812, this hymnbook is considered to be
the first one that the Shakers printed for their own use. It con-
tains only the words to the hymns.
Copy 3 in the collection was once owned by Anna Wright; cop-
ies 1 and 2 were formerly owned by Nathaniel Deming.
M no. 72; R no. 1416; S no. 79719; SS no. 30511
439 [Wells, Seth Youngs].
Testimonies concerning the character and ministry of Mother
^ C Ann Lee and the first witnesses of the gospel of Christ's second
appearing: given by some of the aged brethren and sisters of the
United Society, including a few sketches of their own religious
experience; approved by the church. Albany, N.Y.: Printed by
Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1827.
178 p.; 19 cm.
Co-compiler was Calvin Green.
Copy 2 in the collection is bound in paper and not trimmed;
copy 4 has the spine title: Testimonies.
M no. 98; R no. 1421; S no. 102603; SS no. 30577
440 Wells, Seth Youngs.
Thomas Brown and his pretended history of the Shakers: corre-
f-f^j, 1^ spondence between Seth Youngs Wells . . . and Prof. Benjamin
Silliman of Yale College. . . . [New Lebanon, N.Y., ca. 1848].
By the Shakers 103
8 p.; 16 cm.
Caption title.
A. G. Hollister contributed a biographical sketch of Wells, who
died before this pamphlet was published.
R no. 1418
441 Whitcher, Mary.
Mary Whitcher's Shaker house-keeper. Boston: Weeks & Potter,
^^Jlf 1882.
32 p.: ill.; 18 cm.
Caption title.
Includes recipes and hints for good health.
Publisher sold Shaker medicines.
R no. 1428
442 Whitcher, Mary.
Memorial services at East Canterbury, Mer. Co., N.H., Jan. 9,
II 1890: in memory of Sister Mary Whitcher, whose death occurred
''' the 6th inst. at 6-30 p.m. [East Canterbury, N.H., 1890].
12 p.; 23 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 377; R no. 1024
443 [White, Anna], comp.
Affectionately inscribed to the memory of Elder Frederic W.
Evans: by his loving and devoted gospel friends. Pittsfield,
I C Mass.: Press of the Eagle Publishing Co., 1893.
129 p., 1 plate: port.; 18 cm.
Cover title: Immortalized, Elder Frederic W. Evans.
Collection has four copies, two of which are bound and two
unbound.
M no. 3; R no. 1433
444 [White, Anna].
Affectionately inscribed to the memory of Eldress Antoinette Doo-
little: by her loving and devoted gospel friends. Albany, N.Y.:
^ Weed, Parsons and Co., 1887.
32 p., 1 plate: port.; 18 cm.
M no. 117; R no. 1434
104 Printed Material
445 White, Anna.
Dedicated to the memory of Sister Polly Lewis: the king's
daughter / by Anna White. [New Lebanon, N.Y.], 1899.
Eni^- '"^ [7] p.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
This item is frequently referred to simply as The king's daughter.
M no. 468; R no. 1435
446 [White, Anna].
The motherhood of God. Canaan Four Corners, N.Y.: Press of
.^ Berkshire Industrial Farm, 1903.
/rnv/' 27 p.; 14 cm.
Cover and caption titles.
Text of remarks made at the Equal Rights Club of Hartford,
Conn., February 6, 1903.
M no. 469; R no. 1436
447 [White, Anna], comp.
Mount Lebanon cedar boughs: original poems / by the North
^ g family of Shakers. Buffalo, N.Y.: The Peter Paul Book Co., 1895.
316, [4] p.; 20 cm.
M no. 74; R no. 1437
448 White, Anna.
My precious sister Mary. . . . [S.I.: s.n.], 1899.
Env/. ^3 [4] p.; 18 cm.
At head of title: Earth life, Feb. 3rd, 1899.
Probably written on the occasion of the death of Mary Hazard.
R no. 1435a
449 [White, Anna].
Present day Shakerism. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. 1906].
39 p.; 13 cm.
Er»v/. '"^ Cover title.
Includes a bibliography of Shaker publications on page 38.
R no. 1438
By the Shakers 105
450 White, Anna.
Shakerism, its meaning and message: embracing an historical
account, statement of belief and spiritual experience of the
y4 3 church from its rise to the present day / by Anna White and
Leila S. Taylor. Columbus, Ohio: Press of Fred. J. Heer, 1905.
417 p., 33L of plates: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
Includes index.
M no. 107; R no. 1449
451 [White, Anna], comp.
To our well beloved mother in Israel, Eldress Eliza Ann Taylor:
^ p- whose spirit passed "within the vail" November 28, 1897, in the
® 87th year of her age. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., 1897.
43 p., 2L of plates: ports.; 23 cm.
Includes tributes to Martha J. Anderson (1844-1897) on pages
23-43.
Copy 3 was once owned by the East family.
MacLean notes a joint compiler, Amelia J. Calver.
M no. 457; R no. 1439
452 White, Anna.
True source of happiness / Anna White. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?,
Bn^ - '"^ ca. 1890].
6 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also includes "Labor" by Annie R. Stephens.
Collection copy contains the signature of Annie Rosetta
Stephens.
M no. 470; R no. 1440
453 [White, Anna].
Vegetarianism among Shakers: republished from "the Counsel-
En\/' '5 lor" ML Lebanon, N.Y.: North Family, [ca. 1895].
16 p.; 13 cm.
Includes recipes on pages 11-16.
R no. 1441
206 Printed Material
454 White, Anna.
Voices from Mount Lebanon. Canaan 4 Corners, N.Y.: Berkshire
j^^^. i'^ Industrial Farm Print, 1899.
15 p.; 13 cm.
"A paper read at the Universal Peace Meeting, Mystic, Conn.,
Aug. 23, 1899, by Eldress Anna White."
M no. 471; R no. 1442
455 White, Anna.
Woman's mission / Anna White. [New Lebanon, N.Y.?,
-z^^.n ca. 1890].
6 p.; 14 cm.
Caption title.
Also contains "Maternal spirit" by the same author.
R no. 1443
456 Whittaker, James.
The Shaker shaken: or, God's warning to Josiah Talcott as
jL denounced in a letter from James Whittaker, one of the United
C t^^ ' Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing (vulgarly
known as Shakers); from an original manuscript. New Haven,
Conn.: Printed at the Bibliographical Press, over against Linonia
& Brothers, 1938.
16, [1] p.: ill.; 17 cm.
Introduction is by Edward D. Andrews.
R no. 1451
457 Wickersham, George M.
How I came to be a Shaker / by George M. Wickersham. East
H ^^. 1^ Canterbury, N.H., 1891.
15 p.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
M no. 472; R no. 1454
458 Wickliffe, Robert.
The Shakers / speech of Robert Wickliffe in the Senate of Ken-
p , ^ l2 tucky — Jan. 1831; on a bill to repeal an act of the General Assem-
bly of the state of Kentucky, entitled "an act to regulate civil
Bi/ the Shakers 107
proceedings against certain communities having property in
common." Frankfort, Ky.: A. G. Hodges, 1832.
32 p.; 19 cm.
Caption title.
Collection copy is signed on the front cover by Richard Bushnell.
M no. 474; R no. 1458; S no. 103870; SS no. 17080
Wingate, Charles F.
Shaker sanitation / by Charles F. Wingate. [New Lebanon,
N.Y.?, ca. 1880].
1 broadside; 40 cm.
Reprinted from the Sanitary Engineer, vol. 3 (September 1880),
this article has relevance to the North family of New Lebanon,
N.Y.
R no. 1461
460 Winkley, Francis.
[The village of the United Society of Shakers in Canterbury,
J?/ N.H.].
'' p. 133-135: ill.
In American magazine of useful knowledge (November 1835).
' .^ / Supplied title is actually the caption under the illustration
accompanying the article.
Coauthored by Israel Sanborn and David Parker.
R no. 1675
461 Woods, Joseph.
The Christian / by Joseph Woods. Canterbury, N.H., [ca. 1888].
,,' 16 p.; 12 cm.
Cover title.
Also includes "Maternal spirit" by Anna White.
R no. 1464
462 [Youngs, Benjamin Seth].
The testimony of Christ's second appearing: containing a general
statement of all things pertaining to the faith and practice of the
5 church of God in this latter day; published in union by order of
33
33
108 Printed Material
the ministry. Lebanon, Ohio: From the press of John M'Clean,
Office of the Western Star, 1808.
600, [3] p.; 20 cm.
Contains seven parts covering topics ranging from man's crea-
tion to the appearance of a Christ figure to "the reign and
dominion of Antichrist" to "the second appearing of Christ."
Tipped in following page 600 is a manuscript notation concern-
ing the distribution of this work.
M no. 101; R no. 1469; S no. 79723; SS no. 16776
463 [Youngs, Benjamin Seth].
The testimony of Christ's second appearing: containing a general
statement of all things pertaining to the faith and practice of the
church of God in this latter day; published by order of the min-
istry in union with the church. 2d ed., corr. & imp. Albany,
N.Y.: Printed by E. and E. Hosford, 1810.
xxxviii, 620, [2] p.; 19 cm.
See no. 1136 for manuscripts relating to the publication of this
volume.
M no. 102; R no. 1470; S no. 79725; SS no. 22127
464 [Youngs, Benjamin Seth].
The testimony of Christ's second appearing: containing a general
statement of all things pertaining to the faith and practice of the
p church of God in this latter day; published by order of the min-
istry in union with the church. 3d ed., corr. & imp. Union Vil-
lage, Ohio: B. Fisher and A. Burnett, 1823.
XXXV, [1], 573, [3] p.; 20 cm.
Contains the introduction that is missing in some copies.
Copy 1 is inscribed: "Presented to Elder Nathaniel Deming by
Eleazar Wright as a token of love & respect"; copy 2: "Comstock
Betts's book, 1825, a present from Richard Macnemar."
M no. 103; R no. 1471; S no. 79726; SS no. 15003
465 [Youngs, Benjamin Seth].
Testimony of Christ's second appearing: exemplified by the prin-
ciples and practice of the true church of Christ; history of the
progressive work of God, extending from the creation of man to
By the Shakers 109
the "harvest" . . .; antichrist's kingdom, or churches, contrasted
with the church of Christ's first and second appearing, the king-
dom of the God of heaven. 4th ed. Albany, N.Y.: Published by
the United Society, called Shakers, 1856. (Van Benthuysen, pr.).
xxiv, 631, [1] p.; 23 cm.
M no. 104; R no. 1472; S no. 79727
466 Youngs, Benjamin Seth.
Transactions of the Ohio mob: called in the public papers, "an
tT y. 'o expedition against the Shakers." [S.I.: s.n., 1810?].
11 p.; 21 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 477; R no. 1474; S no. 106197; SS no. 22128 (1810 volume)
467 Youngs, Isaac Newton.
A short abridgement of the rules of music: with lessons for exer-
P o^ • ^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ observations for new beginners / by Isaac N.
Youngs. New Lebanon, N.Y., 1843.
40 p.; 13 X 20 cm.
M no. 105; R no. 1479
468 Youngs, Isaac Newton.
A short abridgement of the rules of music: with lessons for exer-
F'ni/' ^'? *"^^^ ^"*^ ^ ^^^ observations for new beginners. New Lebanon,
N.Y., 1846.
40 p.; 13 X 21 cm.
Although identified as a reprint, this is actually the second edi-
tion of a work published three years before.
M no. 106; R no. 1480
About the Shakers
469 Adams, Charles Christopher.
The New York State Museum's historical survey and collection
of the New York Shakers / by Charles C. Adams. Albany, N.Y.:
/ I The University of the State of New York, 1941.
p. 77-141: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
"From New York State Museum Bulletin 323, pages 77-141. One
hundred third annual report of the New York State Museum"
(front cover).
Bibliography: p. 140-141.
R no. 2987
470 Albany Argus (Albany, N.Y.).
Chap. 174: an act in relation to certain trusts, passed April 15,
-4 ^7t 1839. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus, 1839.
1 broadside; 24 cm.
C^j\ I S '^ Printed as an extra of the newspaper, this item records legisla-
tion passed by the New York legislature specifically for the
Shakers. The law permitted Shaker-held trusts.
R no. 1078
471 Albany Evening Journal (Albany, N.Y.).
Debt collecting. [New Lebanon, N.Y., 1883].
S <iHS 1 broadside; 22 cm.
Reprint of an article in the Albany Evening Journal replying to
S>h ) V^S Frederick W. Evans's letter "Elder Evans on collecting debts"
(no. 160).
R no. 495
110
About the Shakers 111
472 American Institute of Graphic Arts (New York, N.Y.).
Fifty books of the year 1938: an exhibition of American book-
making, selected and shown by the American Institute of
aJ. Graphic Arts. New York: The Institute, 1938.
^^' [32] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Cover title.
One of the books on exhibit was Shaker furniture: the craftsmanship
of an American communal sect by Edward Deming and Faith
Andrews (see no. 496).
R no. 1750a
473 The American Museum, Claverton Manor (Bath, England).
Guide. Bath: The Museum, [ca. 1963].
^c^. [16] p.: ill.; 26 cm.
On page [12] are a photograph and description of the museum's
Shaker installation.
474 Anderson, Russell H.
Agriculture among the Shakers: chiefly at Mount Lebanon /
Russell H. Anderson. [Baltimore: Agricultural History Society],
1950.
,^ p. 113-120; 26 cm.
Offprint of an article that appeared in Agricultural history, vol. 24
yuly 1950).
Article was originally given as a paper at a meeting of the Agri-
cultural History Society with the American Historical Associa-
tion, Boston, Mass., December 30, 1949.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 3003
475 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The American Shakers. [Pittsfield, Mass.]: Shaker Community,
D^ 1961.
6 vols.: ill.; 22 cm.
Caption title.
Volumes are pamphlets that range in size from three to six
pages.
112 Printed Material
Contents: I. Organization of the first communities. II. Principles
and practices. III. Early history, persecutions. IV. Their mode of
worship. V. Industries and craftsmanship. VI. Their religious art.
R no. 1756
476 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Communal architecture of the Shakers / by Edward Deming
Andrews.
J) 2^ p. 710-715: ill.
In Magazine of art. Vol. 30, no. 12 (December 1937).
R no. 3006
477 Andrews, Edward Deming.
^ The community industries of the Shakers / by Edward Deming
3«^ ^n^f Andrews. Albany, N.Y.: The University of the State of New
York, 1933.
322 p.: ill.; 19 cm. (New York State Museum. Handbook, 15)
Bibliography: p. 294-307.
Includes index.
R no. 1759
h^^
478 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Craftsmanship of an American religious sect: notes on Shaker
. furniture / by Edward A. and Faith Andrews.
Uj^^^'*' n. 132-136: ill.
p. 132-136: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 14, no. 2 (August 1928).
R no. 3025
479 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Designed for use: the nature of function in Shaker craftsman-
ship / Edward Deming Andrews.
A 2^ p. 331-341: ill.
^ In New York history. Vol. 31, no. 3 (July 1950).
Photographs by William F. Winter.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 3008
About the Shakers 113
480 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Designed for use: the nature of function in Shaker craftsman-
ship / Edward Deming Andrews. Cooperstown, N.Y.: New York
State Historical Association, 1950.
11, [1] p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Caption title.
Cover title: Shaker furniture.
Photographs by William F. Winter.
Offprint from New York history, July 1950, published by the New
York State Historical Association. (See no. 479.)
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 3008
Andrews, Edward Deming.
Fruits of the Shaker tree of life: memoirs of fifty years of collect-
ing and research / Edward Deming Andrews; Faith Andrews,
a"* Stockbridge, Mass.: Berkshire Traveller Press, 1975.
222 p.: ill.; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
482 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The furniture of an American religious sect / by Edward D. and
/f ^ Faith Andrews,
p. 292-296: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 15, no. 4 (April 1929).
R no. 3026
483 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The gift to be simple: songs, dances and rituals of the American
Shakers / by Edward D. Andrews. New York: J. ]. Augustin,
1940.
xi, 170 p., 8L of plates: ill.; 23 cm.
Bibliography: p. 160-163.
Includes indexes.
R no. 1763
484 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Hancock Shakers: the Shaker community at Hancock, Mas-
l^^'] (c^ sachusetts, 1780-1960 / by Edward Deming Andrews. Hancock,
, , - -, Mass.: Shaker Community, Inc., 1961.
U'"^
114 Printed Material
[2], 39, [1] p.: ill.; 22 cm.
R no. 2696
485 Andrews, Edward Deming.
In memory . . . Edward Deming Andrews, '16.
CC-' p. 4^51
In Amherst alumni news. Vol. 17, no. 2 (Fall 1964).
On page 49 is a notice of the death of Dr. Andrews. A tribute
was offered by a classmate, Scott Buchanan.
486 Andrews, Edward Deming.
An interpretation of Shaker furniture / by Edward D. and Faith
^ f (A ♦ Andrews.
^^ ' p. 6-9: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 23, no. 1 (January 1933).
R no. 3027
487 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Kentucky Shakers / by Edward Deming Andrews.
p. 356-357: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 52, no. 5 (November 1947).
R no. 3010
C^
tv-
488 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Living with antiques: a Shaker house in Canaan, New York / by
Edward Deming Andrews.
U^"^"" p. 408-411: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 81, no. 4 (April 1962).
Cover of this issue shows Shaker barns at Canaan, N.Y.
R no. 3011
489 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The New York Shakers and their industries / by Edward D.
„^ ' Andrews. Albany, N.Y.: New York State Museum, 1930.
\j^K^ 7 p., [8] p. of plates: ill.; 23 cm. (New York State Museum.
Circular, 2)
R no. 3012
About the Shakers 115
490 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The people called Shakers.
.) \^ p. 154-162: facsims.
Coauthored by Faith Andrews.
In The Yale University library gazette. Vol. 31, no. 4 (April 1957).
Article about an exhibition at the Yale University library.
R no. 3028
491 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The people called Shakers: a search for the perfect society / by
Edward Deming Andrews. New York: Oxford University Press,
1953.
xvi, 309 p.: ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography: p. 293-297.
Includes index.
R no. 1766
492 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The people called Shakers: a search for the perfect society / by
Edward Deming Andrews. New enl. ed. New York: Dover Pub-
lications, 1963.
xvi, 351 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Bibliography: p. 293-297.
Includes index.
R no. 1767
493 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Religion in wood: a book of Shaker furniture / by Edward Dem-
ing Andrews and Faith Andrews. Bloomington; London: Indiana
University Press, 1966.
xxi, 106 p.: ill.; 28 cm.
Bibliography: p. 105-106.
R no. 1770
494 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Shaker architecture.
, 3H p. 74-77
116 Printed Material
In The architect's world: a monthly digest. Vol. 1, no. 2 (March
1938).
R no. 3013
495 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Shaker furniture / by Edward Deming Andrews.
T) >- p. 60-66: ill.
In Interior design. Vol. 25, no. 5 (May 1954).
496 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Shaker furniture: the craftsmanship of an American communal
A J- sect / by Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews; photo-
graphs by William F. Winter. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univer-
sity Press; London: Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press,
1937.
xi, 133 p., 48 p. of plates: ill.; 29 cm.
Bibliography: p. [121]-126.
Includes index.
R no. 1772
497 Andrews, Edward Deming.
. . -\U-hS Shaker furniture: the craftsmanship of an American communal
'^ "^ sect / by Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews; photo-
/\ ^r graphs by William F. Winter. New York: Dover Publications,
1950.
xi, 133 p., 48 p. of plates: ill.; 28 cm.
Bibliography: p. [121]-126.
Includes index.
R no. 1774
498 Andrews, Edward Deming.
2 ^ Shaker herbs and herbalists / by Edward Deming Andrews; Faith
'-^ '^ ' Andrews. Stockbridge, Mass.: Berkshire Garden Center, 1959.
16 p.: port.; 19 cm.
499 Andrews, Edward Deming.
^ Shaker horticulture. Hancock, Mass.: Hancock Shaker Village,
-U. ^V^ 1962.
£iA I 2> '7 ^ broadside: ill.; 26 cm. (Hancock Village keepsake, no. 3)
About the Shakers 117
Distributed to members of the Garden Club of America at their
annual meeting at Lenox, Mass., in 1962.
R no. 2698
500 Andrews, Edward Deming.
,; Shaker inspirational drawings / by Edward D. Andrews.
fii^^'^' p. 338-341: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 48, no. 6 (December 1945).
R no. 3017
501 Andrews, Edward Deming.
A Shaker meeting house and its builder / by Edward Deming
, 14LI Andrews. Hancock, Mass.: Shaker Community, Inc., 1962.
[2], 15 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
The builder was Moses Johnson.
R no. 1768
502 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Shaker order of Christmas / by Edward and Faith Andrews.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1954.
^,^^/,^^ [32] p.: col. ill.; 16 cm.
"Of this first edition, 360 copies have been set aside by the pub-
lisher as Monograph no. 42 for distribution by the Typophiles"
(p. [32]).
R no. 1777
503 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Shaker order of Christmas / recorded by Edward and Faith
■^r, Andrews; and transcribed for the Museum of American Folk Art.
^ n^' New York: The Museum, 1969.
[32] p.: col. ill.; 13 cm.
"Published on the occasion of an exhibition. The Shaker Order
of Christmas, at the Museum of American Folk Art in New York
City, from November 24, 1969 through January 4, 1970" (p. [31]).
R no. 1778
a
118 Printed Material
504 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Shaker songs / by Edward D. Andrews.
I p. 491-508: ill.
In The musical quarterly. Vol. 23, no. 4 (October 1937).
R no. 3019
505 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Shakers, 1774-1960 / by Edward D. Andrews.
, ^ i 6 items: ill.
o,- Series of six articles in the Berkshire Eagle (Autumn 1960).
'"^ ri Contents: 1. The Dawn of an era — and a nation. 2. Out of perse-
cution, strength. 3. Ann Lee: from the forge of tragedy, a leader.
4. The gradual evolution of a "peculiar" form of worship.
5. Inventive suppliers to the world they shunned. 6. Hancock:
the last chance to preserve a culture.
506 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Shakers and electrotherapy,
p. 180, 182
( a'^ • In Antiques. Vol. 30, no. 4 (October 1936).
Concerns the operation of an electromagnetic machine by
Thomas Davenport of Brandon, Vt.
R no. 3020
507 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Shakers in a new world / by Edward D. Andrews.
. .A. p. 340-343: ill.
t*^ ^^ In Antiques. Vol. 72, no. 4 (October 1957).
Article on the furniture collection assembled by Dr. and Mrs.
Andrews.
R no. 3021
508 Andrews, Edward Deming.
The Shakers in New England / by Edward Deming Andrews.
^ ^ S '\ p. [2]-10: ill.
'I' '^ ' In The New-England galaxy. Vol. 2, no. 1 (Summer 1960).
R no. 3022
(jLt\
About the Shakers 119
509 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Visions of the heavenly sphere: a study in Shaker religious art /
Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews. Charlottesville,
g (X> Va.: Published for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum [by] the University Press of Virginia, 1969.
xiv, [2], 138 p.: ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
Bibliography: p. [125]-132.
Includes index.
R no. 1779
510 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Who are the Shakers? / by Edward Deming Andrews.
^ p. 100
In Family circle. Vol. 64 (June 1964).
R no. 3024
511 Andrews, Edward Deming.
Work and worship: the economic order of the Shakers / Edward
Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews. Greenwich, Conn.: New
York Graphic Society, 1974.
224 p.: ill.; 26 cm.
Bibliography: p. 219-222.
Includes index.
R no. 3846
512 Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 111.).
American rooms in miniature, by Mrs. James Ward Thome:
owned and circulated by the Art Institute of Chicago. 4th ed.
i..p . Chicago: The Institute, 1941.
' 78, [1] p.: ill.; 19 x 26 cm.
Model room number 18 is called the living room of a Shaker
community house; however, it exists nowhere in an original
state.
R no. 2839 (1962 edition)
513 Baker, Arthur.
Shakers and Shakerism / by the editor. London: Murdoch & Co.
••-f Clarion Newspaper Co., 1896.
^
120 Printed Material
30, [2] p.; 22 cm. ("New moral world" series, no. 3)
Other publications in the series are A plea for communism, The
Brook Farm experiment, and The story of Ralahine. The publisher
offered a catalogue of works on communism and sociology.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 1809
514 Barber, John Warner.
Historical collections of the state of New York: containing a gen-
eral collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographi-
ze I cal sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to history and antiquities,
with geographical descriptions of every township in the state,
illustrated by 230 engravings / by John W. Barber and Henry
Howe. New York: Pub. for the authors by S. Tuttle, 1841. (New
Haven: B. L. Hamlen, pr.).
608 p., 9€. of plates: ill., fold, map; 24 cm.
Shaker community at Watervliet, N.Y., is described on pages
54-55, at New Lebanon, N.Y., on pages 120-122.
Copy lacks pages following no. 602, the folding map, and index
entries H-Z, pages 11-14.
515 Barry, Colman James.
Worship and work: Saint John's Abbey and University, 1856-
1956 / Colman J. Barry. Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's Abbey,
1956.
447 p., [56] p. of plates: ill.; 26 cm. (American Benedictine Acad-
emy. Historical studies, no. 11)
Includes bibliographical notes and index.
Shakers: p. 317-318.
516 [Bates, Barnabas].
Peculiarities of the Shakers: described in a series of letters from
Lebanon Springs in the year 1832, containing an account of the
origin, worship, and doctrines of the Shakers' society / by a Visi-
ter. New York: J. K. Porter, 1832. (William Van Norden, pr.).
116 p.; 15 cm.
Authorship is usually attributed to Benjamin Silliman, although
documented to Barnabas Bates, a New York businessman.
M no. 77; R no. 1828; SS no. 14710
^
A
About the Shakers 121
517 Benedict, David.
A history of all religions as divided into paganism, Mahometan-
ism, Judaism and Christianity: with an account of literary and
theological institutions, and missionary, Bible, tract and Sunday
school societies; with a general list of religious publications,
accompanied with a frontispiece of six heads / by David Bene-
dict. Providence, R.I.: John Miller, 1824.
360 p., 1 plate: ports.; 18 cm.
"The Millennial Church, or United Society of Believers, com-
monly called Shakers," p. 247-263.
Frontispiece pictures six religious leaders.
Includes bibliographical notes and a list of subscribers.
R no. 1843; SS no. 15315 (records a New York imprint on a Prov-
idence, R.I., product)
518 Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield, Mass.).
Shaker art and craftsmanship: an exhibition at the Berkshire
Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. . . . Pittsfield, Mass.: The.
Museum, 1940.
[7] p.; 26 cm.
Cover title.
Includes an essay by Edward D. Andrews entitled "Shaker art
and craftsmanship."
R no. 1855
519 Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield, Mass.).
Shaker exhibition . . . furniture, industrial material and textiles
of the Shakers of New England and New York . . . camera stud-
ies of the Shaker communities of Hancock, Mass., and Mount
Lebanon, N.Y. Pittsfield, Mass.: The Museum, [1932].
[4] p.; 24 cm.
Includes an essay entitled "The furnishings of Shaker dwellings
and shops" by Edward D. Andrews.
Objects for display were lent by Dr. and Mrs. Andrews; photo-
graphs are by William F. Winter.
Exhibition dates: October 10-30, 1932.
R no. 1854
122 Printed Material
520 Black, Mary C.
At the sign of Gabriel, flag, or Indian chief / Mary C. Black. New
f. fC\ York: American Museum of Natural History, 1966.
•'^''^ 13 p.: ill.; 26 cm.
Facsimile reprint from Curator, Vol. 9, no. 2 (June 1966).
Figures 8 and 9 show Shaker room settings. Article concerns folk
art, especially at the Museum of Early American Folk Art in New
York City.
521 Blake, Nelson M.
Eunice against the Shakers / Nelson M. Blake.
p. 359-378
In New York history. Vol. 41, no. 4 (October 1960).
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 3088
63
£t^^
522 Born, W.
Architecture and handicraft from the colonial days to the Civil
^- War /by W. Born.
. ^ - p. 1777-17S3: ill.
In Ciba review. No. 76 (October 1949).
Includes a picture taken by William F. Winter of a Shaker bed-
room, page 2783.
R no. 3093b
523 Boston Symphony Orchestra (Boston, Mass.).
Concert bulletin. . . . Boston, Mass.: The Orchestra, 1945.
-- j.'^> 64 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
'^ '^ Notes about Appalachian Spring on pages 27 and 28 include an
explanation by Aaron Copland, who wrote the music, of section
seven of the ballet: "Calm and flowing — Scenes of daily activity
for the Bride and her Farmer-husband. There are five variations
on a Shaker theme. The theme — sung by a solo clarinet — was
taken from a collection of Shaker melodies compiled by
Edward D. Andrews, and published under the title The
Gift to be Simple [see no. 483]. The melody I borrowed and used
almost literally, is called Simple Gifts."
About the Shakers 123
524 Brauer, Richard H.
The fine arts: the gift to be simple / by Richard H. Brauer.
/c<. p. 20-21: ill.
In The cresset: a review of literature, the arts, and public affairs.
Vol. 28, no. 11 (November 1965).
Concerns Shaker furniture. The article includes illustrations of
furniture from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Edward D.
Andrews.
1^
525 Brightbill, Dorothy Lambert.
Build a Shaker cupboard / by Dorothy Lambert Brightbill.
^(;:f . p. 38: col. ill.
In American home. Vol. 69, no. 7 (September 1966).
"Another American home project."
Magazine also contains a brief description of Shaker furniture on
page 118 and an illustration showing Shaker boxes on page 72.
R no. 3101
Brown, Sandra G.
Shaker history in the George Arents Research Library / by
Sandra G. Brown.
p. 3-10: facsims.
In The courier. Vol. 8, no. 2 (January 1971).
George Arents Research Library is a part of Syracuse University.
"The scope of the Shaker Collection at Syracuse is broad. The
approximately three hundred titles include all but a very few of
the important printed works by or about the sect ..." (p. 10).
[Browne, Charles Farrar].
The complete works of Artemus Ward: with a biographical
sketch . . . and many humorous illustrations. New York: G. W.
Dillingham, 1887.
4 vols, in 1: ill.; 19 cm.
Shakers: p. 28-34.
528 Cambell, Sylvia.
The practical cook-book: containing recipes, directions, &c. for
A 7 plain cookery; being the result of twenty years experience in that
art / by Mrs. Sylvia Cambell. Cincinnati: Longley Brothers, 1855.
0)-^
124 Printed Material
113, [4] p.: ill.; 18 cm.
References to Shakers appear on pages 77, 78, 82, 95, and 96.
The author lived near the New Lebanon, N.Y., Shaker
community.
Another edition was published in 1860 in Albany, N.Y.
R no. 1930
529 Carey, Graham.
The 1965 convention.
p. 107-112: ill.
In Good work. Vol. 28, no. 4 (Autumn 1965).
The Catholic Art Association awarded a medal to the Shakers for
their industrial arts.
R no. 3116
530 Chandler, Lloyd Horwitz.
The New Hampshire Shakers / by Lloyd H. Chandler,
p. [1]-17: ill.
ti^^ ' ^ In Historical New Hampshire. Vol. 8, no. 1 (March 1952).
Text originally appeared in the Granite monthly, vol. 16 (1894).
R no. 3124
g^.;.?'^
U/^^'^"
531 Comments on the Shakers from various sources in the New
Hampshire Historical Society library.
p. 19-31: ill.
In Historical New Hampshire. Vol. 8, no. 1 (March 1952).
Often cited incorrectly as part of Lloyd H. Chandler's article
"The New Hampshire Shakers" (see no. 530), which appears on
the first seventeen pages of this issue.
R no. 3138
532 Comstock, Helen.
Shaker crafts on view / by Helen Comstock.
-j- ^ p. 344-347: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 72, no. 4 (October 1957).
Concerns the collection at Shaker Museum, Old Chatham, N.Y.
R no. 3141
About the Shakers 125
533 Conlin, Mary Lou.
The North Union story: a Shaker society, 1822-1889; written for
the Shaker Historical Society, Shaker Heights, Ohio / by Mary
*^. Lou Conlin. Cleveland: Ontario Printers, 1961.
16 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 16.
R no. 1996
534 Connecticut Dairymen's Association.
Dairymen's field meeting: by invitation of the Shaker families,
. '^'^ Shaker Station, Conn. [S.l.]: The Association, 1910.
le.: ill.; 21 cm.
Cover title.
Program of a meeting of the Connecticut Dairymen's Association
that took place on Shaker property, August 25, 1910.
R no. 1998
535 Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.
[Review of Shaker furniture, by E. D. and Faith Andrews, and
four other books.] [S.l.]: College Art Association of America,
■X- 1939.
p. 200-206; 31 cm.
Reprinted from the Art bulletin, vol. 21 (1939).
536 Court of Appeals: the Shaker case; Cass & Bonta vs. Wilhite
and als.
[l]p.
In The commonwealth. Vol. 2, no. 61 (June 3, 1834).
This decision denied Cass and Bonta (sometimes spelled Banta)
property that they sought after leaving the Shakers.
Another version of this case was edited by Richard McNemar. It
is not in the collection.
537 Crook, Elizabeth.
Silver Burdett music: teacher's edition / 2 / Elizabeth Crook, Ben-
nett Reimer, David S. Walker. Morristown, N.J., [etc.]: Silver
Burdett, 1981.
126 Printed Material
xvi, 279 p.: ill.; 31 cm.
Includes indexes.
Shaker song on page 211.
538 Cross, Dorothy Embry.
"Shakertown" / by Dorothy Embry Cross (Mrs. Wm. T. Cross).
3 [Harrodsburg, Ky., 1921].
^>'^^' [4] p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Pamphlet on the Shaker community at Pleasant Hill, Ky.
R no. 2014
539 Darrow School (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Catalogue: auction of Shaker antiques at Darrow School, New
Lebanon, New York, Saturday 5 August, 1961. [New Lebanon,
X) 3 N.Y.?: The School?], 1961.
18€.; 36 cm.
Cover title.
Typewritten at end: "N.B. Books will be sold at the end of the
sale on a choice basis, starting at $1.00 each."
R no. 1943
540 Darrow School (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Darrow. New Lebanon, N.Y.: The School, 1939.
d >- 42 p.: ill., ports.; 21 cm.
Cover title.
Among the pages of this school catalogue are illustrations of the
buildings originally used by the Shakers of the New Lebanon,
N.Y., community. In 1930 the community's land was deeded to
the school, and in 1932 the school began operating under the
name Lebanon School. In 1938 the name was changed to the
Darrow School.
Includes an application form for admission.
541 Darrow School (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Shaker dwelling sale: North family dwelling. . . . New Lebanon:
h i^ The School, 1973.
36 p.: ill., plans; 23 cm.
About the Shakers 127
Catalogue offering house contents and interior architectural
details to bidders.
Catalogue was prepared by Ronald D. Emery; photographs were
taken by Michael Flomen.
R no. 2025
542 Davidson, Ruth B.
The editor's attic.
d-^ p. 300-314: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 58, no. 4 (October 1950).
In the section of this column devoted to books about antiques,
the editor discusses the Dover edition of Dr. and
Mrs. Andrews's book Shaker furniture (see no. 497).
543 Desroche, Henri Charles.
Les Shakers Americains: d'un Neo-christianisme a un Pre-
socialisme / Henri Desroche. Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 1955.
L^ I 330 p.: charts, maps; 23 cm. (Bibliotheque Internationale de
Sociologie de la Cooperation, 1)
"Ouvrage public avec le concours du Centre National de la
Recherche Scientifique" (title page).
Copy includes, laid in at rear, a critical review by Verne H.
Fletcher that appeared in the October 1956 number of the Journal
of religion (see no. 552).
Also published in English.
R no. 2050
544 [De Vere, Mary Ainge].
A wonderful little world of people / by Madeline S. Bridges
[pseud.].
^ VS> p 6_7. ill., ports.
In Ladies' home journal. Vol. 15, no. 7 (June 1898).
R no. 3174
545 Dixon, William Hepworth.
New America / by William Hepworth Dixon; with illustrations
K 1 from original photographs. 3d ed. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott,
" 1867.
128 Printed Material
495, [8] p., 6€. of plates: ill., ports.; 21 cm.
Book is a narrative of the Englishman William Dixon's travels in
America during the 1860s. He discusses the Shakers on pages
301-346.
Unnumbered pages contain a list of books available from the
publisher.
R no. 2055
546 Dow, Edward French.
,3 A portrait of the Millennial Church of Shakers / by Edward F.
■< ^■^^' Dow. Orono, Maine: Printed at the University Press, 1931.
52 p.; 23 cm. (University of Maine. Studies, 2d series, no. 19)
Published also as volume 34, number 1, of the Maine bulletin,
August 1931.
547 Dowe, Arthur W.
^ -^ The commonwealth of Jesus / by Arthur W. Dowe. San Fran-
^•^'^" Cisco, 1890.
1 p.€., 40 p.; 17 cm.
Dowe was interested in organizing a Shakerlike community in
San Francisco. This publication sets forth the beliefs of his reli-
gious order. According to the author, the Shakers and his
intended group would differ in two fundamental respects. First,
while the Shakers' officers were chosen by the leadership, Dowe
wanted his sect to pick its officers through a popular election.
Second, Dowe's community would not practice celibacy.
548 Dyer, Walter A.
The furniture of the Shakers: a plea for its preservation as part of
p, -^ our national inheritance / by Walter A. Dyer,
p. 650, 669-673: ill.
In The house beautiful. Vol. 65, no. 5 (May 1929).
R no. 3183
549 Evans, John.
History of all Christian sects and denominations, their origin,
peculiar tenets, and present condition: with an introductory
account of atheists, deists, Jews, Mahometans, pagans, &c. / by
M
dv
About the Shakers 129
John Evans; from the fifteenth London edition, revised and
enlarged with the addition of the most recent statistics relating
to religious sects in the United States, by the American editor.
2d ed. New York: James Mowatt & Co., 1844.
288 p.; 19 cm.
Shakers: p. 164-176.
Includes index.
Issued in at least eighteen editions beginning in 1795.
550 Exhibitions and sales,
p. 146-152: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 26, no. 4 (October 1934).
Among the other topics they considered, the editors of the mag-
azine noted the Lenox Library Association's exhibition of Shaker
furniture and objects at Sedgwick Hall, Lenox, Mass.,
August 23-September 8, 1934.
See also no. 597.
(i^S^P
551 Ferguson, Edwin Earle, arranger.
Ye followers of the lamb: SATB with piano / Edwin Earle Fergu-
son. New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1968.
■^ad (-1. 16 p.: music; 27 cm.
Music and words of a Shaker song for a four-part chorus of
mixed voices, with piano. Taken from The gift to be simple by
Edward D. Andrews (see no. 483).
552 Fletcher, Verne H.
Les Shakers Americains: d'un Neo-christianisme a un pre-social-
isme?, by Henri Desroche. . . . [Chicago]: University of Chicago
Press, 1956.
p. 277-279; 22 cm.
Offprint of a review that appeared in the journal of religion,
vol. 36, no. 4 (October 1956).
553 Force, Juliana.
Catalogue of a private sale of Shaker furniture from the collec-
tion of Mrs. Willard Burdette Force: at "Shaker Hollow," South
Salem, Westchester County, N.Y.; May 18 and 19, 1937.
2^r,y. SH
130 Printed Material
[4] p.; 23 cm.
Introduction is by Edward D. Andrews.
R no. 1994
554 Fowler & Wells Co. (New York, N.Y.).
Just published: Every-day biography, containing a collection of
-# 32>^ nearly 1,400 brief biographies . . ., by Amelia J. Calver. New
. . , ^;2: 1 York: The Company, [1889].
^^ 1 broadside; 26 x 34 cm.
Advertisement for a Shaker-authored book that is not in the
collection.
555 Fowler & Wells Co. (New York, N.Y.).
[Publisher's advertisement for Every-day biography by Amelia J.
^ ^^^ Calver.] New York: The Firm, [1889].
Ck\^i^ 1 p.; 24 cm
S ^ ' On thp nth
U'^
On the other side is an advertisement for "The man wonderful
manikin."
556 Frances, Evan.
American classic — furnishings in the Shaker manner / by Evan
Frances.
a > p. 42-47: col. ill.; 28 cm.
In Family circle. Vol. 64 (June 1964).
R no. 3220
557 The gift to be simple.
[8] p.: ill. (some col.)
In Portfolio: a magazine for the graphic arts. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Win-
e^-^ terl950).
Concerns Shaker inspirational drawings.
Unpaged issue of the magazine.
R no. 3239
558 Gordon, Beverly.
Shaker textile arts / Beverly Gordon. Hanover, N.H.; London:
University Press of New England, 1980.
T? 9.
About the Shakers 131
xiv, 329 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.); 21 cm.
Bibliography: p. 291-299.
Includes index.
559 Gowans, Alan.
Shakerne og deres m0belkunst / af Alan Gowans.
2 2^ p. 192-197: ill.
In Dansk Kunsthaandvaerk (1960).
R no. 3250
560 Greene, Nancy Lewis.
Ye olde Shaker bells / by Nancy Lewis Greene; records furnished
by Margaret Buckner Clark. Lexington, Ky.: N. L. Greene, 1930.
j^ 4 83 p., 7L of plates: ill.; 24 cm.
Includes observations made at the Pleasant Hill, Ky., community
from January 1, 1856, to January 27, 1871.
R no. 2187
561 Guild of Shaker Crafts (Spring Lake, Mich.).
Portfolio no. 1. Spring Lake: The Guild, [ca. 1965].
n^rtt" [3], 44 p.: ill., col. samples; 21 cm.
Color samples are of cloth used for a smock, apron, and bonnet.
^.\ "For this first catalogue. Portfolio No. 1, we have selected for
reproduction items from the well-known Andrews Collection"
(p. [3]). Items include house furnishings and clothing.
562 Guild of Shaker Crafts (Spring Lake, Mich.).
Portfolio number 2. Spring Lake: The Guild, [ca. 1970].
[3], 32 p.: ill.; 28 cm.
Second catalogue of Shaker reproductions. Many of the items
offered duplicate those in the first publication (see no. 561).
Price list tipped in at rear.
563 Guthe, Carl Eugen.
The Shakers / by Carl E. Guthe.
p. 103-104, 106
"^ In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
R no. 3258
132 Printed Material
564 Hancock, Mass., Community.
jL Herb garden: Hancock Shaker Village. Hancock, Mass.: The Vil-
^'^^^x lage, [ca. 1975].
C<:A*^^) [2] p.: ill.; 22 X 28 fold to 22 x 10 cm.
Includes a modern list of Shaker herbs raised at the restoration.
565 Harris, Amanda B.
Among the Shakers.
^,mJ'^^ p. 21-24
In The granite monthly: a New Hampshire magazine devoted to
literature, history, and state progress. Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 1877).
R no. 3272
566 Harvard University. Committee on the Visual Arts (Cambridge,
Mass.).
"IP 3 Report of the Committee on the Visual Arts at Harvard Univer-
sity. Cambridge, Mass.: The University, 1956.
xviii, 155 p.: map; 24 cm.
This copy, marked by Edward D. Andrews, reflects some of his
thinking concerning the teaching of American civilization
through the study of a people and their artifacts.
567 Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum (Winterthur, Del.).
Aspects of Shaker culture: a symposium marking the dedication
F riv/ < ^^ o^ ^^^ Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection:
November 17, 1969. Winterthur, Del.: The Museum, 1969.
[3] p.; 22 cm.
Program for the symposium.
568 Hinds, William Alfred.
American communities: brief sketches of Economy, Zoar, Bethel,
-Q ji Aurora, Amana, Icaria, the Shakers, Oneida, Wallingford, and
the Brotherhood of the New Life / by William Alfred Hinds.
Oneida, N.Y.: Office of the American Socialist, 1878.
176 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Shakers: p. 81-116.
Copy lacks binding and most of the illustrations.
R no. 2242
About the Shakers 133
569 Hinds, William Alfred.
American communities / by William Alfred Hinds. Rev. ed.,
enlarged to include additional societies, new and old, commu-
/V '2, nistic, semi-communistic, and co-operative. Chicago: Charles H.
Kerr & Co., 1902.
433 p., Ue. of plates: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
"The Shakers and their thirty-five community families,"
pages 26-62.
R no. 2243
570 Historic American Buildings Survey (Washington, D.C.).
Catalog of the measured drawings and photographs of the Sur-
f\ c^c> ^^y ^" *he Library of Congress: comprising additions since
^ March 1, 1941. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 1959.
1 vol. (unpaged): ill., plans; 24 cm.
Includes references to the buildings at the Pleasant Hill, Ky.,
Shaker community.
R no. 2248
571 Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (England).
Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire:
twenty-seventh session, third series — volume III, session 1874-
75. Liverpool, England: Adam Holden, 1875.
xix, 198 p., [9] p. of plates: ill.; 23 cm.
Contains a biographical sketch of Ann Lee by William E. A.
Axon, a brief Shaker bibliography, and an appendix, "The Shak-
ers of the New Forest," about a religious sect in England that
shared some characteristics with the Shakers.
572 Hodgson, Stuart.
An American communist experiment,
p. [320]-328
In The contemporary review. Vol. 144, no. 813 (September 1933).
Article attempts to explain the demise of the Shaker moverrient.
R no. 3305
573 Hopping, D. M. C.
The architecture of the Shakers / by D. M. C. Hopping and
A +
(^(^ h(f A- - Gerald R. Watland
134 Printed Material
p. 335-339: ill., plans
In Antiques. Vol. 72, no. 4 (October 1957).
R no. 3314
574 Howells, William Dean.
Three villages / by W. D. Howells. Boston: James R. Osgood and
Co., 1884.
P\ -^ 198 p.; 16 cm.
On pages 67-113 Howells describes his visit to the Shirley,
Mass., Shaker community. The account originally appeared in
the Atlantic monthly, June 1876.
Inscribed: To the Shakers of Alfred from their affectionate friend,
W. D. Howells, York Harbor, Oct. 26, 1913.
R no. 2288
575 Howells, William Dean.
The undiscovered country / by W. D. Howells. Boston: Hough-
ton, Mifflin and Co., 1880.
(\up 419 p.; 20 cm.
^ Collection copy has the bookplate of the Church family library.
Shaker Station, Conn.
R no. 2289
576 Hutton, Daniel Mac-Hir.
Old Shakertown and the Shakers: a brief history of the rise of
the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming, the
establishment of the Pleasant Hill colony, their beliefs, customs
and pathetic end / by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton. Harrodsburg, Ky.
Harrodsburg Herald Press, 1936.
67 p.: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
R no. 2302
^
^-.
577 I shall soon be ten years old: translated from the French.
London; Dublin: Dublin Tract Repository, [ca. 1890].
j_- 16 p.; 11 cm.
t:nO 3 Moral precepts affecting Shaker thought.
About the Shakers 135
578 Index of American Design (Washington, D.C.).
, ^^ Traveling exhibitions & color slides. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
■^ (^ ' ' Government Printing Office, 1957.
/3)5. 8 p.; 23 cm.
The National Gallery of Art's Index of American Design made
available exhibitions of Shaker craftsmanship and furniture. Fifty
lantern slides had been prepared on Shaker furniture, costume,
and textiles.
R no. 2873 (1964 edition)
579 Jackson, Edwin.
New England stoves / by Edwin Jackson.
^ p. 55-64: ill.
In Old-time New England. Vol. 26, no. 2 (October 1935).
Shaker stoves are discussed and illustrated.
580 Jackson, George Pullen.
Down-east spirituals and others: three hundred songs supple-
mentary to the author's Spiritual folk-songs of early America /
collected and edited by George Pullen Jackson. New York: J. J.
Augustin, [1943].
296 p.: ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography: p. [284]-287.
Includes indexes.
Inscribed by author.
581 Johnson, Clifton.
The passing of the Shakers / by Clifton Johnson.
^ p. [2]-19, 50-66: ill., port.
^ ^ In Old-time New England. Vol. 25, nos. 1-2 (July-October 1934).
R no. 3337
582 Jonas, Gerald.
The Shaker revival . . . / Gerald Jonas,
p. [4]-33: ill.
"g U In Galaxy. Vol. 29, no. 5 (February 1970).
l<
136 Printed Material
583 Jones Library (Amherst, Mass.).
Exhibition of Shaker craftsmanship: the Jones Library, Amherst,
Massachusetts, June 12 to September 12; assisted by Dr. and
Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews of Pittsfield, Mass. Amherst,
Mass.: The Library, [1937].
[6] p.; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 2337
584 Jordan, George E.
The Shaker collection of the late George E. Jordan and
Mrs. Gladys C. Jordan of Epping, N.H.: unreserved public auc-
-3) 3 tion sale. . . . [S.I.: s.n.], 1968.
[48] p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Coauthored by Gladys C. Jordan.
R no. 2689
585 Joy, Arthur F.
The queen of the Shakers / A. F. Joy.
1 vol. (various numbers)
/t _2 In New England homestead. Vol. 130-131 (September 1957-
November 1958).
This study of Ann Lee and the Shaker movement was published
serially for more than a year. The collection has an incomplete
run, holding chapters 1-4, 8-9, and 11-13, dating from
September 14, 1957, to April 12, 1958.
R no. 3340
586 Joy, Arthur F.
The Shakers, 1774-1954 / by Arthur F. Joy.
^^^MR P- 86-[95]: ill., ports.
In Yankee. Vol. 18, no. 7 (July 1954).
People and places in the illustrations are identified by
Dr. Andrews on a separate card.
R no. 3341
587 Kay, Jane Holtz.
, Last of the Shakers . . . / by Jane Holtz Kay.
\x.\r^C*^ P- 14-21: ill. (some col.), col. port.
be/)
V"Y\rv_vjrk
About the Shakers 137
In Historic preservation. Vol. 34, no. 2 (March/April 1982).
Concerns activities at the Canterbury Shaker Village Museum
(N.H.) and the thoughts of the Shaker residents there.
588 Keyes, Homer Eaton.
The coming Shaker exhibition in Manhattan: a gallery note,
p. 204-205: ill.
<^ > In Antiques. Vol. 28, no. 5 (November 1935).
Announcement of a Shaker furniture exhibition at the Whitney
Museum in New York City, November 12-December 15, 1935.
R no. 3356
589 Keyes, Homer Eaton.
The editors attic . . .: a Shaker house of worship,
p. [185]-186: ill.
^ '' In Antiques. Vol. 33, no. 4 (April 1938).
Article concerns Benson J. Lossing's watercolor showing the
interior of the Shaker meetinghouse at New Lebanon, N.Y.
R no. 3358
590 Kohrman, John A.
A Shaker trust.
p. 3915-3916
In West Publishing Co.'s docket. Vol. 4, no. 34 (Autumn 1937).
Report on two Kentucky lawsuits involving the personal prop-
erty of individuals becoming Shakers.
e>
591 Langford, Laura Holloway.
The story of a piano / by Laura Holloway Langford. New York:
O. Wissner, [ca. 1900]. (Burr Printing House, pr.).
P J [2], 36, [2] p., 1 plate: port.; 19 cm.
Contains advertisements for Wissner pianos.
Text is a fictionalized account of an effort to get a piano for a
music teacher with the assitance of the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
Shaker community. It was written for a juvenile audience and
distributed during the Thanksgiving/Christmas season,
circa 1900.
R no. 2363
238 Printed Material
592 Lassiter, William L.
The Shaker legacy / by William L. Lassiter.
(t ^ p. 45, 120, 122, 134
In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
R no. 3367
593 Lebanon School (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Catalogue for the year. New Lebanon, N.Y.: The School, 1932,
1934.
2 vols.: ill.; 24 cm.
While these two issues of the school's catalogue serve as an
introduction to the institution, they also feature illustrations of
the buildings used originally by the members of the New Leba-
non Shaker community. In 1930 the community's land was
deeded to the school, and in 1932 the school began operating. In
1938 the name of the school was changed to the Darrow School.
(?>
594 Lebanon School (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
The Lebanon Shakers, 1780-1929: an unfamiliar chapter in Amer-
^ (> J, ^\ ican history and a possible future development. [New York?],
1929.
5 p.; 20 cm.
Cover title.
Concerns the establishment of a school on the grounds of the
Shakers' New Lebanon, N.Y., community. In time the school
would become known as the Darrow School.
R no. 2373
595 Lebanon School (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
The peg board. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1933)-[vol. 5, no. 4]
Qune 1938). New Lebanon: The School, 1933-1938.
r -> 5 vols.: ill., ports.; 27 cm.
4 times a year.
Collection is incomplete for the years held. The collection has
volume 1, numbers 1 and 2; volume 2, number 2; volume 3,
number 2; volume 4, numbers 1-4; and volume 5, numbers 1-
[4]. There are two runs of volume 4, numbers 2-4, one for 1936
and the other for 1937.
R no. 3522
About the Shakers 139
596 Lenox Library Association (Lenox, Mass.).
Exhibit of applied photography: prepared by William F. Winter
of Schenectady, N.Y.; under the auspices of the Lenox Library
Association, Sedgwick Hall, Lenox, Mass., August 23-
September 8, 1934. Lenox, Mass.: The Association, 1934.
[3] p.; 16 cm.
597 Lenox Library Association (Lenox, Mass.).
Exhibit of Shaker furniture: under the auspices of the Lenox
Library Association . . . August 23-September 8. Lenox, Mass.:
■ \ \ The Association, [1934].
C^ [4] p.; 25 cm.
Contains an essay by Edward D. Andrews entitled "Shaker
furniture."
See also no. 550.
R no. 2376
598 [Lossing, Benson John].
The Shakers.
p. 164-177: ill.
Si'wJ' ^^ ^" Harper's new monthly magazine. Vol. 15, no. 86 (July 1857).
Authorship is incorrectly attributed to Walt Whitman by some
bibliographers.
R no. 3385
599 MacLean, John Patterson.
A bibliography of Shaker literature: with an introductory study
of the writings and publications pertaining to Ohio Believers / by
rr ^iC J- P- MacLean. Columbus, Ohio: Published for the author by
^'^*^' Fred J. Heer, 1905.
71 p.: ports.; 23 cm.
Collection copy was formerly owned by M. Catherine Allen; it
had been presented to her by the author.
R no. 2407
600 MacLean, John Patterson.
A bibliography of Shaker literature: with an introductory study
K."^ R. of the writings and publications pertaining to Ohio Believers / by
J. P. MacLean. New York: Burt Franklin, 1971.
,o
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B'j
140 Printed Material
[2], 71 p.: ports; 23 cm. (Burt Franklin. Bibliography & reference
series, 422.) (Essays in literature and criticism, 138.)
601 MacLean, John Patterson.
The Kentucky revival and its influence on the Miami Valley / by
J. P. MacLean. [Columbus, Ohio, 1903].
45 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Bibliography: p. 40-45.
R no. 2409
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602 MacLean, John Patterson.
Origin, rise, progress and decline of the Whitewater community
of Shakers: located in Hamilton County, Ohio / by J. P.
MacLean.
p. 401-443: ill.
In Ohio archaeological and historical quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 4
(October 1904).
R no. 3401
603 MacLean, John Patterson.
Shakers of Ohio: fugitive papers concerning the Shakers of Ohio,
with unpublished manuscripts / by J. P. MacLean. Columbus,
Ohio: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1907.
415 p., 7€. of plates: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Volume once belonged to Alonzo Giles HoUister and contains a
notation in his hand concerning his differences with MacLean
over the characters of two Ohio Shakers.
Contents appeared originally in the Ohio archaeological and histori-
cal quarterly (see no. 602).
R no. 2410
604 MacLean, John Patterson.
A sketch of the life and labors of Richard McNemar / by J. P.
MacLean. Franklin, Ohio: Printed for the author by The Franklin
Chronicle, 1905.
67 p.: port.; 23 cm.
Bibliography of publications by McNemar: p. 64-67.
R no. 2411
About the Shakers 141
605 MacLean, John Patterson.
The Society of Shakers: rise, progress and extinction of the Soci-
ety at Cleveland, Ohio / by J. P. MacLean. Columbus, Ohio:
Press of Fred. J. Heer, 1900.
p. [311-116: ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography: p. 114-116.
"Reprinted from the April number of the Ohio Archaeological and
Historical Quarterly, 1900" (title page).
Copy 1 is signed by Alonzo G. Hollister.
R no. 2412
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606 Maitland, Edward.
The keys of the creeds. 3d ed. London: Triibner & Co., 1876.
\ viii, 201 p.; 19 cm.
^ "^v Collection copy had been presented to Alonzo G. Hollister and
contains his marginal notes. Hollister, in turn, gave the copy to
Laura Holloway Langford, a writer and newspaperwoman.
t^
607 Martin, David.
It is Christ who dwells in me / by David Martin.
p. 68, 70: port.
In Life. Vol. 62, no. 11 (March 17, 1967).
R no. 3421
608 Mastin, Bettye Lee.
Quick glimpses of Pleasant Hill: interesting facts; a walking tour
with map to accompany the visitor to Shakertown. Lexington,
Ky.: Richard S. DeCamp, 1969.
20 p.: ill., map; 23 cm.
Cover title.
Illustrated by Patricia S. DeCamp.
R no. 2439
609 Merton, Thomas.
The Shakers: American celibates and craftsmen who "danced" in
the glory of God / Thomas Merton.
p. 37-41: ill.
In Jubilee. Vol. 11, no. 9 (January 1964).
R no. 3449
242 Printed Material
610 Metzger, Stephen.
Shaker industries / Stephen Metzger, Cynthia Elyce Rubin. [S.l.]:
^ ?^3 Butternut Press, 1977.
^ IX , y ft/ [36] p.: ill. (1 col.); 70 mm.
"^ " ' "^ Illustrations are of the products of Shaker handicraft and Shaker
medicines.
Copy 50 of 225, in its own case.
611 Millennial laws: section IV; the order of Christmas. [S.l.]: Faith
and Edward Andrews, 1936.
-^ g [3] P-; 19 cm.
^ r>U I ^ "This excerpt is printed from 'Millennial Laws' a manuscript
containg the 'Gospel Statutes and Ordinances' of the Shakers"
(p. [3]).
612 Mott, Michael.
The seven mountains of Thomas Merton / Michael Mott. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1984.
xxvi, 690 p., [16] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography: p. [655]-674.
Includes index.
References to the Shakers appear on pages 343, 349, 371-372,
401-402, and 520.
Inscribed by the author to Faith Andrews.
613 Nathan, George Jean.
The theatre / by George Jean Nathan.
U,.C-A p. 20-21, 53, 61: ill.
hi Vanity fair: the kaleidoscopic review of modern life. Vol. 39,
no. 5 (January 1933).
Includes an illustration of and a caption concerning the rendition
of a Shaker dance by the Doris Humphrey dancers.
614 New York City. Public Library.
List of works in the New York Public Library relating to Shakers.
4L 7^^,' New York: The Library, 1904.
10 p.; 26 cm.
;.>i^ )3> ^ -*- Caption title.
About the Shakers 143
"Reprinted from Bulletin, November, 1904" (p. 10).
Items listed that are checked off are in the Andrews Shaker Col-
lection as well.
R no. 3488
615 New York State. Legislature. Assembly.
An act to amend the religious corporations law in relation to
property of extinct churches. Albany, N.Y., 1932.
1^.^' 6 p.; 27 cm.
Act regulates the disposition of property when a church dis-
solves. In 1932 the Lebanon School, later the Darrow School,
began operations on the property of the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
Shaker community.
616 New York State. Legislature. Assembly. Select Committee on the
Shakers.
Report of the select committee on the subject of the Shakers.
Albany, N.Y., 1849.
13 p.; 25 cm.
Caption title.
At head of title: State of New-York, no. 198, in Assembly,
April 2, 1849.
M no. 423; R no. 1084
617 New York State. Legislature. Senate.
An act in relation to certain trusts. Albany, N.Y., 1839.
At head of title: State of New-York, no. 35, in Senate,
January 11, 1839. Brought in by Mr. Tallmadge.
As a result of this act the Shakers were permitted to pass land
ownership from one trustee to another without losing possession
of the land. Earlier the legislature had forbidden such transfers.
618 New York State. Legislature. Senate.
Report of the trustees of the United Society of Shakers in the
O- I town of New Lebanon, Columbia Co., N.Y. Albany, N.Y., 1850.
14 p.; 25 cm.
Caption title.
144 Printed Material
At head of title: State of New-York, no. 89, in Senate, Mar. 19,
1850.
Pages 11-14 contain a similar report from the Watervliet, N.Y.,
community.
M no. 424; R no. 1088
619 New York State. State Museum (Albany, N.Y.).
Twenty-fifth report of the director of the Division of Science and
the State Museum. Albany, N.Y.: The University of the State of
C I New York, 1932.
Ill p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Published as an issue of the New York State Museum bulletin,
no. 293 (June 1932).
Illustrations number 2-5 are of the museum's Shaker collection.
Pages 22-24 discuss a Shaker exhibition that was held at the
State Museum, beginning June 17, 1930.
Includes bibliographical references and an index.
620 New York State. State Museum (Albany, N.Y.).
Twenty-sixth report of the director of the Division of Science and
. the State Museum. Albany, N.Y.: The University of the State of
C i New York, 1933.
57 p., 1 plate: ill.; 23 cm.
Published as an issue of the New York State Museum bulletin,
no. 298 (April 1933).
Illustrations number 3, 4, and 6 are of the museum's Shaker col-
lection. Page 19 discusses the Shaker collection. Some of the
accessions were of Shaker material.
Includes bibliographical references and an index.
621 New York State. State Museum (Albany, N.Y.).
I One hundred fourth annual report of the New York State
^ lc\\ Museum. Albany, N.Y.: The University of the State of New
York, 1942.
' n ' ■"' Published as an issue of
Published as an issue of the New York State Museum bulletin,
no. 330 (April 1942).
About the Shakers 145
Illustrations number 7-10 and 18-20 are of New York's New
Lebanon and Watervliet Shaker communities. References to the
Shakers appear in the report of the museum's historic collection.
The list of museum accessions includes Shaker artifacts.
Includes bibliographical references and an index.
622 New York State. Supreme Court.
Edward Fowler vs. Jacob R. Hollenbeck and William H. Pillow:
bill of exceptions. Albany, N.Y., 1848.
,(^ ^ [8] p.; 32 cm.
Publication concerns Pillow's accusation against the Shakers con-
cerning what he considered to be their unlawful possession of
his children. Robert B. Monell was the lawyer for the Shakers
and Justus McKinstry the lawyer for Hollenbeck and Pillow.
623 Nordhoff, Charles.
The communistic socieHes of the United States: from personal
visit and observation, including detailed accounts of the Econo-
mists, Zoarites, Shakers . . . / by Charles Nordhoff. New York:
Harper & Brothers, 1875.
439, 7 p., 17^. of plates: ill., ports.; 24 cm.
Shakers: p. [115]-256.
Bibliography: p. [419J-432.
Includes index and a list of books available from the publisher.
R no. 2517
>X
624 Noyes, John Humphrey.
History of American socialisms / by John Humphrey Noyes.
Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1870.
vi, 678 p.; 25 cm.
Q 2l Shakers: p. 595-613. Contents are taken from A. J. Macdonald's
manuscript accounts of his trips to Shaker communities.
Includes index.
Volume was formerly owned by Sadie A. Neale, New Lebanon,
N.Y.
Inscribed: C. A. Lomas from G. W. Noyes.
R no 2527
h^
146 Printed Material
625 O'Brien, Harriet Eileen.
Lost Utopias, a brief description of three quests for happiness:
Alcott's Fruitlands, Old Shaker House, and American Indian
Museum, rescued from oblivion, recorded and preserved by
Clara Endicott Sears on Prospect Hill in the old township of Har-
vard, Massachusetts / by Harriet E. O'Brien. Boston: Perry Wal-
ton, 1929.
62 p.: ill.; 28 cm.
Old Shaker House: p. 30-45.
R no. 2533
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626 O'Connor, Thomas.
Benedictines in Shaker buildings.
p. 55-65: ill.
In The scriptorium. Vol. 14, no. 1 (December 1954).
Concerns the South Union, Ky., community and its purchase by
the Benedictines for use as an interracial monastery.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 3502
627 Official program of the 250th anniversary celebration of the town
of Enfield, Connecticut. [S.I.: s.n.], 1930.
40 p., 4€. of plates: ill., ports.; 24 cm.
"12 \ The Shakers are mentioned in one paragraph on page 8. A list of
^ Shaker buildings is included on page 14 under "Some of
Enfield's old houses."
Celebration took place from June 26 to 28, 1930.
R no. 2092
628 Old Shakertown. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1935].
[12] p.: ill.; 16 cm.
^ ^ .^c Pamphlet concerns the Pleasant Hill, Ky., community and its
'-' conversion into the Pennebaker School.
C^
629 Opdahl, Viola Woodruff, ed.
William Pillow: his life among the Shakers / Viola Woodruff
Opdahl, ed.
p. [23]-27: ill.
About the Shakers 147
In The Yorker. Vol. 15, no. 2 (November-December 1956).
Edited version of Pillow's diary.
R no. 3505a
630 Ott, John Harlow.
Hancock Shaker village: a guidebook and history / by John Har-
low Ott. Pittsfield, Mass.: Shaker Community, Inc., 1976.
143 p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Bibliography: p. 131-140.
631 Patterson, Daniel W.
Inspiration and authority in the development of the Shaker spir-
itual / by Daniel W. Patterson,
p. [111]-120: ill.
In North Carolina folklore. Vol. 13, nos. 1-2 (1965).
Includes bibliographical notes.
R no. 3515
632 Patterson, Daniel W.
Nine Shaker spirituals: with a brief account of early Shaker song
/ by Daniel W. Patterson. Old Chatham, N.Y.: The Shaker
Museum Foundation, 1964.
34 p.: ill., port.; 23 cm.
R no. 2559
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633 Pearson, Elmer Ray.
The Shakers: religion and funiture / Elmer R. Pearson. Oslo,
Norway: Kunstindustrimuseet I Oslo, 1966.
p. 101-122: ill.; 25 cm.
Offprint from the 1966 yearbook of Norway's Kunstindustri-
museet.
Includes bibliographical notes.
R no. 3520
634 Peebles, James Martin.
Buddhism and Christianity face to face: or an oral discussion
5 between the Rev. Migettu watte, a Buddhist priest, and
Rev. D. Silva, a Wesleyan clergyman, held at Pantura, Ceylon /
148 Printed Material
with an introduction and annotations by J. M. Peebles. London:
Printed by the National Press Agency, 1878.
99, [2] p.; 22 cm.
Includes a short discussion of the relationship between Buddhist
and Shaker thought: "That religious body known in America as
Shakers, and who in doctrines and practices more nearly resem-
ble the Buddhists than any other class of religionists, denomi-
nate this Nirvana-life, the resurrection-life" (p. 10).
Unnumbered pages contain advertisements for Eno's Fruit Salt, a
cure-all.
635 Pepis, Betty.
Shaker reproductions / by Betty Pepis.
0^}c,^ p. 38-39:111.
In New York times magazine (June 26, 1955).
Includes pictures of six furniture reproductions and three rooms
at the Shaker Museum, Old Chatham, N.Y.
636 Phillippi, Joseph Martin.
Shakerism: or, the romance of a religion / by J. M. Phillippi.
T? --^ Dayton, Ohio: The Otterbein Press, 1912.
^ 133 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports.; 20 cm.
R no. 2568
637 Piercy, Harry D.
Caroline Behlen Piercy, December 31, 1886-April 2, 1955 / by
^ t{. \ Harry D. Piercy. [S.I.: s.n.], 1964.
t'^^' 1 p.€., 5€.: port.;28cm.
Caroline B. Piercy made Shaker dolls, compiled Shaker recipes,
and wrote about the Shaker way of life.
638 Piercy, Harry D.
Shaker medicines / by Harry D. Piercy. [Columbus, Ohio: Ohio
^ State Archaeological and Historical Society], 1954.
V (\s}' ^^ p. 336-348; 23 cm.
Offprint of an article that appeared in the Ohio state archaeological
and historical quarterly, vol. 63, no. 4 (October 1954).
About the Shakers 149
Article was originally given as a paper at the seventeenth annual
meeting of the Ohio Academy of Medical History, May 1, 1954,
at the Ohio State Museum, Columbus, Ohio.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 2580
639 Pioneer functionalists,
p. 84-[86]: ill.
In Time: the weekly newsmagazine. Vol. 54, no. 16 (October 19,
1959).
Column and illustrations concerning Shaker design.
R no. 3539
640 Pomeroy, Marcus Mills.
Yea and nay: "blessed are the peace makers"; visit to the Shak-
^\JS-z. ers at Mount Lebanon, New York,
p. 1-6, 12: ill., ports.
In Pomeroy's advance thought. Vol. 6, no. 8 (March 1893).
R no. 3546
641 Poole, Hester M.
Shakers and Shakerism / by Hester M. Poole. Chicago, 1887.
BrsJ^l\ 8 p.; 18 cm.
Caption title.
M no. 415; R no. 2594
642 Pratt, Richard.
Shaker house / by Richard Pratt.
p. [68-69]: col. ill.
In Ladies' home journal. Vol. 67, no. 3 (March 1950).
Photographs are of Dr. and Mrs. Andrews's house in Richmond,
Mass., decorated in the Shaker style.
R no. 3551
vD X
643 Prefer, Carl Julius.
Eine kurze Beschreibung des Glaubens and praktischen Lebens
'' . ' -^ der Verein. Gesellschaft Glaubiger in Christi zweiter Erscheinung
gewohnlich genannt "Shakers." Das Leben Christi ist die einzige
6 \
150 Printed Material
wahre christliche Religion / Carl Julius Preter, Versaffer. Union
Village, Ohio, 1888.
32 p.; 22 cm.
Brief exposition of Shaker doctrine.
644 Prince, Walter F.
The Shakers and psychical research: a notable example of coop-
eration / by Walter F. Prince,
p. 61-69
In Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research.
Vol. 12, no. 1 (January 1918).
Includes bibliographical references.
Materials presented to the American Society for Psychical
Research by the Shakers, through Eldress M. Catherine Allen, of
Mount Lebanon, N.Y.
R no. 3554
645 The prodigal's return: as described in Luke XV. London; Dublin:
Dublin Tract Repository, [ca. 1890].
Fai; 5 31' [1] P' 11 cm.
"" Moral precepts affecting Shaker thought.
Unnumbered page at rear contains a list of books available from
the Tract Repository.
C
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646 Reader's glossary: a concise compendium of characteristic
Shakerisms.
p. 46-47: ill.
In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
R no. 3565
647 Reichard, Gladys A.
Craftsmanship and folklore,
p. 195-196
In The journal of American folklore. Vol. 53, nos. 208-209
(April-September 1940).
While offered to readers as an article, these two pages are
actually a highly favorable reviev^ of Shaker furniture: the crafts-
manship of an American communal sect by Dr. and Mrs. Andrev^^s
(see no. 496).
About the Shakers 151
648 Reist, Henry G.
Products of Shaker industry. [Cooperstown, N.Y.]: New York
State Historical Association, 1932.
p. 264-270; 23 cm.
/. o' Offprint of an article that appeared in New York history, vol. 13,
no. 3 Guly 1932).
Article originally given as a paper on September 23, 1931, at a
meeting of the New York State Historical Association, Schenec-
tady, N.Y.
R no. 3571
649 Renwick Gallery (Washington, D.C.).
Shaker furniture and objects from the Faith and Edward Deming
Andrews collections: commemorating the bicentenary of the
-^ American Shakers. Washington, D.C.: Published for the Renwick
Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts by the Smithson-
ian Institution Press, 1973.
88 p.: ill. (1 col.); 30 cm.
Compiled by A. D. Emerich for an exhibition at the Renwick
Gallery, November 2, 1973-April 7, 1974.
Includes bibliography of publications by Dr. and Mrs. Andrews.
650 A return of departed spirits of the highest characters of distinc-
tion: as well as the indiscriminate of all nations, into the bodies
P- of the "Shakers," or "United Society of Believers in the second
advent of the Messiah" / by an associate of said Society. Phila-
delphia: J. R. Colon, 1843.
52 p.; 15 cm.
M no. 85; R no. 2618
651 Richmond, Mary L.
Shaker literature: a bibliography / compiled & annotated by
Mary L. Richmond. Hancock, Mass.: Shaker Community, 1977.
2 vols.: map; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Vol. 1. By the Shakers. Vol. 2. About the Shakers.
152 Printed Material
652 Robinson, Grace Chess.
"We live in a Shaker village."
p. 82-83, 91: ill.
^ 7n Vogue (October 1, 1942).
Description of life in a house used by the Second family of New
Lebanon, N.Y.
653 Roche, Mary.
Object lesson in the integrity of design / by Mary Roche.
, . ^ p. 44-45: ill.
In New York Times magazine (October 23, 1949).
Concerns the design of Shaker furniture and the Shaker Village
Work Camp at New Lebanon, N.Y., an educational camp for
teenagers established in 1946.
654 The romantic decades.
p. 98-114: ill. (chiefly col.)
In Life. Vol. 39, no. 16 (October 17, 1955).
X) 3- On page 103 is a picture of a Shaker gathering room.
Published as part 5 of a series called "America's arts and skills."
R no. 3586
655 Roueche, Berton.
A small family of seven,
p. 46-57
^ "^^^ In The New Yorker. Vol. 23, no. 27 (August 23, 1947).
Article about the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. It was writ-
ten as part of the "Reporter at large" department of the
magazine.
R no. 3587
656 Sayville, N.Y., Methodist Episcopal Church. Helping Hand
Society.
^ Li^'2 A fair and festival. Sayville: Patchoque Advance Print, [ca. 1895].
1 broadside; 27 cm.
C t\ \^^^ .'J "An attractive feature of the fair will be the presence of two
ladies from the Lebanon Shakers! at Pittsfield, Mass. They will
wear the Shaker costume and have on sale many articles of their
own make."
About the Shakers 153
657 Schrader, Arthur F.
Arcade revisited: some additional notes for a pioneer songster /
„ ^ (-• ^ Arthur F. Schrader.
p. [15]-26: music; 22 cm.
h /S'^S Reprinted from the Nezv York folklore quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1
(March 1968).
Concerns folksongs in eastern New York and western
Massachusetts.
658 Scott, John A.
Tyringham: old and new / by John A. Scott. Pittsfield, Mass.:
Sun Printing Co., 1905.
?i^\/. H 43 p.: ill.; 15 cm.
Old home week souvenir, August 7-13, 1905.
Tyringham Shakers: p. 20-25.
R no. 2871
659 Serene twilight of a once-sturdy sect: the Shakers,
p. 58-67: ill., ports.
In Life. Vol. 62, no. 11 (March 17, 1967).
C- '2— Photographs by John Loengard.
R no. 3600
660 Shaker: pattern of practical beauty — modern then and now.
p. 36-37, 133-134: ill.
In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
R no. 3646
^5^
661 Shaker Community, Inc. (Hancock, Mass.).
Isaac N. Youngs: on entering the dairy and observing the mak-
^ ing of cheese now on the racks. [Pittsfield, Mass.: The Commu-
t AC/. V^ nity, 1961].
2€.; 21 cm. (Hancock Village keepsake, no. 2)
Caption title.
Contains a poem written by Youngs and a biographical sketch of
him.
R no. 2697
154 Printed Material
662 Shaker Community, Inc. (Hancock, Mass.).
A proposal to save the Shaker community at Hancock, Massa-
B^r\i^ ' ^ ' chusetts: its importance as part of the American heritage. [New
Haven, Conn.]: Connecticut Printers, 1960.
[7] p.; 21 cm.
R no. 2706
663 Shaker crafts revived.
^^^i^^i ^-- p. 137-139: ill.
r> ^"X^ ^" Interior design. Vol. 38 (January 1967).
y^\^cx Article on a Spring Lake, Mich., firm, the Guild of Shaker
J ,v:A. f^i ■ Crafts, and its reproductions.
664 Shaker furniture: a book by Edward Deming Andrews and Faith
Andrews on the development of an early American craft.
F^^O.HX p. 24-25: ill.
In Fashion digest. Vol. 9, no. 4 (Fall and Winter 1950).
665 Shaker influence.
p. 76-78: ill. (1 col.)
In Look. Vol. 18, no. 6 (March 23, 1954).
d-> i- "Traditionalists and moderns discover virtues of Shaker furni-
ture— honesty, strength, usefulness and the 'gift to be simple' "
(p. 76).
R no. 3637
666 Shaker inspirational drawings,
p. 33, 56-57: ill.
Ui\<^'^iA In Art news. Vol. 60, no. 9 (January 1962).
Article concerning an exhibition at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg, Va., January 21-March 4, 1962.
R no. 3638
667 The Shaker look: authentic furniture and design give a small
house forthrightness.
p. [38]-41: ill.
(^ >- In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
R no. 3639
About the Shakers 155
668 Shaker made: worthy tradition of fine craftsmanship,
p. 42-45: col. ill.
C -^ In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
R no. 3640
669 Shaker Museum Foundation (Old Chatham, N.Y.).
Catalogue of the Emma B. King Library of the Shaker Museum /
compiled under the direction of Robert F. W. Meader. Old
[)3 Chatham: The Foundation, 1970.
62 p.: ill.; 25 cm.
Catalogue prepared by Mrs. Deborah Goodman de Gil.
R no. 2719
670 Shaker portfolio: Shaker drawings and furniture from the collec-
tion of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews.
p. 64-[75]: ill., ports.
\<^<c\ . In Junior bazaar. Vol. 2, no. 3 (January 1946).
Title is not at the head of the article; it was supplied by the edi-
tor on the contents page.
Article shows Shaker-inspired clothing for women.
671 Shaker revival.
p. 56-[63]: col. ill.
v^*~i ^" ^°°^- ^°'- ^^' ^^- ^^ (December 1, 1964).
Concerns Pleasant Hill, Ky., community.
Photographs by Gene Laurents.
R no. 3653
672 Shaker Savings Association (Cleveland, Ohio).
The Shakers. Cleveland: The Association, [ca. I960].
[20] p.: ill.; 31 cm.
(S ^ Includes reprints of twelve advertisements from the bank that
originally appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
R no. 2727
673 Shaker storage,
p. 116, 118: ill.
In House and garden. Vol. 87, no. 3 (March 1945).
d -^ R no. 3660
f
156 Printed Material
674 Shaker Village work camp: co-educational Berkshire camp for
teen-agers. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.: The Camp, [ca. 1947].
^sj.^^ [8] p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Cover title.
Publication on the adaptive re-use of the South family buildings
at New Lebanon, N.Y.
675 The Shaker washing machine,
p. 161: ill.
(;^^~^ \ In Scientific American: a journal of practical information in art,
\,CA^°y science, mechanics, agriculture, chemistry, and manufactures.
^ P^' Vol. 2, no. 11 (March 10, 1860).
Also includes a recipe for Shaker soap, page 163.
R no. 3668b
g,o.S4
676 Shakerism.
p. 219-221
In The Boston news-letter and city record. Vol. 1, no. 19
(April 29, 1826).
Article of about two and one-half columns concerning Mary
Marshall Dyer's criticisms of the Shakers.
Includes a letter written by William Lee on the conduct of Ann
Lee in the presence of some local inhabitants.
677 The Shakers.
.* p. [1-16]: ill. (chiefly col.)
\L\\^^^ ' In Art and man. Vol. 2, no. 5 (February 1972).
Entire issue of this student magazine, published by Scholastic
Magazines under the direction of the National Gallery of Art, is
devoted to the Shakers.
678 The Shakers: a strict and Utopian way of life has almost
vanished.
^^^"^ p. 142-148: ill., ports.
In Life. Vol. 26 (March 21, 1949).
Article deals with the Canterbury, N.H., community.
R no. 3694
About the Shakers 157
679 The Shakers in Niskayuna.
p. 663-670: ill.
In Frank Leslie's popular monthly. Vol. 20, no. 6 (December
1885).
Concerns life at the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
R no. 3701
S>^
680 Shanor, Richard.
, /.j Shaker country / Richard Shanor.
p. 50-52: ill.
In Travel. Vol. 118, no. 1 (July 1962).
Concerns visiting the Hancock, Mass., and Nev^^ Lebanon, N.Y.,
Shaker communities.
Shaw, Alex L. (New York, N.Y.).
[Catalogue]. New York: E. Jones & Co., 1860.
24 p.; 12 cm.
Shaw, located at 183 Washington Street, sold Shaker brooms and
brushes. He describes himself as a "dealer in wood, willow and
cedar ware, brooms, painted pails and tubs, cordage, coil rope,
mats, brushes, matches, twine, &c." (p. 1).
682 Shaw Stocking Co. (Lowell, Mass.).
Evolution of Shawknit, the fittest stockings: with cuts showing
how the Shawknit heel differs from the seamless. Lowell, Mass.:
The Company, [ca. 1890].
14 p.: ill.; 70 mm.
Cover title.
"For sale by Benjamin Gates, Mt. Lebanon, Columbia, Co., New
York" (back cover).
R no. 345a
683 Skinner, Charles Montgomery.
Among the Shakers: successful communism at Mount Lebanon —
interview with Elder Evans — a lunch — principles of faith and
practice — spiritual guidance — modes of life — practical religion.
[S.I.: s.n., ca. 1886].
1 broadside; 40 cm.
158 Printed Material
Includes accounts of visits to the Shaker communities at Han-
cock, Mass., and New Lebanon, N.Y.
M no. 431; R no. 1313
684 [Smith, Joseph Edward Adams].
Taghconic: or, letters and legends about our summer home / by
h -2 Godfrey Greylock [pseud.]. Boston: Redding and Co., 1852.
^ 228 p.; 20 cm.
Chapters 13 and 14 concern the Shakers.
R no. 2778
685 Smith College Museum of Art (Northampton, Mass.).
Shaker inspirational drawings: the collection of Dr. and
Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews, with an essay by Dr. Andrews.
^O Northampton, Mass.: The Museum, 1960.
[8] p.: ill.; 24 cm.
Essay entitled "Art of the Shaker folk."
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Smith
College Museum of Art, January 4-25, 1961. The exhibit traveled
to eight museums including Smith's between September 23,
1960, and May 24, 1961.
R no. 2781
\X,ist(i^^
686 Smith College Museum of Art (Northampton, Mass.).
The work of Shaker hands: from the collection of Dr. and
Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews and the Index of American
Design, the National Gallery of Art; January 4-25, 1961 / an exhi-
bition organized by the Smith College Museum of Art. Nor-
thampton, Mass.: The Museum, 1961.
[12] p.: ill.; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 2784
687 Smucker, Samuel M., ed.
A history of all religions: containing a statement of the origin,
Vv ? development, doctrines, and government of the religious
denominations in the United States and Europe, with biographi-
cal notices of eminent divines / edited and completed by
About the Shakers 159
Samuel M. Smucker. Philadelphia: Duane Rulison, Quaker City
Pub. House, 1859.
336 p.; 20 cm.
Shakers: p. 216-230.
688 Sotheby Parke Bernet. PB84. (New York, N.Y.).
Shaker furniture and other Americana: the property of a Con-
necticut collector recently removed from the South and West
•ly Z> family settlements. New Lebanon, New York, including property
from other private sources. New York: PB84, 1973.
[48] p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Sale no. 298 held on October 17, 1973.
Includes price estimates laid in and bibliographical references.
R no. 3871
689 Souvenir of Enfield, New Hampshire. Enfield, N.H.: W. A.
Abbott, [ca. 1905].
^^ 'I [28] p.: ill.; 15 x 21 cm.
Contains forty illustrations, including seventeen of the Shaker
community.
Cover title.
R no. 2793
690 State Street Bank (Boston, Mass.).
Shaker architecture in Harvard. Boston: The Bank, [ca. I960].
■^5 [2] p.: ill.; 20 cm.
Announcement of an exhibition at the State Street Bank's Con-
B7;J course Gallery, January 22-February 28, 1960.
691 [Stone, Horatio].
Lo here and lo there!: or, the grave of the heart. New York:
Printed for the author [by Burgess, Stringer & Co.], 1846.
^V .' 92 p.; 22 cm.
Author was the brother of Henry M. and Julia A. Stone of the
New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
Ds-
160 Printed Material
Includes a review from the Knickerbocker, vol. 28
(November 1846), on the back cover.
M no. 383 (attributes this work to Dan Mendon); R no. 2815
692 Trace, Timothy.
Catalogue 46: Shaker literature, books & pamphlets. Peekskill,
N.Y.: T. Trace, [1968].
[12] p.; 21 cm.
Cover title.
"The present interest in Shaker literature owes much to the
pioneer work and assiduous scholarship of the late Edward
Deming Andrews. We proudly offer for sale duplicates from his
great collection of books and pamphlets" (verso cover).
R no. 2854
693 Vanstory, Burnette.
Shakerism and the Shakers in Georgia / by Burnette Vanstory.
p. [353]-364
C \ In The Georgia historical quarterly. Vol. 43, no. 4 (December
1959).
Article on the White Oak, Ga., community.
Includes bibliographical references.
R no. 3776
694 Vaughan, Malcolm.
The Connoisseur in America / Malcolm Vaughan.
^ p. 68-72: ill.; 31 cm.
^^'^'^ ' In The connoisseur. Vol. 147, no. 591 (March 1961).
Within this article is a three-paragraph announcement of the res-
toration of the Hancock, Mass., community.
695 Volk, A.
Volk's "fruit canner." Pittsfield, Mass.: A. Volk, [ca. 1875].
v 4-(/ -" I broadside; 14 cm.
C k hA^\ Canner was used to prepare fruit for long-term storage in jars.
<-^n "Every housekeeper wants it."
About the Shakers 161
696 Warder, William S.
A brief sketch of the religious society of people called Shakers /
communicated to Mr. Owen by Mr. W. S. Warder of Philadel-
phia, one of the Society of Friends. London: R. & A. Taylor,
tA^' ' [ca. 1817].
16 p.; 25 cm.
Cover title.
Mr. Owen is Robert Owen, who established a Utopian commu-
nity at New Harmony, Ind.
M no. 519, 520; R no. 2893
697 Wellman, Rita.
American design.
p. 15-43: ill. (some col.)
^ In House and garden. Vol. 74, no. 1 (July 1938).
Introduction, coauthored by Holger Cahill, summarizes the
interests of the Index of American Design, a Works Progress
Administration Federal Art Project. On the pages that follow are
illustrations of the designs recorded by the Index of American
Design and explanatory notes.
The Shaker movement is mentioned on page 17 in three short
paragraphs. Shaker furniture is illustrated on pages 18-20 and
33; Shaker textiles on pages 26 and 36; and Shaker woodwork on
page 43.
R no. 3797a
698 Wertkin, Gerard C.
Zion on Clapboard Hill: the New Canaan Shakers, 1810-1812 /
Gerard C. Wertkin.
p. 7-18: ill.
In New Canaan Historical Society annual. Vol. 8, no. 4 (1979-
1980).
Includes bibliographical notes.
699 Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, Ohio).
Shaker bicentennial auction. Cleveland: The Society, 1974.
[16] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
a)'2>
162 Printed Material
"The Shaker items being offered in this sale have been acquired
from various sources, and are not from the collection of the
Western Reserve Historical Society. Proceeds from this auction
will support the Shaker Bicentennial Convention" (p. [1]).
Items have been priced by hand.
R no. 3885
700 Wetherbee, Martha.
Martha Wetherbee's handbook of new Shaker baskets. Sanborn-
ton, N.H.: M. Wetherbee, 1981.
48 p.: ill.; 14 cm.
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical notes.
701 Wheeler, Monroe.
America's best dressed books / Monroe Wheeler.
. p. [736]-757: ill.
go^ ' In Publisher's weekly. No. 133 (February 5, 1938).
Page 757 contains an entry for Shaker furniture: the craftsmanship of
an American communal sect by Edward Deming and Faith
Andrews (see no. 496).
R no. 3797b
702 Whitaker, Thomas.
Theology of Elder Eads, bishop of South Union / Thomas
4i '^/CH Whitaker.
.a4S tl]p-:ill-
C^|\ \^ ^-^ In The Logan leader. (February 16, 1970).
703 Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, N.Y.).
Shaker handicrafts: November 12 to December 12, 1935. New
York: The Museum, 1935.
15 p.; 21 cm.
"The Whitney Museum of American Art wishes to make grateful
acknowledgement to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews, to
whom it is indebted for the selection and arrangement of this
exhibition" (p. [4]).
R no. 2915
About the Shakers 163
704 Whitson, Robley Edward.
The why behind the what / by Robley Edward Whitson.
-p ^ p. 115-128: ill.
In Good work. Vol. 28, no. 4 (Autumn 1965).
R no. 3801
705 Wiggin, Kate Douglas.
Susanna and Sue / by Kate Douglas Wiggin; with illustraHons by
Alice Barber Stephens and N. C. Wyeth. Boston; New York:
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909. (Cambridge, Mass.: Riverside
O Press.)
225 p., 4€. of plates: ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
Fiction about the Shakers.
R no. 2922
706 William Hayes Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, Mass.).
Index of American Design exhibition: January 27-February 10,
1937. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1937.
28 p.; 23 cm.
Cover title.
Exhibition held as part of the Works Progress Administration
Federal Art Project.
Shaker material: p. 5-11.
707 Williams, Emily.
Spirituality as expressed in song: communism and its renuncia-
aVv 3^ ^^^^ ^^ ^'^ ^^^^ ^^ worldly including the universal system of musi-
cal notation — weird hymns and dances in use in the old Shaker
village in Connecticut / described by Emily Williams,
p. [745]-751: ill.
In The Connecticut magazine. Vol. 9, no. 4 (October-December
1905).
R no. 3806
708 Williams, John S.
Consecrated ingenuity: the Shakers and their inventions /
John S. Williams. Old Chatham, N.Y.: Shaker Museum Founda-
6 > tion, 1957.
Ss
164 Printed Material
[24] p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Cover title.
R no. 2927
709 Williams, John S.
The Shakers: a brief summary / John S. Williams. Old Chatham,
N.Y.: The Shaker Museum Foundation, 1956.
[10] p.; 22 cm.
R no. 2929
710 Williams, Richard L.
The Shakers, now only 12, observe their 200th year / by
Richard L. Williams; photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
UvA<^' * P- 40-[49]: ill., ports.
In Smithsonian. Vol. 5, no. 6 (September 1974).
R no. 3983
J^^
711 Winter, Esther C.
Shaker literature in the rare book room of the Buffalo and Erie
County Public Library: a bibliography / compiled by Esther C.
11 1^ n Winter and revised by Joanna S. Ellett. Buffalo, N.Y.: The
Library, 1967.
"2^
<:ti II '^^ 43 p.; 23 cm.
^^ R no. 2947
712 Winter, William F.
Shaker portfolio: a picture record of an American community /
^ by William F. Winter.
Ui^^'^ ■ p. 22-25, 73: ill., ports.
In U.S. camera magazine. Vol. 1, no. 3 (March-April 1939).
R no. 3817
713 Winter, William F.
Shaker simplicity: a photographic study / by W. F. Winter; from
. the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews.
tU\CM: , p. [208]: ill.
In Antiques. Vol. 26, no. 6 (December 1934).
Title is the caption for a picture of Shaker furniture.
About the Shakers 165
714 Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, Mass.).
Exhibition of Shaker arts and crafts: assembled and arranged by
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews. Worcester, Mass.: The
Museum, 1938.
[8] p.; 22 cm.
Includes an essay by E. D. Andrews entitled "Shaker craftsman-
ship and art."
Exhibition dates: December 7, 1938-January 8, 1939.
R no. 2958
Faith Andrews, ca. 1930s.
JUVENILE MONITOR:
CO>TTAI"NIK« INSTRtTCTIOKS FOR YOUTH AND
CHILDREN ; POINTING OUT ILL MANNFRS,
AND SHOWING THEM HOW TOBF. HAVit
IN THK VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF
CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH.
Train tip & child in the way he should (ro ; ^r>d when
h€ is old he wiii not depart from it. Solomon.
Printed at New-Lebanon.
February, 1823,
A Juvenile Monitor was written by some teachers at New Lebanon, N.Y.
to instruct their students on proper Shaker behavior (see no. 296).
Anna White (1831-1910), New Lebanon, N.Y.
Entrance doors of the New Lebanon, N.Y., meetinghouse.
Emma Neale (1857-1943) (seated) and Sadie Neale (1849-1948), New Leba-
non, N.Y.
^IUV^7A) hoUv^^t
942 Chapel Street,
New Haven, Ct» .
Alonzo G. Hollister (1830-1911), New Lebanon, N.Y.
AN
ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE
CALLED
SHAKERS:
THEIR
k FAITH, DOCTRINES, AND PRACTICE,
EXEMPLIFIED IN THE
/
l.!EE, CONVERSATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ADTHOR
DURING THE TIME HE BELONGED TO THE SOCIETY.
TO WHICH IS AFFIXED A
HISTORY OF THEIR RISE AND PROGRESS
TO THE PRESENT DAY.
BY THOMAS BROWN, -
Of Cornwall, Orange County, State of New-York,
'Prove all things, hold faft to that which is good. Apojile Paul,
An hiftorian fliould not dare to tell a falfchood, or leave a
truth untold. Cicero.
TROY:
PRINrED BT PARKER AND BLISS.
?0I0 AT THE TROY BOOKSTORt; BY WEBSTERS AND SKINNKKS,
ALBANY; AND BY S. WOOD, NEW-YORK.
1812.
Considered to be a moderately critical history of the Shakers, the impact
of Brown's Account was felt as late as a century later when Alonzo G.
Hollister remarked that it was "garbage" (see no. 78).
Sarah Collins (185S-1947), New Lebanon, N.Y.
The Shakers' Slat Back Chairs, with Anns and Eockers.
WilHSTKI) I,A(K SKATS.
StiDWiiig a Cmniiiirisim of Size
No. 0 N'». 1 No- -^
e.").50 81.00 ?o.00
The Shakers' Slat Back Chairs, with Rockers.
WollSTEI) LAlK SEATS.
Showing a Coiiiparison of Size?
No. 0 No. 1
$3.25 $:i.50
No. 7
$8.00
Spread from a Shaker chair trade catalogue, ca. 1880.
The North family buildings and garden. New Lebanon, N.Y.
^'^^^^AjLii<tJ? ^U^ Otx^pi4
Frederick W. Evans (1808-93), New Lebanon, N.Y.
Staircase in the New Lebanon, N.Y., meetinghouse.
The New Lebanon, N.Y., meetinghouse.
Rosetta Stephens (1860-1948), New Lebanon, N.Y.
MANIFESTO,
OR A
JJKCLARATIOjY of the DOCTRI.YES AJ\rD PRACTICM
OF the;
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
IJY JOHN DUNLAVY.
TLcu shall ye vc.tuin, and discern between llie righteous ar,d ihc
wicked ; between him that servcth God and him tiiat serveth him not.
■\Vc are made as the filth of the world — the off-scouring of all things
unto this day.
;*m njm a':'p n^4.^ ^h-oi -^nNi o"j3 n^in^ n^m Ezek. 2. 10.
PLEASANT HILL, Ky.
p. BEUTRANDj PIIINTEU.
1.-5 18.
The Manifesto is considered to be the definitive treatise on Shaker beliefs.
Printed by the Shakers on Shaker-made paper, it was also bound by them
(see no. 116).
COLLECTION
MILLENNIAL HYMNS,
ADAPTED
TO THE PRESENT ORDER
OF THE
CHURCH.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to
Zion with songs and everlasting joy. Isa. xxxv, 10,
FEINTED IN THE UNITED SOCXETV,
CANTERBURY, N. H.
/847^
Assembled by Henry C. BHnn, this 200-page volume records in print many
of the hymns in the collection's manuscript holdings (see no. 100).
Henry C. Blinn (1824-1905), Canterbury, N.H.
^_-^-
iai
\ m
iL .
±-^
The Shaker community at Enfield, Conn.
A
CONCISE STATEMENT
O F T H E
PRINCIPLES
OF THE
O N L r TRUE CHURCH,
A C C O R D I K G TO
THE GOSPEL
OF THE
PRESENT APPEARANCE
o p
CHRIST.
As held to and pralfifed'iipcTi hy the true
folir^jjers of the living sav.jour,
at Nev/leban-o>j, ^c\
TOGETHER. WITH A LETTER FROM
JAMES W H I T T A K E R,
Minijier cj the Go/pel in this day of Gk-ri-st'^
fccond appearing^ — to his natural relations in
England. Dated O^ober c)thy 178^5. '
PnKted at BenHingJon^yermont^
F'y HAr,v£M. ^^ Rvsseil — 1790,
Joseph Meacham's book is considered to be the first printed publication
of the Shakers and the first printed summary of their theology (see no. 333).
Interior view taken by William F. Winter to illustrate Shaker Fimiiture: The
Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect (see no. 496).
Interior view taken by William F. Winter to illustrate Shaker Furniture: The
Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect (see no. 496).
The round barn at the Hancock, Mass., Shaker community.
II. Manuscript Material
Organizational Structure and Doctrine
715 Considerations illustrating the necessity of some revisions in the
direction and management of temporal concerns among Believ-
ers and in our covenant. [Ca. I860].
35, [1] p., bound; 21 cm.
After existing for nearly a century the Shaker order had become
complex. There had been financial losses, and the Shakers were
having to address social questions that had not been issues
when the movement was in its youth. The Shakers' covenant
had not been revised for more than forty-two years. Much of
this manuscript deals with suggestions for greater monetary
accountability and for changes in social relationships. Since
many Shaker leaders resided in New Lebanon, N.Y., it is not
unreasonable to conclude that this document emanated from
that community.
716 Hancock, Mass., Community.
The covenant or constitution of the church at. . . . [Ca. 1850].
<-- 55 p., bound; 22 cm.
jLJ'~i Copy of the covenant written in 1830 at New Lebanon, N.Y. (see
no. 723). No names are affixed to the document; no place
appears in the title.
Hancock, Mass., Community.
A record of appointments and changes in the ministry at Han-
cock. [Ca. 1851].
167
168 Manuscript Material
[3] p.; 25 cm.
The comings and goings of Shaker leaders. Collection includes
another copy in a different hand.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
718 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Arrangements relative to an extension of the privileges and
4 i§^ duties of managers of the farms of the church at Mount Leba-
non. 187L
3 p.; 27 cm.
Manuscript gives "farmer deacons" greater control in day-to-day
farming operations and requires that periodic financial reports be
made to the trustees. "This arrangement is an experiment, to be
rearranged, if found necessary, or abolished entirely as may be
most conducive to the welfare of Society, thro the same authori-
ties by whom it is instituted" (p. 3).
:/\0.<i'
U /c'f
^
719 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[A concise statement of the faith and principles upon which the
joint union & covenant relation of Believers are formed: and the
f\ 7(5 covenant of the Second family of the Society of Believers at New
Lebanon]. 1815.
27 p., bound; 20 cm.
Supplied title is a combination of the headings of the two sec-
tions of this manuscript.
Cover title: Coppy of the covenant.
Contains a statement of basic Shaker beliefs, a short historical
narrative, a list of "spiritual parents," and a definition of the
rights and responsibilities of members of the Second family of
New Lebanon, N.Y., and Hancock, Mass.
720 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
■S ] 0'^ i [^ concise statement of the faith and principles upon which the
joint union and covenant relation of Believers are formed, the
SiA ^7 ^^ nature of that relation, and the order & manner of attaining and
Structure and Doctrine 169
entering into it: and the covenant of the Second family of the
New Lebanon United Society]. 1827.
16 p., bound; 26 cm.
Supplied title is a combination of the headings of the two sec-
tions of this manuscript.
"A true copy."
Contains the names of about one hundred Shakers who signed
the Second family covenant.
721 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Covenant of the church of Christ in New Lebanon relating to
■U IQy^ the possession and use of a joint interest]. 1795.
[12] p., bound; 21 cm.
This agreement sets forth the basic tenets of organization of the
community at New Lebanon, N.Y. It covers the reception of new
members, the disposition of personal property, equality of
rights, and the need for members to work together for the gen-
eral welfare of the group. The document is signed by forty-two
Shakers; a forty-third signature, that of Nicholas Lougee, is
crossed out, suggesting that he left the community sometime
after 1795.
Manuscript is the first written covenant of the United Society.
•7Y:
722 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Covenant of the family of Believers in the town of Canaan: being
( / a branch of the central institution of the order of young Behevers
at New-Lebanon. 1836-1896.
1 p.^., 19, [10] p., bound; 21 cm.
Following the text of the covenant are the signatures of those
persons who bound themselves to it.
Covenant does not require that adherents automatically surren-
der their property.
723 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
The covenant or constitution of the Second family in the New-
'^110 Lebanon United Society. 1830-1897.
--A *-. , 33/ [37] p., bound; 21 cm.
170 Manuscript Material
Covenant is preceded by the essay "A brief illustration of the
principles on which the covenant of the United Society is
founded" (p. [1]-10).
Following the text of the covenant are the names of persons who
adopted it and certifications signed by the trustees that the indi-
viduals listed did, in fact, adopt it.
See also no. 716.
724 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
\ An extract from the orders, rules, and counsels for the people of
-it 1 1 ^ God / written by Father Joseph to the elders of the church at
New Lebanon; copyed agreeable to Father Joseph's word. 1841.
SA 75/ 66, 100, [7] p., bound; 22 cm.
Manuscript volume also contains "Millennial laws, or gospel
statutes and ordinances: adapted to the day of Christ's second
appearing . . . recorded at New Lebanon, Aug. 7th, 1821;
revised and reestablished by the ministry and elders, Oct. 1845."
"Millennial laws" includes a brief index.
725 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Millenial laws, or gospel statutes and ordinences adapted to the
^' / if day of Christ's second appearing: given and established in
c f\ '75^ ^^^ church for the protection thereof, by Father Joseph Meacham
""'''^ and Mother Lucy Wright, the presiding ministry, and by their
successors, the ministry & elders; recorded at New Lebanon,
August 7th, 1821, revised and reestablished by the ministry &
elders, October, 1845.
[6], 94, [3] p., bound; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Handwritten note states that this copy finally belonged to the
South family at Watervliet, N.Y., and that it was presented to
Edward Andrews by Eldress Anna Case.
726 [A private letter addressed to each individual of our family.
. Ca. 1850].
^ S IT 4^.; 20 cm.
c \ I r^ '^'X- Supplied title is taken from the envelope used to send the letter.
^n T pHpr rnnrpmc: thp nrarHrp of nrpQPnl- PYrhanap'; 3f Chrisfmpm
^
Letter concerns the practice of present exchanges at Christmas.
Structure and Doctrine 171
dp^
111 Roe, Richard.
[Trustee's agreement]. 1836.
H.; 19 X 21 cm.
■^ L 1 542- Roe agrees to be a trustee at the Hancock, Mass., Shaker
community.
^5^6
728 Shirley, Mass., Community.
[Letter], March 8, 1843, Shirley, Mass., [to] Nathaniel Deming,
Pittsfield, Mass.
l^ /^D3 [4] p.; 26 cm.
Letter concerns the stones used for fence posts around the feast
grounds at Shirley, Mass., and the attendance of members of
"the world" at meetings.
-i^u-^
729 Whittaker, James.
[Letter], February 1782, Ashfield, Mass., [to] Josiah Talcott, Han-
cock, Mass.
irJ\ RCO 1 photostat; 34 cm.
Identified by Dr. Andrews as "the earliest Shaker manuscript
extant," this letter expresses, for the first time, the idea that a
Shaker should give up all of his possessions to the order. See
the discussion on page 48 of Edward Deming Andrews, The peo-
ple called Shakers (no. 491).
730 Wright, Zadock
Ot)
■ [Deacon Wright's resignation]. 1806.
^ ^^^ U.;30cm.
Because of old age, Wright, Josiah Edgerly, and Nathaniel
Sleeper ask to have their responsibilities as deacons or trustees
lifted. They resided in the New Lebanon, N.Y., community !
Becoming a Shaker
731 Bailey, William.
^i ^j A survey of the farm of John P. Peabody. 1818.
' K.; 32 cm.
5 A a-^ According to the 1820 census, a John P. Peabody lived in Tops-
field, Mass., and several William Baileys resided nearby in Essex
County.
732 Bennet, Joseph.
ji r-n<> [True copy of a letter], January 26, 1797, New Lebanon, N.Y.,
"^ ^^^ [to] Anna Bennet.
5f\ (3.^6 .1 [2] p.; 33 cm.
Anna's parents disown her and absolve themselves of their
parental responsibilities because she left Shakerism for the
world.
733 Bishop, Ebenezer.
_. [Letter], May 3, 1813, New Lebanon, N.Y., [to] James Smith, Jr.,
"^ ^'^' Norwich, N.Y.
::A I 5 3*9 [4] p.; 33 cm.
Bishop and Calvin Green try to persuade Smith to become a
Shaker.
734 Blake, Olive.
^ - -, ^ [Manuscripts concerning real estate, property, and family mem-
^^ p bers]. 1817-1833.
^^ ^'i' 13 items; 9-33 cm.
^^ In about 1817, Olive Blake's husband, Jacob, died. These papers
J -^ Q ^ concern transfers of land in his name and the guardianship of
the Blake daughters, Rhoda and Hannah. In 1820, Olive signed a
A 2^5 document that placed her daughters, then eleven and eight, in
C
vyS2~
172
Becoming a Shaker 173
the New Lebanon, N.Y., Shaker community until each became
twenty-one and was free to choose whether or not she would
remain. In 1833, the girls signed over to their mother all the
property left to them by their father, thereby suggesting that
they had chosen to become members of the Shaker movement.
735 Clark, Rufus.
[Covenant between the New Lebanon, N.Y., community and the
family of Rufus Clark]. 1790.
H.; 33 cm.
Copy of the agreement that admitted the Clark family to the
Shaker community at New Lebanon, N.Y.
736 [Collection of discharges and lists of clothing taken by Shakers
•M ■?/ 0 ■• upon leaving the Society]. 1787-[ca. 1875].
<^^'" ^".-.aOO items; 8-34 cm.
,^ "(p'^ When a person became a Shaker an inventory of his possessions
^ ^/ was taken. If he later chose to leave the movement he was given
w^i^ -^^ the equivalent of what he had originally brought into the com-
^H munity based on the inventory and, perhaps, some of the tools
. .^^S. '' of his trade. He was also asked to sign a discharge that absolved
■^^ the community of responsibility for any subsequent payment for
ri'Yl ^ i1 services he had rendered while a Shaker or for the property he
^ A 1*^'^' ^^"^ deeded earlier to the community. Most of the manuscripts
in this group are from the New Lebanon, N.Y., community and
(| I'j date from the eighteenth century.
^ . .gS '^ The text of James Shepherd's discharge, recorded on February
■^ 18, 1790, is typical: "I the subscriber have this day reed, by the
hand of Joseph Bennet of the Church he belongs to the sufn of
fifteen pounds which is in full and to my satisfaction of all
demand I have against Eldr. Joseph Meacham or the Church or
any of them on account of any demand I heretofore had or now
have on the farm and estate lying in the west district of Rensa-
lair Wick now in the possession of said Church, or on any other
amount whatever. And I do therefore hereby acquit and
discharge Eldr. Joseph Meacham and the Church aforesaid from
any further demand whatever forever hereafter."
274 Manuscript Material
737 [Collection of wills and estate inventories]. 1797-1836.
J- S/S- ^^^ 30 items; 33-40 cm.
Q r<j Wills of Shakers living in the Hancock, Mass., New Lebanon,
oA^-3:i " N.Y., and Canaan, N.Y., communities. A Shaker will was drawn
up to confirm the surrender of property made at the time an
individual joined the Society.
S Sl^
738 Fitch, William.
[Copy of a letter], June 21, 1820, New Lebanon, N.Y., [to]
Stephen Fitch.
£^ I a 3 6 [2] p.; 25 cm.
Addressed to his "Respected Parent," the letter concerns the
clothing worn by William when he entered the Shaker
community.
739 Hamlin, Samuel.
Covenant & agreement with the overseers [of the New Lebanon,
^ /^S NY., community]. 1796.
Sh 1^^ U.;32cm.
Hamlin joined the New Lebanon, N.Y., community in 1788,
and, eight years later, in this covenant, he reaffirms his commit-
ment to the Shaker way of life. The document is also signed by
Elisha Gilbert and Clariss Miller.
740 Hancock, Mass., Community.
^Q^Cl [Real estate records]. 1761-1847.
K QiiU,\ "^ 5*^ items: map; 10-41 cm.
/^\}'^2. Documents include deeds, manuscripts concerning title transfers
of land, and recollections about land use and ownership.
J^a 0^' ^ One of the basic beliefs held by members of the United Society
QS^ ^^^ ^^^^ property, including land, should be held in common
Sn o" ' for the general welfare. Thus, when an individual or family offi-
cially joined a Shaker community all personal property had to be
4j Cic^l given up. These manuscripts reveal two ways in which land
transfers occurred: A Shaker either sold his land and gave the
' C J\ \ S '^ • community the money realized from the sale, or he deeded his
land directly to the community. Frequently, if this deeded land
was located near one of their settlements the Shakers would
Becoming a Shaker 175
retain it for farming, for raising livestock, as a source of wood,
or for some other purpose that might benefit the community as a
whole. Land located at some distance from the community was
often sold. But as time passed even distant property was
retained as the Shakers tried to earn additional income from its
continued use. Indeed, Shaker leaders had early on sought to
increase the Society's land holdings and, it was hoped, thereby
increase its income. People from "the world" were commonly
hired to work these distant properties. Eventually, however, the
acquisition of large tracts, both locally and afar, helped weaken
the financial structure of the Society, as the income the Shakers
derived from the land became less than the cost of its upkeep.
See no. 752 for New Lebanon, N.Y., real estate records.
Hannah, Alice.
[Letter to my natural relations. Ca. 1850].
12€.; 13 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the first line of the letter.
Letter concerns perceived spiritual mistreatment. It is unclear
whether it is directed to the writer's natural family or to the
Shaker community at New Lebanon, N.Y.
742 Harvard, Mass., Community.
^S95 [Letter], April 13, 1849, Harvard, Mass., [to] Grove Wright, West
Pittsfield, Mass.
[4] p.; 25 cm.
Letter concerns Joseph Tillinghast, a potential Shaker, and "that
poor, old, wicked, debased, superanuated Mary Dyer."
Hinman, Ransom.
A plan of the Shaker's lot in Washington, [Mass. Ca. 1845].
[3] p.: plan; 32 cm.
Plan gives the dimensions and markings of a recently acquired
lot of land. Hinman was a surveyor; the owners of the lot were
at the Hancock, Mass., community.
Johnson, Samuel.
A memorandum of things carried to the North-house by Samuel
and Elizabeth Johnson in the year 1793 for the use of the family.
1803.
743
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5,4 /553
744
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6A gl^.l
176 Manuscript Material
[4] p.; 17 cm.
Includes livestock, kitchenware, the proceeds from the sale of
land, and furniture. These items were given to the New Leba-
non, N.Y., community.
745 Johnson, Samuel.
. [Statement from the children of Samuel and Elizabeth Johnson
'i^- I ' I revoking all rights to the property given by their parents to the
^. , ^ Shakers at New Lebanon, N.Y.l. 1803.
SMSI'*.^ W,32cm.
Statement is signed by the three Johnson children, Samuel,
Eunice, and Elizabeth, and, for the Shakers, by David Meacham
and Amos Hammond.
746 Jones, E. B.
,,,. ~i [Letters from a father to his sons]. 1856.
^ '^ ' ' 2 items; 21 cm.
c^h j^5S .3 These letters were written by Jones, who was a conductor on the
Joliet Division of the Michigan Central Rail Road Company, to
two of his sons, George and Emauel, who had been entrusted to
the care of Shakers. The community is not named. In one letter
he writes, "\ am very thankful that yourself and 2 brothers are
contented and happy that you are beloved by all the brothers
and sisters. ... Be obedient to your caretakers, cheerful to your
teacher, and my dear boy you will be beloved by the Society."
747 McArthur, Duncan.
jj Bill of sunder, articles delivered to his daughter, Reuama. 1812.
■-* —' [2] p.; 32 cm.
< A 4 7 6 "The follow[ing] is an account of what Rheuma Steward received
in August one thousand eight hundred and twelve of the prop-
erty of her father Duncan McArthur." Mostly clothes on the list.
748 Mathewson, Jeffery.
[Letters to and from Jeffery Mathewson concerning his family
^ A .^ -1 / j-i^S items; 33 cm.
^ and the New Lebanon, N.Y., Shakers]. 1801.
Becoming a Shaker 177
Two of these letters are from Mathewson to David Meacham,
and one is from Lydia Mathewson to Jeffery, her son. They con-
cern payment to Jeffery's brother Angel for services he had ren-
dered while a New Lebanon, N.Y., resident and the equitable
settlement of the estate upon the death of the boy's father. At
the center of both conflicts was the rejection of Shakerism by the
sons and its acceptance by the parents. Lydia claims that the
estate was settled fairly and that Angel was not due payment
from her community.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
-^ ^' t3.
749 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[An account of the property that the elderly people brought in to
the church according to their own account. Ca. 1805].
cj\ 9Si'1« '"'^^ items; 18-33 cm.
One manuscript elaborates upon the other in describing how
much money was contributed to the Shakers at New Lebanon,
N.Y., by eight individuals.
750 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Certificate of membership]. 1824.
^ /7^ U.; 13 X 20 cm.
Document certifies admittance into the community of the nine
^k "3 ' <^ individuals named. It is signed by Stephen Munson and Israel
Hammond, deacons.
751 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Collection of apprenticeships]. 1809-1895.
142 items; 20-39 cm.
Most of these indentures are from the 1830s through the 1860s
and emanated from either the Church or North family at New
Lebanon, N.Y. Typically, this kind of document was signed by
Og3 *^he parents of a child being given over to the care of the Shakers
and countersigned by a Shaker official. The parents agreed not
C^\) ->^ to interfere with the child's upbringing nor to remove the child
from the community. In return, the Shakers agreed to provide
278 Manuscript Material
the indentured child the necessities of life, to educate him in
school and for a trade, and to give him the freedom to choose,
at age twenty-one, whether or not he wanted to become a
Shaker. All the child had to do was behave and accept with
equanimity his lot in life until maturity.
752 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
-Sj^li>- ^^^ [Real estate records]. 1747-1857.
For the most part these records are deeds. See the Hancock,
41 'j^i-j Mass., real estate entry (no. 740) for a summary of the impor-
c.i\ gS4' {"^ tance of land to the Shakers.
^\3 SI. Several of the early eighteenth-century manuscripts in this group
probably did not involve Shakers directly or the New Lebanon,
£>j^ 3-*" ^ N.Y., community at all. Their inclusion in this entry reflects the
5^ ^^ ^' organization of the Andrews Shaker collection. It is assumed
^\}S 2- that these manuscripts survived into the nineteenth and twen-
tieth centuries because they were retained by descendants of the
principals who had joined the Shaker community at New Leba-
non and its branch at Canaan, N.Y.
753 Turner, Gideon.
[Inventory of goods given by Gideon Turner to the deacons and
^ '"7^ overseers of the church, 1788]. 1796.
^A ^'2> U.;32cm.
Although Turner's property was given to the Shakers in 1788,
this inventory was recorded eight years later, on March 31, 1796.
Included are livestock, carpenter's tools, food, and the value of
some land that had changed hands in 1795. Turner lived at New
Lebanon, N.Y.
Conduct of Life from Spirit Messages
and Shaker Leaders
754 Avery, Giles Bushnell.
An address to Believers generally: in substance originally deliv-
' ^ ered in the societies of Canterbury & Enfield, N.H.; subse-
^h *2"^2^ quently partially delivered in the societies of Watervliet & New
Lebanon. 1861.
84 p., bound; 21 cm.
Exhortations to live the good life.
755 Bacon, jane.
A little book from the prophet Elijal given out on Mount Sina,
'^'^50 g^p^ -^g^j^^ -jg42 1842-1851.
<, A /0§^ [12] p., bound; 17 cm.
Book is in two parts. The first is the 1842 message to Jane Bacon,
written in this manuscript volume by Amy Wier in 1843. The
second, another spirit message but in the form of a poem, was
given in 1851 and was written in the volume by Nancy Oakes.
Volume is from either the New Lebanon, N.Y., or the Hancock,
Mass., community.
#4^9
756 Barber, Miranda.
Words on a card sent from Holy Mother Wisdom to Miranda
Barber, July 10th, 1842.
SA 10 21.^ [2] p.; 13 X 20 cm.
Spirit message to a child who lived at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community concerning life as a Shaker.
757 Bathrick, Eunice.
, y q Visions, spirit communications, religious experience, narrative
^ pieces, poems, and sketches from different authors / gathered
^ A , /v -/ 7 and recorded by Eunice Bathrick. 1850-1865.
179
280 Manuscript Material
[4], 182 p., bound; 26 cm.
Compiler resided in the Harvard, Mass., community.
Manuscript volume includes a table of contents. In the introduc-
tion, Bathrick notes that one part of this book, "Religious experi-
ence of David Browley," pages 83-109, has special meaning for
her.
758 Battles, Albert.
A record of communications from the spiritual world for Albert
jj d^'J Battles; given by divine inspiration. First family. City of Love,
o 2 1841-1845.
6f^ '^ 59 p., bound; 21 cm.
Spirit messages to Battles at the Tyringham, Mass., community.
Volume contains fifty blank leaves following its handwritten
pages.
759 Bishop, Rufus.
iL iiu^ Words of a shining roll sent from Holy Mother Wisdom to
' Brother Rufus Bishop, July 10th, 1842: copied from the original.
' h,\0?>l' \ 1 P^-' 21 P-, bound; 8 x 10 cm.
Spirit message to a resident of the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
760 Blanchard, Grove.
A visionary dream. 1827.
[4] p.; 33 cm.
Person experiencing this spirit message resided at the Harvard,
Mass., Shaker community.
Bodge, Lucy.
[Spirit messages recorded by the mortal hand of Lucy Bodge].
1842-1843.
113 p., bound; 21 cm.
Spirit messages from Shirley and Hancock, Mass.
Forty-one blank leaves follow the written pages in this volume.
Brewster, Cassandra.
Cassandra Brewster's account of her parents, Justus & Joanna, &
the way they found the virgin brotherhood. 1884.
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Conduct of Life 181
[4] p.; 20 cm.
Not written in the subject's hand, this short narrative concerns
both spiritualistic visions and the influence of Sampson Wood on
converting the Brewster family to Shakerism.
763 Burgess, A.
[A little book given by the prophet Elijah at the feast on Mount
Sina, Sept. 1842]. 1843.
'=^ A /OSl [10] p., bound; 18 cm.
Spiritual message from the Virgin Mary.
Attribution is based on the name on page [10]: Written
March 13, 1843 for A. Burgess, City of Peace, Pittsfield.
764 Bushnell, Sally.
ij jj/ A spiritual journal commenced June 1st, 1841. 1841-1844.
^" [173] p., bound; 20 cm.
SA /O^'-i Caption title.
Diary of Shaker religious observations at Canaan and New Leba-
non, N.Y.
765 Deming, William.
^ V-:^^
A short and interesting account of a beautiful temple and glori-
fied spirits in heaven: seen in a vision. 1843.
c^A lOTf 21 p., bound; 18 cm.
From the Hancock, Mass., community, this vision records a trip
through heaven on January 24, 1843.
766 Evans, Frederick William.
[Copies of correspondence with Leo Tolstoi]. 1890-1891.
^ ^03 4 items; 21-27 cm.
These letters emphasize similarities in the thought of the Shakers
S/l /JJ'VK'' ' and Tolstoi. Evans wrote Tolstoi: "The fact that the whole
Shaker Order live out the principles you advocate, can but be
encouraging to you." In a February 1891 letter, Tolstoi discussed
one of his basic beliefs: "\ think that the principle of non-
resistance is the chief trait of true Christianity and the greatest
difficulty in our time is to be true to it. How do you manage to
do so in your community?"
182 Manuscript Material
767 God parental: or the father and mother spirit manifested in
diety; copied August 1850. 1850-1872.
-i=^ ^^^ 1 p.^., 78 p., bound; 20 cm.
(^I\ \Clo It is apparent that there were two compilers of this manuscript
i^ ; volume; however, neither is identified. In 1850 the first compiler
r-^y wrote the initial five pages, which reflect the topic suggested in
^^ i^t^> the title. In 1871 and 1872, another hand recorded letters written
. A<? ^ • I °^ ^ variety of subjects to various Shaker communities. Judging
from the similar handwritings in this volume and in no. 799, the
second compiler may have been Sophia Niles of the Harvard,
Mass., Shaker community.
768 Hancock, Mass., Community.
j/ An account of the meetings held in the City of Peace, City of
Union, and City of Love, on the 25th of Dec. 1845.
<• N ^ ftft 1 p.€., 156 p., bound; 20 cm.
Includes events at religious services and communications
through mediums with deceased Shaker leaders.
769 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[A book of inspirational messages]. 1841-1842.
^ "-f^l 98 p., bound; 22 cm.
•SA 10^1 Volume is a compilation of messages from various Shaker com-
munities and mediums.
770 Hancock, Mass., Community.
. [Copies of letters. Ca. 1837].
^«=^ 7 p., bound; 21 cm.
<j\ I x^ ^ ^ri this small copybook are three letters concerning Shaker reli-
gious beliefs and biblical interpretations.
^ v^y
771 Hancock, Mass., Community.
For the ministry of the City of Peace. 1842.
[20] p., bound; 9 x 11 cm.
SA lOlX Cover title.
Concerns the kind of clothing to be worn by Shaker brothers
and sisters "as [they] go up to the Feast of the Lord, or attend to
Her Holy passover."
Conduct of Life 183
111 Hancock, Mass., Community.
A record of divinely inspired communications and messages.
1841-1851.
80, [2], 36 p., bound; 20 cm.
First numbered sequence of pages is organized into thirteen
chapters, each chapter consisting of a separate message. Second
numbered sequence of pages contains two messages in verse
recorded in 1851. Twenty-seven blank leaves are left in the vol-
ume after the messages.
Hancock, Mass., Community.
A record of messages and communications given by devine
inspiration in the Second family. City of Peace. 1842-1869.
101, [62] p., bound; 22 cm.
The Second family was located in West Pittsfield, Mass., and
was a branch of the Hancock, Mass., community.
Spirit messages occupy the numbered pages only. Following
them are a sketch of the religious experiences of Elder John Lyon
and some writings by early Shakers, including James Whittaker.
774 Hancock, Mass., Community.
A record of messages and communications given by divine
:^ J-f^& inspiration in the church at Hancock, commencing in 1840.
1840-1843.
160 p., bound; 21 cm.
Through various mediums Shakers are advised how to live a
righteous life. In this volume there are twenty-nine spirit
messages.
/O^^
775 Hancock, Mass., Community.
^ l1i44 ^ record of messages and communications given by divine
inspiration in the Second family at Pittsfield. 1841-1843.
[3], 63, 59, 67 p., bound; 22 cm.
Caption title of the first portion of the volume.
Volume also includes "A record of messages and communica-
tions given by divine inspiration in the West family at Hancock"
and "A record of messages and communications given by divine
inspiration in the East family at Pittsfield."
184 Manuscript Material
The Second and East families were branches of the Hancock,
Mass., community located in West Pittsfield, Mass.
^ ^n
776 Hazard, Mary.
Precious crumbs of heavenly food and celestial ornaments sent
to Mary Hazard from her ever blessed Mother Ann and other
^ A jog5 good spirits. 1839-1842.
^^ 2 p.e., 66 p., bound; 13 cm.
Spirit messages in song and prose to a New Lebanon, N.Y.,
resident.
777 History of a little girl given by Mother Lucy. 1842.
U w re- [39] p., bound; 16 cm.
The "little girl" of the title and, by extension, other children are
<, A 10^3 instructed through this spirit message in how to live a correct,
disciplined Shaker life.
No community is recorded in this manuscript message.
778 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
. [Letter], June 13, 1886, Mount Lebanon, N.Y., [to] Laura C.
^ fc^^ Hollo way.
^A y^"^^ 8 p.; 21 cm.
Contains a good explanation of Shaker celibacy.
779 Hulett, Elvira C.
[Spirit messages delivered through Elvira C. Hulett]. 1841-1847.
4 i^S>-X 42 p., bound; 22 cm.
- Messages from the Hancock, Mass., community,
^n ^ Fifty-six blank leaves follow the written pages in this volume.
780 Hulett, Elvira C.
S iJ^ "' [Spirit messages through Elvira C. Hulett and Mary Smith].
^ 1844.
SP\ lOlS [45] p., bound; 14 cm.
From the Hancock, Mass., community.
781 Lovegrove, Elizabeth.
A card of love and notice from blessed Mother Ann to Elizabeth
Lovegrove, January 25th, 1843.
Conduct of Life 285
[2] p.; 13 X 20 cm.
Spirit message to a child who lived at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community concerning life as a Shaker.
782 [Manuscript book containing poetry, letters, and thoughts on
how to live a right Shaker life. Ca. 1871].
jj_ d£2. [68] p., bound; 17 cm.
^ , Volume cannot be attributed to any compiler or community since
•^n ' it is a random collection of miscellaneous writings. The copyist
wrote down the first selection, "The tongue of the whippi
whoppi," he said, "more for curiosity than anything else."
Forty-six leaves are blank after those with writing on them.
783 [Manuscript book of notes on various topics. Ca. 1880].
4/ 3 id ['^^J P' bound; 21 cm.
First section of this notebook records part of a speech, delivered
Sk 2) 'l ^ at Watervliet, on creation and regeneration; the second and third
c <t S> A , sections concern vegetarianism. The topics are the kinds that
F. W. Evans considered in his pamphlets.
784 Mathewson, Lydia.
Words on a card sent from Holy Mother Wisdom to Lydia
^ ^4i Mathewson, July 10th, 1842.
S/) IC^l-^ [2] p.; 13 X 20 cm.
Spirit message to a child who lived at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community concerning life as a Shaker.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
785 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[A book of means for the protection of children sent from
"^ II o heaven, by Holy Mother Wisdom, to the caretakers of children].
25 p., bound; 16 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the heading for page 2.
Page 1 is dated June 23, 1841, Wednesday, and reads: "I saw an
Angel descending from Heaven, having on his wings a box. He
186 Manuscript Material
entered the room and placed the box upon my head. Nothing
more was done about it untill the next morning. Then Mother's
little messenger little James Wordly came to the inspired instru-
ment, and told her to take the box to the Elders, & he would
read its contents. In the box, said he, is a book from Holy
Mother Wisdom, which contains the means for the protection of
the little lambs of Zion. Beloved Elders, if ye desire it, this book
may be copied off any time, and by any instrument ye chuse."
41 /3.:l
786 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[A book of orders given by Mother Lucy for all that belong to
the children's order. Ca. 1842].
St\ 15^ 29, [14] p., bound; 16 cm.
Attribution is to the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, and the
supplied title is based on the similarity of the text on the num-
bered pages in this manuscript to the text of entry no. 785.
Unnumbered pages contain a poem recounting the discovery of
Mother Ann in heaven by a recently deceased child.
787 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
A book of orders given by Mother Lucy for all that belong to the
^ I ^O children's order: copied August 21st, 1840 / written by Daniel
. Crosman, Jany. 1842.
SA ^^^ [2], 59 p., bound; 16 cm.
Rules requiring children to be orderly, obey their elders, work
\e>\\ "''••'^ tirelessly, and develop their characters in conformity with Shaker
I '2'x- \ principles.
Manuscript contains a hymn, "The honest child," on pages
41-43.
Part of this book was delivered through Mother Ann's little mes-
senger, James Wardley.
U
788 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Circular on intemperance. Ca. 1830].
[3] p.; 33 cm.
^ /I •"» T >L. Date is based on the watermark used by David Carson, which is
identified in A catalogue of American watermarks, 1690-1835 by
J^ /^S
Conduct of Life 187
Thomas L. Gravell and George Miller (New York and London:
Garland Pub. , 1979), pages 9, 62, and 167.
Manuscript concerns the amount of alcohol permitted Shakers
and occasions for its use.
789 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
,i>c^ [Conduct of elders. Ca. 1845].
[2] p.; 19 X 20 cm.
"The following is a regulation in reguard to the Elders in the dif-
ferent families visiting us when we return from Wisdoms Val-
ley." Signed by the ministry.
790 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Dedication of the first meetinghouse in 1786. Ca. 1840].
[2] p.; 23 cm.
"Copyed from a writing left by Father Joseph," this three-
paragraph account is actually a set of rules to be followed by
Shakers while in the meetinghouse.
791 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
_ An extract from the holy orders of the church: written by Father
^ Joseph to the elders of the church at New Lebanon and copied
agreeable to Father Joseph's word, February, 18th, 1841.
[12], 123 p., bound; 20 cm.
Guide for living the correct Shaker life.
The name Lucy S. Bowers is written on a blank leaf at the front.
7^5
792 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
The holy orders of the church / written by Father Joseph to the
elders of the church at New Lebanon; and copied agreeable to
Father Joseph's word. 1841.
[125] p., bound; 16 x 20 cm.
Another codification of Shaker statutes offered by Joseph Mea-
cham through spirit contact.
793 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
yy 7 Laws of Zion respecting the use of strong drink, &c. &c. 1841.
Ip.L, 19 p., bound; 23 cm.
188 Manuscript Material
A spirit advises Shakers to use alcohol and tobacco sparingly
and to limit their intake of pork. The names of 118 Shakers fol-
low the text, presumably to signify their adherence to the recom-
mendations. Judging from the appearance of the signatures, not
all were written by the individuals named.
794 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ — [Laws of Zion respecting the use of strong drink, &c. &c.]. 1841.
^'' ' 29 p., bound; 17 cm.
SA 1 53> From front cover: Recorded for the Elders.
Faithful copy of entry no. 793 without the names that follow that
text.
795 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Records of spiritual meetings and orders by Elder Henry G.
=^i^l Green]. 1854-1908.
-,<5 1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 25 cm.
'^'f ' Volume consists of two distinct sections. The first, covering
1854-1860, records events at Shaker religious meetings. A list of
Shaker men and women for 1855 is included. The second section
is made up of business records generated from orders taken by
Elder Henry G. Green for Shaker fabrics.
796 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
, [Spirit messages, chiefly by instruments at New Lebanon, N.Y.].
^ ^i'^2 1841-1847.
r A y aOZ 76, [101] p., bound; 21 cm.
First message in this volume is Mother Ann's final address to
the Second family of New Lebanon: "The following, is, in sub-
stance, the last verbal communication which Mother Ann caused
to be delivered at the Second Family, which is her closing and
farewell address to them" (p. [1]).
Fifty-three blank leaves follow the pages that contain
handwriting.
797 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^' /S^ [Wearing apparel for females under 26 . . . for those under 20].
1840.
<r
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Conduct of Life 189
[6] p.; 25 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the second line of the manuscript.
Includes a list of clothes approved for females and the number of
each item alloted. The final four pages contain a spirit message
from Mother Lucy through Ollive Spencer, dated April 26,
1840, concerning the proper dress for and the "working tools"
used by sisters under thirty.
Manuscript is "copied from the original."
798 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
ai 1 1 cf Words of the second roll: read by the holy and searching angel
of light and truth, sent forth by holy and eternal wisdom in
<i f) 755 charity and love to the inhabitants of Zion. 1841.
1 p.L, 60 p., bound; 17 cm.
From front cover: Not to go on general record.
Concerns the keeping and treatment of animals in a Shaker com-
munity. Within a rambling text are commands such as that
found on page 31: "Keep nothing but what is plain and servica-
ble; keep nothing for fancy or oddity, for this would prove a
snare to your souls, and impede your travail in the work of
regeneration."
799 Niles, Sophia.
^ "1 '-^X
[Spirit messages and letters]. 1870-1871.
1 p. a., 68 p., bound; 26 cm.
< A //)9C. I Attribution is based on the name of the recipient of the spirit
messages. Most of the volume contains copies of letters written
to and from the Harvard, Mass., Shaker community and pre-
sumably copied by Niles.
Pasted inside the front and back covers to lend support to the
slim volume is a cut-up broadside catalogue for seeds from the
Harvard community. Orders were to be addressed to A. H.
Grosvenor, Groton Junction.
800 Reed, Amy.
. [Reproduction of Shaker spirit writing in the Shaker Museum,
"^ S^5 Old Chatham, N.Y. 19—]-
190 Manuscript Material
Reproduction of an 1845 document issued by a modern museum
sometime during the tiiird quarter of the twentieth century.
Title is taken from the caption on page [2].
801 Some examples of the manner of address to be used by Believers
J/ y o y in their salutation to each other. [Ca. 1830].
<- X ^ [2] p.; 32 cm.
oA 7^S gj^Qj-j jj^ip. Manner of address.
802 [Stewart, Philemon].
, A general statement of the holy laws of Zion. [1840].
' ^' '^ 128, [2] p., bound; 22 cm.
.SA 7 V*/ Contents of this document were revealed to Stewart, referred to
as the New Lebanon instrument, by Father James Whittaker
through spirit contact. The manuscript contains rules for leading
a correct Shaker life.
803 [Stewart, Philemon].
'^ /5. 7 A general statement of the holy laws of Zion. 1840.
< A ~i/ U ^ P'' t'ound; 22 cm.
' Note inside the front cover states that this manuscript volume
(^'Pi^i' cJ^r belonged to the South family of Watervliet, N.Y. It was given to
^ / /V ) Edward D. Andrews by Eldress Anna Case.
Pages [99]-113 contain a supplement to the laws given by the
angel Vikalen to the ministry at Watervliet, N.Y., May 21, 1840.
804 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
Further word concerning a treasure box given to the holy
— T^5S annointed in Wisdom's Valley for Mother's children on the
Mount; made known by a holy angel from Christ the Saviour,
April 7th, 1842.
16, [1] p., bound; 17 cm.
Among the pages of this spirit message is a march, including
musical notation, called "A song of rejoicing."
SA /09/
805 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
~^ //^ [Orders given by Mother Lucy to sisters working in the kitchen:
and spirit messages on conduct from Mother Lucy and Mother
-^ A yy^ Ann]. 1837-1842.
Conduct of Life 191
[36] p., bound; 19 cm.
Given from February to April 1842 and recorded by Dana or
Mary Ann Ayres, these spirit messages deal with the rules of
conduct for Shaker women and the threat of worldliness.
Paper covers are taken from a publication from the press of
M. Day of New York.
806 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
[Spirit messages. Ca. 1845].
^ ^5^ 3 items; 8-18 cm.
. ^qd These messages refer to prophetic visions of events that were to
occur in the 1840s and 1850s, presents to various communities
promised by Father James Whittaker, and "words which were
spoken by a certain number of Mother's first born as they
kneeled to partake of the bread and water of Heaven."
807 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
4i lL c;U ^^^ word of holy and eternal wisdom: directed to the beloved
ministry at Wisdom's Valley; to be dealt with according as their
^/) /O'lD wisdom may direct; written by inspiration, commencing May 3d,
1844.
86 p., bound; 19 cm.
Caption title.
Manuscript volume concerns how Shaker leaders should act
toward their followers.
808 Wells, Seth Young.
Remarks on learning and the use of books: March 10th, 1836.
^ ^^^ 1841.
[11] p., bound; 17 x 20 cm.
O/J f 7 O Cover title: Remarks on learning, books, &c.
Wells writes that Shakers should not read novels, romances, or
history. Children should be exposed to books that educate them
in reading, wriHng, and common arithmetic. Students who seem
capable should have books from which to learn grammar and
bookkeeping. A Shaker's room needs nothing more than the
Bible, books published by Believers, a dictionary, a concordance.
292 Manuscript Material
a spelling book, and an almanac. "These are thought to be as
many as can be read to any profit."
"The foregoing was copied from a book written by Seth Y. Wells
and approved by the ministry and Elders at New Lebanon."
-U '7^ 809 Whittaker, James.
SA S ' - A copy of a letter written by James Whitaker to his parents in
England. 1784.
19 p., bound; 18 cm.
In a rambling discourse, Whittaker talks about his life as a
Shaker and criticizes his parents for not also following Mother
Ann.
810 Wright, Grove.
A record of communications from the spiritual world to Grove
Wright: given by divine inspiration. 1841-1845.
[8], 66 p., bound; 22 cm.
The messages in this volume, while all directed to Wright, were
delivered through several mediums. The messages were from
Enfield, Conn., and from Hancock, Pittsfield, and Tyringham,
Mass.
Sixty-three blank leaves follow the written pages in this volume.
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances
811 Babbitt, Eliza.
A journal kept by the ministry commencing Feb. 18th/62 / Eliza
Babbitt commences writing in this book. 1862-1865.
171 p.; 34 cm.
Journal entries were made in the Harvard and Shirley, Mass.,
communities. Babbitt's handwriting appears throughout the
manuscript. The journal was at some time damaged by water,
rendering more than half of each page illegible. The writer com-
ments about the weather, her work with textiles, meetings, and
visitors to the community.
812 Basting, Louis.
A sketch of the early history of Pittsfield. 1888.
13 p.; 25 cm.
Sketch of Pittsfield and Berkshire County, Mass. The Shakers are
mentioned on pages 12 and 13. The author was probably a
Shaker.
813 Bates, Issachar.
Sketch of the life and experience of Issachar Bates (sen.).
S iLf:^ [Ca. 1840].
187 p., bound; 22 cm.
jjh^ 71 ^ Contains much on Bates's life as a missionary for the Shakers
throughout New England and the Midwest. Includes copies of
letters and hymns that he wrote, some before his conversion.
Although Bates wrote an autobiography in 1833 that is in manu-
script at the Shaker Museum Library, Old Chatham, N.Y., this
book is dated ca. 1840. Material on Bates's funeral in 1837 indi-
cates a later date than 1833.
193
194 Manuscript Material
814 Bill, Aaron.
A memorandum of particular events / written by Aaron Bill;
^ ^S$ beginning Jan. 1st, 1833. 1833-1855.
^ p- 1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 20 cm.
^ /\ » ^ jj^p author's intentions were better than his performance — only
three days' events are recorded. Most of the volume, thus, con-
sists of blank leaves. Other leaves that are written on cover the
years 1839-1855 and deal with the accounts for produce and live-
stock at New Lebanon, N.Y., and with the expenses incurred by
members of that community while traveling. The keeper of these
records is not identified.
815 Bushnell, Sally.
A few items written by Sally Bushnell for her own amusement &
' '■^ to strengthen memory in relation to dates, &c. 1855-1865.
C A C I A P' 66~109' hound; 18 cm.
" Basically a diary. Bushnell was a member of the Lower Canaan,
N.Y., community. She wrote down events from May 21, 1855,
until December 25, 1858. Her own death was recorded on
December 11, 1865.
816 [Crosman, Abigail].
:^ I^lI [Journal of common events]. 1873-1888.
1 p.L, 144 p., bound; 26 cm.
S /] "2 S / Supplied title is taken from the sixth line of the preface, which is
dated March 25, 1873, and is on the preliminary leaf. Diary cov-
ers March 28, 1873-September 4, 1888.
Manuscript records events at the Groveland, N.Y., community.
The diarist, once thought to be Calvin G. Reid, can be identified
as Crosman by annual references in the manuscript to a birthday
and by personal initials that appear throughout.
817 Damon, Thomas,
y 5-/ [Diary]. 1834-1845.
' [47] p., bound; 17 cm.
Q A 114 Although the diary begins in 1834, most of the entries are for
^r\ III 1841-1845. Damon lived in Enfield, Conn.
Paging does not reflect fourteen blank leaves between pages [44]
and [45].
(aJ.
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances 195
818 Deming, William.
11 ill Journal of William's travel to the state of Ohio. 1810.
' ^' 33, [24] p., bound; 16 cm.
^ -1-1 (? Deming's trip took place between May 21 and October 3, 1810.
'-^'^ While most of the journal is his to-be-expected story of the tra-
vails of travel and his activities, the entry for August 27, pages
22-33, [1-15], contains an account entitled "Transactions of the
Ohio mob, called in the public papers an expedition against the
Shakers."
819 Gates, Benjamin.
A day book or journal of work and various things / kept by Ben-
=^ -2^^ jamin Gates, beginning October 1st 1827. 1827-1838.
Sfv 1(^2 0 [154] p., bound; 20 cm.
"I, Benjamin Gates, this day came in to the new taylor's shop to
cct> l^i work, &L from this time, I expect to keep a journal of my work.
A'\' To day I began to learn to make button Holes." Rather than just
a detailed account of his life in the tailor shop, this diary
includes references to Gates's other activities as well, such as
carpentry, planting, and berrying. Its contents reveal the multi-
tude of tasks a typical Shaker brother was expected to perform.
Gates resided at New Lebanon, N.Y.
820 Goepper, Anna.
-^^ South family events / kept by Anna Goepper. 1912-1914.
^ '^ ' 1 p.^., [193] p., bound; 22 cm.
5A f S^ Volume covers July 19, 1912-January 1, 1914.
Goepper, who mentions, almost in passing, that she signed the
covenant on August 26, 1912, was a cook and baker whose
products were sold to "the world." In contrast to diaries that
were kept in the nineteenth century, this manuscript refers more
to dealings that the Shakers had with the outside world. In addi-
tion, its pages offer clues as to why the Watervliet, N.Y., com-
munity did not survive.
821 Goodrich, Daniel.
■^ [Copies of manuscripts found among the wriHngs of Deacon
v5/4 1911
Daniel Goodrich after his death. Ca. 1855].
196 Manuscript Material
129, [6] p., bound; 21 cm.
Contains copies of letters written in the eighteenth century by
Shaker founders, remembrances of addresses concerning the cor-
rect Shaker way of life, and recollections of eighteenth- and early
nineteenth-century Shaker history. Most of the manuscript might
be termed an oral history of early Shakerism. While the manu-
script has been entered under Goodrich's name, many other per-
sons were actually responsible for its intellectual content. The
supplied title paraphrases the heading on the first page.
822 Hancock, Mass., Community.
J^ J-SS [Diary]. 1854, 1860.
^ 2 vols., bound; 13-16 cm.
■^fA / 7 oJ- Keeper of this diary is not named; however, it would seem from
internal evidence that he was a carpenter who made pails and
■^ /S&> yarn swifts. He resided in the Hancock, Mass., community and
<A '~1^^ traveled widely, including a trip to Saratoga, N.Y., for the water
cure in 1860. The diary includes many references to the agricul-
tural life of the community, the comings and goings of residents
and visitors, and Shaker meetings.
Both volumes contain printed matter. The 1854 diary was issued
by Lamport, Blakeman and Law of New York City and contains
monthly calendars, travel distances, postage rates, etc. The 1860
diary was published by L. E. Hunt of Hartford, Conn., and is
entitled Slocum's pocket diary.
"^/S7 823 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Diary]. 1862.
1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 11 cm.
Diary kept by one of the sisters at the Hancock, Mass., commu-
nity. On January 1 she recorded that she "commenced making
bonnets." Most of the entries have to do with visitors to the
community, the weather, and Shaker meetings.
This pocket diary was issued by Denton and Wood of Cam-
bridgeport, Mass.
3.A 79 f
824 Hancock, Mass., Community.
f ^ [Diary]. 1865-1867.
'^ I ^0 ' ' 3 vols., bound; 12 cm.
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances 197
This diary was kept by a sister at the Hancock, Mass., commu-
nity who was a seamstress. The handwriting for entries from
January to April 3, 1865, does not match that for the rest of 1865,
for 1866, or for 1867, suggesting that at least two people were
responsible for the 1865 entries. The entries are not exceptional;
they record daily activities in a typical Shaker life.
Diary volumes were issued in Boston by Geo. C. Rand and
Avery.
825 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Diary]. 1888.
1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 13 cm.
Of all the diaries in the collection, this one contains the least
information. Generally, little if anything is recorded for each
day. An interesting three pages, beginning at January 25,
describe the blizzard of '88.
826 Hancock, Mass., Community.
Family record. 1829-1877.
[58] p., bound; 33 cm.
"The following record contains the names of the [Second] family
as they now stand, together with the situation and circum-
stances of the family, to which will be added from time to time
the most extraordinary changes and overturns that may take
place."
Manuscript contains records of people arriving, departing, and
dying; an account, in diary form, of life in the early 1840s; and
words of moral guidance. While 1877 is given as the end date,
not much is entered after 1867. Pages in the center of the vol-
ume are blank.
827 Hancock, Mass., Community.
,y :p qc A record commencing 1860. 1860-1863.
[56] p., bound; 21 cm.
CA- MS5 Diary kept by a woman at the Hancock, Mass., community who
churned butter, did sewing, and made cheese. The entry on
October 26, 1862, sums up the content of this manuscript: "very
much the same."
198 Manuscript Material
828 Hancock, Mass., Community.
A record kept of the several meetings held upon Mount Sinai by
i/ /6^ the family orders on days of the feasts. 1842-1845.
g ry [4], 100, [18] p., bound; 22 cm.
o n ' Manuscript volume records events including contact with
deceased leaders through mediums at worship services in the
spring of 1843 and 1845 and in the fall of 1842 and 1844.
829 Hancock, Mass., Community.
n I r A short sketch of our journey to the east. 1850.
126, [18] p., bound; 16 cm.
<A "^^1 Writer's name is not recorded.
,^ Journey began at Hancock, Mass., on August 17 and continued
Jt^^f^-^T*^ \\ to other Shaker communities throughout the Northeast. The
/^T(-*v travelers returned home on October 22.
^J^l 1^^ j Unnumbered pages at rear contain a list of the names of the
ministry in the eastern societies in 1850 and a list of the second-
ary names of communities (e.g., the City of Peace is Hancock,
Mass.; the Holy Mount is New Lebanon, N.Y.).
830 Harvard, Mass., Community
f
. / w Account of the persecution at Harvard in the year 1825.
^ ' [Ca. 1825].
9 p.; 30 cm.
Concerns charges brought by local officials against the Shaker
community at Harvard, Mass., for the mistreatment of Seth Bab-
bitt, a former deacon who suffered from mental illness after a
stroke. The Shakers successfully defended themselves in court.
831 [Hinckley, Barnabas].
-^ j^iTf ? [Diary and medical recipe book]. 1836-1847.
1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 21 cm.
^i\ \0 n Attribution is based on a note inside the front cover. The diarist
worked in a garden at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
Diary records events from May 16, 1836, to January 28, 1837, on
twenty-three pages. Eight of the pages are devoted to recounting
a trip that the diarist and five other Shakers made to the Water-
vliet, N.Y., community in September and October 1836.
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances 199
Medical recipes are recorded at the rear of the manuscript vol-
ume on twenty-five pages. They were copied into the book in
1847 and are nothing more than home remedies for common
maladies.
832 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
d , Q A second book copied from Br. Alonzo G. Holister's manu-
'^^ scripts. 1874.
^ A ^OS 266, [1] p., bound; 21 cm.
"This second book copied from Br. Alonzo G. Holister's valuable
collection will be found well worth reading, as it contains not
only many of the wise sayings of the First Believers, but visions,
revelations, biographical sketches, discourses and letters from
different authors and sources" (p. [1]).
833 [Journal of a trip from Enfield, Conn., to Shaker communities in
Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Ca. 1875].
1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 16 cm.
_ .- Probably written by one of the sisters from the Enfield, Conn.,
vb'H o ^ community. The trip lasted from August 26 to October 8, some-
time during the 1870s. The decade was determined from refer-
ences to industrial machinery used at the Canterbury, N.H.,
community; much of this machinery had been developed during
the five or ten years following the Civil War. A student of public
^"■(r' I transportation will be interested in the itinerary, and anyone
curious about the observations of Shaker visitors to other Shaker
communities will also be fascinated. The communities visited
were at Shirley, Mass., Harvard, Mass., Alfred, Maine, Glouces-
ter, Maine, Enfield, N.H., and Canterbury, N.H. At the end of
the volume is a hymn with music.
^ !(,■
3ii
834 Lyon, Benjamin.
A journal of domestic events / kept by Benjamin Lyon. 1839-
1847.
2 , [160] p., bound; 20 x 21 cm.
Manuscript volume in two parts. The first is a daily record of
activities and events at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community
200 Manuscript Material
from January 1, 1839 to April 5, 1840. The second is a list of pro-
visions needed to carry on with daily life between 1841 and
1847. These items range from lamp oil to dung forks, from sand-
paper to salt.
835 Martin, Gideon.
/J _ [Statements against the Shakers]. 1825.
=P S^^ [4] p.; 34 cm.
^/\ ^ iftp Statements by Martin, Benjamin Abbott, and Samuel Jones
highly critical of the conduct of the Shakers. Abbott and Jones
claim to have known Ann Lee. References are made to Mary
Dyer's Portraiture of Shakerism (no. 125).
836 Morrell, Prudence.
. . Copy of a journal of a visit to the western societies / by Pru-
-U f2T dence Morrell in 1847.
.5A'?«2.( 1 p. €., 86 p., bound; 20 cm.
Eliza Sharp accompanied Morrell on her journey. The journal
begins on May 18, 1847, when the travelers departed from New
Lebanon, N.Y., and ends on October 6, 1847, when they
returned. They visited Union Village, Ohio, and South Union
and Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
837 My rick, Elisha.
■^ :^nj,. A diary kept for the use & convenience of the herb department /
by Elisha Myrick. 1853-1857.
£A I6IC> [167] p^ bound; 20 cm.
This diary was kept from January 1, 1853, to June 8, 1857, at the
Harvard, Mass., community. In it, Myrick details the work that
was necessary in the herb production industry.
838 Neale, Sadie.
// /^^jQ [Reminiscences. Ca. 1930].
' [3] p.; 28 cm.
Diaries, Personal Tlioughts, and Remembrances 201
General thoughts about living as a Shaker for seventy-five years.
One of the pages is written on Church family library stationery
that bears an illustration of a New Lebanon, N.Y., building,
ca. 1880.
839 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Account book. 1860-1862.
[96] p., bound; 25 cm.
Although the caphon title of this manuscript is "account book,"
the volume is actually devoted to recipes for the extraction of
herbs as well as being a diary of activities in the New Lebanon,
N.Y., community and elsewhere. The April 20, 1861, entry is
instructive: "Emanuel cleaning & painting the engine. Blow off
the boiler. Receive another load of chestnut coal. Alonzo putting
up extracts. Add more alcohol to Mandrake. Had fogs, snows, &
spuzzle nearly all this week — rather pleasant today tho cool.
These are the beginnings of terrible times. The South in rebel-
lion. The President issued a proclamation on the 15th calling out
75,000 militia & probably by this time the number is double. God
only knows what the result will be of the Civil War now being
inaugurated. Great & universal excitement."
From the Church family.
840 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[A chronicle of a few passing events of interest, and some not
^ /a 7 much interest, only to the writer]. 1861-1872.
[193] p., bound; 22 cm.
oA '^■^1 Supplied title is taken from the first lines of page [1]. Diary cov-
ers September 1, 1861-February 29, 1872.
This chronicle offers a good account of the work of a Shaker sis-
ter. The unidentified diarist cooked, cleaned, washed, made can-
dles, painted, and did some gardening. She recorded the
comings and goings of her New Lebanon brothers and sisters
and their activities at other Shaker communities.
841 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Diary]. 1841-1847.
-^ /^-^ [264] p., bound; 21 cm.
202 Manuscript Material
Record of events and one individual's activities at New Lebanon,
N.Y., from March 15, 1841, to November 31, 1847. Although the
writer is not identified, from the entries it would appear that he
was a laborer and a member of the Second family. He gathered
wood and sawed it at the mill, picked apples, husked corn,
helped to construct buildings, fished, butchered hogs, and
mowed meadows.
842 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Diary]. 1881.
ai\^^' [110] p., bound; 32 cm.
. , \ Manuscript diary kept by an unnamed sister who worked in the
-^^'^'^' medicine shop at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, January-
December 1881. It chronicles a full year's work putting up
extracts and ointments for the pharmaceurical market and offers
readers a description of the workaday responsibilities of a Shaker
woman to her community.
843 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
jj k'7'/ Journal, commenced January 1st, 1875: Canaan Upper family.
'^ ' 1875-1887.
<r A Q fi 177, [89] p., bound; 21 cm.
Record of the activities of this branch of the New Lebanon,
N.Y., community. At the beginning of each year is a list of the
members of the community.
844 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Journal kept by the deaconesses at the office. 1830-1871.
^ 5.S7 ^ P-^' ^^' t^^^l P' ^o"^^' 21 cm.
Manuscript details year-by-year the sort of work performed by
Ck 0(3 lL 2 *^^^ sisters at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. For example,
'^--^' o ' ■" in 1856 they made 720 pin cushions, 13 chair mats, and 112 work
stands; covered 17 children's benches; and cleaned 48 loads of
roots. Expenses incurred by the sisters are also recorded; not all,
however, have to do with their activities in production.
845 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
A journal of the various literary attempts of the Church family
'i' / HO beginning June 21, 1880. 1880-1898.
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances 203
[35] p., bound; 22 cm.
Records the activities of a study group that was interested in his-
tory, literature, and current events. Nothing appears for the
years 1881-1883 or 1889-1897.
846 Pelham, Richard W.
A sketch of the life and religious experience of Richard W. Pel-
-^ /V5 ham. 1862.
^^ [2], 112, [3], 51, [15], [6] p., bound; 20 cm.
^ ' In addition to Elder Pelham's narrative, this volume contains a
biographical account of Rhoda Blake, which "began to be written
in 1864." This suggests that while Pelham dated his sketch 1862
it was copied at a later date into this volume.
Final group of unnumbered pages contains hymns.
847 [Record of housekeeping and clothesmaking activities]. 1854-
1855.
=^3^7 1^; 23 cm.
Activities recorded date from Christmas Day 1854 through the
S /^ fOCS third week of March 1855. In summary form, a typical entry
reads: "Feb. . . . 2nd week. Washed and ironed, mended breth-
rens clothes and made pickle for sale." There is no indication of
a community or the name of the person performing the duties.
848 [A record of work done by Shaker sisters]. 1864-1876.
[40] p., bound; 14 cm.
3 7/ Early pages record the kinds of work done by the sisters, such
as making applesauce, putting up tomatoes, filling seed bags,
of) I 00^ gj^jj making cheese. The following pages have to do with the
kinds of products that Shaker women made for sale. The con-
cluding pages concern the knitting of stockings and bear the
initials of female Shaker residents of the community. Unfortu-
nately, the community is not named.
i^ lis
849 Shirley, Mass., Community.
[Extracts from the church records. Ca. 1925].
[3] p.; 24 cm.
204 Manuscript Material
Early twentieth-century copy of extracts from church records
dated January 1, 8, and 9, 1843. Some of the comments are
about local "Indians" who attended a Shaker religious service.
rl//3f
850 Stewart, Philemon.
A brief weekly journal / kept by Philemon Stewart. 1870-1874.
144 p., bound; 33 cm.
e: f\ rt -I (r, . I " • • ■ for noting and collecting past incidents of his life, both of
'^ a spiritual and physical respecting himself mostly, and as this
was one of his account books the three years he was at Poland,
Main and he has no use for it in that line now in order to save
the paper, he now takes it for the above purpose."
Stewart comments about the weather, his work, and how he is
treated by the rest of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, and
ruminates about the direction Shaker life was taking.
851 Storer, Wealthy.
J4- /5j^ [Diary]. 1846-1854.
116, [33] p., bound; 22 cm.
^A iS'^ Record of activity at Hancock and Tyringham, Mass., from
February 7, 1846, to April 3, 1854.
^ IC^
852 Storer, Wealthy.
A record of a visit made by the ministry at the City of Peace to
Holy Mount, June 23rd, 1844.
Storer records what happened during a visit made by residents
of Hancock, Mass., to their counterparts at New Lebanon, N.Y.
Laid in at rear is an eight-page address delivered by Benjamin
Gates on June 30, 1842.
853 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
■■.^' , qr> Journal for 1891.
124 p., bound; 27 cm.
Manuscript records the activities and thoughts of one of the sis-
ters who was a seamstress.
While there are 124 numbered pages in this volume, only 20
contain entries. Dates covered are January 1-July 13, 1891.
Diaries, Personal Thoughts, and Remembrances 205
854 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
A journal kept by the deaconesses of the Church family at Water-
^ /'?"7 vliet: commencing Sept. 1, 1866. 1866-1870.
^^j 1 p.e., [252] p., bound; 20 cm.
>" This daily account of activities at the Watervliet, N.Y., commu-
nity ends December 31, 1870.
855 Wheaton, Deborah.
ji j '/^ Testimony of Deborah Wheaton & Ana Davis. [Ca. 1810].
[2] p.; 32 cm.
*^ s "^ / Manuscript describes the conduct of Henry Baker, whose activi-
ties threatened the well-being of some Shakers and of the New
Lebanon, N.Y., community. Baker had come to the community
with his father, Morrel Baker, and over the years had become
disgruntled with the life there. He threatened to burn buildings
and the covenant and often appeared intoxicated.
856 Wood, Jonathan.
^ ^Sl ^ ^^^ words from Jonathan Wood concerning his faith in the
gospel. [Ca. 1850].
s/| /ryqc: [4] P; 33 cm.
'" 'C7i^ Xhis Hancock, Mass., resident, born in 1791, recounts his train-
ing as a Shaker and, through this testimony, reinforces his
acceptance of and adherence to the Shaker lifestyle. The testi-
mony probably was given toward the middle of the nineteenth
century.
857 [Wright, Grove].
Ij [Diary]. 1818-1860.
■^ '"^-^ [58] p., bound; 21 cm.
. 'Y 5 -N Although the attribution is uncertain, internal evidence suggests
that the keeper of this diary of events at the Hancock, Mass.,
Shaker community was Wright.
858 Wright, Lucy.
Mother's last visit to Watervliet. 1821.
[8] p., bound; 20 cm.
206 Manuscript Material
Concerns the activities of Mother Lucy between January 10,
when she arrived at Watervliet, N.Y., and February 7, 1821,
when she died.
859 Youngs, Benjamin Seth.
^ [Diary]. 1805.
' 298, [4] p., bound; 16 cm.
e K Qj£ Manuscript documents the trip west taken by Youngs, John
Meacham, and Issachar Bates in an effort to expand Shakerism.
They left from New Lebanon, N.Y.
860 Youngs, Benjamin Seth.
j/ ^^ A journey to the Indians, Miami near Lebanon, Ohio, 3d month,
1807.
Sf\l^l 62 p., bound; 16 cm.
Youngs recounts his discussions with Indians about religion.
Laid in at rear is a four-page account of a visit to West Union,
Ind., made in 1822.
861 Youngs, Isaac Newton.
,, A concise view of the church of God and of Christ on earth:
f'*—^ having its foundation in the faith of Christ's first and second
rji -1/ iJ appearing. New Lebanon, 1856. 1860.
^" ^^ ' [4], 516, [5], [4] p., bound; 21 cm.
This manuscript presents one individual's recollections of Shaker
events since the founding of the order. Some chapters relate to
Shaker industries and crafts.
Final group of pages is an appendix tipped in at the rear of the
volume. It contains a list of "Casualties among Believers,"
including deaths, fires, drownings, suicides, floods, and what
are called woundings. The casualties occurred at many Shaker
communities between 1797 and 1853.
^3(:ic
Schooling
862 Barber, Elijah.
[Reward of merit. Ca. 1840].
U.: ill.; 11 X 18 cm.
vSA \'^ ' Manuscript contains an illustration of a summer scene and
another of a winter scene. The text reads: "The bearer Mr. Elijah
Barber receives this as a token of the praise he merits for his
faithfulness and good behavior in school from his teacher."
863 DeWitt, George.
•4^ Sdl George DeWitt's cyphering book. 1816.
[46] p., bound; 33 cm.
tSA ^^w DeWitt resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
Cover reveals that the volume was sold by Samuel Wood of
New York. Illustrations on the cover are from Scudder's
Museum, New York, N.Y.
^^r
864 Industries of early Shakers. [19 — ].
[5] p.; 25 cm.
Presumably written by a Shaker schoolchild, this essay concerns
C 7) ihii-l handicrafts, especially basketmaking, at the Sabbathday Lake,
Maine, community. It was written shortly after the introduction
of electricity to the community.
865 M., Wealtha.
-^ ^ lO Teacher's testimonial: New Lebanon. 1853.
U.) 17 cm.
S>n iH^' I "This certifies that my good scholar Wealtha M. by her exem-
plary conduct, diligent attention to her studies, and honorable
advancement in knowledge . . . merits the approbation, love.
207
208 Manuscript Material
and blessing of all who know her." Signed by Polly Reed, the
instructor.
866 Manning, Eliza Maria.
[A selection of maxims, instructive lessons, songs, and defini-
=^v5^f tions]. 1853.
< A <7i/7 46 p., bound; 13 cm.
Owner of this copybook lived at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
867 Neale, Emma.
New Lebanon Shaker school, district no. 12, department no. 1:
■^ 3 / <5 attendance and recitations of Emma Neal commencing May 6,
1861.
U'.; 26 cm.
Report card showing that Neale did very good work.
5/y^*^^
868 Neale, Emma.
i, _^ New Lebanon Shaker school, district no. 12, department no. 1:
^"* attendance and recitations of Emma J. Neal commencing
^jt^ ^t(S'. ; June 17, 1861.
U.; 26 cm.
Like her last month's card (no. 867), Neale's June report card
also shows that she did ver)' good work.
=^^ It
869 Park, Amelia.
National school diary for Mt. Lebanon School. 1903.
[28] p., bound; 18 cm.
CK^t^Q Weekly record of Park's school grades. It was published by A. S.
Barnes and Company of New York City and Chicago and con-
tains advertisements for the firm's other educational materials as
well.
870 Rice, Mary Ann.
Improper expressions . . . corrected. 1842.
^3<'» [4] p.; 33 cm.
caQ lLA Schoolgirl's exercise in the proper use of the English language.
Rice lived at New Lebanon, N.Y., as part of the Second family.
Schooling 209
871 Smith, Jane Emily.
[Collection of materials relating to a teaching career]. 1849-1890.
-H 5 ^1 7 82 items; 7-32 cm.
-) 2C Smith, a New Lebanon, N.Y., resident and member of the Sec-
* j-V ond family, had been put in charge of juveniles by 1850 and
' soon thereafter was assigned schoolroom teaching duties.
Among these papers are certificates issued by Columbia County,
N.Y., giving her official permission to teach. Most of these man-
uscripts date from the 1860s and 1870s. They are for the most
part unrevealing but polite letters, both to and from Smith, as
well as copies of Shaker poetry and songs.
872 Wells, Seth Youngs.
■^ -i.(3 [^ circular address to the Society at Watervliet, N.Y., concerning
the education of children]. 1832.
6A 1 S I 2 items; 21-33 cm.
Collection contains two copies of this address. Supplied title is
taken from a note at the end of the smaller one.
Hymnbooks
873 Ayres, Mary Ann.
jj ir^ [Hymnbook]. 1875-1886.
"^ 289, [4] p., bound; 20 cm.
^->A 1 1 /-^ Compiler resided in the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
874 Babcock, Emily.
u ^ri<s [Hymnbook]. 1838-1843.
^'^ 275 p., bound; 18 cm.
3/\ ' ' '^ Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
875 Barrett, Andrew.
•^^11 [Hymnbook]. 1867-1869.
218, [20] p., bound; 18 cm.
o/) 1 1 n^ Includes index.
Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
876 Buckingham, D. A.
II _ D. A. Buckingham's book: divided into two parts, the first con-
=ff ci^o taining a selection of hymns not calculated for common use, and
cA 1 1 / 0 the second a variety of poetical pieces well adapted for the use
of divine worship, &c. 1830.
[50] p., bound; 20 cm.
Compiler resided at the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
877 [Collection of miscellaneous hymns. 18 — ].
d r-^-,- 5 items; 12-31 cm.
-^^^ Three of the five hymns are dated (1855, 1871, and 1879), two
^/) / / f^ include the name of the writer (Phebe[ ] and Arvilla Morri-
son), and all but one have musical notations.
210
Hi/ninhooks 217
878 Crosman, Daniel.
Hymns & anthems / written by Daniel Crosman; commenced
^ fi<c A. D. 1848. 1848-1876.
[12], 214, [36] p., bound; 17 cm.
Table of contents lists the hymns through page 212.
Sometime after this volume was used as a hymnal it came into
the possession of Andrew Reed, a New Lebanon, N.Y., resident.
He used several of the forty-seven blank leaves that follow the
hymns to record various financial transactions of which he was a
part.
Cutler, Sarah.
Expressions of praise in songs and anthems / written by Sarah
Cutler. 1869-1874.
1 p.€., 104 p., bound; 20 cm.
Composer was a member of the Groveland, N.Y., Shaker
community.
Pages 105-224 are blank.
880 Dalton, John C.
[Hymnbookj. 1841-1847.
9 p.e., 10, [107] p., bound; 15 cm.
Manuscript volume was once owned by William O. Goss of New
Lebanon, N.Y.
While the hymns recorded date from the 1840s, this volume was
in use and perhaps was written during the 1890s.
881 DeWitt, Caty.
A collection of hymns and spiritual songs improved in our wor-
ship: New Lebanon, February 16th, 1834 / Caty DeWitt 1834-
1841.
[6], 163, [1] p., bound; 17 cm.
Includes a table of contents that acts as an index to the hymns.
882 DeWitt, Henry.
^ w ^ / ^ collection of songs of various kinds: written and pricked for
^ f*> the purpose of retaining them / by Henry DeWitt. 1837-1863.
^k niLJ 302 p., bound; 20 cm.
/-n /> ^'^cireco<i
^A WW ' J
212 Manuscript Material
About three hundred blank pages follow the songs in this
volume.
DeWitt's manuscript was consulted by Mary Hazard when she
compiled her hymnal. (See no. 894.)
Manuscript volume was written at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
883 Dixon, Mary.
A collection of hymns improved in the sacred worship of Believ-
^ T'f ^ ers in Christ's Second Appearing / copied by Mary Dixon. 1847-
1870.
[14], 310, [9] p., bound; 17 cm.
Table of contents covers hymns through page 239.
Dixon resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
5Ai'^'
o
884 Dixon, Mary.
id\S^C [Hymnbook]. 1849-1858.
^g [418] p., bound; 16 cm.
*~^" From spine: Minstrels guide, vol. 1, August ad., 1849, Mary
Dixon.
885 Hancock, Mass., Community.
. // [Elder Nathaniel's funeral hymns and Mother Dana's funeral
^ ^'^ hymn. Ca. 1835].
.^ A I I ^'"^ [^1 P-' bound; 18 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the caption at the beginning of each
of the two sections of this manuscript hymnal.
886 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Hymnbook]. 1851-1856.
^ f^5 193 p., bound; 20 cm.
Manuscript volume containing the words to the hymns but not
-^/^ / 1 ^ I their music. It includes a detailed table of contents. Pasted on
the first nine pages are newspaper clippings, ca. 1898, concern-
ing persons and ships involved in the Spanish-American War.
887 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Hymnbook]. 1852-1865.
4^ If IS 200 p., bound; 20 cm.
Hymnhooks 213
888 Hancock, Mass., Community.
^ ^^, J [Hymnbook]. 1866-1881.
' ^^ 272 p., bound; 21 cm.
OA+ "^ ' ■ On spine: Sacred hymns, 1866.
889 Hancock, Mass., Community.
-^^(f 2.
[Hymnbook]. 1867-1872.
, ^ no, [2] p., bound; 20 cm.
on " Hymnal may have once belonged to Emoretta Belden.
Thirty blank leaves follow the hymns.
890 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Hymnbook]. 1883-1913.
J/ dfph [43] p., bound; 19 cm.
Eighty-three blank leaves follow the pages that have writing on
Sh 1'^'-^' them.
Final eleven pages contain reflections on a Shaker life by
M. J. A., who was in all likelihood Martha Jane Anderson.
Anderson resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community,
where this manuscript hymnal may actually have been kept.
891 Hancock, Mass., Community.
,^n A selection of hymns and poems. 1842.
^ ^ [2], 30, [5] p., bound; 16 x 20 cm.
SA Id^l Material in this manuscript volume originated in the various
Shaker communities of the eastern United States.
892 Harvard, Mass., Community.
^ ^ -J [Hymnbook]. 1841-1851.
,cL [30^1 P' bound; 18 cm.
Sn ' ^ *-* Contains many marches.
893 Hazard, Mary.
A collection of extra songs of various kinds / written and pricked
■ti ilG -^ for the purpose of retaining them by Mary Hazzard; beginning
February 7th, 1847. 1847-1856.
SA \\2>^ 8 p. ^., 249 p., bound; 18 cm.
Hazard resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
214 Manuscript Material
894 Hazard, Mary.
A collection of hymns and spiritual songs: composed by the Mil-
jj. lennial Church / copied by Mary Hazard. 1832-1868.
t7^ 311, [16] p., bound; 20 cm.
. 1 Table of contents acts as an index to the hymnal.
o n Manuscript volume was assembled by more than one recorder.
On the final page, one of them wrote: "This is the most valuable
compend of Shakers written hymns within the dates -32 to -68
that I could find in the little collection at the Chh. library at N.
Le. Among those seen were Isaac N. Youngs whose book I
examined closely and Henry DeWitt's, but neither were as com-
plete in number nor did they pay much attention to authors or
place of origin. Their music must have been correct as they were
teacher of music."
See also no. 882.
895 Hazard, Mary.
-/-(' ^t^ ^ collection of marches and labouring tunes / written by Mary
'^ ^ Hazard; beginning July 17th, 1858. 1858-1867.
S A / 1 ^1 3 p.e., 356 p., bound; 18 cm.
896 Hazard, Mary.
A collection of songs of various kinds: written & pricked for the
^ TO / purpose of retaining them / by Mary Hazard; beginning
June 16th, 1839.
^ j\ I I I ^ [7], 214, [8] p., bound: ill.; 14 cm.
Includes a table of contents at the beginning and end of the
volume.
Manuscript contains heart drawings on pages 191 and 192 and
comments, sometimes lengthy, on the origins of the songs.
897 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
Hymn book no. 2nd. / written by A. G. Hollister. 1851.
[14], 240 p., bound; 18 cm.
c p. 1 1 •-/ ^ Includes a table of contents at the front of the volume.
Hollister resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
diSo^
Hymnbooks 215
898 Hollister, Alonzo Giles.
[Hymnbook]. 1852-1878.
[10], 203, [3] p., bound; 18 cm.
Index begins at the front and is continued at the back of the
volume.
"I began this book, for reasons I do not remember, gave it to
Andrew B., a youth of 16. I felt dissatisfied with his treatment of
the book, & he returned it to me, & I finisht it out, thinking it
too good & nice a book to throw away, or to spoil by deface-
ment. The selection of songs, I think exceedingly choice"
(p. 121).
Hollister, Henry.
A collection of songs / written by Henry Hollister. 1853-1857.
[318] p., bound; 13 x 14 cm.
900 [Hymnbook]. 1834.
[6], 82 p., bound; 16 cm.
Includes a table of contents that is referred to as an index.
There is no evidence in this hymnbook to suggest the name of
the compiler or a location for him.
901 [Hymnbook. Ca. 1840].
[200] p., bound; 20 cm.
Includes a partial index, arranged by first lines, at the front of
the book. This index points to the loss of at least twenty-five
pages from the beginning of the volume, since it refers to hymns
that do not appear. At the end of the volume is a more complete
index by first lines, but it lacks page citations. The second index
was in process when the volume was laid aside.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest either
the name of the compiler or his residence.
902 [Hymnbook]. 1840-1856.
[102] p., bound; 18 cm.
There is no evidence in this hymnbook to suggest the name of
Q I the compiler or a locaHon for him.
903
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216 Manuscript Material
[Hymnbook]. 1842.
[46] p., bound; 18 cm.
There is no evidence in this hymnbook to suggest the name of
the compiler or a location for him.
[Hymnbook. Ca. 1844].
[107] p., bound; 18 cm.
Only one hymn is dated. The volume may have been put
together at a later date or when the hymn was received.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his residence.
905 [Hymnbook. Ca. 1845].
^ . [4], 160 p., bound; 17 cm.
'^w>«- Includes a table of contents.
< A 13^03 Manuscript volume may have once belonged to Mary Jane
Sherer, whose name is written on an end page. Otherwise, there
is nothing that records the compiler's name or place of
residence.
906 [Hymnbook]. 1846-1853.
206, [1] p., bound; 18 cm.
U S^\ The eight blank leaves preceding the hymns and the fifty-nine
. , on following suggest that this hymnal was not completed. Presum-
-^'^ ably, a title page, table of contents, and more hymns were
planned.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his place of residence.
907 [Hymnbook]. 1846-1858.
JJri/^ [250] p., 30€., [34] p., bound; 18 cm.
Includes two indexes organized by first lines, one for marches
C^ A 112^ ^^^ '^he other for round dances.
Arrangement of this volume, with blank leaves between hymns,
an allowance for but no title page, and separated indexes, sug-
gests that the compiler did not complete his work.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his place of residence.
Hymnbooks 217
[Hymnbook]. 1851-1868.
[112] p., bound; 18 cm.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his residence.
[Hymnbook]. 1857-1863.
120, [4] p., bound; 22 cm.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his place of residence.
910 [Hymnbook. Ca. I860].
130, [12] p., bound; 19 cm.
Contains a table of contents at rear.
Much of the book is difficult to read due to the fading of the ink.
The name Susannah Conway is written on one of the end
leaves, upside down, suggesting that she once owned this hym-
nal. Otherwise, there is no evidence concerning the compiler or
the compiler's place of residence.
911 [Hymnbook]. 1862-1863.
32, [1] p., bound; 20 cm.
Fifty-five blank leaves follow the last hymn.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler. His residence, however, was near Albany,
N.Y., where the blank book was purchased.
912 [Hymnbook]. 1863-1868.
[12], 190, [16] p., bound; 18 cm.
"^■^ ~' Includes a table of contents arranged by first lines.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his residence.
:a n'!
913 [Hymnbook]. 1868-1879.
[44] p., bound; 20 cm.
Thirty-four blank leaves follow the last hymn.
1 1 Cj ^ Evidence in this volume to suggest the compiler and his resi-
dence is scant. The name Semantha has been stamped into the
218 Manuscript Material
front cover, and the blank volume was purchased in Albany,
N.Y.
914 [Hymnbook]. 1868-1880.
^^^^ [171] p., bound; 18 cm.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
Ci/> I cl.C'l name of the compiler or his residence.
915 [Hymnbook]. 1869-1872.
n n ■ 27, [33] p., bound; 17 cm.
Forty-two blank leaves follow the last hymn.
^Pi / I^IC There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his place of residence.
916 [Hymnbook. Ca. 1870].
[81] p., bound; 17 cm.
S 10 Hymns occupy only about one-half of the volume; there are
<^ A . . /-- forty-two blank leaves following the last hymn. Three of the
hymns are recorded with musical notation.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his residence.
917 [Hymnbook]. 1871-1872.
^ _j-,, [195] p., bound; 20 cm.
"^ There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
Ch n Cj£ name of the compiler. His residence, however, was near Albany,
N.Y., where the book was bound.
918 [Hymnbook]. 1875-1888.
y, [52] p., bound; 21 cm.
- ^vS^ y Some of the hymns appear with notes on staffs.
Thirty-one blank leaves follow the last hymn.
n I In There is no evidence in this volume to suggest the name of the
compiler or his residence.
919 [Hymnbook. Ca. 1876].
J, [5], 244, [13] p., bound; 21 cm.
Hymnhooks 219
Most of the hymns in this manuscript volume were written for
or sung at Shaker funerals, 1813-1876.
There is no evidence in this hymnbook to suggest either the
name of the compiler or his residence.
920 [Hymnbook]. 1882-1893.
^ cy [145] p., bound; 20 cm.
Forty-seven blank leaves follow the last hymn.
)A ll^^ Blank volume was purchased in Albany, N.Y., suggesting that
the compiler resided in a nearby Shaker community, perhaps
Watervliet, N.Y. Handwriting on the front cover may record the
name of the compiler: Golden treasury [unreadable first name]
LeRoux.
921 Hymns and songs for the Boston meeting to be held Dec. 27th,
^^rr 28th, & 29th, 1869.
^^"^ 19, [12] p., bound; 19 cm.
S A 1 1^3 Caption title.
Compiler and his place of residence are not noted.
922 Index of hymns in our little publication firstly entitled "The
Shaker," secondly "Shaker and Shakeress," at this present time
3^ Jl. "Shaker manifesto": music commencing December 1871. 1871-
1883.
< A lA5r) t"^^] P' t>ound; 11 x 20 cm.
Only eighteen of the pages have anything written on them. The
periodical is indexed from 1871 to 1883 for references to Shaker
music and hymns.
923 Jacobs, Clarissa.
A collection of sacred songs: used in our general worship / writ-
^ ^^ Zl. ten and transcribed by Clarissa Jacobs; beginning August 1847.
1847-1848.
dA IIBd 6 p.^., 240, [6] p., bound; 18 cm.
Jacobs resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
924 Jacobs, Lucy.
A collection of hymns from various authors / selected and tran-
^ 'i^^ scribed by Lucy Jacobs. 1848-1865.
925
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220 Manuscript Material
[5], 196 p., bound; 17 cm.
Table of contents covers hymns through page 29.
Larkin, Eva Violet.
[Hymnbook. Ca. 1884].
[50] p., bound; 19 cm.
Compiler resided at the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
[Larkin, Eva Violet].
[Hymnbook. Ca. 1885].
100 p., 82€., [4] p., bound; 20 cm.
Table of contents appears at the end of the volume on four
unnumbered pages following eighty-two blank leaves. This sug-
gests that the volume was intended to contain more hymns.
Attribution is uncertain and based on the similarity of this vol-
ume's handwriting to that of other hymnals credited to Larkin.
The date is approximate, falling in the middle of Larkin's work.
At any rate, the volume did come from the Watervliet, N.Y.,
community.
927 Larkin, Eva Violet.
■^ ^^2 Inspirational songs / copied by E. V. Larkin, 1895, for Elder Isaac
Anstatt.
^J\ nilp 152 p., bound; 25 cm.
Table of contents is divided into three sections: slow marches,
extra songs, and common marches.
Compiler resided at the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
928 Larkin, Eva Violet.
Inspirational songs: no. 1 / Eva Violet Larkin. 1880.
"^•^^1 120, [6] p., bound; 22 cm.
SA //?£• Cover title.
Table of contents in this volume serves as an index arranged by
the first lines of the hymns. Following the table of contents is
the note: "60 entry songs, 47 slow marches, 38 common
marches, 7 dances, 5 shuffles, 157 [total]."
Compiler resided at the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
Hymnbooks 221
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929 Lomas, George Albert.
n ^5 Geo. Albert's song book. 1867-1869.
^ 104, [80] p., bound; 19 cm.
Compiler resided at the Watervliet, N.Y., community.
Lovegrove, Elizabeth.
A collection of hymns selected from different parts; improved in
our general worship / written by Elizabeth Lovegrove. 1822.
[10], 98 p.; 16 cm.
Includes a table of contents that acts as an index to the volume.
Compiler was from the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
931 [McNemar, Richard].
[A robber hymn. Ca. 1809].
U.) 24 cm.
This hymn is thought to have been composed by McNemar and
probably is in his handwriting. It describes an actual event at
Union Village, Ohio, when the Shakers' quarters were broken
into and robbed. The thieves got six dollars, a fact that the hymn
does not record.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
932 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
. A collection of hymns and spiritual songs improved in our gen-
^ yVi, eral worship. 1830-1848.
. X ^.. [8], 99, [30] p., bound; 19 cm.
Includes a table of contents that lists the hymns on the first
thirty-seven pages of this manuscript volume.
933 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
.-^. // [Hymnbook]. 1822.
[4], 186, [2] p., bound; 17 cm.
Includes a table of contents that begins at the front of the vol-
ume and carries over to the rear, and which acts as an index to
the volume.
Ill Manuscript Material
934 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
j^ ^^. [Hymnbook]. 1829-1867.
^^ [12], 127, [7] p., bound; 18 cm.
SA H-3l9 Includes a table of contents.
Hymns are in the Shaker shorthand.
Eighty-one blank leaves follow the last hymn.
935 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
3^V^\-.,. [Hymnbook]. 1835-1839.
184 p., bound; 17 cm.
^A /f^o There are two parts to this volume. The first, pages 1 through
25, consists of hymns from, perhaps, the Union Village, Ohio,
Shaker community. The second occupies the rest of the volume
and has a table of contents for its 109 hymns.
936 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ i^ ■; Y [Hymnbook]. 1837-1869.
340, [52] p., bound; 18 cm.
^A 1 1 1 S Includes an index on the first twenty-three unnumbered pages.
The index refers to music in the hymnal as marches, dances, and
extras.
937 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
dif ^/'W'-i [Hymnbook]. 1840.
[4], 145, [7] p., bound; 16 cm.
Includes a table of contents that serves as an index to this manu-
script volume.
SA II a^^.
938 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
J^ SSljP [Hymnbook. Ca. 1841].
^/^ / lS9 [30] p., bound; 19 cm.
939 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
n jypr [Hymnbook]. 1842-1872.
1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 18 cm.
S 4 //-i."^ Volume was probably compiled at two different times. The first
portion contains hymns dated 1842, while the second has hymns
dated 1872. The compiler intended to include a title page and a
Hymnbooks 223
table of contents, judging from the presence of these headings
lightly penciled in on two pages at the beginning of the volume.
Hymns appear on only 86 of the volume's 226 pages.
940 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Hymnbook. Ca. 1843].
SJ^ n^'
^^^'^ , [21] p., bound; 21 cm.
Following the hymns are eleven blank pages.
Hymns were copied into a writing book manufactured and sold
by Spalding and Storrs of Hartford, Conn.
941 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community,
r. /,^'. [Hymnbook]. 1843-1853.
' ' ^ 210, [6] p., bound; 12 cm.
■^A //oi>J Manuscript volume contains dance tunes.
Thirty-four blank leaves follow the hymns.
942 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
jjjqcr [Hymnbook]. 1845-1869.
^' 192, [6] p., bound; 19 cm.
S,k ) 1 23 Table of contents covers hymns through page 118.
Volume lacks pages 17-32, 35-46, 82-93, U4-U7. Some paging
is irregular.
943 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^^f7 [Hymnbook]. 1848-1871.
' ' [8], 84 p., 66L, [14] p., bound; 18 cm.
•SA I ] -25 Table of contents covers hymns through page 71. The final
group of pages contains compositions that have to do with "spir-
itual warfare" at the Union Village, Ohio, community in 1815.
944 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
'o c > [Hymnbook]. 1850-1868.
. "" . ^ 234 p., bound; 18 x 22 cm.
/ Includes a twenty-four-page index of first lines laid in at rear.
945 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
=^ Sd6> [Hymnbook]. 1854-1874.
^ , 93 p., 87/;., [6] p., bound; 11 x 20 cm.
224 Manuscript Material
One-page table of contents appears following eighty-seven blank
leaves; it refers to the sixteen hymns on pages 1-62.
946 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Hymnbook]. 1855.
'^^\5^3' [8], 47 p., bound; 18 cm.
'A fi^i It is not unreasonable to conclude that the unnamed compiler of
this hymnal planned to continue recording hymns, since 126
blank leaves appear after the last hymn and 7 pages remain
blank in the table of contents.
947 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
-dJ Sci [Hymnbook]. 1855-1861.
■^ A I liJ-L ^^^ P' bound; 18 cm.
948 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
JJj- - [Hymnbook]. 1860-1862.
</^ // 4S ^^^^^ P' ^^^^'^' ^^ ^"^•
949 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ _ [Hymnbook. Ca. 1870].
^ 6 ^6 1 ^x., 19 p., bound; 19 cm.
■^^ ^ 1 1 (fi*-( Table of contents records the hymns by their first lines.
Seventeen blank pages follow the hymns.
950 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
"^ £(4 [Hymnbook]. 1870-1879.
^f^ ll£x
[234] p., bound; 20 cm.
951 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
J [Hymnbook]. 1873-1883.
"^Z^" 69^ [170] p., bound; 20 cm.
-^A //SS It is somewhat difficult to separate one hymn from another in
this manuscript volume. Titles do not appear, and one hymn
leads into the next.
Hymnbooks 225
952 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^S/u. [Hymnbook]. 1877-1881.
^A n^' 289, [3] p., bound; 20 cm.
Includes index.
953 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
■J/ S^jJ [Hymnbook. Ca. 1880].
.,. [29] p., bound; 20 cm.
" Eighty-four blank leaves follow the recorded pagination.
954 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
.^. [Hymnbook. Ca. 1880].
^ ' \ vol. (various pagings), bound; 18 x 28 cm.
.,^/i I l(cS Volume originally had in excess of one hundred fifty pages;
many have been cut out, leaving about sixty. In addition, this
volume was supposed to have been used both from front to back
and, turned around and upside down, from back to front. One
cover title is "Songs," and the other cover title is "Hymns." On
some of the pages Dr. Andrews has written comments about
Shaker music and has recorded, on staffs with notes and words.
Shaker songs from other sources.
955 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
dUS^' [Hymnbook. Ca. 1880-1920].
2 p.€., [19] p., bound; 20 cm.
SA U^l Eighty-six blank leaves follow the recorded pagination.
Volume consists of two parts. The first is a series of hymns; the
second is a series of questions and answers about the Bible.
956 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^^/" [Hymnbook]. 1882-1888.
286, [17] p., bound; 20 cm.
\S^I / /■SS Index is tipped in at rear.
957 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Hymnbook. Ca. 1893].
228, [11] p., bound; 20 cm.
//63
226 Manuscript Material
Includes an index and a list of the names of some of the
"Believer Indian spirits."
958 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
_^ ^ / c7 [Hymns and programs. Ca. 1900].
5 items; 7-34 cm.
^^ 1 1 ■51, I - Only one item in this group of five can be identified by date, a
list of songs and readings from the funeral of Elizabeth Copley
held on February 5, 1899. Three of the other four items are pre-
sumably from the same general time period. The fourth is a
poem called "Our thanks," written in the hand of E. D.
Andrews. He notes that he copied the poem from the back of a
packet of dwarf sugar pea seeds from the Shakers' New Leba-
non, N.Y., seed business.
959 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ A/ . Indian songs: given during the present manifestation of the
native spirits gathered to the Shaker order in spirit life. 1893.
^£A n e>&> 125 p., bound; 18 cm.
Length of this manuscript volume is a combination of pages and
leaves.
Includes a list of the names of some of the "Believer Indian Spir-
its." Some of the hymns are written in an unnamed Indian
language.
960 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
-^Ks// Love song. [Ca. 1900].
[2] p.; 13 X 21 cm.
-S/4 / /6 ^ Shaker song of five lines, presumably an early draft.
961 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
4=^^Sc' ' ^ miscellaneous collection of spiritual songs of various dates and
origin: First Order, New Lebanon. 1854-1860.
^A //^i" 13 p.f., 110 p., bound; 18 cm.
Seventy-three blank leaves follow the last hymn.
962 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ SoiSi ^ Shaker festival entitled Mother Ann's day: told in dialogue
and song, August 6th, 1916.
SA KCC
Hymnbooks 227
30€., bound; 28 cm.
Written and presented to commemorate the 142d anniversary of
the arrival of Ann Lee in America, this typescript reviews her
life and attempts to show how her experiences led to her leader-
ship of the Shaker movement.
Script once belonged to Eldress Sarah Burger.
From the North family.
New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Songs of various kinds & proper scratch book. 1838-1839.
[311] p., bound; 17 cm.
Caption title.
This manuscript hymnal includes an index to the last one-third
of the volume. "No contents to the first part of this book. I don't
know what to do about writing this book all over."
964 Offord, Ann.
J. . , A collection of spiritual songs: containing sentiments expressive
of the feelings of those who worship God in the beauty of holi-
>^^ ' 1^ I ness / selected and transcribed by Ann Offord. 1870-1873.
224 p., bound; 20 cm.
Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
965 Pepper, Henry.
[Hymnbook with poetry and recipes]. 1852.
[152] p., bound; 14 cm.
Only twenty-three pages have any handwriting; three contain
food recipes, twenty poetry and hymns.
At one time Pepper's address was Weehauken, Hudson County,
N.J.
966 Rathbone, Lucy.
^^H-^ [Hymnbook. Ca. 1845].
sS^ //<?a. [68] p., bound; 19 cm.
967 Rude, Hiram.
A collection of anthems given by the revelation and gift of God
■^ J^iO through the ministration of our Blessed Mother Ann: given in
the last part of 1839 and first of 1840 / writen by Hiram Rude.
SA 111^ 1839-1841.
228 Manuscript Material
[11], 214, [1] p., bound; 18 cm.
Includes a table of contents that serves as an index to the
volume.
Compiler was from the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
968 [Russell, James G.].
^ cr^j^- Numerical system of music writing. [Ca. 1880].
[24] p., bound; 21 cm.
SA /.a-// Caption title.
Manuscript book contains sixteen lessons in music composition
and performance.
Attribution is uncertain; it is based on the fact that the initials
appearing at the end of the book match those of the Enfield,
N.H., music master, James G. Russell.
969 Slosson, David.
^ 4-'i- ; [Hymnbook]. 1808-1840.
<CA /I") '7 73, 93 p., bound; 17 cm.
Organized into two parts; a table of contents acts as an index.
Compiler presented his hymnal to Benjamin Gates on May 2,
1840. Both men resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
970 Smith, Sarah E.
-HSou [Hymnbook]. 1853-1860.
^/4 I / ¥i~ ^^^ P' bound; 20 cm.
Compiler was a resident of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
971 South Union, Ky., Community.
3^ Afi [Eldress Molly's funeral hymn]. 1835.
^'' [2] p.; 25 cm.
Title is taken from a note at the end of the hymn.
Hymn was sung on December 9, 1835.
/Of,
972 Taylor, Polly Ann.
■^ i/p ^^ A collection of hymns / selected and transcribed by Polly Ann
Taylor. 1840.
[9], 234 p., bound; 16 cm.
Includes a table of contents for the 106 hymns.
Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
SA //.
Hyninbooks 229
973 Traver, Mortimer.
^ yo^ A collection of songs / written by Mortimer Traver; began
£/i /a^ September 5th 1844. 1844-1858.
1 p.t., 252 p., bound; 17 cm.
974 Vail, James Palmer.
^^.. , [Hymnbook]. 1837-1884.
"""^^ 157, [165] p., bound; 10 x 17 cm.
■S/^ //vf ' Manuscript volume was originally kept by Vail during the 1830s
as a hymnal. During the 1870s and 1880s, it was used as a note-
book, probably by Alonzo Hollister. A rough copy of an essay,
presumably written by Hollister, that was published in the Mani-
festo in 1883 or 1884, appears on twenty-four of the unnumbered
pages. Two indexes are included, even though they do not nec-
essarily refer to the contents of this volume.
975 Van Houten, Phebe.
A collection of spiritual hymns from various authors / selected
and transcribed by Phebe Van Houten. 1837.
[8], 225, [8] p., bound; 17 cm.
Includes a table of contents for the ninety-five hymns in the
volume.
^O'
976 Verse book no. 2nd: spiritual gifts for spiritual edification, com-
menced sometime in 1846.
[26], 248 p., bound; 13 x 14 cm.
/ 1 PS.' Includes an index arranged by first lines.
There is no evidence in this manuscript volume to suggest the
name of the compiler or his place of residence.
977 W., R. B.
[Hymnbook]! 1845.
[12], 170 p., bound; 17 cm.
Includes a table of contents that is referred to as an index.
Attribution is based on two lines at the end of the manuscript
volume: Finished March 2nd 1845 by R. B. W.
There is no evidence to suggest a residence for the compiler.
230 Manuscript Material
978 Wardwell, Benjamin F.
:^^'
//
[Hymnbook]. 1847.
214, [10] p., bound; 20 cm.
^A / /=2 ^ On the ten unnumbered pages at rear is an "index or table
showing where to find any hymn by the first line."
Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
979 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
J ^jL^C [Hymnbook]. 1842-1860.
<. A 1 1 '!■>' '^^' f^^ P' t»ound; 20 cm.
Table of contents, here called an index, is divided into two parts.
The first part lists the hymns and the second the anthems con-
tained in this volume.
980 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
J=^£^S [Hymnbook]. 1873-1885.
S,/^ / / 7 : 180, [6] p., bound; 20 cm.
981 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
^53/ [Hymnbook]. 1875-1885.
^^ // 7x ^^' t^J P' bound; 20 cm.
Seventy-nine blank leaves follow the last hymn.
982 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
^S^^ [Hymnbook]. 1878-1881.
^>9 // 7V 289 p., bound; 20 cm.
983 Wickersham, George M.
S/f2'^ Believers hymns / compiled by George M. Wickersham. 1846-
1854.
4/j 113^1 1 p.€., 95 p., 138€., [2] p., bound; 17 cm.
Compiler was a resident of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
Judging from the appearance of the beginning of the table of
contents/index, he hoped to continue this hymnbook for some
time. There are 138 blank leaves after the last numbered hymn.
984 Willey, Louisa.
■^5 6> I [Hymnbook]. 1903.
^4 / / ^ 9 224 p., bound; 22 cm.
Hymnbooks 231
Willey recorded six hymns, some with musical notation, on the
first fifteen pages of this volume. On pages 17 through 63 are
hymns written in by Edward Andrews. The rest of the volume is
either blank or has pages torn out. A note by Andrews states:
"early Shaker songs of various and typical kinds. Selected, with
or without notes, as basis for ms." The note is signed and dated
January 1935.
985 Wilson, Hannah.
-^SSd ^ collection of gospel anthems given to the followers of Christ in
^ A / 1 !?S> ^'^ second appearing / selected and transcribed by Hannah Wil-
■^^'"^^ son. 1851-1874.
[10], 87 p., bound; 19 cm.
Table of contents serves as an index to the volume.
Thirty-one blank leaves follow the last hymn.
Poetry and Prose
986 Bishop, Job.
//y --) A [Poetry and other writtngs at the time of Elder Job Bishop's
^/l /a.SS'. ' [4] p.; 24 cm.
Includes two poems, a copy of the elder's obituary notice from
the New Hampshire Patriot, and a description of communication
between Bishop and Elder Elisha in the spirit world. Bishop was
from Canterbury, N.H.
987 Bowers, Lucy S.
■^ ^ S3 A book of varied compositions chirographically preserv'd / by
>-£ A / 3, 7 / Lucy S. Bowers. 1876-1894.
3 vols., bound; 20 cm.
sif ^SH Title for this group of volumes is taken from the first one of the
v^/i /Q. 7i_ series. Indexes, in the form of tables of contents, are included.
n / ^ ~. The first volume covers the author's writings from 1876 to 1886,
. the second volume from 1886 to 1891, and the third volume from
>-S/l ' ■^ ^ 1892 through 1894. The compositions are chiefly essays with
some poetry. There are indications that some of the items were
later printed.
988 Bowers, Lucy S.
-a^ ^2>^ [^ collection of choice thoughts. Ca. 1885].
[177] p., bound; 24 cm.
^A /ai7 ^ Supplied title is taken from the heading on page 1.
Volume includes essays, proverbs, and sayings important
enough to the compiler for her to commit to paper.
232
Poetry and Prose 233
989 Bowers, Lucy S.
. A memorabilia or miscellaneous collection of note worthy facts
rT ^d, I chirographically preserved / by Lucy S. Bowers. 1880.
' Miscellaneous collection of facts written in by hand and pasted
in from newspaper articles. Volume is a good source for
researchers interested in what kinds of information a Shaker
would be exposed to and would consider important enough to
commit to paper. Unfortunately, there is no index.
990 Bowers, Lucy S.
^ (fiSC [Writings of Lucy S. Bowers from the age of 10 years, 1868-
1880]. 1880.
^4 J^^? 8Q^ [1] p^ bound; 22 cm.
Supplied title is taken from a penciled note on the front flyleaf.
Contents of this manuscript volume include essays, poetry, and
letters. At the end of the book are lists that record religious
meetings, the songs sung at the meetings, and the readings spo-
ken at them. A table of contents acts as an index.
991 Brown, Angeline.
^ ^/Q [Book of various writings]. 1869-1877.
64 p., bound; 20 cm.
S>k /=^-S^7 Manuscript book contains essays and poetry. Many of the pages
carry recollections of Shaker funerals.
Although Brown's name appears prominently on the front cover,
the various handwritings in the book suggest that it was main-
tained by more than one person.
Certificate made out to Deborah Ann Night by Mary Anne New-
man, her teacher, is laid in at rear.
992 Brown, Charles.
■^Cj fQ To the finder: remember me, Chas. B. 1871.
[2] p.; 16 X 20 cm.
^/4 /'SS9 Poem on a sheet of paper that was found in the wood shavings
of the seat of a high swivel stool pictured in plate 48 of the
Andrewses' book on Shaker furniture (see nos. 496 and 497).
The poem has been transcribed by Dr. Andrews.
234 Manuscript Material
993 Calver, Amelia.
^ ^ Q A concise description of a spiritual loom in which we are daily
// / "7 weaving a garment of righteousness. [19 — ].
'^^ '' ^ ' 3€.;28cm.
4^ ^SJl Carbon copy of a modern typescript made of a thirty-four-line
■ n y c-/ Q aphorism that attempts to compare the parts of a loom with
righteous living. For example, "the large catch is the cross at
which we grasp & take up, in so doing we get more faith in the
gospel to form our garment of." It was probably composed
sometime during the late nineteenth century.
Copy 2 in the collection is on two leaves. It is also a typescript.
<i
^l
994 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
[Book of poetry and other writings. Ca. I860].
■^®_^ [76] p., bound; 21 cm.
•^>A f^^ Basically, a book of inspirational poetry and aphorisms. The
compiler, who is unidentified, copied into the book a poem writ-
ten by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1857, "Daybreak,"
which helps to date the volume.
995 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
^ /c2_^ ^ ^^^ years covenant, January 1868: for the sisters under
50 years of age.
>^/4 7^-^ [49] p., bound; 17 cm.
Manuscript book includes essays on music and worship.
996 [Copybook of poetry. Ca. 1876].
^^^S t43] p., bound; 20 cm.
^ J. . Includes poetry by little-known poets as well as by famous ones
-5/? /^^j' ^^^^ gg William Cullen Bryant.
Following the last poem are 114 blank leaves.
There is nothing in this volume that suggests its compiler or his
place of residence.
997 De Craw, Genevieve.
-^^ajr [Poetry]. 1902.
13€.; 25 cm.
Poetry and Prose 235
Writer was from the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. Attached
to the thirteen leaves of poetry is a printed version of one of
De Graw's poems written to memorialize C. Brooks.
[Dodgson, Anna].
[Book of poetry and other writings. Ca. 1850].
[60] p., bound; 10 cm.
Attribution is based on a large section of the volume signed by
Dodgson concerning the death and funeral of Eldress Ruth.
Eighty-one blank leaves follow the last entry.
999 [Esty, Mariette].
jj / n-/ [Book of miscellaneous wriHngs and poetry]. 1885-1890.
84 p., bound; 21 cm.
^A /■=2*' / While other individuals are credited with authorship, Esty's
name appears under about ninety percent of the entries — hence,
the attribution here.
Most of the entries have to do with living the right kind of
Shaker life.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
Neale, Emma J.
Our thanks. 1875.
2€.; 27 cm.
Author of this poem was a resident of the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community. She wrote on the back of sheets of labels for the
Shakers' dwarf sugar peas.
New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[An epilogue of the old bench; farewell to the kitchen. Ca. 1840].
[2] p.; 25 cm.
Supplied title is taken from two captions.
In the form of a poem, the story of a twenty-nine-year-old bench
used all of its life in the kitchen but now judged too old for its
duties.
236 Manuscript Material
1002 Ormsby, Mrs. F. P.
^<^J / My old house. [Ca. 1880].
^ _ _ 3 p., bound; 20 cm.
--^/i / Written on the occasion of an eighty-fifth birthday, this poem
refers to the author's body in terms used to describe a house.
Poem occupies only three pages of a volume of more than two
hundred.
1003 Pleasant Hill, Ky., Community.
A//yo [Poem. Ca. 1835].
[2] p.; 14 X 16 cm.
^<,j4 /<^"^'-'P This thirteen-stanza poem was written at a time that the Pleasant
Hill, Ky., community was facing legal problems brought on by
persons who had left the community and were claiming that the
Shakers owed them money. It is credited to Gamaliel.
1004 [A poem to Elder Elisha from T. W. by liberty from E. Br.: love
^ C^/^ and good will. Ca. 1830].
.£A /^Sk'-^-[(>] P-; 16 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the notation on p. [6].
1005 Reed, Polly J.
^ (^JlS ^^^^^ °^ writings]. 1847-1864.
13, [36] p., bound; 21 cm.
<^ ;4 /<2-o? .' Most of this manuscript volume consists of a letter dated
June 29, 1856, written by Calvin Green and copied by Reed, con-
cerning Shaker beliefs on eternal punishment.
Compiler resided in the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
1006 T., Rhoda.
S O-S^ Miss Jenny. [Ca. 1900].
<-A i^nil,a [2]p-;22cm.
■^ ^ ' ' This poem about a spinning jenny was written to Abigail Rice.
1007 Taylor, Leila S.
n . n Mother's day, Aug. 6, 1774. [N.d.].
■^ ^^^^ 3€.;28cm.
^^A 11 DC l Typescript of an essay by Taylor commemorating the day of Ann
Lee's arrival in New York City.
Poetn/ and Prose 237
1008 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
^ , ^ ;- [Book of miscellaneous writings. Ca. 1875].
[46] p., bound; 21 cm.
Manuscript volume was compiled by more than one person,
judging from the different kinds of handwriting found in it. The
writers were preoccupied with feelings of insecurity and per-
sonal worthlessness and with death.
Final entry is followed by 105 blank leaves.
2.(^
1009 White, Anna.
3^^^ J [Book of writings]. 1849-1892.
[192] p., bound; 21 cm.
vS^ /<2<>'" "Anna White. A present from her natural father, Robert White,
Junr., 1849" (p. [1]).
Manuscript volume contains essays, poetry, and recollections of
Shaker life.
1010 Youngs, Isaac Newton.
[Isaac Youngs's biography in verse]. 1837.
■^ Ipf [10] p., bound; 18 cm.
<>a <j> /r? From cover: July 4, 1837. Bro. Isaac Newton Youngs completes
his 44th year & relates his history in verse.
Recipes and Handicraft Instructions
1011 [A book of medical recipes. Ca. 1850].
-Jj U^lL ^ ^*^'- (unpaged), bound; 20 cm.
This manuscript volume, of which only 10 out of 160 pages con-
O/^ /^^•'i j-gjj^ writing, includes recipes for herbal medicines. There is no
indication of which Shaker community it came from.
1012 [Directions for weaving carpet. Ca. I860].
^S^l l^;26cm.
CA <^^Q Generally unrevealing set of instructions consisting of six lines of
text. They were probably recorded by a nearly illiterate weaver.
1013 Hammond, Lucy Ann.
3^yt^^ Directions for using soda. [18 — ].
S.A /^^/ [2] p.; 23 cm.
This manuscript was written at the New Lebanon, N.Y., com-
munity by Hammond and Jane Blanchard during the latter half
of the nineteenth century. It concerns the use of soda in wash-
ing clothes and offers fairly detailed directions on the way that a
laundry should be done.
1014 Hulett, Elvira Curtis.
^/^ 3 yC [Weaving drafts for various types of fabric. 18 — ?].
^A ICC9 ^^^•- ^i^8'""^s- 11-20 cm.
^'^ / «5 -pj^g fourteen loose plates include drafts for such fabric as hucka-
back, Prusian diaper, fine dimety, square diaper, and York
diaper.
Compiler resided at the Hancock, Mass., community.
1015 Morrell, Prudence.
■j^ U-^ ^ A choice collection of medical and botanical receipts: selected
C/ I A / /\ from experienced physicians by whom they have been proved
IM
Recipes and Handicraft Instructions 239
and found useful in the various disorders and infirmities for
which they are prescribed; to which is prefixed remarks and
observations for the consideration of physicians & nurses among
Believers / collected by Prudence Morrell & copied by the same.
1849.
[21], 166 p., bound; 21 cm.
Contains a rather detailed table of contents that acts as an index.
Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
1016 Morrell, Prudence.
3^\^-)^ Receipts & counsels exclusively for female diseases / selected by
^ y. Prudence Morrel when in the sixty first year of her age. 1854.
/^^/ [8]^ 22 p., bound; 16 cm.
Compiler resided at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Directions for using dressmaker's magic scale. Ca. 1875].
33, [51] p., bound; 21 cm.
Volume gives instructions for measuring women for clothing and
directions for dressmaking. The measurements of sixteen Shaker
women are recorded.
Manuscript is from the Canaan, N.Y., branch of the New Leba-
non, N.Y., community.
New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Domestic medicine for the cure of diseases by regimen & simple
medicines: comprising a collection of receipts from various parts.
1816.
176 p., bound; 24 cm.
Includes cures for a variety of sicknesses. From all indications,
the cures could cause greater discomfort than the illnesses.
1019 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
.^ ,-,■ Graduated scale of waist measures. 1866.
- ^ . 1 photocopy; 22 x 31 cm.
240 Manuscript Material
Sheet includes rules to follow when measuring a woman's waist
before making her a garment.
1020 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ if-lil [Wine and cooking recipes. Ca. 1858-1890].
^ -- ,. / o 2 vols., bound; 11-21 cm.
^ These two volumes were compiled over several decades by a
number of persons; presumably, the manuscripts were passed
on through a Shaker family.
One of the volumes was made up from a notebook sold by
Edwin Sandys, a bookseller and stationer from Pittsfield, Mass.
1021 [Pattern for making a bonnet]. 1894.
■=i^ SS^ 3 items; 24 x 22-16 x 51 cm.
<A ^ ^ 7 ^^ *^^ three paper items in this group, one is a pattern for the
top of the bonnet while two are patterns for the sides and back.
The top cut-out bears the message: "Bonnet pattern like Louisa's
and the one Eldress Harriet made for me, cut Nov. 22, 1894. Can
be cut a little smaller for the smaller front." The other two items
contain similar information.
1022 [Recipes for compound syrup of brier root and plaster for the
=^ Vc2.S cure of lameness, wounds, bruises, and burns. 18 — ].
Ch /d<c>3 2 items; 13-20 cm.
Syrup's main ingredients were water, sugar, alcohol, and opium.
The plaster recipe was delivered by a spirit.
1023 [Recipes for dyeing cloth. 18 — ].
Directions for dyeing yarn, wool, flannel, and cotton the colors
^ lOS^'^ red, green, black, yellow, and blue.
Manuscripts are from the second quarter of the nineteenth cen-
tury. Tyringham, Mass., is the only Shaker community named,
appearing on two of the items. The Shakers who wrote these
directions were James C. Hutton and Mary Jane Sherer and,
from Tyringham, Hannah Culver, Hannah Kilborn, and Hannah
Cannon.
so
10^^
Recipes and Handicraft Instructions 241
1024 [Recipes for cooking, for making ink and boot black, and for
^ wyr stain removal. Ca. I860].
_.^ ,_, 3 items; 12-33 cm.
'" One of the undated items on cooking was signed by Olive Ruth
-U d^-i Draper and Jemima Sneeden. It was probably intended for a Sis-
^-^ ' ter Cloe.
j/^ /c(!>5 Cooking recipes are for desserts. Potash, lemon, and water con-
stituted the recommended formula for removing stains.
1025 [Sketch of a costume. 18—].
:^ ^'/f' 1 photocopy; 28 cm.
^f\ /03i-^ Measured drawing from an unidentified hand showing the com-
ponents of a coat.
1026 Wheeler, Olive.
i</// 2 ^ receipt for making cakes, crackers, &c. / Olive Wheeler. [18 — ]
[24] p., bound; 9 x 10 cm.
S)4 lSc> I. so^ Manuscript cookbook includes twenty-nine recipes, chiefly for
breads.
-^/iY
Building Construction
1027 Enfield, Conn., Community.
Dates when buildings were erected in Enfield, Connecticut, from
1785: copied from the North family journal. 1879.
Manuscript gives the date that a building was erected, the name
of the building and, in a few cases, its dimensions, and the
name of the family that occupied the building. References are
made to the New Lebanon, N.Y., meetinghouse and the cotton
manufactory at Shirley, Mass.
1028 Hancock, Mass., Community.
:// ^,-'''7 [Architectural drawings of the round barn. N.d.].
4 items: plans; 42 x 55 cm.
s^/j JD.T?. '"'Illustrations are of the framing structure and exterior views of
the barn.
1029 Hancock, Mass., Community.
-^ ^ /^ [Map of the East family, West Pittsfield, Mass.]. 1880.
^ ^ U.: map; 36 x 39 cm.
>S>4 /S^^ Manuscript map showing the location of twenty buildings and
the highway that divided them. A notation mentions that A. W.
Williams was the Shakers' agent.
1030 Hancock, Mass., Community.
^^C "f [Records concerning building construction at New Lebanon and
Watervliet, N.Y., Enfield, N.H., and Hancock and Tyringham,
,^ ^V/ Mass. Ca. 1858].
[6] p., bound; 20 cm.
Recollections of a Hancock, Mass., resident concerning the erec-
tion of buildings at various Shaker communities in the northeast.
242
Building Construction 243
Only six of the seventy-six pages in the book are used to record
the information.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1031 Nathan, Joseph F.
-J f-i,a [Letter], November 1, 1822, Harvard, Mass., [to] Richard Spires,
New Lebanon, N.Y.
•SA 1^5^ 2^.; 30 cm.
"The First Family here and at Shirley feel desirous to furnish the
glass at our own expense for the contemplated Meeting house at
Lebanon. ..." The writer also asks for a machine for turning
broom handles from the Watervliet, N.Y., community via New
Lebanon.
1032 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ (s>^2 [Architectural drawings of dwelling houses. 18 — ].
S.A /_2 -7 / 29 items: plans (some col.); 29-56 cm.
There is reason to believe that fifteen of these architectural draw-
•^ ^^0 •'^S^ ^^^ ^^ *^^ Church family dwelling at New Lebanon, N.Y.
,-.-jo Neither the architect nor the dates of the drawings are recorded.
~^ Six of the items are exterior plans and nine show floor designs
^ / ^ I from the cellar to the fifth floor. Outside brickwork and stone-
_ , /J 7^ work is highlighted, chiefly in red, and the placement of sup-
ports and studs is in yellow. Measurements for window
^ 6>tS openings, some ceiling heights, and some room sizes have been
SA ^^^1 penciled in.
, Four other drawings show the exterior sides of an unidentified
*>'■'■ Shaker dwelling, again, from all indications, at New Lebanon,
N.Y. Neither measurements nor a scale are given. Three more
4- hT:5 drawings match closely enough to suggest that they represent
<A /T<// -? ^^ same building. They include measurements revealing that
^ the house was sixty-feet high and lacked an attic level but did
have a cellar. A detail of the building is drawn on another sheet
in a scale of one inch to the foot. It is not unreasonable to con-
clude that these latter three plans were relied upon and con-
sulted during construction of the dwelling.
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Six additional drawings depict the interior arrangements of
rooms in an unnamed Shaker dwelling. One sheet includes
dimensions, and another assigns the functions of the rooms:
meeting room, dining room, bake room, potato cellar, brethren's
sitting room, sisters' sitting room, milk and pie room, etc.
Finally, the last drawing in this group of architectural renderings
is a rough sketch showing the exterior of still another unidenti-
fied house. Some effort was made by the artist to fit the building
into its landscape.
„ ^ 1033 Seaver, H. M.
■ [Measured drawings of Shaker architectural detail]. 1938.
Sl\ l3L^fC litem; 45 cm.
Drawings of the south doors of the Hancock, Mass., meeting-
house, a detail of the iron railings leading to them, and a full-
size sketch of the doors' iron latch "somewhat approximate from
a few measurements." There is also a depiction of a pegboard.
1034 Seaver, H. M.
Notes on the meeting room, first floor of the meetinghouse:
I Hancock Shakers. 1938.
^^^{5 9€.;28cm.
Seaver' s notes concern the architectural details of the Hancock
S A n ^°^' " meetinghouse as it stood in 1938 and his thoughts about the
methods used in its construction. Seaver concludes his account
by writing, "Pittsfield has few very old buildings and with the
passing of this Shaker meeting house, all we can do is make a
record of its construction, and save some of the pieces of finish."
Relations among Shaker Communities
1035 Alfred, Maine, Community.
[Letters]. 1819-1822.
■^ ^%^ 2 items; 25-31 cm.
^, , - Earlier letter, written by Elisha and Ebenezer to an unidentified
)n /'<<^'' community, concerns a fire that destroyed the blacksmith's shop
at the Alfred, Maine, community. The later letter recounts legal
proceedings that the Alfred Shakers were forced into after they
locked a recalcitrant member out of the community. It was
addressed to John Warner or Joseph Frost at the Harvard, Mass.,
community.
1036 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
[Letters and true copies of letters sent to various Shaker commu-
M E^(o nities]. 1819-1862.
6 items; 20-31 cm.
S/) /2^H.I I Among the communities to which these letters were sent were
New Lebanon, N.Y., and Enfield, Conn. Two topics in the six
letters stand out: the temptations of the temporal world and the
excruciating death of Mother Hannah Goodrich in 1820.
1037 Enfield, N.H., Community.
[Letter addressed to most dearly beloved ministry, elders, dea-
i^ I I cons, brethren, and sisters]. 1844.
U.; 32 cm.
Qj I 2: Probably addressed to the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, this
letter accompanied a gift of apples.
1038 Meacham, David.
/ cu'i [Letter], December 26, 1804, New Lebanon, N.Y., [to recent con-
^^01 ..TX 1 11-
SA /^^5./
verts in Kentucky and adjacent states].
245
246 Manuscript Material
[2] p.; 34 cm.
In addition to Meacham this letter is signed by Amos Ham-
mond, Ebenezar Coolby, and Stephen Markham. It proclaims
that three missionaries were on their way westward to help
recent converts understand better the ways of Shaker life.
Among the declarations made in this letter is one that is a basic
tenet of Shaker belief: "We therefore as servants of Christ and
children of the resurrection testify to all people that Christ hath
made his second appearance here upon Earth and the poor lost
children of men knoweth it not."
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1039 Munson, Stephen.
[Letters from various Shaker communities to Deacon Stephen
^SS2 Munson, New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1813-1829.
13^ /-^ 14 items; 20-33 cm.
^ '' ' -* Contents of these letters to Munson are as varied as the geo-
' " ^ ' ' graphical areas from which they come. At the same time, they
detail matters that might concern any Shaker community. One of
the Enfields sent $400 to help defray the expense of a new meet-
-U cr^d inghouse at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. Half the sum
came in 1822, and the other half arrived two years later. The
^ n I^OX, h Watervliet, N.Y., Shakers asked for a charitable contribution to
. 3 assist the mother of one of their members. They also related
their experiences with land purchases. The community at Har-
vard, Mass., requested parts for a mill and, later, sent carrot
seeds to help the New Lebanon seed industry. South Union,
Ky., residents related events that occurred while they traveled
from New Lebanon to their home. The Pleasant Hill, Ky., Shak-
ers sent information about their legal problems. And, the Can-
terbury, N.H., community asked that a publication about a court
case be distributed.
1040 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[A copy of a letter from the ministry and elders at New Lebanon
^ ^ f^ sent to the western churches, February 14, 1821].
SA /a3/. >'
Relations among Communities 247
[8] p.; 32 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the caption on page [8].
Letter reports the death of Mother Lucy Wright.
1041 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
J. ^^2 [A copy of a letter sent to Ohio, July 13, 1807].
5 [2] p.; 25 cm.
Sf\ /^^(^' Supplied title is taken from the caption on page [2].
Letter details over four thousand dollars sent to the Ohio Shak-
ers to help them with "the comforts of this life."
1042 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Letter], July 25, 1872, New Lebanon, N.Y., [to] Calvin Reed,
:/ ^^0 Groveland, N.Y.
l3, [l]p.;27cm.
ch /2.3 o * ' Letter concerns routine activities at the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community. The ministry writes about the dwindling number of
Shakers, the hay harvest, a new steam engine for the Herbar-
ium, and a scheduled six-week tour of eastern Shaker communi-
ties. The newly constructed corn-drying kiln at Hancock, Mass.,
and corn-selling activities there are also discussed.
1043 North Union, Ohio, Community.
[Letter and copy of a letter to New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1826.
/ ^ /f 2 items; 26-31 cm.
This letter, of which there are two versions, was written on
^/^ fSi53.>->j July 13 and expresses the thanks of North Union Shakers for the
» V support of the ministry at New Lebanon, N.Y. The letter is
headed Warrensvill, Ohio.
1044 Pleasant Hill, Ky., Community.
[Letters and true copies of letters sent to the New Lebanon,
^Sil N.Y., community]. 1820-1831.
10 items; 30-33 cm.
£/} /^«^-^ ' Among the topics covered in this group of ten letters are the
I " lO growth of the Shaker community at Pleasant Hill, Ky., and its
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persecution by "the world." Many letters relate the addition of
new residents — individuals who decide to convert as well as
those who simply live in the community. One resident, William
Runyon, is singled out to emphasize how the power of God can
cure sickness in Believers. Some mention is made regarding the
addition of land to the community and the construction and use
of the meetinghouse. Three of the letters are about a violent
attack that occurred on June 6, 1825, when a mob tried to "res-
cue" Lucy Bryant from the Shakers and the subsequent legal
maneuvers stemming from the incident. One of the 1825 letters
discusses Mary Dyer's anti-Shaker writings. A number of the let-
ters in this group read like an abbreviated annual report from an
outlying community, in this instance Pleasant Hill, to the home
ministry at New Lebanon, N.Y.
1045 [A short account of the situation of our Brethren at Ohio, or that
. / part that is called Miami]. Ca. 1810.
^ /'+" 2€.;33cm.
. f-tn i Supplied title is taken from the first two lines of the manuscript.
-*" Includes descriptions of where the Shakers were located in Ohio
and Kentucky. Most of the account is concerned with where the
communities would appear on a map.
1046 Sodus Bay, N.Y., Community.
[Letters], July 4, 1826-December 6, 1829, Sodus Bay, N.Y., [to]
Stephen Munson, New Lebanon, N.Y.
fi 7 items; 21-34 cm.
c k \0-'-^' \ Various concerns and activities of a new, outlying Shaker com-
"^ /I ' munity are discussed in letters to the New Lebanon, N.Y., min-
* ^ istry. Some mention is made of the Sodus Bay, N.Y.,
community's sending wood products, including cherry timber
and wood for broom handles and bannisters, to New Lebanon.
A One letter comments about the settlement of the debt of
o|^^ Dr. Mot, an upstate-New York resident, for seeds sent to him
<jM ' by the New Lebanon Shakers. Statements, both positive and
negative, about the characters and talents of some of the Sodus
Bay residents are made. Optimistic reports about converts are
«_->
^£13
Relations among Commiinhies 249
related, and daily activities, such as fence mending and making,
clearing land, and plowing, are detailed.
1047 South Union, Ky., Community.
[Letters and true copies of letters to various other Shaker com-
1/ 57^ munities, chiefly Pittsfield, Mass.]. 1814-1844.
1^ . 1'^^ 24 items; 24-33 cm.
'f Writings in this group exemplify how the content of letters can
be both trivial and important. Many of these manuscripts con-
f (frj (j tain references to the weather and to the relative health of a
community as well as polite passages in which the writer sends
\ / ^' ' his good wishes to others. In contrast to these incidental
remarks, lengthy passages in the letters chide other communities
for their neglect, supposed or real, of the South Union, Ky.,
community and report on unseemly relations with "the world."
For example, in 1815 the South Union Shakers felt that they had
been cast adrift by the home ministry. Their reply to a letter
from the ministry said, in part: "It was indeed great consolation
to us to see once more that our names were still held in
remembrance by our friends in the East — as it had seemed &
sometimes felt to us as if we had been almost entirely forgotten."
In 1828 the South Union community expressed contempt for its
sister community. Union Village, Ohio, because the Ohio Shakers
did not offer to help with a financial crisis called the "Willie debt."
By the mid-1 830s, judging from the tenor of the letters. South
Union Shakers' ill feelings toward other communities had ended.
Conversely, the South Union residents could in no way have felt
neglected by the world that surrounded them. One of the letters
in this group recounts how a mulatto, Juliet Mockaby, was born
at the Shaker community and was adopted there to save her
from certain death at the hands of her maternal grandparents.
Several manuscripts describe Kentucky statutes that threatened
the existence of Shakers in the state. The legislation was initiated
by persons who hadlived in Shaker communiHes and had left
them after becoming dissatisfied with the lifestyle. Also, promi-
nent among court cases affecting the South Union Shakers was
one brought by John Boon, which resulted from a disagreement
about an overpayment to the Shakers for building a boat. Even
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though the Shakers won the case, the costs to them from legal
fees and lost time at work nearly exceeded what Boon had asked
in his suit.
1048 Union Village, Ohio, Community.
[Letters and copies of letters to other Shaker communities,
^^^7 chiefly New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1805-1839.
^A iiUS' /"'/' 53 items; 12-33 cm.
Each letter in this group carries the name of one of five places in
^ / ^a Ohio: Turtle Creek, Lebanon, Warren County, Cincinnati, and
/ Union Village. Not until 1812 was Union Village adopted as the
S^ f\ IX^i' official name of the Shaker community with which all of the let-
ter writers were associated. It had been founded in 1806, one
^ year after the first letter in this collection was written. These let-
^/\ I X'4^ ters, therefore, reflect the concerns and activities of both Shaker
missionaries and Shaker settlers, chiefly from a place called
d^H Union Village.
'A / 'iU'^ I ~^ While many topics are covered in these letters, four stand out:
early survival, daily activities, persecution and destruction of
^ ^/J^ property by "the world," and relations with other Shaker com-
munities. Of these four, the last arguably offers the most infor-
Qf[ /3.S0 mation to the reader. Apparently, Ohio and Kentucky Shakers
•d (p 13 frequently paid visits to one another and commonly reported to
the home ministry at New Lebanon, N.Y., on what had tran-
S/) f^^l spired during these visits. In 1822, for example, a writer from
Union Village comments upon the way that the community at
^1^1^ South Union, Ky., had handled its slaves. (The Kentucky Shak-
C/4 /"^.Sd ' r g^g ]^3(j freed them. Many of these exslaves chose to remain in
the community.) In 1826, two-thirds of a letter reports on the sit-
"^ ifi I V uation at West Union, Ind., where a Shaker community was
^ -^rd i'2- folding. Besides the Shakers themselves, other religious/social
organizations are discussed in the letters. The Harmonian and
Halcyon societies are favorite subjects. Of the latter, one writer
notes: "The Halcyon Society are a people that have had the
greatest light in point of doctrine of any Denomination that has
been before them (except the Believers). . . ."In addition to their
substantive messages, this group of letters also contains the poli-
tesse typical of Shaker communications.
Relations among Communities 251
1049 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
[Letters written to the New Lebanon, N.Y., community]. 1822-
. 1839.
^ CrC'Or 2 items; 25-32 cm.
By 1822 the seed industry was providing a healthy income for
5,^ /c2^"'' the Shaker communities at Hancock, Mass., and, in New York,
at Watervliet and New Lebanon. In a letter, members of the
Watervliet community complain to the home ministry that the
other two communities are selling seeds in their locality, thereby
preventing them from making their own business a success.
Letter from Watervliet dated 1839 details spiritual visits from
Mother Ann and tells about visitors from the New York State
legislature.
1050 Watervliet, Ohio, Community.
[Letters and copies of letters to the East]. 1817-1830.
^ t^/¥ 4 items; 19-33 cm.
r-^^ I Letters are dated 1817, 1825, and 1830. They concern everyday
Sh „ iQ events, including harvests and building construction. One of the
. -^ J * > ' 1825 letters deals with the movement of Shakers from commu-
nity to community, and the 1830 letter describes a trip from New
Lebanon, N.Y., to Watervliet, Ohio.
1051 West Union, Ind., Community.
[True copies of letters sent to the New Lebanon, N.Y., commu-
^, nity]. 1815-1821.
^^ '^ 5 items; 30-32 cm.
CA iD 1^- L^**^^^ ^^^ from different West Union, Ind., residents and con-
, tain a variety of messages. In one letter is a hymn written by
'^ " "Big Issachar" and a description of activities at the Shakers' fish-
ery. Another includes a description of a religious meeting, a list
of West Union leaders, and comments about the development of
the community. A third, probably from Issachar Bates to Seth
Youngs Wells, contains thoughts about the Harmonites and
George Rapp. A fourth letter relates concerns about communica-
tion between the eastern and western communities. And a fifth
lists everyday activities at West Union.
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1052 Whitewater, Ohio, Community.
[Letters and copies of letters to Pittsfield, Mass., and other east-
M /f/^ ern communiHes]. 1829-1834.
4 items; 25-33 cm.
^^ /2 5<3. ■^- Two of these letters were written by Archibald Meacham. One
'7 , ^ concerns the transgressions of Nathan Burlingame, and how
Burlingame was not leading the right Shaker life. Meacham
called him a "corruptor of female virtue."
'J
1053 Winkley, Francis.
[Letter], May 28, 1824, Canterbury, N.H., [to] Stephen Munson,
■J- r9s:^.C- New Lebanon, N.Y.
^AH^O 2^-' 30 cm.
-"^' Coauthored by Israel Sanborn, this letter was written to accom-
pany an offering of three hundred dollars for the well-being of
the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
1054 Wood, Jonathan.
J/ t\ f 5- [Letters to Jonathan Wood]. 1843-1845.
2 items; 25 cm.
-Sj4 /"^^'^ ' I A resident of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. Wood
received a request from W. Willard of Canterbury, N.H., to
J^ S ^(p make the Canterbury community a planing machine. Payment in
part was offered in flannel cloth.
^A /=3-^' Child who lived at New Lebanon writes Wood a letter thanking
him for providing for her as a second father.
Vital Statistics
1055 [Addresses delivered at funerals of Shaker elders. 18 — ].
2 items; 25-32 cm.
"~^^ One of these addresses may have been for Elder Amos Stewart
SA OOO -1'^^^ 1884. The subject of the second is not identified. Both talks,
however, date from the late nineteenth century.
1056 Basting, Louis.
^30^
In memory of Elder Amos Stewart. 1884.
[2] p.; 32 cm.
C,/\ '^^3.21. Delivered at Stewart's funeral, this address was "copied for pub-
lication as requested by D. C. Brainard."
1057 Bates, Sarah.
4 ^60 [Letter], June 28, 1875, Mount Lebanon, N.Y., [to] Hulda Bagg.
[4] p.; 21 cm.
>/) I J. S6. <^^^Bates tells a friend about her ancestry.
1058 [Birth and death records. Ca. 1850].
3 items, 2 bound; 6 x 10-16 x 20 cm.
•^ =2. C^ -2 One item concerns the birth record and ancestry of Emma Cox;
(TA gL0 .i-3 the other two are about the births and deaths of Shaker leaders.
1059 Brewster, Justus.
jj [A record of Justus Brewster and family]. 1815-1825.
js'/^S 2 items; 25 cm.
^ .Items concern the arrivals and departures of members of the
i>/+ siol^. "Brewster family at the Watervliet, N.Y., Hancock, Mass., and
New Lebanon, N.Y., communities.
15^
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1060 Bushnell, Richard.
S ^^3 ^ brief synopsis of the funeral of E. Richard Bushnell. 1873.
44 p., bound; 16 cm.
SA 1'^ From cover: Presented by a friend.
3 fii "^V/ Collection has two copies, one of which was presented by the
anonymous author to Sister Margaret Turner and the other to
Sister Hannah Wilson, both on January 1, 1875.
JfC>6>
1061 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Birth records, Ca. 1815].
[6] p., bound; 20 cm.
o n /5r^ Includes the birth records of men and women who joined the
Hancock, Mass., community. The earliest is 1739, the latest 1813.
There are sixty-six names.
1062 Hancock, Mass., Community.
u roa [Letter], March 31, 1828, Pittsfield, Mass., [to] Beloved Father
"~^ Job, likewise all the good ministry.
^A /2.^a- [2] p.; 31 cm.
Letter mentions the sickness of Eldress Dana and the deaths of
Jonathan Southwick and Noah Hall.
1063 Hancock, Mass., Community.
JJ l4'l Names of the brethren and sisters as they were placed in meet-
ing at the time they mooved into the Brick House, November
■^^ 7<r/ 20th, 1831.
C/cllcccrH^ [2] p.; 26 cm.
•^ A '^ ? S J Includes the names of forty-seven men and fifty-four women of
the Hancock, Mass., community.
1064 Hancock, Mass., Community.
i/ /V^' Names of the brethren and sisters when we moved into the
Brick House. 1831.
^/4 1^^ [10] p., bound; 21 cm.
C -A* /( t-" \^'-]~ \ Another version of entry no. 1063.
1065 Hancock, Mass., Community.
, _ [Society at Hancock . . . society at Tyringham]. 1846.
^ v^"^ H.; 23 cm.
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Supplied title is taken from the two headings used on the sheet.
Manuscript contains the names of the elders of the families at
the Hancock and Tyringham, Mass., communiHes and a record
of the total number of residents at each location.
1066 Harvard, Mass., Community.
J, . , [Names of those gathered into the church and societies of Har-
vard and Shirley: from the gathering of the people into order in
^f^ 2d3 the year 1791 to the present day]. 1860.
[107] p., bound; 19 cm.
Census of members.
1067 Harvard, Mass., Community.
/(' y / 5 Record of names. 1835-1893.
[43] p.; 42 cm.
^f\ SO-S^ "In this book there is contained the names of the persons who
/^ \/ S 2. have lived and also with those who are still living in the South
and East family of young believers at Harvard, County of
Worcester, State of Mass. Stating likewise the time of their nativ-
ity, the town, county and state in which they were born,
together with the time they were admitted among believers with
their removals, apostatizing or decease" (p. [1]).
Book has been disbound, and its leaves laminated.
1068 Mantle, Henery.
■iUsoS An address to the young delivered by our b[e]loved elder br.
Henery Mantle at the funeral of br. Samuel B. 1857.
SAfiS.) [3] p.; 21 cm.
Speaker asks a devout life from each of his listeners.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1069 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community,
y ,^ o [List of deaths of members of the South family, 1856-1873].
^ 1873.
^A ^30 i^-;28cm.
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Page consists of three columns: the first lists the name of the
member; the second the date of death, presumably; and the
third the age at death.
1070 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
j/ / jld ^^P °^ ^^ public meeting: Holy Mount, January 1st, 1855; Sec-
ond family.
Sf^ fA?^ [4] p.; 71 cm.
Map is actually a seating chart for those in attendance at the
gathering.
\c^
1071 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[A record of deaths]. 1863.
[72] p., bound; 16 cm.
^/4 Qi^-D- Recorded on the first forty-six pages of this volume are the
deaths, from 1790 to 1863, of members of the New Lebanon,
N.Y., community. Generally, the information given is the per-
son's name, date of death, and age at death. The final twenty-six
pages are blank.
1072 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ <?73 [Records of deaths and building construction. Ca. 1865].
1€.; 25 cm.
^A fS (3 Record of ten deaths in the Talcott and Osborne families
between 1786 and 1823 as well as a record of the construction of
four buildings at New Lebanon between 1829 and 1859. The
sheet may have been written by William Y. Whitney.
1073 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
1/ / -J J [Shaker biographies and spirit messages]. 1867.
^ ' [114] p., bound; 18 cm.
^ A /i^ i~ Biographical sketches of some of the members of the Church
family. They are written in verse. "The first recorded, were seen
in the form of little slips, or cards, brot. by Elder Rufus B[ishop],
& by his request copied for different individuals" (p. [1]).
Spirit messages appear in the middle of the volume and serve to
split the biographies of the men, which come at the front of the
book, from those of the women.
Sixty blank leaves follow the final biography.
Vital Statistics 257
^3r.
1074 A record of deaths at New Lebanon, Watervliet, and Hancock.
1854.
[94] p., bound; 19 cm.
<4 '^'^ 7 R^^cord of deaths at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, 1784-
1854, on twenty-eight pages; at the Watervliet, N.Y., commu-
nity, 1788-1837, on three pages; and at the Hancock, Mass.,
community, 1782-1830, on three pages. Includes person's date of
death, name, and age at death.
1075 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
Map of the Believer's burying ground in Watervliet. [Ca. 1866].
^ ^H'^ 1 broadside; 84 cm.
Shows the grave sites of 266 Shakers from the Watervliet, N.Y.,
community. Among the earliest buried were Mother Ann Lee
5/) /^S'S arid Elder William Lee, both in 1784. The last interred was
^u-ix- Rebecca Carter in 1866. Three hundred plots are depicted in this
/ drawing.
See also no. 1076.
1076 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
^ (cS2 Shaker cemetery: town of Colonic, Albany County, N.Y. 1944.
. 1 broadside; 48 x 70 cm.
Sh 1^'^ Compiled by Alvin P. Boettcher, this map shows 445 burial plots
/y\^ <-«-''-^ for Shakers. The last burial was that of Anna Case in 1938.
See also no. 1075.
^/.v.;
1077 Williams, William.
[The account of the deceased brethren and sisters deceased at
Hancock since the year 1780 begun]. 1831-1840.
64 p., bound; 16 cm.
'^^ 12(fi Supplied title is taken from the heading on page 1.
Although there are sixty-four numbered pages, only twenty-six
are used.
1078 Youngs, Isaac Newton.
Names and ages of those who have been gathered into the
* /y^ church: with the place of their birth and time of admittance,
departures, deaths, &c. / written by Isaac N. Youngs. 1850-1885.
258 Manuscript Material
210 p., bound; 22 cm.
Statistics concerning the community at New Lebanon, N.Y. Most
of the information deals with the arrivals and departures of
members from 1850 to 1885, although mention is made of resi-
dents from 1787.
Business and Finance
1079 Almy & Brown (Pawtucket, R.I.)-
[Letter], August 20, 1829, Pawtucket, R.I., [to] Stephen Munson,
^ 6^0 New Lebanon, N.Y.
c^A /^3^-^[^l p.; 25 cm.
Communication concerning the purchase of yarn by the Shakers
and the agreement by the Rhode Island firm to take in payment
Shaker-made leather products.
1080 Avery, E. R.
U ^9, \ [Letter], March 30, 1873, Hancock, Mass., [to] Sarah Ann Lewis.
1€.; 20 cm.
SA 15^ ' ' Writer requests silk or some other type of material to make
neckties.
1081 Barber, F.
[Inventory of the seed business at New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1842.
^ S«-^ 1^. 25 cm.
cl\!0 3-3 Compiled on December 15, 1842, this list shows seeds sold and
seeds on hand. The total "neat value" for 1842 of seeds sold and
on hand plus their paper bag containers and boxes is $9,034.
Barber recommends July as the best time to take an inventory,
not December.
1082 Bedell, Stephen T.
.^ o i/^9 [Account book for general store. New Baltimore, N.Y.]. 1848-
1864.
S^ ^^^ 143, [3] [i.e., 152] p.; 31 cm.
During the Hme period that this account book covers. New Balti-
■» ^■'^ / more, N.Y., was a town of twenty-five hundred to three thou-
sand inhabitants. It was situated on the west bank of the
259
260 Manuscript Material
Hudson River, fifteen miles from Albany. Its post office was
called Medway, the town name that appears on the cover of the
account book.
In addition to this account book, the collection contains various
and miscellaneous papers catalogued under the Bedell family
name. There are twenty such items, dating from 1840 to 1878
and including printed ephemera as well as manuscripts. Their
contents are unremarkable, thus explaining why they do not
have a separate entry.
Presumably, a Bedell joined the Shakers at some time and
brought along these materials. There are no obvious references
to Shakers in the account book or the miscellaneous items.
Bicknell, E.
[Brooms and brushes sold to George B. Price]. 1874-1875.
[2] p.; 34 cm.
Record of sales from June 27, 1874, to July 8, 1875, of hurl and
cord brooms, including numbers sold and prices.
[Bills of prices. Ca. 1870].
2 items; 20-25 cm.
Supplied title is the caption on both items.
Prices are for fabric and for making clothes and shoes. Judging
from similarities in the handwritings, the goods listed, the order
of listings, and the prices, the smaller manuscript may have
been the rough draft for the taller one.
1085 Brainard, D. C, & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
jj ^ ^ Q [Agreement form for raising and selling corn. Ca. 1870].
^ II.; 25 cm.
SA lUdQ This blank printed form concerns Brainard's annual purchase of
corn during the 1870s and stipulates the conditions under which
purchases are to be made. Brainard dried the corn for food.
1086 Brainard, D. C, & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
jj / Ci(f^ Fresh apples. [S.I.: s.n., ca. 1870].
1 broadside: col. ill.; 16 x 49 cm.
^^ /^S4,l Box label.
1083
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Business and Finntice 261
Brainard, D. C, & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
Shakers' order sheet for flower and vegetable seeds: D. C. Brain-
ard, agent. Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., [ca. I860].
[4] p.; 22 cm.
Printed order form folded once with room to order at least forty
different varieties of seeds. None of the form has been filled in.
1088 Braisted, Alice.
jj D^9, "^^ account of what is sold from the store at the North family.
Shaker Sta., Conn.: commencing 1908. 1908-1912.
S>h 8?5 248 p., bound; 21 cm.
Concerns gift shop items sold at the Enfield, Conn., community,
June 8, 1908-December 24, 1912. Only 121 of 248 numbered
pages have been used to record sales.
Brown, Margaret.
[Collection of items relating to Shaker furniture]. 1923-1955.
106 items: ill., col. samples; 5-58 cm.
This group includes fifty-eight letters, eight invoices, three draw-
ings, nineteen samples of Shaker chair tapes, and eighteen clip-
pings from newspapers and magazines. The letters are all
addressed to Margaret Brown and are generally from either
Sarah Collins or Frances Hall. The invoices are, likewise, to Mar-
garet Brown and are from R. M. Wagan and Company, New
Lebanon, N.Y. Brown wanted to purchase furniture used by the
Shakers themselves and hoped to have her Shaker chairs
repaired with genuine, but hard to find. Shaker tape.
1090 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
[Order for 600 copies of A summary view . . . United Society of
Believers . . .]. 1822.
U.; 19 cm.
This edition of Green and Wells's book was printed by Packard
and Van Benthuysen of Albany, N.Y., in 1823. Six hundred cop-
ies sold for $120. The order is in the form of a letter.
See also nos. 256 and 257.
262 Manuscript Material
1091 [Collection of various bills for miscellaneous items]. 1821-1827.
^ ^73 14 items; 5-22 cm.
A <=?//) « /" ' Y ^^^^^ made out to several persons who bought from general or
dry goods stores. Five of the bills are to Elias Philpot.
1092 Cowles, Calvin J.
c-q Ci [Letter and copy of a letter to Edward Fowler, New Lebanon,
^ ' ' N.Y.]. 1869.
>^^ /a37. /"2 2 items; 26-28 cm.
Letters concern a billing problem between Cowles, who is
requesting payment for goods, and Fowler, who presumably
owed money. The transaction originally took place in 1867, and
the subsequent misunderstanding is blamed on post-Civil War
post office irregularities. Cowles had just been given a position
at the U.S. mint in Charlotte, N.C., and was earnestly pursuing
payment from Fowler because he had recently lost $1,000 due to
the failure of North Carolina state bonds.
1093 Crosman Bros. (Rochester, N.Y.).
a/^oC> [Billhead]. 1883.
H.; 10 X 22 cm.
^/j lOXi ' -^ Pii-jn was established in 1840 and in 1883 was run by Charles W.
and George F. Crosman. It sold garden, field, and flower seeds.
Presumably, products from the Shakers were included.
1094 Crossman, Rufus.
Mej/c [Receipt book. Ca. 1850].
1 vol. (unpaged); 8 x 19 cm.
SiA / (ri^ All of the remaining leaves in this volume are made up of blank
forms. Crossman, of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, used
the book to record payments for purchases of boxes of garden
seeds.
1095 Donnell, G. O.
ji ■?/ :? [Drawing of a Shaker chair with rocking feet]. 1852.
^^^ U.) ill.; 29 cm.
,S^ /OC>i Rocking feet were put on the rear two legs of a straight-backed
chair so that a sitter could rock back without tipping over. The
feet were patented (no. 8771) on March 2, 1852.
Busirtess and Finance 263
Date of this entry reflects the patent date and not the date of
production for this printed drawing, which was probably photo-
lithographed some years later.
1096 [Drawings of Shaker chairs and a footstool. 19 — ?].
^3^V 3 items: ill.; 5-28 cm.
, . - One drawing of a chair is headed, "Chair made and used by the
^ 3 Shakers of Shaker Heights — long ago." Another drawing gives
dimensions and is called "Description of Shaker chair." The foot-
stool is a small watercolor depiction.
1097 Hancock, Mass., Community.
^2 ' ^'^^ ii^ '^he years of 1847 and 48 or paid out by the sisters in the
< A ^lu West family to the world for articles and work. 1848.
'^^^'^ U.;20cm.
Hancock, Mass., Community.
Expences of West family sisters for 1867.
1€.; 19 X 21 cm.
Sisters bought fabric, a sewing machine, tableware, chair cush-
ions, food, etc.
Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Mining leases]. 1857-1873.
4 items; 25-33 cm.
Through these agreements Shakers at Hancock, Mass., leased
some of the community's property for iron mining by Henry R.
Knolwell, Stephen R. Gay, Jacob North, and the New York and
Berkshire Mining Company.
'-X
1100 Hancock, Mass., Community.
[Reward poster]. 1839.
*^ ^ Ob 1 photocopy; 29 cm.
Reward of two hundred dollars was offered for the recovery of
^ ^ /^-Sff .3' seeds and supplies stolen from the seed store at the Hancock,
Mass., community. Another two hundred dollars was to be paid
to anyone instrumental in the conviction of the thieves.
264 Manuscript Material
1101 Harvard, Mass., Community.
_y ^ e- [Account book of the herb department]. 1847-1854.
^_^ [168] p., bound; 21 cm.
■Sf\ CO / Records money spent and taken in by the herb industry at the
C to^^r i~o Harvard, Mass., community.
1102 Harvard, Mass., Community.
[Sales in store]. 1893.
-Jj. nQ I 1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 19 cm.
Supplied title is taken from the heading on the first page with
'5/4 2s^ writing on it.
Volume contains about seventy leaves, 10 percent of which have
writing on them. Some of these written pages have records of
sales or of house expenses, and others have recipes for home
remedies. Generally, an unimpressive and unrevealing
manuscript.
1103 Hawkins, Daniel J.
^ ^a^ A receipt book commenced 1826. 1826-1854.
^ [96] p., bound; 12 x 21 cm.
^A 9<^ ^ Record of payments made by Hawkins on behalf of the New
Lebanon, N.Y., community for taxes, work done by hired
hands, machinery, freight charges, goods, etc.
1104 Hawkins, Jeremiah.
^^C^i [Personal account book]. 1844-1857.
[64] p., bound; 14 cm.
■^/i 6/0 About one-third of this small volume contains records of activi-
ties that either brought money to or caused money to be spent
by this Tyringham, Mass., resident.
1105 Hogeboom, H.
■^ (5/ - [^i^' ^^ Richard Bushnell, Edward Fowler, and others. 1854].
^ -^^ 1€; 32 cm.
vS/A I ^^6 ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ *° cover Hogeboom's attorney fees and expenses in
Albany, N.Y. Those billed were from the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
Business and Finance 265
1106 Jennings, Horace.
^^V [Letter], 1860 August 7, Sears Burgh, Vt., to the agent of Leba-
j non family of Shakers, New Lebanon, N.Y.
\t.; 21 cm.
Through this communication the writer offers to sell to the Shak-
ers herbs that he has and will gather.
1107 Kingsley, Elias.
__^, p ^- [Letter], July 11, 1854, Boston, Mass., [to] Edward Fowler, New
Lebanon, N.Y.
^^ /533.3 1 p.; 25 cm.
Letter concerns unnamed work project that Kingsley had been
hired to perform at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. The
Shakers were responsible for paying and housing the men Kings-
ley sent from Boston to do the work and for buying supplies for
the job from him.
^a^L>
1108 Lear, David.
[Personal account book]. 1825-1829.
[12] p., bound; 33 cm.
oG^ Lear, a resident at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community, kept his
debits and credits from February 23, 1825, to February 4, 1829, in
this account book. Part of the entry for the first day reads
"David Lear began to grind at the Stone Grist Mill at 16 dollars
per month."
^3^^
1109 [A list of seeds and their prices. 18 — ].
U.) 17 cm.
Judging from the placement of the watermark and the words
with missing parts, this manuscript is a fragment of something
~^ti ICJ ; larger. The paper used for the list and the handwriting place the
manuscript at the first half of the nineteenth century, although
there is no definite date. Twenty-two kinds of seeds are
included.
1110 Markham, Jehiel.
^^V7 [Minnit books]. 1778-1788.
<^A 9p d 2 vols., bound; 16-17 cm.
^ .^ St
5A g^i
266 Manuscript Material
Supplied title is taken from the covers of the two volumes.
Markham designated the first volume, covering the years 1778 to
1784, as book no. 1, and the second volume, covering the years
1786 to 1788, as book no. 7. The books deal with the Enfield,
Conn., area.
1111 Melle, Michael.
[Business papers from an elder's desk]. 1901-1918.
jj . wo 26 items; 6-60 cm.
These business papers include receipts, notices concerning stock
^f^ /3 (I . /'■^'^transactions, a newspaper in which an article appears on the
Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Company as well as several
other items on the company, and copies of blank certificates that
officially identify Shaker trustees from Hancock and Pittsfield,
Mass. The papers were kept by Melle in Pittsfield.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1112 Munson, Stephen.
J cqQ [Letters to Stephen Munson and a copy of a letter from Stephen
Munson to Samuel Slater, New Providence, R.I.]. 1806-1816.
^/) /JL2.1' f'^ 3 items; 24-33 cm.
Correspondence concerns errors in billing made by Slater's com-
pany, a firm that sold yarn to the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
1113 Neagoe, Peter.
■^ ^^ir- Products of intelligence and diligence: Shakers Church family.
Mount Lebanon, Col. Co., New York. [Ca. 1895].
vS/4 lOd"^ 14€.: ill., ports.; 24-38 cm.
This group of fourteen loose plates of pen-and-ink illustrations
was used in printed form by the New Lebanon, N.Y., commu-
nity as a trade catalogue of Shaker cloaks and carriers. When the
catalogue was printed, the illustrations were reduced to appear
one-quarter of their original size. The title for this group of
drawings is taken from the first plate done by Neagoe. It was
also used as the cover title for the catalogue. See no. 349.
Business and Finance 267
:^ J-^'l
1114 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Account book]. 1842-1843.
[32] p., bound; 21 cm.
Account book was kept by at least three persons judging from
the handwritings found in it. It covers the sale and purchase of
many kinds of products, but chiefly goods that were related to
agriculture and farming.
1115 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Account book]. 1859-1885.
7 p.€., 172 p., bound; 33 cm.
In this manuscript there are two sequences of dates. One covers
1859 to 1865, the other the 1880s. On the preliminary leaves is
an index of sorts listing the names of persons involved in the
miscellaneous transactions covered in the book.
1116 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Account book and agreements with hired workers]. 1852-1856.
[30] p., bound; 19 cm.
Volume was originally eighty-four pages long. The first fifty-four
pages have been cut out.
Includes agreements with workers hired from the world. A typi-
cal contract reads: "Patrick Healey agrees to work the coming
season commencing when the ground is settled & work
7 months for $12 pr. month." It is dated July 11, 1853.
1117 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
ij ^ / r [Account book for school supplies and general transactions].
1844-1855.
[16] p., bound; 17 cm.
Cover title: School money.
Most of the entries are for 1844 and involve farm and agricul-
tural implements and goods.
1118 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
■=^ ^(e 7 [Account book of the chair shop]. 1874-1875.
178 p.; 30 cm.
268 Manuscript Material
Manuscript is for the New Lebanon, N.Y., community's chair
industry primarily, but it also contains references to other kinds
of furniture orders. Entries include the names of the firms that
the Shakers dealt with and their orders. From the South family.
^ 3<^"V
1119 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Account book of traveling seed salesmen]. 1832-1843.
[116] p., bound; 18 cm.
^/i /^ >-i Manuscript volume contains a record of the buyers of Shaker
seeds throughout New York State, chiefly in the Hudson River
Valley. Various routes that the seed salesmen took are named,
such as the Poughkeepsie Route, the Hudson Route, and the
Stuyvesant Route. Unfortunately, the products that the buyers
purchased are not listed.
1120 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
J/ 3Li^ [Account books]. 1855-1872.
^ ^c>a V.t ^ ^°'^- fP- 49-172], bound; 36 cm.
o/J s / 7 These manuscript volumes are primarily concerned with the sale
of herbs and barks by the New Lebanon, N.Y., community.
"^ ^{0*^ Volume 1 covers the years 1855 to 1864; volume 2, 1864 to 1872.
^ . . ^ From the Second family.
*• fi no Five-page index laid in at rear of the second volume contains the
names and addresses of persons and businesses mentioned in
the account records.
1121 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ :lCI
[Book of accounts]. 1852-1863.
[102] p., bound; 16 cm.
-^A i?'^/? Record of the businesses that bought Shaker products and the
prices they paid for the products. Goods sold by the Shakers
include food, fabric, brooms, and leather. From the Church
family.
1122 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ ^11 f^°°^ °^ accounts]. 1862-1864.
[40] p., bound; 16 cm.
Business and Finance 269
Attribution is uncertain. It is based on similarities in the hand-
writings, businesses mentioned, and dates cited here and in
entry no. 1121, which is identified positively. Thus, probably
from the Church family.
In addition to references to the businesses buying Shaker prod-
ucts and the items sold, this volume contains financial records
for trips taken as far south as Washington, D.C., by community
members.
1123 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
w 3^jj_ [Census returns for the chair factory]. 1863-1869.
3 items; 20-22 cm.
;/V lO^^' Supplied title is taken from the back of one of the manuscripts.
/ - 3 One item records the prices and the number of chairs to be dis-
posed of by the Second family by March 24, 1863. Another item
is a record of chair production for 1869; it shows that costs
equaled the income from sales. The third item is an undated let-
ter from C. W. Bacon, of Mt. Lebanon Center, to R. M. Wagan
requesting detailed information about chair making during the
previous year, including labor costs, the value of the materials
used, and how much time the factory was in operation.
1124 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
*. . <2> / [Certification of road work completed. Ca. 1800].
[2] p.; 35 cm.
erh 23.2 Date of this manuscript is based on the paper's watermark.
Signed by David W. Patterson, this document concerns work
done by the Shakers on roads in the New Lebanon, N.Y.,
community.
1125 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^2^ ^ Chair-room order book. 1884-1885.
166, [2] p., bound; 31 cm.
'^ A '9d5 Cover tide.
Order book covers the time between February 1884 and March
1885. Arranged chronologically, it is a record of the places where
Shaker chairs were sold. Five pages at the end of the manuscript
contain a list of stores with which the Shakers did business.
270 Manuscript Material
1126 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ /3_2 Circular to Believers universally. 1864.
^A 76f [4] p.; 32 cm.
Concerns financial obligations incurred by Shakers in the world.
1127 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
a -sqn [Collection of authorizations from patent holders to the Shakers
/^5&, 1''^ ^t New Lebanon and Canaan for the use of patented goods].
^^ ' 1797-183L
9 items; 14-35 cm.
Through these authorizations patent holders granted, for a fee,
rights of use to Shakers. The patented products included a
revolving timber plane, a loom, a washing machine, a flywheel
for grinding, a bark mill, a shearing machine, a tanning roller, a
ten-spindled spinner, and a door and window spring. Five of
the documents are handwritten, and four are printed forms that
have been filled in.
1128 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
41 j:) -f L ~ ^'^C [Collection of bills and letters relating to business activities].
1805-1878.
5A ^/ ' 2 - 23 items; 7-42 cm.
C A ^ ll ^^ '•^^ twenty-three items in this group, seven bear the name of
"^ D. C. Brainard and have to do with seeds and vegetables. Also
included are letters exchanged with London, England, and
Toronto, Canada, firms. Eight items concern Shaker transactions,
through Edward Fowler, with the Albany, N.Y., printing busi-
ness of Charles Van Benthuysen (labels, catalogues of merchan-
dise, billheads, cards, and price Usts); with herb and medicine
dealers; and with the Matteawan Machine and Manufacturing
Company, which had provided the New Lebanon, N.Y., com-
munity with a steam boiler.
1129 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
-jJ '^ryrr [Collection of miscellaneous material relating to the herb busi-
ness]. 1866-1886.
^i\ l(^l^'h(r 5 itei^s; 8-32 cm.
Business and Finance 271
This group of items consists of three postal cards, 1885-1886,
inquiring about orders; a broadside advertisement for toothache
pellets; pages 25-34 of a printed catalogue offering herbs and
garden seeds; and four pages torn from an account book dated
1866, recording herb sales.
1130 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
/^ -J r, I _ [Collection of receipts and notes]. 1786-1906.
293 items: ill.; 5-31 cm.
In this assemblage of manuscripts are receipts for personal and
v5/) f/^ commercial transactions. The former includes receipts for per-
f/'?''' sonal loans, for work performed, and for property damage. All
fa^ ■'' date from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
(3j/^ 1-3 They are without exception in handwritten form.
^ -J /-2. Receipts covering commercial transactions constitute the bulk of
^3 (-X the group and date from the 1820s to 1906; most, however, are
QnLl.l'^^ from the 1820s through the 1840s. These manuscripts are chiefly
_ (-55 handwritten, although several are printed forms with illustra-
/ ' tions. Most of the commercial receipts are from store owners
*^^«' who sold goods to members of the Shaker community at New
<^X'^ -'"^ Lebanon, N.Y. These goods range from the miscellaneous items
<^;j.4'' ' •^ needed to carry on with everyday life to stoves and livestock.
'in '^H- "^^^ Slightly more than two dozen commercial receipts from the
^ 3 1 i-i 1870s are from shipping lines and railroads. They provide a
^record of what was sent to England and to other parts of Amer-
SP> 7^^' ica from New Lebanon's seed industry.
SA ^Si Individually these manuscripts might offer little information to
a -'^00 researchers. Collectively, however, they are a valuable resource
•^^^° ll^or studying how the Shakers had to use "the world" in order to
■^^ ^3 f ,' / d "maintain themselves apart from it.
New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
The different prices of bonnets set by the office deaconess at Mt.
Lebanon. 1869.
K.; 22 cm.
Eldress Clarissa Jacobs writes that the prices of straw and palm
bonnets vary from seventy-five cents to five dollars.
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1131
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171 Manuscript Material
1132 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
Ledger no. I. 1827-1838.
^«2^V [182] p., bound; 21 cm.
^ . Manuscript volume records items bought and sold by the New
"--^^ ' Lebanon, N.Y., community's seed industry. Toward the end of
the ledger, diarylike entries are found: "Sold medicine at the
office this month," for August 1836; and "Sent letters for orders
in Bailey's Box — went by way of Hudson, also 1 box & 5 casks to
New Bergh by Hudson Tow Boats," for August 12, 1836, are
examples.
Includes an alphabetical list of customers at the front of the
volume.
1133 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ i^o/ [Letter], April 14, 1843, New Lebanon, N.Y., [to] Beloved Dea-
cons [Canterbury, N.H.].
S/^ lOl^ U.;26cm.
This letter, probably a copy of the one sent, concerns the Can-
terbury Shaker's first book, A holy, sacred and divine roll hook by
Philemon Stewart (see no. 416). The New Lebanon Shakers offer
advice on printing the book to their brothers at Canterbury.
When this letter was sent, Stewart and Giles B. Avery were
about to embark for Canterbury with the manuscript.
1134 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
J^ ^c. ( Memorandum of baskets &c. kept by the basket makers: also
directions for weaving, twilling and proceeding with the work,
<y^ ^7 7 -5 recorded from 1855. 1855-1874.
1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 19 cm.
Only about one-fifth of the pages of this book have any writing.
The volume provides an annual record of the number of baskets
made and the names of the weavers, in addition to brief instruc-
tions on how to make baskets.
1135 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^cP Sy [Miscellaneous account records, chiefly Jonathan Wood's]. 1791-
(^^.t SiV e'^M.f^
Business and Finance 273
8 items; 13-32 cm.
Wood was a grinder at the mill. Most of his work was with
flour, wheat, and plaster.
1136 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Proposal and other papers regarding the publication of The lesti-
-tr ■6£C mony of Christ's second appearing . . .]. 1809.
sA }0 IS 1-^ ^ items; 7-32 cm.
Papers in this collection show the requirements of the New
Lebanon Shakers for the publication of Benjamin Youngs's book
(see no. 463). The printing firm of E. and E. Hosford, Albany,
N.Y., responded with prices for printing as well as for paper
and binding supplies.
1137 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
j/^q^ [Receipt book]. 1829-1856.
'=^ 1 vol. (unpaged), bound; 11 x 22 cm.
S,pi ^30 Manuscript volume contains a record of payments from the
Shaker community at New Lebanon, N.Y., to local residents.
These payments were usually made by either Israel Hammond,
Stephen Munson, or Jonathan Wood.
Only about eighty pages contain information, approximately
one-third of the volume. A typical entry reads: "Rec'd. New
Lebanon Jany 27th 1835 of Jonathan Wood forty-eight dollars &
eighteen cents in full of all demands up to this date. Henry
Tanner."
1138 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^3^S [Requests for Shaker cloaks and fabric]. 1855-[ca. 1880].
5 items: col. samples; 5-22 cm.
SA 10 03 ^^^^^ °^ *h^ it^"^s in this group are orders for Shaker-made
cloaks; two of those orders include swatches from the cloth to be
used. Another item is a memorandum recording the sending of
fabric by Joseph Patten, presumably of New Lebanon, N.Y., to
the Hancock, Mass., community. The fifth item is a request from
Benjamin Gates for a specific kind of cloth; a swatch is included.
Gates's request was written on the back of a card that advertised
17^ Manuscript Material
the various kinds of brooms manufactured by the Shakers and
which were available from Gates.
1139 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
// z?<jfs [Tannery account book]. 1835-1878.
[290] p., bound; 22 cm.
-S/i /OS.S jri addition to the business's accounts, tannery activities were
sometimes recorded in this volume. Frequently, there is a yearly
summation of the work, and, for the year 1846, there is a daily
journal of what was done at the tannery.
Inside the front cover is a note stating that the volume had been
bound by Henry DeWitt at New Lebanon, N.Y., presumably in
leather from the local tannery.
1140 New York State. Commissioner of the Revenue.
J/ ^ a/. License to work a still for distilling spirits from domestic mate-
rials. 1814.
^/\ /03^ U.;20 X 25 cm.
License applicant was Jonathan Wood of the Canaan, N.Y.,
Shakers. A license was granted to him for a two-week period
beginning April 18, 1814.
1141 Ovid.
"^3^3 [Letter], 1833 October 7, New York, N.Y., [to] Dr. Vassal White,
Becket, Mass.
SA^JI [4] p.; 25 cm.
Ovid was sent to New York City by Dr. White to collect money
owed by a man named Nash, an attorney. In this letter Ovid
reports to the doctor on his activities.
1142 Roberts, Florence.
Jj /O^ ' ~ [Collection of letters written by Shakers and notes on the
d (t)0'4 Canaan, N.Y., Shaker community]. 1932-[ca. 1945].
c ty ,~,f (I \~LJ ^2 items: diagrm.; 10-28 cm.
_. _ I ^ Letters in this group are addressed to Florence and John S. Rob-
-j / erts. Most were written by either Sarah Collins or Martha Weth-
3 ~7 i? ' ^^^'^ ^^^ have to do with chair making and with news of the
residents of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. Many of the
^ it> It SA ric2. ^r
^ ion s(\ rio<i, s<\
Business and Finance 275
letters are on stationery from the firm R. M. Wagan and
Company.
Notes are about members of the Canaan, N.Y., families and
include a diagram of the Canaan Shaker cemetery. Mr. and
Mrs. Roberts lived on the Shaker farm in Canaan.
1143 Seaton, Caty.
_^ . [Letter], December 8, 1815, Canaan, N.Y., [to] Deacon Morral
Baaker.
SA ^J£.i- [2] p.; 32 cm.
Letter signed by Caty Ceten having to do with a $9.28 debt. The
text is difficult to understand.
1144 Shaker Seed Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
. ^ , [Bill. Ca. 1880].
' ^^'^ 1€.; 23 cm.
(jD /0^^'3L Established in 1794, this company's bill for beets, carrots, toma-
toes, and parsnips is undated. It is made out to an "Esteemed
Friend."
1145 Shaker Seed Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
-^ ^ i-]^ Shakers choice vegetable seeds. Rochester, N.Y.: Stecher Lith.
. Co., [ca. 1875].
6/^ /3S^.-2- J broadside: col. ill.; 22 x 38 cm.
Box label.
1146 Smith, Thomas S.
4l ^ Q ( [Letters and telegrams to Robert Valentine concerning Shaker
finances]. 1885-1904.
S/\ /-? 3 ^ • 70 items; 13-32 cm.
I ^~] 0 These letters provide a tantalizing glimpse into what were prob-
ably among the most significant income-producing activities of
the Shakers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth cen-
turies— real-estate transactions and investments. The writer of
these letters, Thomas S. Smith, was a New York City attorney
who seems to have had responsibility for helping manage
Shaker finances. Smith's letters lead the reader to believe that
the Shakers, through Robert Valentine, a New Lebanon, N.Y.,
176 Manuscript Material
resident, held or wished to hold an interest in farmland in
upstate New York, timber acreage in Arkansas and Mississippi,
houses in New York City and Boston, a boat slip in New York
harbor, and the Hotel Sweeney on Park Row, in New York City.
At times Smith's letters provide vivid detail, and they include
examples of the writer's strong opinions (referring to realtors.
Smith wrote in 1889: "I am afraid this world, or life, is too short
to handle real estate in. All men connected with it seem to forget
bargains, promises and everything else except to call for their
interest"). But it is not always clear from the letters whether the
Shakers' or Smith's own financial activities are being discussed.
Smith apparently considered Valentine a confidant and thus
wrote to him about his personal business affairs. These included
a quite successful gas-lighting business with outlets in New York
City, Buffalo, N.Y., Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., .
and a quite disastrous investment in some sort of carving
machine. It is unfortunate that Valentine's letters to Smith are
not a part of this group. Their contents would doubtless clear up
any questions and corroborate the transactions detailed by
Smith.
1147 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
J/ ^ -y [Receipt book]. 1894-1895.
^ ' 238€., bound; 9 x 21 cm.
^ A Ci^ 4 Volume of printed forms headed Shakers, Mass. On the forms
is written "Received from R. M. Wagan & Co. in good order, on
board the Boston & Albany R. R. the following packages. ..."
Space for the names of the customer and the agent follows, as
well as a place to mark the kind of merchandise — chair, case, or
barrel. Although firms from as far away as Washington, D.C.,
and Chicago, 111., purchased from Wagan, most of Wagan's cus-
tomers were situated in New England and New York.
1148 Wagan, R. M., & Co. (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
4/ Qr.r [Receipts]. 1933.
^ ^t^-> 3 items: ill.; 12 x 21 to 22 x 14 cm.
Sj.)\ l^'-i^ - Receipts made out to John S. Roberts covering the purchase of
Shaker-made furniture.
Business and Finance 277
1149 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
Account of cash articles: book II. 1803-1805.
'^ 3L(i>^ [48] p., bound; 19 cm.
Accounts on pages [1-26] have money expressed in pounds,
XA f <^C) shillings, and pence.
Second section of the manuscript contains a short diary that cov-
ers November 9, 1819, to May 20, 1823. Within this diary is a
page on the death of Mother Lucy. This section also contains
'^ much poetry, some of which carries a date.
1150 Wells, Seth Youngs.
± I2.H
Importance of keeping correct book accounts. 1836.
10 p., bound; 21 cm.
^ t. 7 7 / Essay, copied from another source and dated September 1, 1836,
concerns the necessity of maintaining accurate financial records.
"The foregoing remarks have received the approbation of the
ministry & Elders of the church, and are hereby reccommended
to the consideration & serious attention of every family in every
Society of Believers. [Signed] Rufus Bishop."
1151 White, Jefferson (Thompsonville, Conn.).
^ [Billhead]. Ca. 1850.
"^ ' U) 16 X 20 cm.
c A Or <^ White describes himself as a "seedsman & florist of the United
Society of Shakers." In addition, he offers for sale herbs, oval
sugar boxes, fancy broom brushes, brooms, and dry measures.
1152 Woods, Jonathan.
.^^ cc [Personal account book]. 1816-1836.
[40] p., bound; 21 cm.
o/> a /cJ_ Most of the records in this volume date from 1816 and 1817.
Woods resided in New Lebanon, N.Y.
Charitable Contributions
1153 Farnam, James.
^ ^ A bill of articles given to James Farnam's family. 1830.
' [4] p.; 33 cm.
v^A "f S? These articles were given to the Farnams by the Hancock, Mass.
community after the destruction by fire of the family's house.
Most of the gifts were clothes, bedding, and food.
1154 Hancock, Mass., Community.
-J^ j~}Q [List of goods sent to the office by the West family]. 1852.
U.; 25 cm.
List includes food and clothing.
^k ^<^7
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1155 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
[Articles received of the church and families for the poor office].
^ :XS4 1806-1834.
[128] p., bound; 24 cm.
^f\ ^^ / Supplied title is taken from the heading of an early page.
Manuscript consists of three parts. The first part is a record of
goods that the New Lebanon, N.Y., Shakers gave away to the
needy from 1806 to 1814. Contributors' names and the items
they donated are included. The second part, covering 1816 to
1820, has to do chiefly with money that the Shakers paid out in
business transactions. The third part, in addition to listing chari-
table contributions, records money received by the New Leba-
non community to carry on with its programs, such as
construction and schooling, and for the support of some of its
residents. Most of these entries date from the 1820s.
17S
Charitable Contributions 279
1156 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
j^ [Donation to Portsmouth, N.H., fire victims]. 1803.
^^^ H.;31cm.
SA ^13 • I "^^ hereby send to thy care and disposal the sum of 250 dollars
under the special care of Joshua Danforth, Esq. for the relief of
those who are rendered destitute of property or are real objects
of charity by the late fire. ..."
1157 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ s^j [Notebook of products]. 1875-1896.
[34] p., bound; 14 cm.
-SA- /^3X ^^^^^ t^o pages consist of a list, dated March 1875, of "goods
given from the office to C. H. H. after the fire." The remaining
pages, when not blank, record products given or sold to individ-
uals or to other Shaker communities.
1158 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ T , _ [Receipt for donation to Petersburgh, N.Y., poor]. 1815.
■^ IL; 17 X 20 cm.
5/V 'f 73 . X The New Lebanon and Watervliet, N.Y., communities gave four
hundred dollars to the poor of Petersburgh, N.Y.
1159 Tyringham, Mass., Community.
^ n
Brief inventory of the personal property of the Shaker commu-
nity in Tyringham after the union of the two families, Dec. 1861:
'■^4 ?^7 "ot including wearing apparrel, furniture, tools, &c. &c. 1862.
[2] p.; 32 cm.
Although an inventory of goods, including such diverse items as
food, animals, and paint, this manuscript also documents how
one Shaker family gave to another of the community when the
future seemed uncertain. A note states: "Due to the sisters of the
family by the Brethren $286."
1160 Williams, John E.
^ f^^-j [Letter], 1861 February 28, New York, N.Y., [to] Messrs. Edward
Fowler & Benjamin Gates, New Lebanon, N.Y.
^A^/75 l^;21cm.
Williams, treasurer of the New York Kansas Relief Committee,
thanks "several Sociehcs of Shakes" for their donation of $102.
Conscription
1161 Burnham, E.
Jl ' lUl [Letter], 1863 June 19, Union Village, Ohio, [to] Belov'd Bro.
^fi^ f ^c? . ■S- Letter includes the names of two Shakers at the Union Village,
Ohio, community who were liable for military service during the
Civil War. These names were offered in addition to the names
on an earlier list, presumably lost, of other eligible men from the
same community.
1162 Canterbury, N.H., Community.
w Names of males between the ages of 18 and 45 in the Society at
^^^ Canterbury, N.H. [1863].
^A '7^0 1^-' 31 X 40 cm.
Presumably compiled when the Canterbury, N.H., community
faced the threat of male conscription, this list contains twenty-
four names. It also includes the age, place of birth, occupation,
and infirmities, if any (right hand maimed, subject to fits, par-
tially insane, weak lungs, etc.), of those listed.
1163 Doty, Lockwood S.
•^ <^4H [Telegram], 1863 July 17, Geneseo, N.Y., [to] Benjamin Gates,
New Lebanon, N.Y.
S/\ ^^7 H.;21cm.
"\ will meet you at Congress Hall, Rochester, Monday morning
[to discuss conscription]."
1164 Enfield, N.H., Community.
■^ ^il> [List of men liable for military duty]. 1863.
1€.; 21 cm.
^K ^ei
280
Conscription 281
List includes twenty-three names with the place of birth and age
of each man. "About 1/3 of the above would be exempt from
physical inability."
1165 [Evans, Frederick William].
^ ^£U/ [Draft of a petition to President Abraham Lincoln concerning
Shaker men serving in the military during the Civil War. 1863].
S/^11^ 7€.; 32-36 cm.
Attribution is based on the similarity of this manuscript draft in
its wording and contents to the petition delivered to President
Lincoln by Evans and Benjamin Gates in 1863. This petition is
printed in White and Taylor, Shakerism: its meaning and mes-
sage . . ., pages 182-183 (no. 266). It is discussed in chapter 10 of
Andrews, The people called Shakers (nos. 491 and 492). See also
no. 1166.
1166 [Evans, Frederick William].
^'\3^S [Draft of a petition to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton con-
cerning Shaker men serving in the military during the Civil War.
SA 773-/1863].
5€.; 36 cm.
This manuscript is similar in wording and content to the draft of
a petition to President Lincoln by Evans and Benjamin Gates
concerning Shakers and military service. Attribution is based on
these similarities. See White and Taylor, Shakerism: its meaning
and message . . ., pages 182-183 (no. 266). See also no. 1165.
1167 Green, Calvin.
^^^1 [Letter], 1824 March 15, Watervliet, N.Y., to the Hon. . . ., rep-
resentative in Congress from the state of New York, Washing-
^A 19'^! ton, D.C.
K.; 25 cm.
Letter is printed and may have been used as a proof. Corrections
to the text are made in the margin.
Letter is also signed by Stephen Munson and David Osborn.
"We feel it our duty to address you and your honorable col-
leagues from this state, and respectfully solicit your support in
282 Manuscript Material
behalf of our religious claim for exemption from militia
duty. ..."
1168 Hancock, Mass., Community.
u^r'7 [Men at Hancock and Enfield, Conn., between the ages of 18
and 45 liable under the conscription law to enrollment]. 1863.
^A ,5^7 [4] P; 25 cm.
^ Supplied title is taken from the heading on page 3.
Information on each man includes his name, place of birth,
occupation, and, sometimes, handicap. Cyrus J. Whitehead, for
example, had his right hand "ruined" by a circular saw.
1169 Harvard, Mass., Community.
^ jpdj List of all mail members in the United Society of Shakers in Har-
vard, Mass., liable to do military duty. 1863.
ShVi^^ U.;26cm.
Includes four names.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1170 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
U :2cz r ^^^* '^^ names of those liable to military duty. 1863.
•^ 3 items; 25-34 cm.
•^A (&& ii'S> Information includes name, birthplace, age, occupation, and
infirmities if any (blind left eye, hernia, dwarf, etc.).
Four names on one of the items are of members of the Water-
vliet, N.Y., community.
1171 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^ 5//£" _ 34/ ^[Manuscripts relating to military service]. 1792-1850.
13 items; 5-26 cm.
•S f\ 7 £._> Manuscripts include documents relating to fines levied against
. Shakers for not serving in the armed services, notices to Shakers
•on /oT' /" '-^ to appear for active duty, and a copy of a resolution that Amos
Butrich be granted a pension for having fought in the Revolu-
tionary War. Apart from Butrich, residents of the New Lebanon
and Canaan, N.Y., communities were named in the documents.
Conscription 283
1172 New York State. Legislature. Senate.
^ _QLj'i In Senate, Feb. 19, 1816: the memorial of the Society of people of
, r, mr- New-Lebanon, in the county of Columbia, and Watervliet, in the
^ ' county of Albany, commonly called Shakers.
5 p.; 34 cm.
"Your memorialists therefore, with all due respect, pray your
honourable body that, in consideration of the premises, you will
be pleased to pass a law, exempting the people called Shakers,
residing within the state of New-York, from military duty, and
from the payment of any sum or sums of money in lieu
thereof." The petition is signed by 125 people, presumably all of
whom were male Shakers who resided in communities in New
York State.
1173 North Union, Ohio, Community.
M ^ifLj [List of men liable for military duty. 1863].
H.; 20 X 25 cm.
Includes the names of thirteen men, their places of birth, and
their ages. Where applicable, their infirmities are noted.
Sh ^^3
1174 Nutting, Jonas.
-4 :s d\ [Letter], 1863 June 11, Shirley, Mass., [to] Benjamin Gates, New
^^' Lebanon, N.Y.
^;) 77"?'^ [4] p.; 20 cm.
Letter includes the names of eight Shakers at Shirley, Mass.,
who were liable for conscription.
1175 Nutting, Jonas.
^ S'-fl [Letter], 1863 July 26, Shirley, Mass., [to] Benjamin Gates, New
Lebanon, N.Y.
.SA ^7f-3 [2] p.; 21 cm.
Nutting and John Whitney ask Gates for advice concerning
Shakers who might be liable for mihtary service during the Civil
War.
1176 Sawyer, Otis.
'^sH'O [Letter], 1863 July 24, Alfred, Maine, [to] Abraham Lincoln and
n r~. r\ Edwin M. Stanton, Washington, D.C.
284 Manuscript Material
[2] p.; 32 cm.
Sawyer and Samuel Kendrick petition President Lincoln and Sec-
retary of War Stanton for the discharge of two Shakers, John B.
Vance and Joseph A. Gilman, from the armed services.
1177 Sawyer, Otis.
Jl 339 Total amount of pension money which might have been received
from government by members who served in the war of the
"^A ^ 7Y Revolution and subsequently joined the Society of Shakers in
Alfred and New Gloucester, state of Maine. 1863.
2 items; 20-32 cm.
"The writer has taken some pains to compile this with care
believing it may be of some service to the historian of future
years."
If the pension money had been invested, it would have yielded
$179,145.33 by June 1863. However, the money was never
accepted from the government by the Shakers, who cited reli-
gious reasons for declining to take it.
1178 Slingland, Elizabeth.
^ =!'j/^ [Deposition concerning the military service of Walter Slingland].
"" 1854.
S^ f <?^ K.; 25 cm.
Slingland's husband served in the Mexican War. He was dis-
charged in Mexico and was killed before he could return to the
United States.
Deposition was taken by Hampton C. Bull, justice of the peace,
Columbia County, N.Y.
^35S
1179 Stanton, Edwin M.
Memorial to the Honorable Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War
of the United States. [1863].
CA q^S,Ju [2] p.; 33 cm.
^*^" ' ' This unsigned manuscript presents to the secretary of war the
reasons why Shakers should be excluded from military service.
While claiming a life apart from the world, "as loyal subjects of
the Government of the United States, for its preservation and
prosperity your Petitioners will ever Pray."
Conscription 285
1180 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
-^ SS '"^ {^^^^ of men liable for military duty. 1863].
^^ '" U.-IQ X 25 cm.
S-h I ' Includes the names, ages, birthplaces, occupations, and infirmi-
ties, if any, of the sixteen men who are listed.
1181 Williams, Nathan.
T^3^&3 [Certificate of examination for military service]. 1805.
[2] p.; 16 X 21 cm.
^y^ ^^\ Manuscript, signed in Canaan, N.Y., reveals that Williams was
unfit for military service, but it does not specify a reason.
Legal Matters and Relations with "the World'
1182 Bull, Hampton C.
■M s.Q-n [Letter], June 19, 1878, Lebanon Springs, N.Y., [to] D. C. Brain-
^^' ard [New Lebanon, N.Y.].
^/) lOJiS [4] p.; 32 cm.
Concerns a court case in Tennessee between J. W. Morton and
A. B. Morton, who. Bull concludes, were related. A. B. sold
Shaker seeds to J. W., and the seeds failed to produce a crop.
Brainard is assured by Bull, presumably his legal advisor, that he
could not be held liable for any damages because of this failure
of seeds that he had originally marketed.
1183 Deming, Nathaniel.
U OAi [Recollections of Jonathan Southwick and an Ashfield mob.
^ ^^' Ca. 1825].
S^ 1541 H.;25cm.
Recollections concern a conversation between Southwick and a
Captain Thomas Stockin (or Stocking) about a drunken mob of
some three hundred persons that threatened Shakers at Ash-
field, Mass. Ashfield was the site of an incipient Shaker commu-
nity briefly during the 1780s.
In addition to Deming's name, those of Daniel Goodrich and
Comstock Betts appear on this manuscript.
1184 Ex parte Shaker societies: brief. [Ca. 1870].
J ^ , 16€.; 32 cm.
Manuscript was written to argue against the government's insist-
(TK QjJ'^ ence that Shakers pay income tax. It begins with a sketch of
Shaker history, continues with a summary of Shaker beliefs as
they are written in the covenant, and concludes with statements
that refute the government's position. A tax act of 1867 is cited.
286
Relations with "the World" 287
1185 Fletcher, Hezekiah.
^ S'^1 [Power of attorney]. 1812.
.a/c f^l P-' ^^ ^^■
v5A itrz> Fletcher, a resident of Canaan, N.Y., appoints Nathan Kendal,
also of Canaan, his attorney to act in his name.
1186 Harvard, Mass., Community.
^Xf 3 [Letter and a copy of a letter to the New Lebanon, N.Y., com-
munity]. 1825-1832.
5^9 /^^ 2 items; 24-33 cm.
,/ ' X Letter dated 1825 — a generally unrevealing document — concerns
the Shakers' involvement in a court case occasioned by their
supposed abuse of Seth Babbitt. The 1832 letter discusses the
departure of one of the Harvard brothers and, also, an accident
at the Shirley, Mass., community in which Hiram S. Grover died
in a fall from the office building roof on which he had been
working.
1187 Massachusetts. Legislature.
_jj/ ^^c; [An act respecting gifts and donations. Ca. 1810].
\L; 25 cm.
SA '^13>.3> This undated act, present in the collection through a manuscript
copy, deals with the relationship between Protestant churches
and donations to the poor.
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
See New Lebanon, N.Y., Community
1188 New Lebanon, N.Y., Community.
^5^5''/ [Manuscripts relating to court cases]. 1845-1858.
' 9 items; 20-32 cm.
^M jIp I This group of manuscripts deals chiefly with liHgation concern-
^ :p 2 ^ ing the Shakers and some of their apprentices. Prominent among
the names of those involved in suits against the New Lebanon,
■SA /^a ' N.Y., community is that of William H. Pillow, who wanted the
^ Shakers to release one of his sons from their custody. Pillow had
^ -2.2 ;a_ entered into an agreement with the New Lebanon Shakers
iA ^10 > I- '2- whereby the Shakers would provide a home for and teach a
288 Manuscript Material
trade to his son. In an effort to get his child back. Pillow argued
that the indenture was invalid because it did not specify which
trade. He also charged the Shakers with "inculcating [in chil-
dren] civil and religious principles of an immoral and mischev-
ious tendency."
1189 New York State. Bureau of Boiler Inspection.
ji _ Annual certificates of inspection. 1875.
^ ^^ 2 items: ill.; 40 cm.
< A ^ ^/ Documents certify the inspection of two boilers (one installed in
"^ 1852, the other in 1866) in the herb department at the New
Lebanon, N.Y., community. Some repairs to the older boiler
were required.
1190 New York State. Legislature. Assembly.
^ Members and officers of the Assembly of the state of New-York,
■^ 1839: with their places of residence in the city of Albany and
<^A ^L/) I J^earest post-office to their permanent residence.
1€.; 66 cm.
At head of title: No. 12.
1191 New York State. Legislature. Senate.
4/ ..^ Members and officers composing the Senate of the state of New-
^ '^' York: with their respective districts, classes, and places of resi-
-^ A^lpO'^ dence. 1839.
1€.; 26 cm.
List is for the 62d session, 1839.
At head of title: No. 6.
1192 [Public notices regarding Shaker meetings and agents and a
tjr 7 s^ record of debate concerning the Shakers and minors].
^^ ' 1842-[ca. 1844].
\4\ 'T'y^ 5 items; 10-37 cm.
Three of the items in this group are notices that the Shakers'
meetings at Watervliet and New Lebanon, N.Y., Canterbury,
N.H., and Enfield, Conn., were to be closed to the public; one
item concerns persons who act as Shaker representatives without
the authority to do so; and one item deals with a debate in the
Relations with "the World" 289
New York legislature on the wisdom of conducting an investiga-
tion into the state's Shaker communities and the Shaker way of
life.
Safford, William.
[Power of attorney]. 1807.
K.; 18 X 21 cm.
Safford, a resident of Canaan, N.Y., appoints Aaron Jewet of
Harvard, Mass., his attorney to act in his name.
^(^f
Seeley, Josephus.
[Copy of testimony concerning the illegal sale of herbs]. 1838.
[4] p.; 25 cm.
Seeley, a twenty-year resident of the New Lebanon, N.Y., com-
munity, left the Shakers and entered into business locally with a
man named Tilden. He and Tilden purchased herbs at wholesale
prices from Lewis Wheeler, a New Lebanon Shaker. Wheeler,
willfully neglecting to inform the community of his sales, made
several thousand dollars and at the time of this testimony was
looking for "some pretty girl who would like to join hands with
a young man like himself." The resolution of this case is not
apparent from the rest of the document.
Ward, Durbin.
[Collection of manuscripts having to do with Shakers and taxes.
Ca. 1869].
3 items; 18-32 cm.
This group includes a note from Ward to Benjamin Gates or
Edward Fowler concerning the value of the personal property of
the eighteen Shaker communities and two items connected with
a pamphlet on taxes that Ward had written. Shaker income tax:
application to Commissioner [Columbus] Delano, 1869 (see no. 435).
The first item is a proof sheet of the final three paragraphs of the
pamphlet, and the second is a handwritten version of the pam-
phlet's printed pages 14 to 21.
1196 Watervliet, N.Y., Community.
>^^ To the Senate of the state of New-York. [S.I.: s.n.], 1845.
Broadside; 33 cm.
290 Manuscript Material
Communication refutes the allegation that Shakers abused the
children in their custody. The case of Sarah Ogden is outlined,
and the legislators are invited to the Watervliet, N.Y., commu-
nity to see for themselves the conditions in which the Shaker
charges live.
^s^'i
1197 Whitlaw, Charles.
[Letter], 1848 January 14, London, Eng., [to] the Senate and
Assembly of the State of New York, Albany, N.Y.
c^N ^(fi^ [4] p.; 33 cm.
Whitlaw petitions New York State for a reward in recognition of
his services during epidemics that had broken out in the 1790s.
He claims that he discovered cures for the diseases that were
afflicting the populace and, furthermore, that exgovernor Clinton
had assured him that such a reward would be forthcoming.
Manuscripts about the Shakers
from Non-Shaker Sources
1198 Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna.
[Collection of materials on theosophy]. 1884-[ca. 1920].
_/ ^^C 41 items: ports.; 8-32 cm.
In 1873 Madame Blavatsky came to New York City, where she
:? /g befriended a number of persons interested in spiritualism. Two
h years later, along with Colonel Henry S. Olcott, William Q.
Judge, and others, she established the Theosophical Society. In
1878 she and her followers established the official headquarters
of the society in India. At the time of Madame Blavatsky's death
in 1891, nearly one hundred thousand people were acknowl-
edged adherents.
This assemblage of material contains letters, some presumably in
Madame Blavatsky's own hand, photographs of the leaders of
the theosophical movement, several printed articles from late
nineteenth-century periodicals, and items bearing the name of
Laura Langford (then Laura Holloway). While no Shaker is spe-
cifically mentioned in these items, the Shakers and Theosophists
are connected through their common interest in spiritualism and
Mrs. Langford's ties to both movements.
1199 [Confession of a medium. Ca. 1869].
^ xj^ I [4], 98 p., bound; 32 cm.
Manuscript volume, perhaps compiled by a New Lebanon, N.Y.,
ihl^ Shaker, contains many Poe-like tales of the macabre featuring
A spiritualism and death. The supplied title is the title of the first
tale. Two other stories are "The skeleton in the chapel" and
"Entombed alive in a dead-house: a leaf from the life of a Paris
medical student." Aside from the spiritualism tie-in, there are
two articles copied into this volume that relate to Shaker life:
291
^^2 Manuscript Material
"The Lebanon Shakers" by Henry Vincent (see no. 428 for a
printed version) and "Creation and the fall of man" by F. W.
Evans, a lecture originally delivered in Boston on November 11,
1868. A table of contents acts as an index to the volume.
1200 Corning, Norton & Co. (Albany, N.Y.).
J/^^/5 [Receipt]. 1828.
1 item: ill.; 16 x 20 cm.
■SA / 3 3/ Company operated the Eagle Air Furnace, which could "furnish
to order at the shortest notice, mill castings of every description
for merchant and country mills, cotton factories, &c." One of the
company's products was a Shaker stove.
1201 Giddings, S. M. (New York City).
u c^. [Bill to D. J. Lanman & Co.]. 1853.
^ '^ U.;ll X 20 cm.
6 A / ST^ Giddings operated a store, at 112 John Street in New York City,
in which there was something called a Shaker Depot. He had
"constantly on hand a choice assortment of Shakers' herbs, oint-
ments, extracts, seeds, sieves, boxes, sweet corn, &c." The pur-
chaser bought wormwood on December 2, 1853.
Langford, Mrs. Laura Carter Holloway
[Papers]. 1874-1912.
154 items; 5-44 cm.
Laura Langford was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1848 and died
in 1930. She grew up in a world of affluence that included the
last vestiges of southern plantation life. When Laura was a mere
fourteen she married Junius B. Holloway. Widowed not too long
after her marriage, she went to Washington, D.C., and resided
with fellow Tennesseeans President and Mrs. Andrew Johnson
at the White House. While there she wrote The ladies of the White
House, perhaps her best known book. For many years she wrote
articles, edited for the Brooklyn Eagle, and published books. She
also gave public lectures in which she spoke on subjects ranging
from women's rights to Charlotte Bronte. Mrs. Langford lent
support to such causes as Cuban independence, cremation, and
rights for women. She belonged to the International Council of
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Women and was a member of Madame Blavatsky's Theosophical
Society (see no. 1198). Her second marriage — to Edward L.
Langford — occurred in 1890. She was widowed a second time in
1902.
In view of Mrs. Langford's wide-ranging interests it is not sur-
prising that she chose to acquaint herself with the Shakers. In
addition, she may have known the family of Shaker leader Anna
White. Eldress Anna, with whom Mrs. Langford corresponded
for thirty-five years, came from a wealthy Brooklyn, N.Y., family
with literary inclinations. Another connection between Mrs.
Langford and the Shakers was her purchase in 1906 of farmland
from the New Canaan, N.Y., Shaker community, in which a
branch of the New Lebanon, N.Y., North family resided.
This group of items is easily divided into two parts. The first
consists generally of letters written to Mrs. Langford from Shak-
ers at New Lebanon, and the second includes items from Mrs.
Langford's literary career, such as manuscript versions of her
articles and her personal scrapbooks. Researchers studying the
Shakers will be most interested in the letters in the first section.
Among Mrs. Langford's Shaker correspondents were
Frederick W. Evans, Alonzo Giles Hollister, Antoinette Doolittle,
Daniel Offord, M. Catherine Allen, Sadie and Emma Neale, and
Anna White. It is with the last named that Mrs. Langford corre-
sponded most frequently and for the longest length of time.
Eldress Anna approved of what Mrs. Langford published about
the Shakers and grew to trust her judgment. Other members of
the New Lebanon community followed Eldress Anna's lead.
Eventually, the Shakers asked Mrs. Langford for advice on mat-
ters such as how to publish a manuscript, how to get tax-exempt
status as a religion, and how to sell Shaker-handcrafted goods.
In 1905 Anna White asked her to speak at a Shaker-sponsored
peace convention. And, the community took in some children to
raise at Mrs. Langford's request.
Comments revealing Shaker thought appear throughout Eldress
Anna's letters to Mrs. Langford. Of Christian Science she wrote
in 1907 and 1908: "It is a wonderful science, Laura, just primiHve
Shakerism." And, "the most confirmatory feature of this new
cult to me is the great similarity between the Scientist's faith and
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the Shaker's faith — they run parallel." A sense of history is
revealed in a letter from Eldress Anna in late 1906: "All articles
published or written that come to us pertaining to Shakers or
Shakerism, for or against, are preserved, not only for reference,
but as you say for future historians."
Twenty-nine letters from Daniel Of ford to Mrs. Langford dating
from June 28, 1906, to December 15, 1910, concern her purchase
and operation of the New Canaan farm. Such practical matters
as the deed for the land, the disposition of tenants, a survey of
the land, taxes, the acquisition of supplies and farm animals,
and the general condition of the property are discussed by
Offord. While he also comments about events and people at the
New Lebanon community, his letters are generally very busi-
nesslike and address quite specific concerns.
In a fourteen-page manuscript in her own hand, written some-
time after 1911, Mrs. Langford tells her version of the condition
of the Shaker farm. Apparently, she had either misunderstood
Offord' s description of the property or Offord had not told the
truth to her about the farmland and its boundaries, buildings, or
water supply. Mrs. Langford seems to have been deeply cha-
grined over the situation in which she found herself.
Mrs. Langford's papers include 142 letters, loose clippings, or
telegrams; an elaborate certificate of membership in the Theo-
sophical Society; 2 scrapbooks covering her literary career from
1871 to 1897; 2 photographic portraits; 6 handwritten articles that
were apparently eventually published; and 1 essay on the Shaker
farm. It is unfortunate that only one side of the correspondence
is available in these papers. Mrs. Langford's letters are not here.
For more on Mrs. Langford and her Shaker contacts, see chapter
24 of Fruits of the Shaker tree of life by Edward D. and Faith
Andrews (no. 481).
1203 Lee, Charles O.
The Shakers as pioneers in the American herb and drug industry
/ Charles O. Lee. 1959.
20€.; 28 cm.
<A '^^^ Caption title.
From Non-Shaker Sources 295
Typescript of a paper delivered in 1959 at the annual convention
of the American Pharmaceutical AssociaHon, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1204 Norwood, Sallie M.
Z/ r:'^9 [Letter], October 1865, Cokesbury, S.C., [to] Mary Hazard,
^ ^ ' Mount Lebanon, N.Y.
^^36 [4] p.; 23 cm.
h Norwood wrote from Masonic Female College. Her letter tells of
one woman's experiences during and thoughts about the Civil
War. The writer reflects, "I often thought of your Society during
the war, and thought the World would be sweetly blessed if it
could be removed like your Society is, from such horrors."
1205 Parker, Ethel.
^ f^^ The Harvard Shakers. [Ca. 1910].
6L; 27 cm.
Essay, perhaps for school, by a resident of Still River, Mass.
Sh^o(p
Parker, Theodore.
[Letter], 1868 July 31, West Roxbury, [to] dear friend.
IL; 25 cm.
In this letter to an unnamed acquaintance, Parker lauds the
Shakers for their devotion to work but criticizes them for living a
celibate life.
1207 Porter, Robert.
Simple gifts: a bibliography on the American Shakers; a paper
submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements of Refer-
^j^ f/. ence Service I, New Haven State Teachers College / by Robert
^^^^^ Porter. 1957.
1 p.e., 16 e.; 29 cm.
Bibliography of two hundred entries by and about the Shakers,
arranged in one alphabetical sequence.
1208 [Scrapbook. Ca. 1840].
[160] p., bound; 40 cm.
Consists of newspaper articles, poetry, and fiction pasted on the
pages of an account book of some kind. Unfortunately, the con-
tents of the account book have been rendered useless because of
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these scraps. From the little that can be made out, it would
appear that the book was kept from March 1830 to March 1831 at
a general store in Catskill, N.Y., a village near Albany. This
manuscript may have been brought into a Shaker community by
the storekeeper after he became a Shaker.
1209 Smith, Harriet.
,1 / crc. The communal people known as Shakers. [Ca. 1925].
" 12€.; 28 cm.
^A /=2/?3 Brief history in typescript of the Shakers by a high-school stu-
^^ dent in Enfield, Conn.
"Read at the exhibition of Shaker articles belonging to the Con-
necticut Valley Historical Society, Nov. 18, 1925, at the Spring-
field Public Library, lower hall. [Signed] Amy W. Jamieson."
1210 Stephenson, John S.
U/-J -. The persecution of the Shakers / John S. Stephenson. 1966.
^ "^ 16L; 28 cm.
.S/J- /3 •C' Typescript of a college research paper.
Em^^'il
1211 Thomas, James Cheston.
Furniture of the western Shakers / by James Cheston Thomas.
[S.I.: s.n., ca. 1974].
13 p.; 28 cm.
Typescript of an address delivered at an unnamed convention
that celebrated the Shaker bicentennial.
III. Photographic Material
The photographic material in the Andrews collection documents
visually what has already been described textually in this guide
by Shaker contemporaries, by historians, and by the Shakers
themselves. The heading for this section of the guide was cho-
sen as a convenience, for more than snapshots are included
under it. Postcards, stereographic views, and daguerreotypes —
all photographs processed in different ways — fall into this cate-
gory as well.
There are approximately fourteen hundred photographic
items in the collection; however, in about two hundred instances
duplication exists, so that the actual number of different images
is somewhat less than the total. At least fifteen Shaker commu-
nities located in eight states are represented among the collec-
tion's photographs: Enfield, Conn.; White Oak, Ga.; Pleasant
Hill and South Union, Ky.; Alfred and Sabbathday Lake, Maine;
Hancock, Harvard, Shirley, and Tyringham, Mass.; Canterbury
and Enfield, N.H.; New Lebanon (Mt. Lebanon after 1861)
and Watervliet, N.Y.; and Union Village, Ohio. Although the
photographs depict more than a century of Shaker life, from
about 1850 to about 1970, most of them date from a fifty-
year span of time beginning around 1880. The overwhelming
number of images are in black and white, and a high per-
centage of the portraits are formal studies taken either in
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a photographer's studio or on a site at or near a Shaker
community.
The subjects of the photographs can be conveniently
described as people, places, or things. Individual and group por-
traits commonly include handwritten notations giving the names
of the subjects and their villages. Many of the photographs show
Shakers in their homes or at their workplaces. Outside shots
usually show warm-weather scenes and the exteriors of build-
ings in which the Shakers lived and labored; interior shots show
the placement of everyday objects used by the Shakers. Shaker
furniture and, to a lesser extent, other objects are the focus of
several hundred photographs whose purpose seems to have
been to record collections held either privately or in museums;
however, a small number of photographs do depict the furniture
and objects in use. As one would expect, the artifacts owned,
and frequently exhibited, by Dr. and Mrs. Andrews are well
represented in this collection of photographs.
Interspersed among the individual photographs are several
series of pictures assembled to show "the world" what the Shak-
ers looked like and how they lived. They include Views of the
North Fmnily Shakers, forty-seven views of a New Lebanon, N.Y.,
family available from Anna White; Photographs of Shaker Village,
Mt. Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., a set of stereographs taken
and offered by A. J. Alden, a professional photographer from
Pittsfield, Mass.; Shirley Shakers, ten stereographs from Milford,
N.H., photographer B. F. Foster; Shaker Village, Canterbury, N.H.,
by H. A. Kimball of Concord, N.H., a set of twenty-two stereo-
graph views; Photographic Views, Shaker Village, Canterbury, N.H.,
by W. G. C. Kimball, Concord, N.H., a series of thirty-two ste-
reograph views; and Views of Shaker Village, Enfield, Conn., a
series consisting of three subseries covering the North, Church,
and South families, taken and sold by Goldsmith and Lazelle of
Springfield, Mass. It is to be regretted that none of these photo-
graphic series is presented in the collection in its entirety.
In addition to what the photographs in the Andrews collec-
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Hon convey visually, handwritten notes on the backs of many of
the photographs furnish biographical information. For example,
besides being able to see from her photograph how Lucy Bowers
appeared, researchers can learn from the back of it that she was
born in 1859 in Yonkers, N.Y.; that her father died intestate just
before her mother brought Lucy and her sisters to New Leba-
non, N.Y., in 1867; that Lucy also lived at one of the Enfields
beginning in 1896 and at Watervliet beginning in 1917; and that
Lucy's two sisters left the Shakers for the world. That the per-
sonality of Alice Smith of Hancock, Mass., was far from dour is
evident from her own handwritten comments on the back of a
candid picture taken of her in a garden. She writes: "Mrs. White
took this without me knowing it. I look silly but it's nothing new
in a picture. I was laughing & talking & never imagined she was
going to catch me, so my pose was not assumed, although I
would have liked a chance to straighten up." In another of
Alice's comments, this time written on the back of a photograph
of her taken in a music room, she remarks: "I don't know if you
will care for this, but Jennie took it & so [I] send it. The light
reflects so strongly on my glasses that they look blurred — but
you can see the phonograph & that's a new sight, if I'm not." In
a group of photographs of Alice Smith she is seen at the age of
three or four, as a young woman of twenty, then at age forty,
and finally, at about sixty years of age. Dr. Andrews wrote of
her: "Sister Alice Smith, one of the last members of the Church
family at Hancock . . . , so earnestly hoped that the Hancock
community would continue to exist, in one form or another, to
perpetuate the ideals of the Shakers."
While some photographers are solely concerned with catch-
ing images on film for an immediate effect — for the thanks
expressed by a satisfied subject as he looks at his portrait, for
the profits realized from the sale of a photograph, for the per-
sonal fulfillment felt in a job well done, or for the praise of a
public appreciative of art — others undoubtedly are also conscious
of the impression that their work will have on succeeding gener-
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ations. This sense of posterity must have been in the minds of
many of the photographers who chose to use the Shakers and
the Shaker environment as their subjects. For example, to any-
one acquainted with his work, William F. Winter would fit very
well into the category of photographers who are conscious of the
importance of history. While generally eschewing Shaker people
as subjects. Winter, in his simple but well-composed photo-
graphs of Shaker buildings and things, captured the Society near
the end of its existence. Exquisite black-and-white shading and
use of line are two characteristics of Winter's work as a picture
taker. As picture viewers, the public has the opportunity, in
Winter's photographs, to see the remnants of what once was —
to see buildings that had been much used by the Shakers and
objects that the Shakers had crafted with care and precision.
Winter's photographs dealing with museum exhibitions on the
Society add an extra dimension to his on-site depictions.
Complementing Winter's work are the pictures that were
taken by other photographers and made into postcards during
the period that the Shakers were a vibrant religious order. They
show busy communities, their sidewalks clogged by residents
presumably on their way to or from work, worship, or their
shops. Scenes taken from afar show clusters of buildings and the
farm fields beyond. In comments written on the backs of post-
cards visitors record their impressions of the Shakers.
The collection's photographs of buildings will be of interest
to architects, builders, and preservationists. Craftspersons and
historians of material culture will be attentive to the activities
depicted in photographs of such places as a woodworking shop,
weaver's quarters, and a chair manufactory. Agriculturalists will
find shots of the gardens informative. In short, the Andrews col-
lection of photographic material on the Shakers and their sur-
roundings can serve the different needs of a variety of
researchers. It is a representative collection, broad in its subject
matter and, within that breadth, deep in detail.
IV. Artifacts
Although the Andrews collection is known chiefly for its printed
and manuscript materials, it also contains artifacts important for
the glimpse that they provide into the daily routine of Shaker
lives. Many of these artifacts can be categorized as utilitarian in
nature, while others reflect the Shakers' artistic talents. It is per-
haps only fitting that many of these artifacts are on display in
Winterthur's Shaker rooms — rooms that were installed in 1962
with the collaboration and guidance of Dr. and Mrs. Andrews.
Researchers interested in another record of the Shaker realia col-
lected by Dr. and Mrs. Andrews should consult their Fruits of the
Shaker Tree of Life: Memoirs of Fifty Years of Collecting and Research
(no. 481), which contains an illustrated catalogue by Dr.
Andrews describing the things that he and his wife donated
to Shaker Community, Inc., at Hancock, Mass., in January 1964.
Among the sixty-two lots described therein are such items as
tables, benches, desks, chairs, stools, stoves, oval boxes, cloth-
ing, labels for Shaker products, mops and brooms, architectural
remnants, and illustrative matter. Included in addition is a fairly
lengthy discussion of fourteen inspirational drawings and paint-
ings that were analyzed in Visions of the Heavenly Sphere: A Study
in Shaker Religious Art (no. 509).
In terms of numbers, labels and seed packets constitute the
largest portion of the artifact collection. There are 250 of them.
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302 Artifacts
Most were gathered from the New Lebanon, N.Y., community,
although Canterbury, N.H., Watervliet, N.Y., and Hancock,
Mass., are also represented. It is difficult to date these items pre-
cisely, but a reasonable conclusion is that labels and packets
such as these were used during a fifty-year period beginning
about 1830. They are most often in color, either printed on col-
ored paper or printed with colored ink. The contents of the bot-
tles and boxes on which the labels were to be pasted are varied.
For example, there are labels for such so-called medicinal prod-
ucts as concentrated syrup of bitter bugle. Mother Seigel's cura-
tive syrup. Shaker extract of roots, extract of horehound,
inspisated juice of henbane, extract of butternut, and ointment
of cicuta. Seed labels are for many kinds of garden produce,
especially vegetables: peas, corn, turnips, lima beans, radishes,
squash, onions, and lettuce. There are labels for alcoholic bever-
ages, including cherry wine, elderberry wine, bourbon, rum,
brandy, and gin.
A number of miscellaneous labels round out this portion of
the collection. A Shaker parlor broom label proclaims that the
brush is warranted not to come loose from the handle. A label
for a Shaker-made cloak shows a New Lebanon, N.Y., building
within a floral border that is above two depictions of a cloak sep-
arated by the manufacturer's name, E. J. Neale and Company. A
transfer label for a Shaker chair, reading "Shaker's trade mark
no. 7, Mt. Lebanon, N.Y." and bearing an illustration of a rock-
ing chair, was used to verify Shaker craftsmanship. A tag from
the twentieth century states that the Canterbury, N.H., commu-
nity is a "manufacturer and dealer in washing machines,
brooms, band and strap hoops. Shaker medicine, &c." A bound
volume of uncut labels reveals that some Shakers would label
almost anything: summer shirts, tomato sauce, apple jelly,
machine thread, citron sauce, elm flour, and writing paper.
In additron to recording the contents of their containers,
some labels reveal a surprising amount of additional informa-
tion. One seed packet, for instance, in addition to having
Artifacts 303
instructions on how its vegetable seeds should be planted, con-
tains the disclaimer: "While we exercise the greatest care to have
all seeds pure and reliable, we wish it distinctly understood that
no warrant is either expressed or implied. If the purchaser does
not accept these conditions, they must be returned at once." An
increasing number of problems with customers dissatisfied with
the seeds may have occasioned such a caveat. Other labels iden-
tify the Shakers' business connections. A. J. White's name and
the locations of two of his sales outlets, London and New York,
are on a medicine label. According to two other labels, two Bos-
ton firms, Cosack and Company and T. O. Metcalf, did work for
the Shakers at New Lebanon, N.Y., and Canterbury, N.H., in
lithography and tag manufacturing respectively. And, in Chi-
cago, Burnhams and Van Schaack, wholesale druggists, dealt in
Shaker-made medicines.
Although there are few in the collection, containers should
be discussed in tandem with their labels. During the early 1870s,
the Shakers at New Lebanon, N.Y., used a box for dried sweet
corn that was patented on December 31, 1872, by B. Osborn of
Newark, N.J. It came flat and could be fashioned into a rectan-
gular box in a few seconds simply by pushing and then pulling
in a few strategic places. A decade later, D. Clinton Brainard of
New Lebanon marketed an asthma cure in a small bottle, sealed
with a cork, which fit into a slightly larger wooden container. A
brightly colored label divulges that the so-called cure is in the
form of pellets. These pellets have remained in the bottle. Two
other glass bottles, both a bit more than seven inches in height,
one originally containing sarsparilla, the other a fluid extract,
and a tin box meant for herbs are also included among the col-
lection's containers.
The Shakers' chair industry grew in importance after their
medicinal herb and seed industries had prospered. By the early
1870s, Robert M. Wagan of the New Lebanon, N.Y., community
had guided the development of the chairmaking industry to the
point that a new factory had to be constructed to help meet
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consumer demand. In 1876 the Shakers exhibited their wares at
the International Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia.
Among the items in the Andrews collection from this event,
besides Wagan's tickets to the fair, is the bronze medal awarded
to him singly, but to the Shakers collectively, for excellence in
furniture manufacturing. In addition, there are in the collection
eighteen samples of Shaker chair tapes, which were used for
seats; these tapes were acquired from more modern chairmakers
by the Andre wses.
All business activity, crucial as it was to the survival of the
United Society, was at best of only secondary importance to a
Believer. Of utmost significance was his spiritual life. As soon as
someone formally announced that he intended to sign the cove-
nant and join a Shaker community his religious beliefs set him
apart from the world and, at the same time, reaffirmed the
strength of the movement for its members. As a Shaker an indi-
vidual was expected to participate in religious services and activ-
ities and would do so willingly. During the 1840s, this
participation meant attending gatherings known as "love feasts."
These celebrations were held semiannually, in May and Septem-
ber, on a hilltop or mountaintop near a Shaker community. An
engraved marble tablet served as a sacred stone during the pro-
ceedings. A typical mountain meeting is described and illus-
trated in The People Called Shakers, pages 161-169 (no. 491). The
Andrews collection contains a fragment of the marble tablet from
Mount Horeb, as the feast grounds at Tyringham, Mass., were
called. This stone is illustrated and its modern discovery chroni-
cled in Fruits of the Shaker Tree of Life, pages 45-50.
Since music was an integral part of these "love feasts" as
well as of other aspects of Shaker life, it should be no surprise to
find that there are artifacts that relate to song in the collection.
One such object is a ruling pen for marking staffs in manuscript
hymnbooks. It was made sometime during the late nineteenth
century in Dresden, Germany. In addition to this ruling pen,
used by the Shakers to help them write their music, the collec-
Artifacts 305
tion has six records containing twentieth-century renditions of
thirty Shaker songs. A 1967 album. Early Shaker Spirituals, con-
tains eight songs sung by Sister Mildred Barker and others from
the Sabbathday Lake, Maine, community. It is accompanied by a
descriptive text written by Daniel W. Patterson. On another disc
from the Audio Heritage label, twelve songs, running about ten
minutes, are recreated by the Berkshire Consort. Four 78-rpm
Audiodisc recording blanks contain ten more songs. A twenty-
nine minute, 16-mm documentary film made in 1974 on the
Shaker movement, entitled The Shakers, distributed and narrated
by Tom Davenport, includes Shaker music and song as part of a
larger story.
The Shaker lifestyle has been termed, without condescen-
sion, simple by those who have studied it. An even cursory
examination of the Shaker implements and textiles in the
Andrews collection reinforces this claim for simplicity. Among
those items used by Shakers from day to day that are part of the
holdings are a clothes hanger, a white pine/maple dipper, an
earthenware jar for pickling, baskets, darning eggs for stockings,
menders for gloves and mittens, a tin measure, a tea or hot-
water pot, a pine hanging spool case, a birch and metal pill
board, roller shades for windows, a seed tray used in shelling
beans, a clothespin, and a glass and lead pan reputed to have
been placed inside a beehive to provide the bees with a form in
which to construct a honeycomb. Textiles include kerchiefs, bon-
nets, smocks and aprons, a shroud probably made for Elder
Rufus Bishop, an infirmary nightcap, coverlets, and bed linen.
Of interest among the bed linen is a sheet made by Betsy
Andrews, an ancestor of Edward D. and the mother of
Evelina L., who used it as a member of the United Society.
These implements and textiles were generally made and used
during the mid nineteenth century. All are on display in Winter-
thur's two Shaker rooms.
A second portion of this realia collection is oriented toward
the artistic. It features items by Believers and non-Believers alike
306 Artifacts
that depict the Shaker experience in illustration, rather than by
words or through an artifact. Shaker artistry in their architecture
and furniture design is frequently praised and Shaker creative-
ness acclaimed because of the Society's labor-saving inventions.
Artistry and inventiveness were combined through a different
medium by Joshua H. Bussell, an elder from the Alfred, Maine,
community, who painted watercolors of his and other Shaker
communities during the mid-1800s. Five of his works are in the
Andrews collection. A cobbler by trade, Bussell had no formal
training as an artist. Through his brush he hoped to map the
details of Shaker villages — show the placement of buildings and
their architecture, the roads, the orchards, and the fields used
for farming. People, animals, and activity are all a part of his
watercolors. Thus, Bussell can be studied as either an artist or a
cartographer or as a combination of both. The Bussell paintings
in the collection are Southwestly View of Shaker Village, Alfred,
1849; A Plan of Poland, State of Maine, drawn by Joshua H. Bussell of
Alfred, Me., January 1st, 1850; A Plan of New Gloucester, state of
Maine, delineated by Joshua H. Bussell, Alfred, Me., January 1st,
1850; [Alfred Shaker Community]; and Shaker Village, Canterbury,
N.H. An interpretive article on Bussell by Robert P. Emlen
appeared in Antiques, vol. 113, no. 3 (March 1978), pages 632-
637.
Two other watercolors in the collection, neither by a Shaker,
depict the interiors of meetinghouses. The Meeting Room, 1938,
Hancock Shakers was done by H. M. Seaver. His thoughts about
Shaker architecture are recorded elsewhere (see no. 1034). Inte-
rior of the Meeting House [New Lebanon, N.Y.] was painted by
Benson J. Lossing and signed on August 18,1856. Described by
the Andrewses as the artist who best knew the Shakers, Lossing
studied his subjects in some depth in an effort to understand
better how he should paint them. The acquisition of this water-
color is remembered on pages 111 and 115 of Fruits of the Shaker
Tree of Life.
The collection's copy of a well-known color lithograph by
Artifacts 307
Anthony Imbert, Shakers near Lebanon, state of New-York, is among
the earliest of prints depicting a Shaker subject. This lithograph,
executed sometime during the early 1830s, shows thirty or so
Shakers doing the "square order shuffle," a dance performed
during a Shaker worship service. In the background, coats and
hats are hung along the walls on pegs, and in the foreground,
observers from the world look on, perhaps in amazement at the
unfamiliar and at least mildly peculiar sight before them. This
print was later reproduced, in a not always faithful copy, by
other printmakers, including Nathaniel Currier. A discussion of
Shakers near Lebanon appears on pages 109-110 of Fruits of the
Shaker Tree of Life.
V. The Andrews Archives
The Andrews archives consists of the papers and other materials
generated by Edward D. and Faith Andrews during their more
than sixty years of research into the Shaker movement. Since
most of the papers bear no date, it is difficult to identify the ear-
liest and latest items. It is, however, accurate to state that most
of the archives date from the 1930s to the 1960s. Among the
archives are research notes, correspondence, materials having to
do with the Andrewses' publications, slides for lectures, record-
ings, newspaper and magazine clippings, and various
miscellanea.
Research notes are in abundance and were taken on a vari-
ety of topics. Among these generally handwritten items are sub-
stantial notes on such topics as Shaker furniture, inspirational
drawings. Shaker dress, the medicinal herb industry, patents,
and lawsuits involving the Shakers. Not as lengthy but still
important for what they convey are notes on subjects as diverse
as Ann Lee's children and "items of Phila. interest." An impres-
sive amount of note-taking was done by Dr. Andrews on Shaker
bibliography. It was his hope to compile and publish a bibliog-
raphy of Shaker material using his own collection as its basis.
There are four file boxes containing three-by-five-inch cards
bearing bibliographical information and annotations, and there is
a typewritten list of portraits, views, and facsimiles that would
309
320 The Andrews Archives
illustrate the intended bibliography. While most of these notes
are on standard-size paper, quite a few are jottings on whatever
paper was at hand: scraps, the backs of envelopes, business and
appointment cards, and small notebooks. A careful examination
of Dr. Andrews's research notes would show how his under-
standing of the Shaker movement grew over time.
The correspondence that is part of this collection includes,
for the most part, only letters written to Dr. and Mrs. Andrews.
When copies of letters written by the Andrewses are present,
they usually date from the 1950s and 1960s. A representative
sample of correspondents and their topics include Emma Neale
and her sister, Sadie, on Shaker furniture, on the decline of the
New Lebanon, N.Y., community, and on their general reminis-
cences; Prudence Stickney of Sabbathday Lake, Maine, on
Shaker furniture and remarks by her complimenting the work of
the Andrewses; Arthur Bruce of the Canterbury, N.H., Shaker
community about personal visits; Lucy Bowers on her note-
books; Rosetta Stephens, a native of Great Britain and a long-
time resident of the New Lebanon community, with a poem;
Olive H. Austin recollecting her upbringing in a Shaker commu-
nity; William F. Winter on Shaker photographs; Homer Eaton
Keyes, editor of Antiques from 1922 to 1938, on many topics,
including the publication of Shaker Furniture; Juliana Force, direc-
tor of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, on
Shaker art and on an exhibition at the Whitney in 1935; Henri
Desroche, a French writer, expressing interest in receiving publi-
cations about the Shakers written by Dr. Andrews; research
institutions reporting on their Shaker library holdings; F. Gerald
Ham, then a student, regarding his graduate-school work; offi-
cials from the Williamsburg Antiques Forum concerning arrange-
ments for the visits of Dr. and Mrs. Andrews in 1955 and 1962;
Pleasant Hill, Ky., individuals on the restoration of their Shaker
community; and representatives from Smith College on a 1961
stage performance dramatizing the Shaker mode of worship.
Perhaps the most intriguing lot of letters to Dr. Andrews is
The Andrews Archives 311
from Thomas Merton of the Abbey of Gethsemane, Trappist, Ky.
About twenty letters exchanged between the two men and cop-
ies of others written by Merton to different people from 1961 to
1964 are in the collection. In Dr. and Mrs. Andrews's volume of
memoirs. Fruits of the Shaker Tree of Life, several of these letters
are quoted, some at length. They reveal a person who was most
interested in attempting to understand the Shakers as part of a
larger spiritual community. In a letter to a Mr. McCallister, dated
October 29, 1961, Merton wrote:
I believe that much is to be done in the study of the Shaker spirituality
in the light of Western and Near Eastern mystical traditions, and also in
the light of Jungian depth psychology. ... I cannot help feeling that
the Shaker movement is something of a mystery that withholds from
us, still, a deep significance which may even throw some light on our
present predicament in the world. I think this can be said for all the
Utopian movements of the nineteenth century, but is especially true of
the Shakers, [p. 171]
Merton was favorably impressed with the simple lifestyle that
the Shakers followed and with their architecture, and he found
similarities between some of his own religious tenets and those
of the Shakers. The archives also includes about ten books and
articles sent by Merton to Dr. Andrews during the early 1960s.
Dr. Andrews wrote of Merton in his reminiscences: "Of all the
people we have come to know as a result of our work none is
closer to us in spirit than Thomas Merton."
The reputation that Dr. and Mrs. Andrews enjoy as inter-
preters of the Shaker movement has resulted largely from their
published work. Among the materials in the archives are papers
relating to eight of Dr. Andrews's books and many articles. In
1933, The Community Industries of the Shakers (Albany, N.Y.: The
University of the State of New York) was issued as Handbook
no. 15 of the New York State Museum. The archives contains, in
addition to correspondence relating to it, the book's galley
proofs. Shaker Furniture: The Craftsmanship of an Ajnerican Com-
munal Sect, written with Mrs. Andrews, was published in 1937 in
312 The Andrews Archives
the United States by Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.,
and in England by Humphrey Milford and Oxford University
Press, both of London. The archives has, from this award-
winning book, manuscript notes, galley proofs, unbound printed
sheets, photographs, negatives, and plates used for the illustra-
tions, and reviews. In 1950, Dover Publications of New York
issued a reprint of this book. From The Gift to Be Simple: Songs,
Dances and Rituals of the American Shakers (New York: J.J. Augus-
tin, 1940) are galley proofs, reviews, and a separately kept book
jacket. In 1953, The People Called Shakers: A Search for the Perfect
Society was published by Oxford University Press out of its New
York office. The archives contains galley proofs, copies of photo-
graphs used as illustrations, a press release from the publisher
announcing the book, reviews, and a typewritten version of the
footnotes. While Oxford did not choose to include these notes,
Dover Publications did in its 1963 new and enlarged edition.
Following Dr. Andrews's death in 1964 four volumes that he
had written with Mrs. Andrews appeared. Religion in Wood: A
Book of Shaker Furniture (Bloomington, Ind.; London: Indiana
University Press) was the first, in 1966. In the archives from this
book are a typescript version, negatives of its illustrations, and
reviews. In 1969, Visions of the Heavenly Sphere: A Study in Shaker
Religious Art (Charlottesville, Va.: The University Press of Vir-
ginia for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum) came
out. An earlier title considered was simply "Shaker Religious
Arts." Photographs of the illustrations and their negatives, a
typescript and microfilm of that typescript under the unpub-
lished title, and a typescript of Visions are all in the archives. In
1974, Work and Worship: The Economic Order of the Shakers (Green-
wich, Conn.: New York Graphic Society) was issued. An earlier
title contemplated for this book was "Hands to Work, Hearts to
God." Surviving in the archives from this volume are the hand-
written version of the manuscript, a typescript under the book's
earlier title, an edited copy of the published typescript, and gal-
ley proofs. Finally, galley proofs from Fruits of the Shaker Tree of
The Audrexvs Archives 323
Life: Memoirs of Fifty Years of Collecting and Research (Stockbridge,
Mass.: Berkshire Traveller Press, 1975), the reminiscences of Dr.
and Mrs. Andrews, are in the archives. Much of the archival
material having to do with these eight books concerns the pub-
lishing process — from the manuscript drafts and typewritten ver-
sions to the illustrations to the galley proofs.
Articles published under the names of Edward D. and Faith
Andrews, detailed bibliographically in this guide in Printed
Material: About the Shakers and on pages 41-47 of Shaker Furni-
ture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collec-
tions: Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers, issued
in 1973 on the occasion of an exhibition at the Renwick Gallery,
Washington, D.C., published by the Smithsonian Institution
Press, are represented in the archives through research notes
and correspondence, early handwritten versions, and final
typescripts. For example, the archives contains correspondence
on and typescripts of the biographical sketches of Ann Lee, Lucy
Wright, and Anna White that were written for inclusion in Nota-
ble American Women. The archives also holds the letters about,
notes for, and typescript of "Sheeler and the Shakers," a 1965
article in Art in America, vol. 53, no. 1, pages 90-95. An article-
length talk presented in 1929 to the Fortnightly Club and the Art
League, both of Pittsfield, Mass., entitled "Arts and Crafts of the
Shakers," and a 1960 address on the Shaker herb industry given
before the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, are also
included as early summaries of two important topics. At least
one piece intended for publication, "The Spirit of Shaker Gar-
dening," was never issued. In describing the published article-
length studies, and, to a lesser extent, the eight books, it is diffi-
cult to disassociate them from the manuscript materials in the
archives since the research notes, correspondence, drafts, types-
cripts, and finished products are all interrelated. To acquire an
understanding of the development of the Andrewses' corpus of
work, it is in some instances necessary to consider the different
segments of these papers as an integrated whole.
324 The Andrews Archives
Slides and sound recordings constitute the fourth and fifth
parts of the Andrews archives. There are slides of the Shaker
farmhouse at Richmond, Mass., that Dr. and Mrs. Andrews
restored and later turned into a dwelling that resembled one that
the Shakers would have used. Other slides show the interiors
and exteriors of Shaker buildings, residents of Shaker communi-
ties, inspirational drawings. Shaker-made furniture and clothing,
and views of the Shaker installation at the American Museum,
Bath, England. Twenty-one slides show buildings of the western
Shakers at Pleasant Hill and South Union, Ky., and Union Vil-
lage and Whitewater, Ohio. Approximately two dozen slides
depict the Shaker Museum at Old Chatham, N.Y. The slides in
this collection, 259 in all, were taken during the 1940s, 1950s,
and 1960s and, in addition to providing a permanent visual
record, were used during lectures given by Dr. Andrews. Sound
recordings on tape include a version of Aaron Copland's Appala-
chian Spring, the ballet suite based on Shaker music, which was
performed at Smith College; Shaker songs and conversation; a
Shaker worship meeting; a lecture entitled "The Shaker Arts in
Culture: Forces behind the Forms" dehvered by Dr. Andrews on
May 11, 1962; and a four-hour interview with Faith Andrews
concerning her experiences during and thoughts on a lifetime of
Shaker studies, which was conducted at various sittings between
January 14 and April 23, 1982.
Newspaper and magazine clippings in the archives are many
and varied. For the most part, they concern activities with which
the Andrewses were involved, such as publications, their Rich-
mond, Mass., farmhouse, lectures, and exhibition openings.
Some clippings are of articles about the Shakers themselves and
include obituaries, stories about the gradual decline and certain
end of the living Shaker movement, and historical articles
intended for quick consumption by their readers. These clippings
are an interesting lot in that they reveal the kind of information
presented to the general public about the Shakers. While con-
taining httle, if anything, original, they might be used as
The Andrews Archives 315
resources to confirm assumptions or suggest alternative courses
of research.
As a body of material, the Andrews archives reflects the
interests and activities of its creators over a period of time begin-
ning in the 1920s. It complements the printed, manuscript, pho-
tographic, and artifact portions of Winterthur's Shaker collection
in that it interprets for modern readers the Shaker experience as
it was transmitted through these four different media. Indeed,
the archives also complements Shaker collections elsewhere for
the same reason. The description of the Andrews archives is, of
necessity, incomplete at this writing since Mrs. Andrews
remains actively engaged in Shaker research and periodically
contributes to a still-open collection.
Index
Abbott, Benjamin, 835
Abbott's Power Print, Enfield, N.H.,
371
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art
Museum, Williamsburg, Va., 666
About the Shakers, 242
Account book, 839
Account of cash articles: book II, 1149
Account of some of the proceedings of the
legislatures of the states of Kentucky
and New- Hampshire, 1828 &c. in
relation to the people called Shakers,
322
An account of the cotiduct of the people
called Shakers in the case of Eunice
Chapman and her children: since her
husband became acquainted with that
people and joined their society, 96
An account of the doctrines, government ,
maimers, and customs of the Shakers:
with remarks on confession to Catholic
priests ami Shaker elders, 309
An account of the meetings held in the
City of Peace, City of Union, and City
of Love, on the 25th of Dec. 1845, 768
An account of the people called Shakers:
their faith, doctrines, and practice, 78
An account of ivhat is sold from the store
at the North famdy. Shaker Sta.,
Conn.: commencing 1908, 1088
An act in relation to certain trusts, 617
An act to amend the religious corpora-
tions law in relation to property of
extitict churches, 615
"An act to regulate civil proceedings
against certain communities having
property in common," 458
Adams, Charles Christopher, 469
An address to Believers generally: in sid^-
stance originally delivered in the socie-
ties of Canterbury & Enfield, N.H.;
subsequently partially delivered in the
societies of Watervliet & New Leba-
non, 754
An address to the youiig delivered by our
bfejloved elder br. Howry Mantle at
the funeral ofbr. Samuel B., 1068
Advent of the Christ in man and woman,
56
Advice to children on behaviour at table,
1
Affectionately inscribed to the memory of
Elder Frederic W. Evans: by his loving
and devoted gospel friends, 443
Affectionately inscribed to the memory of
Eldress Antoinette Doolittle: by her
loving and devoted gospvl friends, 444
Agricultural history, 474
Agricultural History Society, 474
Agriculture. See Gardening
Agriculture among the Shakers: chiefly at
Mount Lebanon, 474
Aitken, Robert, 2
Albany Argus, Albany, N.Y., 470
Albany Evening Journal, Albanv, N.Y.,
160, 210, 4fo, 471
Albany lournal, Albany, N.Y., 207-8,
424
327
318
Index
Alden, A. J., Pittsfield, Mass., p. 298
The Aletheia: spirit of truth; a series of
letters in which the principles of the
United Society known as Shakers are
set forth and illustrated, 310
Alfred, Maine, community, 3, 115,
574, 1035, pp. XX, 297, 306
Allen, Minnie Catherine, 4-9, 599,
644, 1202
Allen, P., & Son, Pittsfield, Mass.,
51
Allen, Phineas, 325, 413
Almanack, 1887: the peaceful life of the
Shakers, 15
Almanacs, 10-18
Almy & Brown, Pawtucket, R.I.,
1079
Amenia Times, Amenia, N.Y., 167
American Benedictice Academy. Histori-
cal studies, no. 11, 515
American Bible Society, New York,
N.Y., 48
American classic — furnishings in the
Shaker manner, 556
An American communist experiment,
572
American communities: brief sketches of
Econoyny, Zoar, Bethel, Aurora,
Amana, Icaria, the Shakers . . . , 568
American communities . . . enlarged to
include additional societies, new and
old, communistic, semi-communistic,
and co-operative, 569
American design, 697
American Historical Association, 474
American home, 525
American Institute of Graphic Arts,
New York, N.Y., 472
American magazine of useful knowledge,
460
The American Museum, Claverton
Manor, Bath, England, 473, p. 314
American News Co., New York,
N.Y., 148-49
American Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion, 1203
American rooms in miniature, by Mrs.
James Ward Thorne: owned and circu-
lated by the Art Institute of Chicago,
512
"An American Shaker on English
politics," 203
The American Shakers, 19, 144, 475
The American Shakers: a celibate, reli-
gious comtrmnity, 20-23
American Socialist, 146
American Society for Psychical
Research, 644
American Steam Printing Works,
Manchester, N.H., 123
American vegetarianism, 145
America's arts and skills, 654
America's best dressed books, 701
Amherst alumni news, 485
Among the mountains, 16
Among the Shakers, 565
Amotjg the Shakers: successful commu-
nism at Mount Lebanon — interview
with Elder Evans — a lunch — principles
of faith and practice — spiritual guid-
ance— modes of life — practical religion,
683
Analysis of human society: declaring the
law which creates and sustains a com-
munity having goods in common, 233
Anderson, Martha Jane, 24-30, 36,
98, 164, 190, 291, 367, 451, 890
Anderson, Russell H., 474
Andrews, Betsy, p. 305
Andrews, Edward Deming, 48, 65,
79, 437, 456, 472, 475-511, 518-19,
523-24, 535, 542, 551, 553, 566,
583, 586, 597, 611, 642, 647, 649,
664, 670, 685-86, 692, 701, 703,
713-14, 725, 729, 803, 954, 958,
984, 992, 1165, 1202, pp. 298, 301,
305, 309-15
Andrews, Evelina L., p. 305
Andrews, Faith, 472, 481, 490, 493,
496-98, 502-3, 509, 511, 519, 524,
535, 542, 583, 611-12, 642, 647,
649, 664, 670, 685-86, 701, 703,
713-14, 1202, pp. 298, 301, 309-15
Andrews, W. Watson, 30-31
Index
319
Anglican church. See Church of
England
Animals, 798
"Ann Lee," 38
Annual certificates of inspection, 1189
Annual price list for market gardeners,
407
Anstatt, Isaac, 927
Anthems. See Hymns and
hymnbooks
Antiques, 478, 482, 486-88, 500, 506-
7, 532, 542, 550, 573, 588-89, 713,
pp. 306, 310
Appalachian Spring, 523, p. 314
"An appeal," 262
"Appeal to loyal workers: having
ears to hear the message of
Christ," 255
Apples, 1086
Appleton, D., & Co., New York,
N.Y., 201
Apprenticeships, 751. See also specific
communities
Aprons, p. 305
Arbor of love, 32
Arcade revisited: some additional notes
for a piioneer songster, 657
The architect's world: a monthly digest,
494
Architecture, 476, 494, 570, 573, 690,
1028, 1032-34, pp. 300, 301. See also
Building construction and specific
communities
Architecture and handicraft from the
colonial days to the Civil War, 522
The architecture of the Shakers, 573
Arrangements relative to an extension of
the privileges and duties of managers
of the farms of the church at Mount
Lebanon, 718
Art and man, 677
The art bulletin, 535
Art in America, p. 313
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
111., 512
Art League, Pittsfield, Mass., p. 313
Art news, 666
"Art of the Shaker folk," 685
Artifacts, pp. 301-7
"Arts and Crafts of the Shakers,"
p. 313
Ashfield, Mass., 1183
Aspects of Shaker culture: a symposium
marking the dedication of the Edward
Deming Andreivs Memorial Shaker
Collection: November 17, 1969, 567
At the sign of Gabriel, flag, or Indian
chief, 520
Atlantic cable and materialization, 146
Atlantic monthly, 574
Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Co.,
1111
Auction catalogues. See Catalogues:
auction
Auger, Isaac, 122
Austin, Olive H., p. 310
Authorized rules of the Shaker commu-
nity: given for the protection and guid-
ance of the members in the several
societies, 33, 421
Autobiography, 34
Autobiography of a Shaker and revelation
of the apocalypse, 147-49
Autobiography of Elder Abraham Perkins
and in memoriam, 381
Autobiography of Mary Antoinette Doo-
little\ . . ,"llO-ir
Avery, E. R., 1080
Avery, Giles Bushnell, 34-39, 54,
172, 202, 340, 395, 754, 1133
Axon, William E. A., 571
Ayres, Mary Ann, 805, 873
Babbitt, Eliza, 811
Babbitt, Seth, 830, 1186
Babcock, Emily, 874
Bacon, C. W., 1123
Bacon, Jane, 755
Bagg, Hulda, 1057
Bailey, William, 731
Baker, Arthur, 513
Baker, Henry, 855
Baker, Hiram C, 142
Baker, Morrell, 365, 855, 1143
320
Index
Baker, W., 40, 162
Barber, Elijah, 862
Barber, F., 1081
Barber, John Warner, 514
Barber, Miranda, 756
Barker, Ruth Mildred, 41, p. 305
Barnes, A. S., & Co., New York,
N.Y., 869
Barrett, Andrew, 875
Barry, Colman James, 515
Baskets, 700, 864, 1134
Basting, Louis, 42, 812, 1056
Bates, Barnabas, 516
Bates, Betsy, 813
Bates, Issachar, 813, 859, 1051
Bates, Paulina, 43
Bates, Sarah, 1057
Bathrick, Eunice, 757
Battles, Albert, 758
Baxter, George H., 44
Bazin & Chandler, Boston, Mass.,
213
Bean, G. H., 66
Bear, Henry B., 45-47
Beautiful city, 32
Beckwith, J. M., Pittsfield, Mass., 124
Becoming a Shaker, 731-53
Bedell, Stephen T., 1082
Beecher, Henry Ward, 176
Belden, Emoretta, 889
Belfast Star, Belfast, Ireland, 372
Believers hymns, 983
Benedict, David, 517
Benedictines in Shaker buildings, 626
Bennet, Anna, 732
Bennet, Joseph, 732, 736
Berkshire American, Pittsfield, Mass.,
124
Berkshire Consort, p. 305
Berkshire County Eagle, Pittsfield,
Mass., 152, i69, 184, 216
The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass.,
151, 505. See also Eagle Publishing
Co.
Berkshire Industrial Farm Press,
Canaan Four Corners, N.Y., 446,
454
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Mass.,
518-19
Berrian, J. & C, New York, N.Y., 432
Bertrand, P., Pleasant Hill, Ky., 116
Betts, Comstock, 464, 1183
Bibles, 48-51
Bibliographical Press, New Haven,
Conn., 456
Bibliography, 526, 599-600, 614, 651,
669, 692, 711, 1207, pp. 309-10
A bibliography of Shaker literature: with
an introductory study of the icritings
and publications pertaining to Ohio
Believers, 599-600
Bibliotheque Internationale de Sociologie
de la Cooperation, 1, 543
Bicknell, E., 1083
Bill, Aaron, 814
A bill of articles given to James Farnam's
family, 1153
Bill of sunder, articles delivered to his
daughter, Reuama, 7^7
Biographical sketch of Daniel Eraser of
the Shaker community of Mt. Eeba-
non, Columbia County, N.Y., 4
A biography of the life and tragical death
of Elder Caleb M. Dyer: together ivith
the poem and eulogies at his funeral,
July 21, 1863, 123
The bird-craze, 24
Bishop, Corinne, 75
Bishop, Ebenezer, 52, 733
Bishop, Job, 986
Bishop, Rufus, 53-54, 60, 295-96,
759, 1073, 1150, p. 305
Black, Mary C, 520
Blake, Hannah, 734
Blake, Jacob, 734
Blake, Nelson M., 521
Blake, Olive, 734
Blake, Rhoda, 734, 846
Blakeman, Elisha d'Alembert, 55
Blanchard, Emma J., 335
Blanchard, Grove, 760
Blanchard, Jane, 1013
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna, 1198,
1202
Index
321
Blinn, Henry Clay, 33, 39, 56-67,
100, 332, 371, 385, 401, 421
Bodge, Lucy, 761
Boettcher, Alvin P., 1076
Boler, Daniel, 307
Bolton, Aquilla Massie, 68-69
Bonnets, 1021, 1131, p. 305
A book of orders ;^wen by Mother Lua/
for all that belong to the children's
order: copied August 21st, 184U, 787
A book of varied compositions chiro-
graphically preserv'd, 987
Books, 353," 808
Boon suit, 328, 1047
Born, W., 522
Boston & Albany Railroad, 1147
Boston neu'S-letter and city record, 676
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bos-
ton, Mass., 523
Bot in the years of 1847 and 48 or paid
out by the sisters in the West family to
the world for articles and work, 1097
Bowers, Lucy S., 29, 70, 367, 416,
791, 987-90, pp. 299, 310
Bowles, Samuel, & Co., Springfield,
Mass., 93
Boxes. See Oval boxes
Boyd, Jos. B., Cincinnati, Ohio, 379
Brainard, D. C, & Co., New Leba-
non, N.Y., 71-73, 1056, 1085-87
1128, 1182, p. 303
Braisted, Alice, 310, 1088
Brauer, Richard H., 524
Brethett, John, 328
Brewster, Cassandra, 762
Brewster, Joanna, 762
Brewster, Justus, 762, 1059
Brief and useful moral instructions for
the you}ig, 425
A brief exposition of the established prin-
ciples and regulations of the United
Society called Shakers, 246-53
A brief exposition of the principls and
regulations of the United Society of
Believers, 254
A brief illustration of the principles of
war and peace: showing the ruinous
policy of the former and the superior
efficacy of the latter for national pro-
tection and defence . . . , 437
Brief inventory of the personal property
of the Shaker community in
Tyringham after the union of the tivo
families, Dec. 1861: not including
wearing apparel, furniture, tools, &c.,
&c., 1159
Brief narrative of events touching various
reforms, 299
A brief sketch of the religious society of
people called Shakers, 696
A brief synopsis of the funeral of E.
Richard Bushnell, 1060
A brief weekly journal, 850
Briggs, Nicholas A., 74, 401
Brightbill, Dorothy Lambert, 525
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
217,' 373, 428, 1202
Brooks, C, 997
Brooms, 1031, 1083, 1138, 1151,
pp. 301, 302
Browley, David, 757
Brown, Angeline, 991
Brown, Charles, 992
Brown, Grace Ada, 75-77
Brown, Lyman, New York, N.Y., 351
Brown, Margaret, 1089
Brown, Sandra G., 526
Brown, Thomas, 78, 97, 440
Browne, Charles Farrar, 527
Browne, John W., Cincinnati, Ohio,
323
Brownson, Hannah, 79
Bruce, Arthur, p. 310
Bryant, Lucy, 1044
Bryant, William Cullen, 996
Buchanan, Scott, 485
Buckingham, D. A., 876
Buddhism and Christianity face to
face . . . , 634
Buddhism and Shakerism, 634
Buffalo and Erie County Public
Library, Buffalo, N.Y., 711
Build a Shaker cupboard, 525
Building construction, 1027-34. See
322
Index
also Architecture and specific
communities
Bull, Hampton C, 1178, 1182
Bullard & Foster, Keene, N.H., 12
Bulletin Steam Presses, Miamisburg,
Ohio, 98
Burger, Sarah, 962
Burlingame, Nathan, 1052
Burnham, E., 1161
Burnhams & Van Schaack, Chicago,
111., p. 303
Burns, James, London, England, 178,
186, 200, 304
Burt Franklin. Bibliography & reference
series, 422, 600
Bushnell, Richard, 218, 220, 458,
1060, 1105
Bushnell, Sally, 764, 815
Business and finance, 1079-1152
Bussell, Joshua H., p. 306
Butrich, Amos, 1171
Byrdsall, Charlotte, 27
Cahill, Holger, 697
Calver, Amelia J., 109, 451, 554-55,
993
Calvin's confession: a communication
given in the name of John Calvin, the
Geneva reformer, in the Shaker com-
77ninit}/, Shakers, Albani/ Co., N.Y.,
268
Cambell, Sylvia, 528
Camisards, French, p. xvii
Canaan, N.Y., community. See New
Lebanon, N.Y., community
Canaan Printing Co., Canaan, N.Y.,
430
Canning, 695
Canterbury, N.H., community, busi-
ness conducted at, 1090, 1133; cen-
sus of members, 1162; mentioned,
80-87, 95, 228-29, 396-98, 400,
403-5, 442, 460, 587, 678, 986, 994-
95, 1054, pp. 302, 303; photo-
graphs of, pp. 297, 298, 310; publi-
caHons from, 33-34, 39, 42-43, 52,
55-60, 62-67, 74, 80-83, 86-87, 95,
99-100, 108-9, 130, 228-29, 235,
242, 245, 249, 254, 294-95, 332,
335, 360, 364, 382, 385, 389, 396-
98, 400-402, 416-17, 419, 427, 442,
457, 461; relations with other com-
munities, 1036, 1039
Capital and labor, 150
A card of love and notice from blessed
Mother Ann to Elizabeth Lovegrove,
Januari/ 25th, 1843, 781
Carey, Graham, 529
Carnegie, Andrew, 2
Carniverous parrots: Elder Evans' theory
of the wonders of animal life, 151
Caroline Behlen Piercy, December 31,
1886-April 2, 1955, 637
Carpets, 1012
Carr, Mary Frances, 88-93
Carson, David, 788
Carter, Rebecca, 1075
Carter, Rhoda, 94
Case, Anna, 725, 803, 1076
Casey, Fannie C, 3
Cassandra Brewster's account of her par-
ents, Justus & Joanna, & the way the\/
found the virgin brotherhood, 762
Catalogue: auction of Shaker antiques at
Darrow School, New Lebanon, Neiv
York, Saturday 5 August 1961, 539
Catalogue: Canterbun/ Shakers, manufac-
turers of "Dorothy" cloaks, all-wool
sweaters, and fancy goods, 80
Catalogue and price list of Shakers'
chairs, 429-30
Catalogue for the year, 593
Catalogue 46: Shaker literature, books &
pamphlets, 692
Catalogue of a priimte sale of Shaker fur-
niture from the collection of Mrs. Wil-
lard Burdette Force: at "Shaker
Holloiu," South Salem . . . , 553
Catalog of fancy goods made at Shaker
Village, Alfred, York County, Maine,
3
Catalogue of garden seeds raised and sold
by the United Society, Pittsfield, Berk-
shire Co., Mass., 263
Index
323
Catalogue of medicinal plants and vegeta-
ble medicines: to which is annexed
their most prominent medical proper-
ties; prepared m the United Society at
Enfield, N.H., 142
Catalogue of medicinal plants, barks,
roots, seeds, flowers and select pow-
ders . . . , 342, 346
Catalogue of the Emma B. King Library
of the Shaker Museum, 669
Catalog of the measured drawings and
photographs of the Survey in the
Library of Congress, 570
Catalogues: auction, 539, 541, 553,
584, 688, 699; commercial, 3, 71-
73, 80-81, 84-86, 104, 140-43, 263,
341-43, 346-47, 349, 351-54, 356-
59, 361-63, 407, 409, 411, 429-32,
434, 554-55, 561-62, 681-82, 692;
exhibition, see Exhibitions and
exhibition catalogues
Catholic Art Association, 529
Celibacy, 224, 260, 286, 291, 340, 393,
778, 1206, p. xvii
The celibate Shaker life, 340
Centennial illustrated catalogue and price
list of the Shakers' chairs, foot benches,
floor mats, etc. . . . , 343
A century of communism: the history of
the people known as Shakers, 5
Ceten, Caty. See Seaton, Caty
Chair-room order book, 1125
Chairs, 343, 347, 354, 429-32, 434,
1095-96, 1118, 1123, 1125, 1142,
pp. 300, 301, 302, 304. See also
Furniture
Chamberlain, Joseph, 238
Chandler, Agatha B. E., 95
Chandler, Lloyd Horwitz, 95, 530-31
Chapman, Mrs. Eunice (Hawley),
96-97, 327, 521
Chap. 174: an act in relation to certain
trusts, passed April 15, 1839, 470
Charitable contributions, 1153-60
Chatham Courier, Chatham, N.Y.,
175, 408
Chicago World's Columbian Exposi-
tion. See World's Columbian
Exposition
Child, H. T., 182
Children, 1, 295-96, 391-92, 425, 577,
591, 732, 734, 745-46, 751, 777,
781, 784-87, 1196. See also Appren-
ticeships; Schooling; and specific
communities
A choice collection of medical and botani-
cal receipts, 1015
Christ, 152
The Christ ideal in Shakerism, 427
Christ the harvester, 269
Christ the way: the word of God abides
forever, 270
The christian, 461
"Christian communists (vulgarly
called Shakers)," 98
A Christian community, 57
Christian Science and Shakerism,
1202
Christianity, 42
Christmas, 502-3, 611, 726
"Christ's kingdom — its bed rock
foundations," 291
Chronicle & Job Printing Office,
Orange, N.J., 129
Church of England, pp. xvii, xviii
Ciba revieu^, 522
Circular concerning the dress of Believ-
ers, 35
Circular letter in defence of the United
Society of Believers, commonly called
Shakers: with a reply to correspon-
dents, 259
Circular to Believers, 344
Circular to Believers universally, 1126
City of Love, 758, 768
City of Peace, 768, 771, 773, 829, 852
City of Union, 768
Clapp, Charles, 98, 262
Claremont Hall, London, England,
200
A clarion call to redeem the race: the bur-
den of mothers, 415
Clark, 1. W., Albany, N.Y., 97
Clark, Margaret Buckner, 560
324
Index
Clark, Rufus, 735
Claverton Manor, Bath, England. See
The American Museum
Clemence, Beulah, 295
Cleveland, Margaret, 27
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland,
Ohio, 672
Clinton, De Witt, 1197
Clothing and dress, 24, 35, 80,
135, 157-58, 341, 349, 670, 736,
738, 747, 771, 797, 819, 824, 853,
1013, 1017, 1019, 1021, 1025, 1084,
1113, 1138, pp. 301, 302, 309, 314.
See also specific items of dress
Clussman, Joseph A., New York,
N.Y., 51
A cluster of thought flashes, 44
Cogar mob, 328
A collection of anthems given by the rev-
elation and gift of God through the
ministration of our Blessed Mother
Ann: given in the last part of 1839
and first of 2840, 967
A collection of extra soiigs of various
kinds, 893
A collection of gospel anthejns gii'en to
the followers of Christ in his second
appearing, 985
A collection of harmonies and melodies
adapted to sacred worship, 98
A collection of hymns, 972
A collection of hymns and anthems
adapted to public worship: published
In/ the Shakers, 58
A collection of hymns and spiritual
songs: co7np>osed by the Millennial
Church, 894
A collection of hymns and spiritual songs
improved in our general worship, 932
A collection of hymns and spiritual songs
improved in our worship: New Leba-
non, February 16th, 1834, 881
A collection of hymns improved in the
sacred worship of Believers in Christ's
Second Appearing, 883
A collection of hymns selected from dif-
ferent parts: improved in our general
worship, 930
A collection of marches and labouring
tunes, 895
A collection of millennial hymns adapted
to the present order of the church, 100
A collection of sacred songs: used in our
general worship, 923
A collection of songs, 899, 973
A collection of songs of various kinds:
written and pricked for the purpose of
retaining them, 882, 896
A collection of spiritual hymns from var-
ious authors, 975
A collection of spiritual songs: containing
sentiments expressive of the feelings of
those who worship God in the beauty
of holiness, 964
Collins, Sarah, 101, 137, 1089, 1142
The coming of Christ, 271
The coming Shaker exhibition in Manhat-
tan: a gallery note, 588
Comments on the Shakers from various
sources in the Neiv Hampshire Histori-
cal Society library, 531
Commercial catalogues. See Cata-
logues: commercial
The commonwealth, 536
The commonwealth of Jesus, 547
Communal architecture of the Shakers,
476
The communal people known as Shakers,
1209
Communism, 30, 258, 262
Communism, 30
The communistic societies of the United
States: from personal visit and obser-
vation, including detailed accounts of
the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers . . . ,
623
The community industries of the Shakers,
477, pp. 311-12
A compendious narrative elucidating the
character, disposition, and conduct of
Mary Dyer . . . , 124
The complete works of Artemus Ward:
with a biographical sketch . . . and
many humorous illustrations, 527
Index
325
Comstock, Helen, 532
A concise answer to the general inquirx/:
who, or what are the Shakers, 315-18
A concise answer to the many questions
asked by the public, 103
A concise catechism containing the most
important events recorded in the Bible:
also, a short sketch of the lives of our
first elders or parents . . . , 59
A coitcise description of a spiritual loom
in which we are daily weaving a gar-
ment of righteousness, 993
A concise history of the United Society of
Beliei^ers, called Shakers, 389
A concise statement of the principles of
the only true church: according to the
gospel of the present appearance of
Christ . . . , 333-34
A concise statement of the principles of
the only true church of Christ, 335
Concise statements concertiing the life
and religious vieu's of the Shakers, 70
A concise vieic of the church of God and
of Christ on earth: having its founda-
tion in the faith of Christ's first and
second apipearing. New Lebanon,
1856, 861
Condition of society and its only hope in
obeying the everlasting gospel: as now
developing among Believers in Christ's
Second Appearing, 127
The conditions of peace, 153
Conduct of life from spirit messages
and Shaker leaders, 754-810
Confession of sin, 154, 164
Congress Hall, Rochester, N.Y., 1163
Conlin, Mary Lou, 533
Connecticut Dairymen's Association,
534
Connecticut Historical Society, Hart-
ford, p. 313
The Connecticut magazine, 707
Connecticut Valley Historical Society,
1209
The Connoisseur, 694
The Connoisseur in America, 694
Conscientious objection, 106, 338,
365, 1204, p. xix. See also
Conscription
Conscription, 1161-82. See a/so Con-
scientious objection
Consecrated ingenuity: the Shakers and
their inventions, 708
Considerations Ulustrating the necessity
of some revisions in the direction and
management of temporal concerns
among Believers and in our covenant,
715
The constitution of the United Societies
of Believers (called Shakers): contain-
ing sundry covenants and articles of
agreement definitive of the legal
grounds of the institution, 319
The constitution or covenant of the
United Society of Believers, called
Shakers, in the United States of Amer-
ica, 102
The contemporary reviezv, 572
Conway, Susannah, 910
Cookery, 10-11, 17, 359, 528, 1020,
1024, 1026
Coolbroth, Eugenia M., 103
Coolby, Ebenezer, 1038
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K., 535
Copland, Aaron, 523, p. 314
Copley, Elizabeth, 958
Copjy of a journal of a visit to the ivest-
ern societies, 836
A copy of a letter written by James Whit-
aker to his parents in England, 809
Corbett's Shaker syrup of sarsparilla: sold
by all druggists, 81
Corn, 1085,' p. 302
Corning, Norton, & Co., Albany,
N.Y., 1200
Correspondence, 155
Cossack & Co., Boston, Mass., p.
303
The country: a new earth and new heav-
ens, 156
The courier, 526
Courier Printing & Publishing
House, Chatham, N.Y., 165
Court of Appeals: the Shaker case; Gass
326
Index
& Bonta vs. Wilhite and als., 536
Covenant & agreement with the overseers
[of the New Lebanon, N.Y., commu-
nity], 739
Covenant of the family of Believers in the
town of Canaan: being a branch of the
central institution of the order of
young Believers at New-Lebanon, 722
The covenant or constitution of the
church at Hancock, Mass., 716
The covenant or constitution of the Sec-
ond family in the New-Lebanon United
Society, 723
Covenants, 102, 715-16, 719-23, pp.
XX, 304
Cowles, Calvin J., 1092
Cox, Emma, 1058
Craftsmanship and folklore, 647
Craftsmanship of an American religious
sect: notes on Shaker furniture, 478
"Creation and the fall of man," 1199
The cresset: a review of literature, the
arts, and public affairs, 524
Crittenton, Chas. N., Co., New
York, N.Y., 363
Crook, Elizabeth, 537
Crosman, Abigail, 89, 816
Crosman, Charles F., 104-5
Crosman, Charles W., 1093
Crosman, Daniel, 787, 878
Crosman, George F., 1093
Crosman Bros., Rochester, N.Y.,
1093
Cross, Dorothy Embry, 538
Crossman, Daniel, 244
Crossman, Rufus, 173, 1094
Cruelty to birds, 157-58
Culver, Hannah, 1023
Curator, 520
Currier, Nathaniel, p. 307
Cushing, William, 425
Cutler, Sarah, 879
D. A. Buckingham's book: divided into
two parts, the first containing a selec-
tion of hymns not calculated for com-
mon use and the second, a variety of
poetical pieces well adapted for the use
of divine worship, &c., 876
Daguerreotypes, p. 297
Daily Democrat Steam Printing
House, Rochester, N.Y., 393
Dairymen's field meeting: by invitation
of the Shaker families. Shaker Station,
Conn., 534
Dalton, John C, 880
Damon, Thomas, 817
Danforth, Joshua, 1156
Dansk Kunsthaandvaerk, 559
Darby, John, 323
Darrow, 540
Darrow School, New Lebanon, N.Y.,
539-41, 615. See also Lebanon
School
Dartmouth Press, Hanover, N.H., 139
Darwinian theory, 383
Dates when buildittgs were erected in
Enfield, Connecticut, from 1785: cop-
ied from the North family journal,
1027
Davenport, Thomas, 506
Davenport, Tom, p. 305
Davidson, Ruth B., 542
Davis, Ana, 855
Davis, Andrew Jackson, 38
Day, Charles, & Co., Portland,
Maine, 313
A day book or journal of work and var-
ious things, 819
The day of judgemerit as taught by the
Millennial Church (Shakers): with a
few rays of light gathered from scrip-
tures and other sources, 114
"Daybreak," 994
Day-Star, 127
Debt collecting, 471
DeCamp, Patricia S., 608
A declaration of the society of people
(commonly called Shakers): shewing
their reasons for refusing to aid or abet
the cause of war and bloodshed by
bearing arms . . . , 106
Dedicated to the memory of Sister Polly
Lewis: the king's daughter, 445
Index
327
Dedication, 107
De Gil, Deborah Goodman, 669
De Graw, Genevieve, 997
Delano, Columbus, 435
Deming, ]., 53
Deming, Nathaniel, 438, 464, 728,
1183
Deming, William, 765, 818
Denny, Geo. T., Pittsfield, Mass.,
431
Denton & Wood, Cambridgeport,
Mass., 823
"The dependence of the singing or
speaking form of the larynx upon
the respiratory effort," 190
Designed for use: the nature of function
in Shaker craftsmanship, 479-80
Desroche, Henri Charles, 543, 552,
p. 310
Devere, Cecelia, 422
De Vere, Mary Ainge, 544
Devereaux & Co., Boston, Mass., 143
The dew drop, 108
DeWitt, Caty, 881
DeWitt, George, 863
DeWitt, Henry, 882, 894, 1139
Dialogue between the church and the old
gentleman, 320
Diaries, personal thoughts, and
remembrances, 811-61
A diary kept for the use & convenience of
the herb department, 837
Dibble, Chancy, 109
Dickens, Charles, p. xxiv
The different prices of bonnets set by the
office deaconess at Mt. Lebanon, 1131
Directions for using soda, 1013
A discourse on the order and propriety of
divine inspiration and revelation . . . ,
301
Discourses on religion, science, and edu-
cation, 128
Dispensations: a concise statement of the
principles of the only true church
according to the gospel of the present
appearing of Christ . . . , 336
DisHllation, 1140
The divine afflatus: a force in history,
234
The divine book of holy and eternal wis-
dom: revealing the word of God, out of
whose mouth goeth a sharp sword, 43
Divine judgement, justice and mercy: a
revelation of the great white throne;
judgement is an influx of higher truths,
their influence is an efflux, and their
effects are purifying and uplifting, 272
Divine motherhood, 273
The divine procedure in the affairs of
men, 235
The divinity of humanity: the corner-
stone of the temple of the future, 236
Dixon, Hepworth, 178
Dixon, Mary, 883-84
Dixon, William Hepworth, 545
Dr. Peebles and Elder Evans in Glasgow:
farewell meetings, 387-88
Doctrine. See Organizational struc-
ture and doctrine
Dodge, E. S., Printing Co., New
York, N.Y., 253
Dodge, Peter, 365
Dodgson, Anna, 998
Doing and being, acting and reacting,
the seen and unseen, cause and effect:
the vail of death destroyed . . . and
heaven opened, disclosing things that
shall he here and hereafter, 274
Domestic medicine for the cure of dis-
eases by regimen & simple medicines:
comprising a collection of receipts from
various parts, 1018
Donnell, G. O., 1095
Doolittle, Mary Antoinette, 110-13,
444, 1202
Dorothy cloaks, 80
Dose-list of fluid extracts put up at
Shaker Village, Mount Lebanon,
Columbia County, N.Y., 345
Doty, Lockwood S., 1163
Dow, Edward French, 546
Dowe, Arthur W., 114, 547
Down-east spirituals and others: three
hundred songs supplementary to the
328
Index
author's Spiritual folk-songs of early
America, 580
Draper, Olive Ruth, 1024
Drawings, 500, 557, 666, 670, 685,
pp. 301, 311, 314
Drew, Ira T., 115
Drinking customs. See Eating and
drinking customs; Vegetarianism
Druggists hand-hook of pure botanic
preparations &c., 346
Dunlavy, John, 116-20
Durgin, Dorothy Ann, 121
Durkee, James M., 122
Dyeing, 1023
Dyer, Caleb Marshall, 123
Dyer, Jerub, 143
Dyer, Joseph, 124
Dyer, Mary Marshall, 97, 124-26,
327, 676, 742, 835, 1044
Dyer, Walter A., 548
Eads, Harvev Lauderdale, 102, 127-
36, 702
Eagle Air Furnace, 1200
Eagle Publishing Co., Pittsfield,
Mass., 5-6, 76, 185, 227, 443. See
also The Berkshire Eagle
Early Shaker Spirituals, p. 305
East Canterbury, N.H., community.
See Canterbury, N.H., community
Easton, Elizabeth, 137
Eating and drinking customs, 1, 79,
193, 241, 422, 788, 793-94, 1020.
See also Vegetarianism
Eddy, William, 216
Edgerly, Josiah, 730
The editor's attic, 542, 589
Education, 808, 845, 1117. See also
Report cards; Schooling
"Education," 218
Edward Fowler vs. Jacob R. Hollet^beck
and William H. Pillow: bill of excepi-
tions, 622
Egbert, Hovey & King, New York,
N.Y., 322
Egyptian Sphinx, 159
Eine kurze Beschreibung des Glaubens
und praktischen Lebens der Verein.
Gesellschaft Gldubiger in Christi zwei-
ter Erscheinung gewohnlich genannt
"Shakers," 643
Elam, Aida, 138
Elder Evans on collecting debts, 160-61,
471
Elder Evans on materialization, 146
"Elder Evans' platform," 158
Elder Evans' reply, 162
Elder Evans to Henry George, 163
Elkins, Hervey, 139
Ellett, Joanna S., 711
Ely Bros., Owego, N.Y., 88
Emerich, A. D., 649
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, p. xxiv
Emery, Ronald D., 541
Emlen, Robert P., p. 306
Enfield, Conn., community, 140-41,
420, 627, 810, 817, 833, 1027, 1036,
1088, 1168; mentioned, p. xx; pho-
tographs of, pp. 297, 298
Enfield, N.H., community, 142-43,
371, 689, 968, 1030, 1037, 1164,
p. 297
Equal Rights Club, Hartford, Conn., 446
Essays in literature and criticism,
138, 600
Essex County, Mass., 731
Esty, Mariette, 999
Eunice against the Shakers, 521
Evans, Frederick White, 425
Evans, Frederick William, 36, 40,
122, 144-227, 237, 260, 297, 366,
370, 375-77, 387-88, 408, 425, 443,
471, 683, 766, 783, 1165-66, 1199,
1202
Evans, Jessie, 228-29
Evans, John, 549
Evans family, 201
Every-day biography: containing a collec-
tion of nearly 1,400 brief biographies
. . . , 554-55
Evolution of Shawknit, the fittest stock-
ings: with cuts showing how the
Shawknit heel differs from the seam-
less, 682
Index
329
Ex parte Shaker societies: brief, 1184
Exhibit of applied photography: prepared
by William F. Winter of Schenectady,
N.y 596
Exhibition of Shaker arts and crafts:
assembled and arranged by Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews, 714
Exhibition of Shaker craftsmanship: the
Jones Library, Amherst, Massachu-
setts, June il to September 12, 583
Exhibitions and exhibition cata-
logues, 472-73, 490, 503, 512, 519,
532, 550, 578, 583, 588, 596-97,
619, 649, 656, 666, 685-86, 690,
703, 706, 714, 1209, pp. 300, 310,
313. See also Museum collections
Exhibitions and sales, 550
Expences of West family sisters for 1867,
1098
An explanatory address and testimony of
light and truth: to the United Society
of Believers or Shakers in the United
States of America and to whom it may
concern, 386
Expression of faith: a discursive letter,
129
Expressions of praise in songs and
anthems, 879
An extract from the holy orders of the
church: written by Father Joseph to the
elders of the church at Neiv Lebanon
and copied agreeable to Father Joseph's
word, February 18th, 1841, 791
An extract from the orders, rules, and
counsels for the people of God, 724
Facts about Shakers, 103
A fair and festival, 656
The faith once delivered to the saints,
133-34
Familiar dialogues on Shakerism: in
which the principles of the United
Society are illustrated and defended,
313
Family circle, 510, 556
Family record, 826
Fancy oval covered boxes, 347
Farewell address of Elder Ebenezer
Bishop of Nezv Lebanon to the inhabi-
tants of Zion: written at the Holy
Mount, Dec. 29, 1842, 52
Farming. See Gardening
Farnam, James, 1153
Fashion digest, 664
Feathers, 24
Federal Art Project, 697, 706
Fellenberg, Frederick, 215
Ferguson, Edwin Earle, 551
A few items written by Sally Bushnell
for her oivn amusement & to
strengthen memory in relation to
dates, 815
A few words from Jonathan Wood con-
cerning his faith in the gospel, 856
Fifteen years a Shakeress, 230
Fifteen years in the senior order of Shak-
ers: a narration of facts concerning
that singular people, 139
Fifty books of the year 1938: an exhibi-
tion of American bookniaking . . . ,
472
The fine arts: the gift to be simple, 524
The first authoritive and comprehensive
history of the sect: Shakerism, its
meaning and message . . . , 231
Fisher, B., & A. Burnett, Union Vil-
lage, Ohio, 464
Fitch, Stephen, 738
Fitch, William, 738
Flaming szvord, 232
Fletcher, Hezekiah, 1185
Fletcher, Verne H., 543, 552
Flomen, Michael, 541
Fogg Art Museum. See William
Hayes Fogg Art Museum
Vt' followers of the lamb: SATE with
piano, 551
Food reform magazine, 144
For the ministry of the City of Peace,
771
Force, Julianna, p. 310
Fortnightly Club, Pittsfield, Mass.,
p. 313
Foster, B. F., Milford, N.H., p. 298
330
Index
Fowler, Edward, 342, 622, 1092,
1105, 1107, 1128, 1160, 1195
Fowler & Wells Co., New York,
N.Y., 554-55
Fragrance from the altar of incense:
Shaker contributions to the Flaming
sword, 232
Frances, Evan, 556
Frank Leslie's popular monthly, 679
Eraser, Daniel, 4, 98, 198, 233-41,
291, 340
"The free woman," 268
Fresh apples, 1086
Fresh herbs raised, gathered, and put up
by the United Society — Shakers —
Enfield, Conn., UO'
Friends, Society of, 69, 696, p. xvii
From the Canterbury Shakers, 82
Frost, Joseph, 1035
Frost, Lily Marguerite, 242-43
Fruits of the Shaker tree of life: memoirs
of fifty years of collecting and research,
481, 1202, pp. 301, 304, 306, 307,
311, 313
A full century of communism: the history
of the Alethians, formerly called Shak-
ers, 6
"The furnishings of Shaker dwellings
and shops," 519
Furniture, 478-80, 482, 486, 493, 495-
97, 507, 512, 522, 524-25, 542, 548,
550, 553, 559, 578, 588, 597, 633,
635, 649, 653, 664-65, 670, 688,
697, 713, 1089, 1118, 1148, 1211,
pp. 298, 301, 304, 309, 310, 314. See
also Chairs
The furniture of an Ai7ierican religious
sect, 482
The furniture of the Shakers: a plea for
its preservation as part of our national
inheritattce, 548
Furniture of the western Shakers, 1211
Further word concerning a treasure box
given to the holy annointed in Wis-
dom's Vallexf for Mother's children on
the Mount; made knoum by a holy
angel from Christ the Saviour,
April 7th, 1842, 804
"The future life," 36
Gage, Moore & Co., Manchester,
N.H., 123
The galaxy, 230, 582
Gamaliel [pseud.], 1003
Garden Club of America, 499
Garden seeds, fresh and genuine: raised
by the United Society — Shakers —
Enfield, Conn. . . . , 141
The gardener's manual: containing plain
instructions for the selection, prepara-
tion, and management of a kitchen
garden: with practical directions for
the cultivation and management of
some of the more useful culinary vege-
tables, 105
The gardener's manual: . . . to which is
prefixed a catalogue of the various
kinds of garden seeds raised in the
United Society at New Lebanon . . . ,
104
Gardening, 104-5, 407-8, 474, 499,
564, p. 300
Garfield, James A., 214
Gates, Benjamin, 682, 819, 852, 969,
1138, 1160, 1163, 1165-66, 1174-75,
1195
Gay, Stephen R., 1099
Geer, Elihu, Hartford, Conn., 251
A general statement of the holy laws of
Zion, 802-3
Gentle manners: a guide to good morals,
60
George, Henry, 163, 189
Geo. Albert's song book, 929
George Arents Research Library, Syr-
acuse, N.Y., 526
George DeWitt's cyphering book, 863
Georgia historical quarterly, 693
Giddings, S. M., New York, N.Y.,
1201
The gift to be simple, 41, 557
The gift to be simple: songs, dances and
rituals of the American Shakers, 483,
523, 551, p. 312
Index
331
Gilbert, Elisha, 739
Gillespie, Mary Ann, 244
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 415
Gilman, Joseph A., 1176
Gilson, F. H., Co., Boston, Mass.,
400
Glass, James S., 282
Gleanings from old Shaker journals,
394
"A glimpse into the inner circle,"
95
God, dual, 74
God is God, 164
God parental: or the father and mother
spirit manifested in diety: copied
August 1850, 767
Goepper, Anna, 820
Goldsmith & Lazelle, Springfield,
Mass., p. 298
"Good Believers' character," 107
Good work, 41, 529, 704
Goodrich, Daniel, 821, 1183
Goodrich, Hannah, 1036
Gordon, Beverly, 558
The gospel grange: an order originating
from the visit paid by the Shakers to
the spiritualist's camp meeting at Lake
Pleasant, Montague Co., Mass., 244
The gospel monitor: a little hook of
Mother Anri's word . . . , 245
Goss, Sylvester T., Haverhill, N.H.,
125
Goss, William O., 880
Gottschling, A., 206
"Government," 36
"The government of Christ's king-
dom, a theocracy," 291
Gowans, Alan, 559
Granite monthly, 530, 565
Grant, Ulysses S., 207
Great Awakening, p. xix
A great white throne, 165
Green, Calvin, 43, 120, 202, 219, 246-
57, 284-85, 301, 365, 733, 1005,
1090, 1167, p. xxiii
Green, Henry G., 795
Greene, Nancy Lewfis, 560
Greetings to you from the Society of
American Shakers, 258
Greves, John, 194
Greylock, Godfrey. See Smith, Joseph
Edward Adams
Grosvenor, A. H., Groton Junction,
Mass., 799
Grosvenor, Lorenzo Dow, 259-60,
317
Groveland, N.Y., community, 816,
879, 1042
Grover, Hiram S., 1186
Guiding Star Printing House, Chi-
cago, 111., 28, 279-80. See also
Koreshan Unity
Guild of Shaker Crafts, Spring Lake,
Mich., 561-62, 663
Guthe, Carl Eugen, 563
Halcyon Society, 1048
Halford, Robert, 361
Hall, Frances, 1089
Hall, Noah, 1062
Hall's journal of health, 193
Ham, F. Gerald, p. 310
Hamilton, Chas., Worcester, Mass., 425
Hamlin, Samuel, 739
Hammond, Amos, 745, 1038
Hammond, Israel, 750, 1137
Hammond, Lucy Ann, 1013
Hampton, Oliver C, 261-62
Hancock, Mass., community, build-
ings, 1028-30, 1033-34, p. 306;
business conducted at, 1080, 1097-
1100, 1111, 1138; census of mem-
bers, 826, 1061, 1063-65, 1074,
1077, 1168-69; charitable contribu-
tions, 1153-54; diaries at, 822-29,
851-52, 856-57; hymnbooks from,
885-91; inventories of converts,
737; leadership, 717, 727; men-
tioned, 263, 300, 484, 564, 630, 662,
680, 694, 1042, 1049, 1059, 1062,
pp. xix, 299, 301; photographs of,
p. 297; publications from, 53, 263,
438; real-estate records, 740; reci-
pes from, 1014; spirit messages.
332
Index
755, 761, 763, 765, 768-69, 772-75,
779-80, 810; wills at, 737
Hancock Shaker Village: a guidebook and
history, 630
The Hancock Shakers: the Shaker commu-
nity at Hancock, Massachusetts,
1780-1960, 484
Hancock Village keepsake, no. 2, 661
Hancock Village keepsake, no. 3, 499
Hand, Sherman P., 204
Handicraft instructions. See Recipes
and handicraft instructions
"Hands to Work, Hearts to God,"
p. 312
Hannah, Alice, 741
Happy release, 366
Harmoniae, Philos [pseud.], 330
Harmonian Society, 1048, 1051
Harmonies and melodies, 99
Harper's new monthly magazine, 598
Harrington, Theophilus, 372
Harris, Amanda B., 565
Hart & Shepard, East Canterbury,
N.H., 80
Harvard, Mass., community, busi-
ness conducted at, 1101-2; census
of members, 1066-67, 1169;
diaries at, 811, 830, 837; hymn-
books from, 892; mentioned, 394,
625, 690, 1031, 1035, 1039, p. xx;
photographs of, p. 297; publica-
tions from, 301; spirit messages,
757, 760
The Harvard Shakers, 1205
Harvard University, Committee on
the Visual Arts, Cambridge, Mass.,
566
Haskett, William J., 264
Hastings, Marcia, 66
Haswell & Russell, Bennington, Vt.,
333
Hawkins, Daniel]., 1103
Hawkins, Jeremiah, 1104
Hay, Nisbet & Co., Glasgow, Scot-
land, 386
Hazard, Mary, 265, 448, 882, 893-96,
1204
Hazen Printing Co., Penacook, N.H.,
138, 243
"He is not here," 194
Healey, Patrick, 1116
Heaven annointed woman, 275
Heer, Fred. J., Columbus, Ohio, 266,
450
Hemenway, C. T., 267
Henry B. Bear's advent experience, 45
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Winterthur, Del., 567,
pp. 301, 305
Henry Vincent's visit to Mt. Lebanon,
Col. Co., N.Y., 428, 1199
Herb garden: Hancock Shaker Village,
564
Herb industry, 141-43, 342, 357-58,
498, 564, 837, 1101, 1106, 1120,
1129, 1189, 1194, 1203, p. 309
The higher law of spiritual progression,
378-79
Hinckley, Barnabas, 831
Hinds, William Alfred, 568-69
Hinman, Ransom, 743
Historic American Buildings Survey,
Washington, D.C., 570
Historic preservation, 587
Historic Society of Lancashire and
Cheshire, England, 571
Historical collections of the state of Neiv
York . . . , 514
Historical New Hampshire, 530-31
History of a little girl given by Mother
Lucy, 777
History of all Christian sects and
denominations, their origin, peculiar
tenets, and present conditions . . . ,
549
A history of all religions: containing a
statement of the origin, development ,
doctrines, and government of the reli-
gious denominations in the United
States and Europe . . . , 687
A history of all religions as divided into
paganism, Mahometanism, Judaism
and Christianity . . . , 517
History of American socialisms, 624
Index
333
History of the Shakers, education and
recreation: a brief history, 138
Hodges, A. G., Frankfort, Ky., 458
Hodgson, Stuart, 572
Hoffman & White, Albany, N.Y.,
104, 120, 248, 392
Hogeboom, H., 1105
Hollenbeck, Jacob R., 622
Hoilister, Alonzo Giles, 176, 216,
254-55, 268-93, 302, 336, 440, 603,
605-6, 778, 832, 897-99, 974, 1202
Holloway, Junius B., 1202
Holloway, Laura C. See Langford,
Laura Holloway
Holmes, James, New Gloucester,
Maine, 418
Holy Mount, 52, 245, 829, 852, 1070
The holy orders of the church, 792
A holy, sacred and divine roll book: from
the Lord Cod of heaven to the inhabit-
ants of earth; revealed in the United
Society at Nezv Lebanon . . . , 416,
1133
Home, sweet home! the home of our par-
ents, 83
Honey: soul of flowers, to sweeten the
soul of man; Shakers, North family,
348
Hopping, D. M. C., 573
Horticulture. See Gardening
Horton, Doreta, 406
Hosford, E. & E., Albany, N.Y., 106,
324, 365, 414, 463, 1136
Hotel Sweeney, New York, N.Y.,
1146
Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston,
Mass., 394
House and Garden, 563, 592, 646, 660,
667-68, 673, 697
The house beautiful, 548
How I came to be a Shaker, 457
How the Shakers cook and the noted
cooks of the country, 17
Howard, John, 190'
Howe, Henry, 514
Howe, Julia Ward, 281
Howells, William Dean, 574-75
Hudson Daily Register, Hudson, N.Y.,
192, 211
Hulett, Elvira Curtis, 779^0, 1014
Humanitarian, 427
Humphrey, Doris, 613
Hunt, L. E., Hartford, Conn., 822
Hussey & Robinson, Nantucket,
Mass., 383
Hutton, Daniel Mac-Hir, 576
Hutton, James C, 1023
Hymn book no. 2nd., 897
Hymns & anthems, 878
Hi/mns and anthems for the hour of wor-
'ship, 58
Hymns and hymnbooks, 25, 32, 58,
66, 99-100, 190, 330, 343, 350, 360,
367, 369, 385, 396, 400, 402-6, 438,
467-68, 483, 504, 537, 551, 580,
631-32, 657, 707, 804, 846, 873-985,
pp. 304-5
Hymns and songs for the Boston meeting
'to be held Dec. 27th, 28th, & 29th,
1869, 921
/ shall soon be ten years old: translated
from the French, 577
Illustrated catalogue and price list of
Shakers' chairs: manufactured In/ the
Society of Shakers, 431-32
Imbert, Anthony, pp. 306-7
Immortalized: Elder Frederic W. Evans,
443
Importance of keeping correct book
accounts, 1150
Important rules: necessary for every one
to observe, 276
Improper expressions . . . corrected,
870
Improved Shaker washing machine:
designed particularly for hospitals,
hotels, laundries, &c. . . . , 84-85
In memoriam: Elder Henry C. Blinn,
1824-1905, 61
In memoriam: Eldress D. A. Durgin,
1825-1898, Eldress /. /. Kamie, 1826-
1898, 121
In memoriam: Mary Hazard, 265
334
Index
In memoriam: Sister Aurelia G. Mace,
1835-1910, 311
In memory . . . Edward Deming
Andrews, '16, 485
In memory of Elder Amos Stewart,
1056
In Senate, Feb. 19, 1816: the memorial
of the Society of people of New-
Lebanon, in the county of Columbia,
and Watervliet , in the county of
Albany, commonly called Shakers,
1172 '
"In the day thou eatest," 277
The independent vegetarian advocate, 2,
145
Index of American Design, Washing-
ton, D.C., 578, 686, 697, 706
Index of American Design exhibi-
tion . . . , 706
Index of hymns in our little publication
firstly entitled "The Shaker, " secondly
"Shaker and Shakeress, " at this pres-
ent time "Shaker Manifesto" . . . ,
922
Indian songs: given during the present
manifestation of the native spirits
gathered to the Shaker order in spirit
life, 959
Industries of early Shakers, 864
Informatioti for inquirers: in reference to
the "United Society of Believers," 294
Ingersoll, Robert G., 181, 240
Initials and pseudonyms, 425
The inner life reveald of fesus annointed
and of Ann the word, 302
Inspiration and authority in the develop-
ment of the Shaker spiritual, 631
Inspirational drawings. See Drawings
Inspirational songs, 927-28
Insurance, 339
"Intemperance," 29
Interesting correspondence, 166
Interior design, 495, 663
Interior of the Meeting House [New
Lebanon, N.Y.], p. 306
International Centennial Exhibition,
1876, Philadelphia, Pa., p. 304
International Council of Women, 9,
1202
An interpretation of Sliaker furniture,
486
Interpreting prophecy, 278
Interpreting prophecy and the appearing
of Christ, 279-80"
Inventions, 708. See also Patents
Inventories. See specific communities
Investigator: or, a defence of the order,
government & economy of the United
Society called Shakers . . . , 321-22
"Is celibacy contrary to natural and
revealed law?" 340
Isaac N. Youngs: on entering the dairy
and observing the making of cheese
now on the racks, 661
It is Christ who dwells in me, 607
Jackson, Edwin, 579
Jackson, George Pullen, 580
Jacobs, Clarissa, 923, 1131
Jacobs, Lucy, 924
Jamieson, Amy W., 1209
Jenkins, Edward C, New York,
N.Y., 117
Jenkins, Edward O., New York,
N.Y., 250, 252, 326
Jennings, Horace, 1106
Jewet, Aaron, 1193
Johnson, Andrew, 1202
Johnson, Clifton, 581
Johnson, Elizabeth, 744-45
Johnson, Eunice, 745
Johnson, Moses, 501
Johnson, Samuel, 744-45
Jonas, Gerald, 582
Jones, E. B., 746
Jones, Emauel, 746
Jones, George, 746
Jones, Samuel, 835
Jones Library, Amherst, Mass., 583
Jordan, George E., 584
Jordan, Gladys C, 584
journal, commenced January 1st, 1875:
Canaan Upper family, 843
Journal for 1891, 853
Index
335
A journal kqjt by the deaconesses of the
Church famili/ at Watervliet: com-
mencing Sept. 1, 1866, 854
A journal kept by the ministry commenc-
ing Feb. 18th/62, 811
journal of American folklore, 647
A journal of domestic events, 834
The journal of religion, 543, 552
A journal of the various literary attempts
of the Church family beginning
June 21, 1880, 845
journal of William's travel to the state of
Ohio, 818
The journey of life, 94
A journey to the Indians, Miami near
Lebaiion, Ohio, 3d month, 1807, 860
Joy, Arthur F., 585-86
jubilee, 609
Judge, William Q., 1198
Junior bazaar, 670
Just published: Every-day biography,
containing a collection of nearly 1,400
brief biographies . . . , 554
A juvenile guide, or manual of good
manners: consisting of counsels,
instructions & rules of deportment for
the young, by lovers of youth; in two
parts, 295
A juvenile monitor: containing instruc-
tions for youth and children, pointing
out ill manners, and showing them
how to behave in the various condi-
tions of childhood and youth, 296
Kaime, Joanna J., 121
Kay, Jane Holtz, 587
Keefover, James R., 297
Kelly, J. W., New York, N.Y., 105
Kendal, Nathan, 1185
Kendrick, Samuel, 1176
Kennebec journal, Kennebec, Maine,
418
Kentucky, General Assembly, 458
The Kenluchy revival: or, a short history
of the late extraordinary out-pouring of
the spirit of God, in the western states
of America . . . , 323-26, 413-14
The Kentucky revival and its influence
on the Miami Valley, 601
The Kentucky Shakers, 487
Kerchiefs, p. 305
Kerr, Mark and Charles, Edinburgh,
Scotland, 49
Keyes, Homer Eaton, 588-89, p. 310
The keys of the creeds, 606
Kilborn, Hannah, 1023
Kilvin, James, Columbus, Ga.,
141
Kimball, H. A., Concord, N.H.,
p. 298
King, Emma Belle, 298, 669
The king's daughter, 445
Kingsley, Elias, 1107
The knickerbocker , 691
Knight, Jane D., 299
Knolwell, Henry R., 1099
Knowlton, McLeary & Co., Farming-
ton, Maine, 310
Kohrman, John A., 590
Koreshan Unity, 205, 232, 279-80.
See also Guiding Star Printing
House
Labels, pp. 301-3
"Labor," 452
The labor question: the millionaire and
the republic, 237
Ladd, William, 437
Ladies' Club of Boston, Boston,
Mass., 187
Ladies' home journal, 544, 642
Lafume, J., 268
Lamport, Blakeman & Law, New
York, N.Y., 822
Lamson, David Rich, 300
"Land limitation: Elder Evans of the
Shakers discusses an economical
problem," 198
Lane, John H., 225
Langford, Edward L., 1202
Langford, Laura Holloway, 591, 606,
778, 1198, 1202
Lanman, D. J., & Co., 1201
Larkin, Eva Violet, 925-28
336
Index
Lassiter, William L., 592
Last of the Shakers, 587
Laundry. See Washing machines and
laundry
Laurents, Gene, 671
The law of life . . . , 255
Lawrence, Garrett, 60, 295-96
Lawsuits. See Legal matters
Laws of Zion respecting the use of strong
drink, 793-94
Lear, David, 1108
Lebanon leaves. Faith series, no. 2, 7
Lebanon leaves. Stir up series, no. 3,
415
The Lebanon Press, New Lebanon,
N.Y., 7
Lebanon School, New Lebanon,
N.Y., 593-95, 615. See also Darrow
School
"The Lebanon Shakers," 1199
The Lebanon Shakers, 1780-1929: an
unfamiliar chapter in American histon/
and a possible future development, 594
Lecture delivered in Taylor's Hall,
Amenia, N.Y., 167
Ledger no. 1, 1132
Lee, Ann, 38, 53-54, 59, 62-64, 125-
26, 225, 245, 288, 302, 417, 571,
585, 676, 776, 781, 786-87, 796,
805, 809, 835, 962, 968, 1007, 1075,
pp. xvii-xxi, 309, 313
Lee, Charles O., 1203
Lee, William, 59, 417, 676, 1075
Legal decisions of common law of the
United States, 115
Legal matters, 96-97, 115, 319, 321-
22, 327-28, 337, 426, 458, 470, 536,
590, 615-18, 622, 1003, 1039, 1044,
1047, p. 309; and relations with
"the world," 1182-97
Lenox Library Association, Lenox,
Mass., 596-97
Leonard, William, 291, 301-3
LeRoux, , 920
Letter concerning the Irish question,
238
"Letter from Elder Evans: a look
behind the curtains of Shakerism,"
375
A letter touching important principles,
239
Lewis, Polly C, 101, 445
Lewis, Sarah Ann, 1080
Lewis & Conger, New York, N.Y.,
432
Liberalism, spiritualism and Shakerism:
an address, 168
Liberty of conscience, 169
Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C., 570
License to work a still for distilling spir-
its from domestic materials, 1140
Life, 607, 654, 659, 678
Life among the Shakers, 88-89
The life and gospel experience of Mother
Ann Lee, 62-64
The life and sufferings of Jesus
annointed, our holy savior, and of our
blessed Mother Ann . . . , 302
"The life in common," 98
The life of Christ is the end of the ivorld,
304-5
Lincoln, Abraham, 1165-66, 1176
Lincoln Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., 182
List of works in the New York Public
Library relating to Shakers, 614
Lithographs, pp. 306-7
A little book from the prophet Elijal
given out on Mount Sina, Sept. 18th,
1842, 755
Living with antiques: a Shaker house in
Canaan, New York, 488
Lo here and lo there! or, the grave of the
heart, 691
Loengard, John, 659
The Logan leader, 702
Lomas, George Albert, 304-7, 401,
624, 929
Lomis, G. A., 113
London Weekly Times and Echo, Lon-
don, England, 206
Long, Peter H., 354
"Longevity of virgin celibates," 340
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 994
Index
337
Look, 665, 671
Looker, Reynolds, & Co., Cincinnati,
Ohio, 327
The Lord's prayer, 31
Lossing, Benson John, 589, 598,
p. 306
Lost Utopias: a brief description of three
quests for happiness . . . , 625
Lougee, Nicholas, 721
"Love," 109
Love, Alfred, 153, 308
Love, Laura E., 389
Love feasts, p. 304
Love songs, 960
Lovegrove, Elizabeth, 781, 930
Lucas, Sarah, 91-93
Lyon, Benjamin, 834
Lyon, John, 773
M., Wealtha, 865
McArthur, Duncan, 747
McBride, John, 309
McCabe, John, 210
M'Clean, John, Lebanon, Ohio,
462
Macdonald, A. J., 624
Mace, Aurelia Gay, 310-13
Mace, Fayette, 313
McFarland & Jenks, Concord, N.H.,
85
McKechnie, Frederic, 314
McKinstry, Justus, 622
MacLean, James Patterson, 360, 599-
605
McNemar, Richard, 247-51, 315-30,
337, 413-14, 464, 536, 604, 931
The Magazine antiques. See Antiques
Magazine of art, 476
Maine bulletin, 546
Maitland, Edward, 606
A man of kindness, to his beast is kind,
331
"The man wonderful manikin," 555
Manchester Guardian, Manchester,
England, 188, 203
The manifestation of spiritualism among
the Shakers, IS37-1847, 65
The manifesto, 155, 237, 332, 344, 395,
401, 974
The manifesto: or, a declaration of the
doctrines and practice of the church of
Christ, 116-17
Manner of address, 801
Manning, Eliza Maria, 866
Mantle, Henery, 1068
Manuscripts about the Shakers from
non-Shaker sources, 1198-1211
Map of the Believer's burying ground in
Watervliet, 1075
Map of the public meeting: Holy Mount,
lanuary 1st, 1855; Second family,
1070
Mariah (ship), p. xviii
Markham, Jehiel, 1110
Markham, Stephen, 1038
Marriage. See Celibacy
"Marriage," 98
Marshall, E. F., Rochester, N.Y., 391
Marshall, Mary. See Dyer, Mary
Marshall
Martha Wetherbee's handbook of new
Shaker baskets, 700
Martin, David, 607
Martin, Gideon, 835
Mary Whitcher's Shaker house-keeper,
441
Masonic Female College, Cokesbury,
S.C, 1204
Massachusetts, Legislature, 1187
Mastin, Bettye Lee, 608
Materia medica and therapeutics of Nor-
wood's tincture of veratrum viride,
361-62
"Maternal spirit," 455, 461
Mathewson, Angel, 748
Mathewson, Jeffrey, 748
Mathewson, Lydia, 748, 784
Matteawan Machine & Mfg. Co.,
1128
Meacham, Archibald, 1052
Meacham, David, 106, 745, 748, 1038
Meacham, John, 859
Meacham, Joseph, 333-36, 724-25,
736, 790-92, pp. xx-xxii
338
Index
Meader, Robert F. W., 669
Medicines, 71-73, 81, 86, 88-90, 142-
43, 342, 345-46, 351, 356-59, 361-
63, 441, 638, 831, 842, 1011, 1015-
16, 1018, 1022, pp. 302, 303, 309
The medium and daybreak: a weekly
journal devoted to the history, phe-
nomena, philosophy, and teachings of
spiritualism, 177-78, 200, 420
Med way, N.Y., 1082
The Meeting Room, 1938, Hancock
Shakers, p. 306
Melle, Michael, 1111
Melville, Herman, p. xxiv
Members and officers composing the Sen-
ate of the state of New-York: with their
respective districts, classes, and places
of residence, 1191
Members and officers of the Assembly of
the state of New-York, 1839: with
their places of residence in the city of
Albany and nearest post-office to their
permanent residence, 1190
A memorabilia or miscellaneous collection
of note worthy facts chirographically
preserved, 989
Memorandum of baskets &c. kept by the
basket makers: also directions for
weaving, twilling and proceeding
with the work, recorded from 1855,
1134
A memorandum of particular events, 814
A memorandum of things carried to the
North-house by Samuel and Elizabeth
Johnson in the year 1793 for the use of
the family, 744
A memorial: remonstrating against a cer-
tain act of the legislature of Kentucky
entitled "an act to regulate civil pro-
ceedings against certain communities
having property in common" . . . ,
337
Memorial: to the honorable . . . , 338
Memorial of Sister Polly C. Lewis, 101
Memorial services at East Canterbury,
Mer. Co., N.H., Jan. 9, 1890: m
memory of Sister Mary Whitcher,
whose death occurred the 6th inst. at
6-30 p.m., 442
A memorial to Eldress Anna White and
Elder Daniel Offord, 423
Memorial to the Honorable Edivin M.
Stanton, Secretary of War of the
United States, 1179
Mendon, Dan, 691
Merton, Thomas, 609, 612, p. 311
Metcalf, T. O., Boston, Mass., p. 303
Metzger, Stephen, 610
Military service. See Conscientious
objection; Conscription
Millennial laws: or, gospel statutes and
ordinances adapted to the day of
Christ's second ap^pearing . . . , 724-
25
Millennial laws: section IV; the order of
Christmas, 611
Millennial praises: containing a collection
of gospel hymns in four parts . . . ,
438
Millennium seen in dream vision by Julia
Ward Howe, 281
Miller, Clariss, 739
Millerites, 45, p. xxii
Mining, 1099
Minstrels guide, 884
The mirror of truth: a vision, 7
A miscellaneous collection of spiritual
songs of various dates and origin: First
Order, New Lebanon, 961
Miss Jemty, 1006
The mission and testimony of the Shakers
of the twentieth century to the world:
a lecture delivered at Greenacre, Eliot,
Maine, July 19, 1904, 312
Mission of Alethian believers, called
Shakers, 282
Mockaby, Juliet, 1047
Monell, Robert B., 622
Mormons, 166, 212, p. xxii
Morning star Bible lessons, part I, 284
Morrell, Prudence, 836, 1015-16
Morrison, Arvilla, 877
Morton, A. B., 1182
Morton, J. W., 1182
Index
339
Morton, John P., & Co., Louisville,
Ky., 102
Mot, Dr., 1046
The motherhood of God, 412, 446
Mother's day, Aug. 6, 1774, 1007
Mott, Michael, 612
Mott, Richard, 69
Mount Horeb, p. 304
Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., community. See
New Lebanon, N.Y., community
Mount Lebanon cedar boughs: original
poems, 447
Mount Sinai, 755, 763, 828
Mower, L. L., Concord, N.H., 142
Munsell, J., Albany, N.Y., 435
Munson, Stephen, 750, 1039, 1046,
1053, 1079, 1112, 1137, 1167
Museum collections, 469, 473, 484,
512, 520, 532, 567, 619-21, 630,
635. See also Exhibitions and exhibi-
tion catalogues
Museum of American Folk Art, New
York, N.Y., 503
Museum of Early American Folk Art,
New York, N.Y., 520
Music. See Hymns and hymnbooks
Music, 405
The music of the spheres: dedicated to the
consideration of Robert G. Ingersoll
and to others like-minded, 240
The musical quarterly, 504
Mutual insurance agreement, 339
"My brother, my sister and mother,"
39
My old house, 1002
My precious sister Mary, 448
Myrick, Elijah, 340
Myrick, Elisha, 837
The mystery explained, 14
Names and ages of those who have been
gathered into the church: with the
place of their birth and time of admit-
tance, departures, deaths, &c., 1078
Names of males between the ages of 18
and 45 in the Society at Canterbury,
N.H., 1162
Names of the brethren and sisters as they
were placed in meeting at the time
they mooved into the Brick House,
November 20th, 1831, 1063
Names of the brethren and sisters when
we moved into the Brick House, 1064
Nash, , 1141
Nathan, George Jean, 613
Nathan, Joseph F., 1031
National Gallery of Art, Washington,
D.C., 578, 677, 686
National school diary for Mt. Lebanon
School, 869
The nature and character of the true
church of Christ proved by plain evi-
dences: and shoiving whereby it may
be known and distinguished from all
others . . . , 118-20'
Neagoe, Peter, 349, 1113
Neale, Emma J., 867-68, 1000, 1202,
p. 310
Neale, Emma J., & Co., New Leba-
non, N.Y., 341, p. 302
Neale, Sadie A., 624, 838, 1202, p.
310
New America, 545
New Baltimore, N.Y., 1082
Neiv Canaan Historical Society annual,
698
The new creation, 36
The new earth, 170
The Neiv-Lngland galaxy, 508
Neiu England homestead, 585
New England stoves, 579
New England witchcraft and spiritual-
ism, 111
New favorite cooking recipes of the Shak-
ers and illustrated almanac for '83 &
'84: the story of an accidental discov-
ery, 11
New Hampshire Patriot, 986
The New Hampshire Shakers, 530
New Harmony, Ind., 696
New Lebanon, N.Y., community:
acceptance of children, 734;
apprenticeships, 751, 1188; build-
ings, 1027, 1030-32, 1039, 1072;
340
Index
business conducted at, 1079, 1081,
1085-87, 1089, 1094, 1103, 1106-7,
1112-39, 1144-48; cemetery, 1142;
census of members, 844, 1069-72,
1074, 1078, 1170; charitable contri-
butions, 1155-58; children in, 734;
converts to, 735, 739, 750; diaries
at, 814-15, 819, 831, 834, 836, 838-
45, 850, 855, 859, 861; discharges,
736; education at, 808, 845, 863,
865-71; hymnbooks from, 874-75,
878, 880-84, 890, 893-99, 923, 930,
932-64, 967, 969-70, 972, 978, 983;
inventories of converts, 737, 744,
749, 753; leadership, 718, 730;
meetinghouse, 790, p. 306; men-
tioned, 4, 27, 34, 52, 55, 166, 194,
216, 333-34, 336, 339, 342-59, 361,
363, 367, 369, 373, 391-92, 395,
399, 408, 416-17, 424, 428, 454,
474, 514, 589, 591, 594, 615, 617,
621, 652-53, 655-56, 674, 680, 683,
688, pp. xix, xxi, xxv, 299, 301, 303,
310; photographs of, pp. 297, 298;
poetry and prose from, 997, 1000-
1001, 1005; publications from, 7-9,
24-26, 29-30, 35-36, 40, 70-73, 77,
79, 90, 101, 105, 110-13, 122, 137,
144, 146^7, 150-59, 161-64, 166,
168-74, 176, 179-81, 183-84, 187-
88, 191, 193-94, 196-98, 202-6,209-
10, 212, 214-15, 218-20, 222-26,
232-33, 239, 241, 255, 265, 267-77,
281-93, 296-97, 302, 308, 314
336, 340-41, 344-45, 347-58, 361-
63, 366, 368, 370, 374-77, 384, 387-
88, 390, 399, 407-8, 411, 415, 421,
423, 432-34, 440, 445, 449, 451-53,
455, 459, 467-68; real-estate rec-
ords, 752; recipes from, 1013,
1015-20; relations with other
communities, 1036-44, 1046,
1048-51, 1053-54; spirit messages,
755-56, 759, 764, 776, 781, 784-
87, 790-94, 796-98, 802-3; wills at,
737
New Lebanon School, New Lebanon,
N.Y. See Darrow School; Lebanon
School
Neiv Lebanon Shaker school, district
no. 12, department no. 1: attendance
and recitations of Emma Neal . . . ,
867-68
New Light Baptists, p. xix
New Light Presbyterians, p. xxi
"New moral world" series, no. 3, 513
A new theory of life and species, 383
A new years covenant, January 1868: for
the sisters under 50 years of age, 995
New York & Berkshire Mining Co.,
1099
New York City, Public Library, 614
New York folklore quarterly, 657
New York history, 479-80, 521, 648
New York Kansas Relief Committee,
1160
The New York Shakers and their indus-
tries, 489
New York State, Bureau of Boiler
Inspection, 1189
New York State, Commissioner of
the Revenue, 1140
New York State, Legislature, 470,
1192
New York State, Legislature, Assem-
bly, 615-16, 1190
New York State, Legislature, Senate,
617-18, 1172, 1191, 1196-97
New York State, State Museum,
Albany, N.Y., 2, 15, 477, 619-21,
p. 311
New York State, Supreme Court, 622
New York State Historical Associa-
tion, 648
The New York State Museum's historical
survey and collection of the New York
Shakers, 469
New York Sun, 179
New York Times Magazine, 635, 653
New York Tribune, 161, 214, 226
The Neiv Yorker, 655
Newman, Mary Anne, 991
Newton, Agnes, 360
Newton, R. Heber, 98
Index
341
Niemcewicz, Julian, p. xxiv
Night, Deborah Ann, 991
Nihilism — socialism — Shakerism —
which? 374
Niles, Sophia, 767, 799
Nine Shaker spirituals: with a brief
account of early Shaker soiii^, 632
The 1965 convention, 529
Nisbet, H., & Co., Glasgow, Scot-
land, 149
Niskeyuna, N.Y., community. See
Watervliet, N.Y., community
"Non-resistance," 291
Nordhoff, Charles, 623
North Carolina Folklore, 631
North family, p. xxv
North Union, Ohio, community, 533,
605, 1043, 1173
The North Union story: a Shaker society,
1822-J889 . . . , 533
Norwich, N.Y., 733
Norwood, Sallie M., 1204
Norwood, Wesley C, 361-63
Notable American Women, p. 313
Notes on the meeting room, first floor of
the meeting house: Hancock Shakers,
1034
Notice, 436
Notice! for the benefit of the friends who
call on us, as ivell as for the better
protection of ourselves it has been
thought advisable to adopt the follow-
ing rules for visitors, 364
Notice to our patrons, 433
Noyes, John Humphrey, 624
No. 2: being an additional account of the
conduct of the Shakers in the case of
Eunice Chapman and her children,
with their religious creed, 97
Numerical system of music writing, 968
Nutting, Jonas, 1174-75
Oakes, Nancy, 755
Obermain, Frederick G., 203
Obituary: death of a prominent Shaker in
the community at Watervliet, N.Y.,
172
Obituary: Rufus Crossman, 173
Object lesson in the integrity of design,
653
O'Brien, Harriet Eileen, 625
Observations on church government , by
the presbytery of Springfield . . . ,
323-26, 413^14
Observations on the natural and consti-
tutional rights of conscience: in rela-
tion to military requisitions on the
people called Shakers, 365
O'Connor, Thomas, 626
Office of the Western Star, Lebanon,
Ohio, 462
Office Register and Gazette, Hudson,
N.Y., 192
Official program of the 250th anniversary
celebration of the town of Enfield, Con-
necticut, 627
Offord, Ann, 27, 964
Offord, Daniel, 1, 25, 190, 366-69,
423, 1202
Offord, Miriam, 392
Ogden, Sarah, 1196
Ohio, 818
Ohio Academy of Medical History,
638
Ohio archaeological and historical quar-
terly, 602-3, 605
Ohio state archaeological and historical
quarterly, 638
Olcott, Henry S., 1198
Old Shakertown, 628
Old Shakertown and the Shakers: a brief
history of the rise of the United Society
of Believers in Christ's Second Com-
ing . . . , 576
Ye olde Shaker bells, 560
Old-Time New England, 579, 581
On revelation and united inheritance,
301
One hundred fourth annual report of the
New York State Museum, 621
WO years of Shaker life: centennial of a
communism of peace, 370
The 100th anniversary of the founding of
a community: almanac for 1888, 16
342
Index
One hundredth anniversary of the orga-
nization of the Shaker church, 371
Opdahl, Viola Woodruff, 629
"An open vision," 109
Organizational structure and doc-
trine, 715-30
Oriental spiritualism from the spirit of
Mother Ann Lee to ]. M. Peebles, 375
Origin, rise, progress and decline of the
Whitewater community of Shakers:
located in Hamilton County, Ohio,
602
Original ideas, 174, 211
Original Shaker music: inspirational, 369
Original Shaker music published by the
North family of Mt. Lebanon, Col.
Co., N.Y.,'367
Original Shaker music, volume U, 367
Ormsby, Mrs. F. P., 1002
Osborn, B., Newark, N.J., p. 303
Osborn, David, 1167
Osborne family, 1072
"The other side," 376-77
The other side of the question in three
parts . . . ,317
Ott, John Harlow, 630
Our centennial, the other side {of the
question]: second centennial, 175
"Our parentage," 164
Our thanks, 1000
Our title deeds, 372
Oval boxes, 347, 1151, p. 301
Ovid [pseud.], 1141
Owen, Robert, 696
Packard & Van Benthuysen, Albany,
N.Y., 246, 256, 437, 439
Palmer, A. F., Cornwall Hollow,
Conn., 14
Park, Amelia, 869
Parker, David, 85-86, 460
Parker, Ethel, 1205
Parker, Theodore, 1206
Parker & Bliss, Troy, N.Y., 78
Part I: a closing roll from holy and eter-
nal wisdom, Mother Ann, Father Wil-
liam, and Father James, to the children
of Zion: Part U: a sacred covenant of
our heai'enly parents . . . , 417
The passing of the Shakers, 581
Patents, 1095, 1127, p. 309rSee also
Inventions
Patten, Joseph, 1138
Patterson, Daniel W., 631-32, p. 305
Patterson, David W., 1124
Pattison, Margaret, 27
PB84. See Sotheby Parke Bernet,
PB84
Peabody, John P., 731
Peace Conference (1905), 25, 355,
373, 399, 410, 424, 1202
The peace resolutions, 373
The peaceful life of the Shakers, 15, 90
Peaceful victory, 25
Pearly gate, part lU, 1E7
Pearly gate Bible lessons, part /, 285
Pearly gate Bible lessons, part II, 283,
286
Pearly gate of the true life and doctrine
for believers in Christ, 284-86
Pearson, Charles C, & Co., Con-
cord, N.H., 84
Pearson, Elmer Ray, 633
Peculiarities of the Shakers: described in
a series of letters from Lebanon
Springs in the year 1832, containing
an account of the origin, worship, and
doctrines of the Shakers' society, 516
Peebles, James Martin, 178, 200, 374-
77, 387-88, 634
The peg board, 595
Pelham, Richard W., 37-38, 91-93,
378-80, 846
Pennebaker School, Pleasant Hill,
Ky., 628
The people called Shakers, 79, 490, 1165
The people called Shakers: a search for
the perfect society, 491-92, pp. 304,
312
Pepis, Betty, 635
Pepper, Henry, 965
Perigrinus [pseud.], 328
Perkins, Abraham, 291, 371, 381
Perkins, Martha, 402
Index
343
The persecution of the Shakers, 1210
Peter Paul Book Co., Buffalo, N.Y.,
447
Philadelphia, Pa., International Cen-
tennial Exhibition, 1876. See Inter-
national Centennial Exhibition,
1876
Philanthropos [pseud.], 437
Phillippi, Joseph Martin, 636
Philpot, Elias, 1091
Photographic Views, Shaker Village,
Canterbury, N.H., p. 298
Photographs, pp. 297-300, 310
Photographs of Shaker Village, Mt.
Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y.,
p. 298
"Physical and spiritual light," 164
Piercy, Caroline Behlen, 637
Piercy, Harry D., 637-38
Pillow, William H., 426, 622, 629,
1188
Pioneer functionalists, 639
Pittsfield, Mass., community. See
Hancock, Mass., community
Pittsfield Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass., 399
Plain evidences, by which the nature and
character of the true church of Christ
may be known and distinguished from
all 'others . . . , 118-20 '
Plain talks upon practical, Christian reli-
gion: being answers to ever-recurring
questions concerning the Shakers,
prominently among which is the
answer to "What must an individual
do to be a Shaker?" . . . , 306
Plain talks upon practical religion: being
candid answers to eariwst inquiries,
307
A Plan of New Gloucester, state of
Maine, delineated by Joshua H. Bus-
sell, Alfred, Me., January 1st, 1850,
p. 306
A Plan of Poland, State of Maine, drawn
by Joshua H. Biissell of Alfred, Me.,
January 1st, 1850, p. 306
A plan of the Shaker's lot in Washington
I Mass. I, 743
Pleasant Hill, Ky., community,
538, 560, 570, 576, 608, 628, 671,
1003, 1039, 1044, pp. 297, 310,
314
Poetry, 1, 24, 26, 68, 83, 94, 107, 109,
123, 137, 159, 330-31, 447, 755,
782, 786, 876, 891, 986, 990-92,
994, 996-1004, 1006, 1009-10, 1073,
1149; and prose, 986-1010
Pomeroy, Marcus Mills, 382, 640
Pomeroy's adimnce thought, 640
Pond, Wm. A., & Co.', New York,
N.Y., 367, 369
Pool, Jason Blakeley, 383
Poole, Cyrus O., 384
Poole, Hester M., 641
Porter, Robert, 1207
Portfolio: a magazine for the graphic
arts, 557
Portfolio no. 1, 561
Portfolio number 2, 562
A portrait of the Millennial Church of
Shakers, 546
A portraiture of Shakerism: exhibiting a
general view of their character and
conduct, from the first appearance of
Ann Lee in Neiv-England, down to the
present time, and certified by many
respectable authorities, 125, 835
Postcards, pp. 297, 300
The practical cook-book: containing reci-
pes, directions, &c. for plain cookery:
being the result of twenty years experi-
ence in that art, 528
Pratt, Richard, 642
Precepts of Mother Ann Lee and the
elders, 54
Precious crumbs of heavenly food and
celestial ornaments sent to Mary Haz-
ard from her ever blessed Mother Ann
and other good spirits, 776
Prentis, Oliver, 30, 320
Present day Shakerism, 449
The present truth for the honest enquirer
98
Prefer, Carl Julius, 643
Price, George B., 1083
344
Index
Prince, Walter F., 644
The prodigal's return: as described in
Luke XV, 645
Products of intelligence and diligence:
Shakers Church family . . . , 349,
1113
Products of Shaker industry, 648
Prof. Comstock's experience which turned
the professor from his cruel ways, 314
Programme of peices sung by the Mount
Lebai7on singing class at their regular
singing meeting on the evening of fan.
23rd, 1877: at the meeting room of the
Second Order, 350
Prophesy unseald by the "word of God
reveald out of whose mouth goeth a
sharp sword" . . . brief sketch of Ann
Lee ... , 288
A proposal to save the Shaker community
at Hancock, Massachusetts: its impor-
tance as part of the American herita<^e,
662
Proposed memorial to the late Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, 176
Prose. See Poetry: and prose
Publisher's weekly, 701
Pulsford, John, "412
"Pure vs. adulterated Christianity,"
195
"Purity," 98
Quakers. See Friends, Society of
The queen of the Shakers, 585
Questions about Shakerism, 297
The questions of the day, 8
Quick glimpses of Pleasant Hill: interest-
ing facts; a walking tour with map to
accompany the visitor to Shakertown,
608
Rand, Avery & Co., Boston, Mass.,
234, 236, 380
Rand, Geo. C, & Avery, Boston,
Mass., 824
Rapp, George, 1051. See also Har-
monian Society
Rathbone, Lucy, 966
Reader's glossary: a concise compendium
of characteristic Shakerisms, 646
Real-estate records, 731, 734, 740,
743, 752. See also specific
communities
The reapers, 289
A receipt book commenced 1826, 1103
A receipt for making cakes, crackers,
&c., 1026
Receipts & counsels exclusively for
female diseases, 1016
Recipes and handicraft instructions,
1011-26
A record commencing 1860, 827
A record kept of the several meetings held
upon Mount Sinai by the family orders
on days of the feasts, 828
A record of a visit made by the ministry
at the City of Peace to Holy Mount,
June 23rd, 1844, 852
A record of appointments and changes in
the ministry at Hancock, 717
A record of communications from the
spiritual world for Albert Battles:
given by divine inspiration, first fam-
ily, City of Love, 758
A record of communications from the
spiritual world to Grove Wright:
given by divine inspiration, 810
A record of deaths at New Lebanon,
Watervliet, and Hancock, 1074
A record of divinely inspired communica-
tions and messages, 772
A record of messages and communica-
tio7is given by devine inspiration in
the Second family, City of Peace, 773
A record of messages and communica-
tions given by divine inspiration in the
church at HatKock, commencing in
1840, 774
A record of messages and communica-
tions given by divine inspiration in the
Second family at Pittsfield, 775
Record of names, 1067
A record relating to the Cogar mob and
Boon suit, 328
Reed, Amy, 800
Index
345
Reed, Andrew, 878
Reed, Calvin, 1042
Reed, Polly J., 244, 865, 1005
Reichard, Gladys A., 647
Reid, Calvin C, 816
Reimer, Bennett, 537
Reist, Henry C, 648
Relations among Shaker communi-
ties, 1035-54
Religion in wood: a book of Shaker furni-
ture, 493, p. 312
"The religion of the future," 113
Religio-philosophical journal, 182
Religious communism, 177-78
"Religious sentiment," 164
Remains of Joseph A. H. Sampson . . . ,
391-92
A remarkable old man: Elder Evans at
the age of 80 still bent on reforming
the world, 179
Remarkable prophecy, 418
Remarks on learning and the use of
books: March 10th, 1836, 808
Rembaugh, San Francisco, Calif., 114
Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.,
649, p. 313
Report cards, 862, 865, 867-69. See
also Education; Schooling
Report of the Committee on the Visual
Arts at Harvard University, 566
Report of the select committee on the sub-
ject of the Shakers, 616
Report of the trustees of the United Soci-
ety of Shakers in the town of New
Lebanon, Columbia Co., N.Y., 618
A repository of music containing elemen-
tary and advanced lessons: selected
from the works of able teachers, 385
Reproductions, 525, 561-62, 635, 663,
800
"A request," 107
Respect and veneration due from youth
to age, 303
Resurrection, 26, 180
A return of departed spirits of the highest
characters of distinction . . . , 650
A revieiv of the most important events
relating to the rise and progress of the
United Society of Believers in the west:
with sundry other documents con-
nected with the history of the Society,
329
Review Office Print, Hartford,
Conn., 316
Revolutionary war, p. xix
Rice, Abigail, 1006
Rice, Mary Ann, 870
Richmond, David, 386
Richmond, Mary L., 651
The rise and progress of the serpent from
the Garden of Eden to the present day:
with a disclosure of Shakerism, exhibit-
ing a general view of their real charac-
ter and conduct from the first
appearance of Ann Lee . . . , 126
Robert G. Ingersoll for 1892, 181
Roberts, Florence, 1142
Roberts, John S., 1142, 1148
Robertson, James, 387-88
Robinson, Charles Edson, 389
Robinson, Grace Chess, 652
Roche, Mary, 653
Roe, Richard, 727
The romantic decades, 654
The rostrum, 182
Roueche, Berton, 655
Rubin, Cynthia Elyce, 610
Rude, Hiram, 967
Rugs, 1012
Rules for doing good, 390
Rumford Press, Concord, N.H., 121,
381
Rumford Printing Co., Concord,
N.H., 61
Runyon, William, 1044
Russell, J. G., 109
Russell, James G., 968
Russian famine: a Shaker protest against
closing the World's Fair on Sunday,
183
Sabbath, 184
Sabbathday Lake, Maine, commu-
nity, 23, 103, 258, 311, 864,
346
Index
pp. 297, 305, 310
Sabbaths vs. the people: Shaker address
to the American people, male and
female, 185
Sacred hymns, 1866, 888
A sacred repository of anthems and
hymns for devotional worship and
praise, 66
Safford, William, 1193
Saint George's Hall, London, Eng-
land, 178
Saint John's Abbey and University,
CoUegeville, Minn., 515
"St. Patrick's Cathedral," 271
Sampson, Joseph Adam Hall, 391-
92
Sampson, Proctor, 391-92
Sanborn, Israel, 460, 1053
Sandys, Edwin, Pittsfield, Mass.,
1020
Sanitary engineer, 459
Saratoga, N.Y., 822
Sawyer, Otis, 115, 313, 1176-77
Sayville, N.Y., Methodist Episcopal
Church, Helping Hand Society,
656
Schnider, Elias, 418
Scholastic Magazines, 677
School money, 1117
Schooling, 862-72. See also Education;
Report cards
Schrader, Arthur P., 657
Schultz, P. T., Cincinnati, Ohio, 92
Scientific American, 675
Scientific demonstratiQn of theology,
prophecy, and revelation! 46-47
Scott, John A., 658
The scriptorium, 626
Scudder's Museum, New York,
N.Y., 863
Sears, Chauncy Edward, 393
Sears, Clara Endicott, 394, 625
Seaton, Caty, 1143
Seaver, H. M., 1033-34, p. 306
A second book copied from Br. Alonzo G.
Holister's manuscripts, 832
"The second Eve," 74
"Secret book of the elders," 53-54
Sedgwick Hall, Lenox, Mass., 550,
596
Seed industry, 104, 141, 263, 342,
354, 407, 799, 1039, 1049, 1081,
1087, 1093-94, 1100, 1109, 1119,
1128, 1130, 1132, 1144-45, 1151,
1182, pp. 301-3
Seeley, Josephus, 1194
A selection of hymns and poems, 891
A selection of hymns and poems for the
use of Believers: collected from sundry
authors, 330
A selection of hymns from various
authors, 924'
"Self examination," 291
"Selfish property: a dream by one of
the sisters on the night of Nov. 9,
1877," 375
Self-worship, 412
Serene twilight of a once-sturdy sect: the
Shakers, 659
Seven barks, 352
The seven mountains of Thomas Merton,
612
Seven travails of the Shaker church, 368
The Shaker, 395, 922
Shaker: pattern of practical beauty — mod-
ern then and now, 660
Shaker almanac, 1884, 12
Shaker almanac, 1885: the joys and sor-
rows of a poor old man, 13
Shaker almanac, 1886: the mystery
explained, 14
Shaker almanac, 1891, 18
The Shaker and Shakeress, 395, 922
Shaker and vegetarian: autobiographical
sketch of Robert Aitken, 2
Shaker anthems and hymns: arranged for
dii'ine worship, 396
Shaker architecture, 494
Shaker architecture in Harvard, 690
Shaker art and craftsmanship: an exhibi-
tion at the Berkshire Museum, Pitts-
field, Massachusetts, 518
"The Shaker Arts in Culture: Forces
behind the Forms," p. 314
Index
347
Shaker asthma cure, 71
Shaker bicentennial auction, 699
Shaker carpet and rug beaters, 352
Shaker cemetery: town of Colonic,
Albany County, N.Y., 1076
"Shaker Christianity," 42
Shaker church covenant, 397-98
The Shaker cloak, 341
The Shaker collection of the late
George E. Jordan and Mrs. Gladys C.
Jordan of Epping, N.H.: unreserved
public auction sale, 584
Shaker communism: or, tests of divine
inspiration; the second Christian or
Gentile Pentecostal Church, as exem-
plified by seventy communities of
Shakers in America, 186, 219
Shaker Community, Inc., Hancock,
Mass., p. 301
The Shaker conference, 399
Shaker country, 680
Shaker crafts on viezv, 532
Shaker crafts revived, 663
"Shaker craftsmanship and art," 714
Shaker dwelling sale: North family dwell-
ing . . . , 541
Shaker essay, 187
Shaker Evans, 188
Shaker exhibition . . . furniture, indus-
trial material and textiles of the Shak-
ers of Nezv England and New York
. . . camera studies of the Shaker com-
munities of Hancock, Mass., and
Mount Lebanon, N.Y., 519
The Shaker family almanac, 12-13, 18
Shaker family almanac — 1891, 18
A Shaker festival entitled Mother Ann's
day: told in dialogue and song,
August 16th, 1916, 962
Shaker furniture, 480, 495
"Shaker furniture," 597
Shaker furniture: a book by Edivard
Deming Andreics and Faith Andrezos
on the development of an early Ameri-
can craft, 664
Shaker furniture: the craftsmanship of an
American communal sect, 472, 496-
97, 535, 542, 647, 701, pp. 310, 312
Shaker furniture and objects from the
Faith and Edward Deming Andrews
collections . . . , 649, p. 313
Shaker furniture and other Americana:
the property of a Connecticut collector
recently removed from the South and
West family settlements, Neiv Leba-
non . . . , 688
Shaker hair restorer: restores gray hair to
its natural color, beauty and softness,
and is an excellent toilet dressing, 72-
73
Shaker handicrafts . . . , 703
Shaker herbs and herbalists, 498
Shaker Historical Society, Shaker
Heights, Ohio, 533
Shaker history in the George Arents
Research Library, 526
Shaker horticulture, 499
Shaker house, 642
Slmker hygiene: the dietetic troubles of the
first and nineteenth coituries con-
trasted, 241
Shaker hymnal, 400
Shaker income tax: application to Com-
missioner [Columbus] Delano, 435,
1195
Shaker industries, 610
Shaker influence, 665
Shaker inspirational drawings, 500, 666,
685
Shaker land limitation laws: why Shakers
are decreasing, 189
The Shaker legacy, 592
A Shaker letter, 130
Shaker life and ideals: address before the
International Council of Women, 9
Shaker literature: a bibliography, 651
Shaker literature: books — old and new;
North family, Mount Lebanon, 353
Shaker literature in the rare book room of
the Buffalo and Erie County Public
Library: a bibliography, 71 1
The Shaker look: authentic furniture and
design give a small house forthright-
ness, 667
348
Index
Shaker made: loorthy tradition of fine
craftsmanship, 668
The Shaker manifesto^ 401^ 922
Shaker medicines, 638
Shaker medicines: approved by the regu-
lar faculty; prepared in the United
Society of Shakers, by Dr. Jerub Dyer,
143 '
A Shaker meeting, 308
A Shaker meeting house and its builder,
501
A Shaker mission: results of Elder
Evans's visit to England, 376
The Shaker mission to England: letter
from J. M. Peebles, 377
Shaker Museum Foundation,
Chatham, N.Y., 298, 532, 669, 800,
813, p. 314
Sliaker music, 402-6
Shaker music: inspirational hymns and
melodies illustrative of the resurrec-
tion, life and testimony of the Shakers,
190
Shaker music: original inspirational
hymns and songs illlustrative of the
resurrection, life and testimony of the
Shakers, 367, 369
The Shaker order of Christmas, 502-3
Shaker pentecost, 191
Shaker portfolio: a picture record of an
American community, 712
Sfwker portfolio: Sliaker draivings and fur-
niture from the collection of Dr. and
Mrs. Edward Deming Andrews, 670
Shaker reconstruction of the American
government, 192
"Shaker Religious Arts," p. 312
Shaker reproductions, 635
The Shaker revival, 582, 671
Shaker-Russian correspondence between
Count Leo Tolstoi and Elder F. W.
Evans, 193
Shaker sanitation, 459
Shaker Savings Association, Cleve-
land, Ohio, 672
Shaker Seed Co., New Lebanon,
N.Y., 407, 1144
Shaker sermon, 194
Shaker sermons, scripto-rational: contain-
ing the substance of Shaker theology,
together with replies and criticisms,
logically and clearly set forth, 131-34
The Shaker shaken: or, God's warning to
Josiah Talcott as denounced in a letter
from James Whittaker . . . from an
original manuscript, 456
Shaker simplicity: a photographic study,
713
Shaker songs, 504
Shaker storage, 673
The Shaker story, 243
The Shaker system and a lecture deliv-
ered at Randolph, Cattaraugus Co.,
N.Y., December 9, 1877, 195
Shaker testimony: the gospel of eternal
(aionion) life, proclaimed in the season
of judgement, 290
Shaker textile arts, 558
Shaker tract, no. 1, 304-5, 428
Shaker tract, no. 2, 378
Shaker travail: an essay, 196
A Shaker trust, 590
The Shaker vegetable remedy: for sick
headache, constipation, torpid liver,
etc., 73
Shaker view of marriage, 291
Shaker views and reviews, 197
Shaker Village, Canterbury , N.H., p.
298 (stereograph views), p. 306
(watercolor)
Shaker Village, N.H., community.
See Canterbury, N.H., community
Shaker Village Work Camp, New
Lebanon, N.Y., 653, 674
Shaker Village work camp: co-educational
Berkshire camp for teen-agers, 674
The Shaker washing machine, 675
Shakerism, 198, 676
Shakerism: its meaning and message,
266, 1165-66
Shakerism: or, the romance of a religion,
636
Shakerism: "the possibility of the race,"
199
Index
349
Shakerism and Buddhism, 634
Shakerism and Christian Science,
1202
Shakerism and the Shakers in Georgia,
693
Shakerism in London, 200
Shakerism, its meafiing and message:
embracing an historical account, state-
ment of belief and spiritual experience
of the church from its rise to the pres-
ent day, 450
Shakerism unmasked, or the histon/ of
the Shakers . . . , 264
Shakerne og deres mobelkunst, 559
The Shakers, 389 (Robinson), 563
(Guthe), 598 (Lossing), 672 (Shaker
Savings Assoc), 677 (Art and Man),
p. 305 (film)
The Shakers: a brief summary, 709
Shakers: a correspwndence between Mary
F. C. of Mount Holly City and a
Shaker sister, Sarah L., of Union Vil-
lage, 91-93
Shakers: a short treatise on marriage,
393
The Shakers: a strict and Utopian way of
life has almost vanished, 678
The Shakers: American celibates and
craftsmen who "danced" in the glory
of Cod, 609
Shakers: compendium of the origin, his-
tory, principles, rules and regulations,
government, and doctrines of the
United Society of Believers in Christ's
Second Appearing . . . , 201-2
The Shakers: interesting correspondence,
203
The Shakers: religion and funiture, 633
The Shakers I speech of Robert Wickliffe
in the Senate of Kentucky — Jan.
1831 . . . , 458
The Shakers: who they are and what they
believe, 204
Shakers, N.Y., community. See
Watervliet, N.Y., community
The Shakers, 1774-1954, 586
The Shakers, 1774-1960, 505
Les Shakers Americains: d'un Neo-
christianisme a un Pre-socialisme, 543,
552
"The Shakers and American civiliza-
tion," 566
The Shakers and electrotherapy, 506
Shakers and Koreshans uniting, 205
The Shakers and psychical research: a
notable example of cooperation, 644
Shakers and Shakerism, 513, 641
The Shakers and their belief, 206
The Shakers and their homes, 389
The Shaker's answer to a letter from an
inquirer, 378-79
A Shaker's answer to the oft-repeated
question: "what woidd become of the
world if all should become Shakers?"
37-38, 380
"The Shakers are for peace," 399
Shakers as farmers: a visit to the North
family at Mount Lebanon, 408
The Shakers as pioneers in the American
herb and drug industry, 1203
Shakers choice vegetable seeds, 1145
Shakers' garden seeds raised at Neio
Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y.,
354
A Shaker's ideas, 207-8
The Shakers in a new ivorld, 507
The Shakers in New England, 508
The Shakers in Niskayuna, 679
A Shaker's look into the future, 209, 223
The Shakers' manual, 86
Shakers near Lebanon, state of New-
York, pp. 306-7
The Shakers, now only 12, obseri'e their
200th year, 710
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon extend to
you an invitation to attend a peace
convention in the interest of universal
peace, 355
Shakers of Ohio: fugitive papers concern-
ing the Shakers of Ohio, with unpub-
lished manuscripts, 603
"The Shakers of the New Forest,"
571
Shakers' order sheet for flower and vege-
350
Index
table seeds: D. C. Brainard, agent,
1087
Shakers' price list of fluid and solid
extracts, 356
Shakers' price list of medicinal prepara-
tions, 357
Shakers' price list of medicinal prepara-
tions . . . : herbs, roots, barks, and
powders . . . , 358
Shakers' sabbath: composed of seven
days, 210
Shakers shaking the old creation: the
"first heavens and first earth," 211
Shakers' tooth-ache pellets: always ready
and convenient, 409
A Shaker's viewpoint, 298
A Shaker's views on the land limitation
scheme and land monopoly: and Mor-
mon prosecution, 212
Shakers work for peace, _4ID
"Shaker town," 538
Shanor, Richard, 680
Sharp, Eliza, 836
Shaw, Alex L., New York, N.Y.,
681
Shaw, Levi, 411
Shaw Stocking Co., Lowell, Mass.,
682
Shawknit stockings, 682
"Sheeler and the Shakers," p. 313
Shepherd, James, 736
Shepherd, Walter, 173
Sherer, Mary Jane, 905, 1023
Shirley, Mass., community, 234, 574,
728, 761, 811, 849, 1027, 1031,
1066, 1174, pp. XX, 297, 298
Shirley Shakers, p. 298
Shoes, 1084
A short abridgement of the rules of
music: with lessons for exercise and a
few observations for new beginners,
467-68
A short and interesting account of a
beautiful temple and glorified spirits in
heaven: seen in a vision, 765
A short but comprehensive definition of
Shakerism, 261
A short treatise on the second appearing
of Christ: in and through the order of
the female, 213
The sign of the heavens: the relation of
President Garfield's death to the fulfill-
ment of prophecy, 214
Silliman, Benjamin, 440, 516
Silver Burdett music: teacher's edition I
2 /, 537
Simple gifts, 523
Simple gifts: a bibliography on the Amer-
ican Shakers . . . , 1207
"Sin of wastefulness," 59
Sister Corinne, 75
A sketch of the early history of Pittsfield,
812
Sketch of the life ayid experience of Issa-
char Bates (sen.), 813
A sketch of the life and labors of Richard
McNemar, 604
A sketch of the life and religious experi-
ence of Richard W. Pelham, 846
Sketches of "Shakers and Shakerism":
synopsis of theology of United Society
of Believers in Christ's Second Appear-
ing, 37-38
Skinner, Charles Montgomery, 683
Slater, Samuel, 1112
Slavery, 1048
Sleeper, Nathaniel, 730
Slenker, Elmina D., 130
Slingland, Elizabeth, 1178
Slingland, Walter, 1178
Slocum's pocket diary, 822
Slosson, David, 969
A small family of seven, 655
Smith, Alice', p. 299
Smith, Harriet, 1209
Smith, James, Jr., 733
Smith, Jane Emily, 404, 871
Smith, Joseph Edward Adams
[pseud. Godfrey Greylock], 684,
p. xxii
Smith, Mary, 780
Smith, Sarah E., 970
Smith, Thomas S., 1146
Smith, Walter C, 412
Index
351
Smith & Palmer, Lexington, Ky., 321
Smith College, Northampton, Mass.,
pp. 310, 314
Smith College Museum of Art,
Northampton, Mass., 685-86
Smithsonian, 710
Smoking, 793
Smucker, Samuel M., 687
Sneeden, Jemina, 1024
Soap, 85, 675
Social gathering dialogue between six sis-
ters of the North family of Sliakers,
Mt. Lebanon, Columbia County,
N.Y., 27
"Social gathering of the junior order
of Believers of Mount Lebanon, in
the pine grove, Canaan, Columbia
County, N.Y.," 395
Social life and vegetarianism, 28
Society of Friends. See Friends, Soci-
ety of
The Society of Shakers: rise, progress and
extinction of the Society at Cleveland,
Ohio, 605
Society of Spiritualists, 182
Sodus Bay, N.Y., community, 1046
"The solution of the labor problem,"
198
Some examples of the manner of address
to be used by Believers in their saluta-
tion to each other, 801
Some lines in verse about Shakers: not
published by authority of the society so
called, 68 '
Song and story, 76
"A song of rejoicing," 804
Songs of various kinds & proper scratch
book, 963
Sotheby Parke Bernet, PB84, New
York, N.Y., 688
Soule, Melissa, 27
South family events, 820
South Union, Ky., community, 128
132-34, 136, 626, 702, 971, 1039,
1047, pp. 297, 314
Southwest ly Vieio of Shaker Village,
Alfred, 1849, p. 306
Southwick, Jonathan, 1062, 1183
Souvenir of Enfield, New Hampshire,
689
Spalding & Storrs, Hartford, Conn.,
940
Speaking Shakerism: young men in
Switzerland propose to form a commu-
nity, 215
A special call and invitation, 262
Spencer, OUive, 797
Spining, David, 247-51
Spires, Richard, 1031
The spirit life, 122
Spirit messages. See Spiritualism and
spirit messages and specific
communities
"The Spirit of Shaker Gardening,"
p. 315
Spirits the Shakers saw: Wm. Eddy's
works at Mt. Lebanon — marvelous
materializations — a son and daughter
of Belshazzar appear — the man who
wrote upon the wall, 216
A spiritual journal commenced June 1st,
1841, 764
Spiritual life, 39
Spiritual materialization: Elder Evans, of
the Shaker community, sets forth the
significance of the manna that fed the
Israelites, 217
The spiritual teacher: why the Shakers
are entitled to a candid hearing, 419-
20
Spiritualism among the Shakers, 65
Spiritualism and spirit messages, 52,
55, 65, 122, 168, 170-71, 177-78,
182, 216, 244-45, 255, 268, 302,
375-76, 384, 644, 755-65, 768-69,
772-77, 779-81, 784-87, 790-84,
796-800, 802-7, 810, 1022, 1073,
1198-99, pp. xxi-xxii
Spiritualism as organized by the Shakers,
384
Spirituality as expressed in song: com-
munism and its renunciation of all
that is worldly including the universal
system of musical notation — weird
352
Index
hymns and dances in use in the old
Shaker village in Connecticut, 707
Springfield, Ohio, Presbytery, 413-14
Springfield Public Library, 1209
Standerin, Abraham, p. xvii
Standerin, Ann Lees. See Lee, Ann
Standish, Elizabeth, 50
Stanhope Press, Boston, Mass., 400
Stanton, Edwin M., 1166, 1176, 1179
State Street Bank, Boston, Mass., 690
Stecher Lith. Co., Rochester, N.Y.,
1145
Stephens, Alice Barber, 705
Stephens, Annie Rosetta, 452, p. 310
Stephenson, John S., 1210
Stereographic views, p. 297
Stetson, Charlotte Perkins, 415
Steward, Rheuama, 747
Stewart, Amos, 1055-56
Stewart, Bessie, 60
Stewart, Philemon, 416-17, 802-3,
850, 1133
Stickney, Prudence, p. 310
Stockin (Stocking), Thomas, 1183
Stockings, 682
Stoddard, L. L., 159
Stoffel, Margaretha, 418
Stone, Henry M., 691
Stone, Horatio, 691
Stone, Julia A., 691
Storer, Wealthy, 851-52
The story of a piano, 591
The story of Shakerism, 228-29
"The story of the Shakers," 10
The story of the Shakers and some of
their favorite cooking recipes: calendar
for 1882, 10
Stoves, 579, 1200
Strobridge, Emma, 66
Strong, A. L., Suffield, Conn., 11, 15
Stroud, Thomas, 419-20
The styles and comparative sizes of the
Shakers' chairs, 434
A suggestion, 218
A summary view of the Millennial
Church, or United Society of Believers
(commonly called Shakers), 256-57, 1090
Sun Printing Co., Pittsfield, Mass.,
221
Sunday service: Shaker Village, Mercer
County, N.H., July 31-Oct. 16,
1881, 87
Supplementary rules of the Shaker com-
munity, 33, 421
A survey of the farm of John P. Peabody,
731
Susanna and Sue, 705
Synopsis of doctrine taught by Believers
in Christ's Second Appearing, 292-93
Syracuse Post-Standard, Syracuse,
"N.Y., 399 .
Syracuse University, George Arents
Research Library. See George
Arents Research Library
T., Rhoda, 1006
Table monitor: I stood amid a bounteous
banquet hall, 422
Table monitor: gather up the fragments
that remain, that nothing be lost —
Christ, 79
Taghconic: or, letters arid legends about
our summer home, 684
The tailor's division system: founded
upon and combined with actual meas-
urement; containing thirty diagrams
and designs, reduced to mathematical
principles, 135
Talcott, Josiah, 53, 438, 456, 729
Talcott family, 1072
Tallmadge, Mr., 617
Tanner, Henry, 1137
Tanning, 1137
Taxation, 435, 1184, 1195
Taylor, Eliza Ann, 451
Taylor, Leila Sarah, 231, 266, 423,
450, 1007, 1165-66
Taylor, Polly Ann, 972
Taylor, William, & Co., New York,
N.Y., 68
Taylor's Hall, Amenia, N.Y., 167
Teacher's testimonial, 865
"A test case at Lebanon," 158
Testimonies concerning the character and
Index
353
ministry of Mother Ann Lee and the
first witnesses of the gospel of Christ's
seco7td appearing ■ ■ ■ , 439
Testimonies of the life, character, revela-
tions and doctrines of our ever blessed
Mother Ayin Lee, and the elders with
her, 53-54
The testimony of Christ's second apypear-
ing . . . , \bl-bb, 1136
Testimony of Jesus concerning marriage:
"marriage, — Jesus and the Shakers,"
260
Tests of divine inspiration: or, the rudi-
mental principles by which true and
false revelation, in all eras of the
ivorld, can be unerringly discrimi-
nated, 186, 219
Textiles, 558, 697, p. 305
That beautiful city: "glorious things are
spoken of thee, O city of God"; Psalm
LXXXVll. 3, 360
The theatre, 613
Theosophical Society, 1198, 1202
This too helps, 424
Thomas, James Cheston, 1211
Thomas Broivn and his pretended history
of the Shakers: correspondence between
Seth Youngs Wells . . . and Prof.
Benjamin Silliman of Yale College,
440
Thome, Mrs. James Ward, 512
Thoughts concerning deity, 112
Three villages, 574
Tilden, , 1194
Tillinghast, Joseph, 425, 742
Tillinghast, Joseph S., New Bedford,
Mass., 303
Tinw: the weekly neiosmagazine , 639
To our well beloved mother in Israel,
Eldress Eliza Ann Taylor: whose spirit
passed "within the iml" November 28,
1897, in the 87th year of her age, 451
To Sister Sarah Collins on her SOth
birthday, 137
To the finder: remember me^ Clws. B., 992
To the Pittsfield Sun: New Zealand let-
ter, 40
To the Senate of the state of New-York,
1196
"To the Sphinx," 159
To the trustees of the United Society of
Shakers of Neiv Lebanon, N.Y., 267
Tobacco. See Smoking
Tolstoi, Leo, 193, 766
Topsfield, Mass., 731
Total amount of pension money ivhich
might have been received from govern-
ment by members ivho served in the
war of the Revolutio)i and subse-
quently joined the Society of Shakers
in Alfred and Neiv Gloucester, state of
Maine, 1177
Trace, Timothy, Peekskill, N.Y., 692
Trade catalogues. See Catalogues:
commercial
Transactions of the Historic Society of
Lancashire and Cheshire . . . , 571
Transactions of the Ohio mob: called in
the pidilic papers, "an expedition
against the Shakers," 466, 818
Travel, 680
Travel accounts, 818, 822, 829, 831,
833, 836, 852, 859-60, 1050
Traveling exhibitions & color slides, 578
Traver, Mortimer, 973
Treatise on Shaker theology, 220
Trial of the Shakers for an attempt to
restrain the wife and three children of
William H. Pillow . . . , 426
True source of happiness, 452
"The truth is marching on," 281
Turner, Gideon, 753
Turner, Margaret, 1060
Turney, J. H., New York, N.Y., 51
Twenty-fifth report of the director of the
Division of Science and the State
Museum, 619
Twenty-sixth report of the director of the
Division of Science and the State
Museum, 620
"The two fires," 30
Two orders, Shakerism and republican-
ism: the American church and Ameri-
can civil goivrnment , coequal and
354
Index
separate, the new heavens and new
earth, 221
Two years' experience among the Shak-
ers: being a description of the manners
and customs of that people, the nature
and policy of their government , their
marvelous intercourse with the spirit-
ual world, the object and uses of
confession, 300
Tyner, Paul, 427
Types of Christ and manner of his second
coming, 136
Tyringham: old and new, 658
Tyringham, Mass., community, 339,
658, 758, 810, 851, 1023, 1030,
1065, 1159, pp. 297, 304
Under the sheet: a recital of facts, 77
The undiscovered country, 575
Union Office, Harrodsburg, Ky.,
337
Union Village, Ohio, community,
mentioned, 91-93, 931, 935, 943,
1047-48, 1161, p. 314; photographs
of, p. 297; publications from, 91,
127, 135, 244, 261-62, 315, 318,
329, 464
United inheritance, 109
United Pub. Co., Glasgow, Scotland,
149
United States Library of Congress.
See Library of Congress
United States National Gallery of
Art. See National Gallery of Art
Universal Peace Meeting, Mystic,
Conn., 454
Universal Peace Union, 153, 308
The universal republic: a Shaker pronun-
ciainento, 222
University of Maine, Studies, 2d series,
no. 19^ 546
"Unpardonable sin," 36
"Unselfish interest," 30
U.S. camera magazine, 712
Vail, James Palmer, 974
Valentine, Robert, 45, 1146
Van Benthuysen, Charles, & Sons,
Albany, N.Y., 147, 202, 257, 305,
342, 378, 428, 465, 1128
Vance, John B., 1176
Vanderbilt's candy church: the kings of
the kitchen, 359
Van Horn, Geo. W., Johnsonburg,
N.J., 18
Van Houten, Phebe, 975
Vanity fair: the kaleidoscopic review of
modern life, 613
Vanstory, Burnette, 693
Van Valen, Martha, 51
Van Vleet, Abram, 327
Vaughan, Malcolm, 694
Vegetarianism, 2, 28, 144-45, 215,
453, 783. See also Eating and drink-
ing customs
Vegetarianism among Shakers: repub-
lished from "the Counsellor," 453
Veratrum viride, 363
Verse book no. 2nd: spiritual gifts for
spiritual edification, commenced some-
time in 1846, 976
Vice, 29
Views of the North Family Shakers,
p. 298 '
Viezvs of Shaker Village, Enfield, Conn.,
p. 298
Vikalen (angel), 803
Vincent, Henry, 10, 428, 1199
Virginia Gazette, p. xviii
A visionary dream, 760 >
"Visions," 109
Visions of the heavenly sphere: a study
in Shaker religious art, 509, pp. 301,
312
Visions, spirit communications, religious
experience, narrative pieces, poems,
and sketches from different authors,
757
Visit to the Shakers, 382
A visit to the Shakers of East Canter-
bury, N.H., 95
Vital statistics, 1055-78
Vogue, 652
Voices from Mount Lebanon, 454
Index
355
Volk, A., Pittsfield, Mass., 695
Volk's "fruit canner," 695
Wagan, R. M., & Co., New Leba-
non, N.Y., 429-34, 1089, 1123,
1142, 1147-48
Wagan, Robert M., pp. 303-4
YJ ail of a striker, 150
Walker, David S., 537
Wall, Miriam, 138
War positively unchristian, 113
Ward, Artemus [pseud.], 527
Ward, Durbin, 435, 1195
Warder, William S., 696
Wardley, James, 787, pp. xvii-xviii
Wardley, Jane, pp. xvii-xviii
Wardweil, Benjamin F., 978
Warner, John, 1035
Washing machines and laundry, 84-
85, 675, 1013, p. 302
Washington, Mass., 743
Watercolors, p. 306
Watervliet, N.Y., community, build-
ings, 1030; business conducted at,
1149; census of members, 1074-76,
1170, 1180; charitable contribu-
tions, 1158; children in, 1196; dia-
ries at, 853-54, 858; education at,
872; failure of, 820; hymnbooks
from, 873, 876, 925-29, 979-82;
mentioned, 172, 230, 436, 514, 621,
679, 1031, 1059, pp. xix, 299, 302;
photographs of, p. 297; poetry and
prose from, 1008; publications
from, 131, 199, 306, 395, 436; rela-
tions with other communities,
1039, 1049; spirit messages, 803-7
Watervliet, Ohio, community, 247,
319-20, 330, 1050
Watland, Gerald R., 573
"We live in a Shaker village, " 652
Weaving, 1012, 1014, p!" 300
Webster, Ruth, 74
Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany, N.Y.,
4, 27, 37-38, 54, 131, 190, 195, 240,
299, 343, 346, 444
Weeks & Potter, Boston, Mass., 441
Welln\an, Rita, 697
Wells, Seth Youngs, 43, 53-54, 120,
246-53, 256-57, 365, 437-40, 808,
872, 1051, 1090, 1150
Wentworth, Lois, 371
Wertkin, Gerard C, 698
Wesley, John, 390, p. xvii
West Publishing Co.'s docket, 590
West Union, Ind., 1048, 1051
Western Reserve Historical Society,
Cleveland, Ohio, 425, 699
Wetherbee, Martha, 700
Wetherell, Martha, 1142
What is in a name? 150
What shall I do to be a Shaker? 67
What the future will be: a Shaker's long
look ahead, 209, 223
Wheaton, Deborah, 855
Wheeler, Elsie, 385
Wheeler, Lewis, 1194
Wheeler, Monroe, 701
Wheeler, Olive, 1026
Whitaker, Thomas, 702
Whitcher, Mary, 109, 441-42
White, A. J., New York, N.Y., 10-18,
88-89, 359, p. 303
White, Anna, 34, 164, 231, 266, 271,
423, 443-55, 461, 1009, 1165-66,
1202, pp. 298, 313
White, Jefferson, Thompsonville,
Conn., 141, 142, 1151
White, Robert, Jr., 1009
White, Vassal, 1141
White cross celibacy, 224
White Oak, Ga., community, 693,
p. 297
Whitefield, George, p. xvii
Whitehead, Cyrus J., 1168
Whitewater, Ohio, community, 602,
1052, p. 314
Whitlaw, Charles, 1197
Whitman, Walt, 598
Whitney, John, 1175
Whitney, William Y., 1072
Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York, N.Y., 588, 703, p. 310
Whitson, Robley Edward, 704
356
Index
Whittaker, James, 59, 333-36, 417,
729, 773, 802, 806, 809
Who are the Shakers? 510
Who is Ann Lee?: what evidence is there
that she is the second messiah, 225
The whore of Babylon unmasked: or, a
cure for orthodoxy; being a letter
addressed to Richard Mott of New
York, 69
The why being the what, 704
Wickersham, George M., 457, 983
Wickliffe, Robert, 458
Wier, Amy, 755
Wiggin, Kate Douglas, 705
Willard, W., 1054
Willey, Louisa, 984
William Hayes Fogg Art Museum,
Cambridge, Mass., 706
William Pillow: his life among the Shak-
ers, 629
Williams, A. W., 1029
Williams, Emily, 707
Williams, John E., 1160
Williams, John S., 708-9
Williams, M. Parker, Hudson, N.Y.,
211
Williams, Nathan, 1181
Williams, Richard L., 710
Williams, William, 1077
Williamsburg Antiques Forum, p.
310
Wilson, Hannah, 985, 1060
Wingate, Charles F., 459
Winkley, Francis, 460, 1053
Winter, Esther C, 711
Winter, William F., 479-80, 496-97,
519, 522, 596, 712-13, pp. 300, 310
Winterthur Museum. See Henry
Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum
Wisdom's Valley, 804, 807
Woman's mission, 455
A wonderful little world of people, 544
Wood, George W., New York, N.Y.,
118-19
Wood, Jonathan, 856, 1054, 1135,
1137, 1140
Wood, Sampson, 762
Wood, Samuel, New York, N.Y., 863
Woodenware, 3
Woods, Jonathan, 1152
Woods, Joseph, 461
Woodwork and woodworking, 697,
p. 300
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester,
Mass., 714
The word of holy and eternal wisdom:
directed to the beloved ministry at
Wisdom's Valley; to be dealt with
according as their wisdom may direct;
written by inspiration, commencing
May 3d, 'l844, 807
Wordly, James, 785
Words of a shining roll sent from Holy
Mother Wisdom to Brother Rufus
Bishop, July 10th, 1842: copied from
the original, 759
Words of the second roll: read In/ the holy
and searching angel of light and truth,
sent forth by holy and eternal ivisdom
in charity and love to the inhabitants
of Zion, >98
Words on a card sent from Holy Mother
Wisdom to Lydia Mathewson, July
10th, 1842, 784
Words on a card sent from Holy Mother
Wisdom to Miranda Barber, July 10th,
1842, 756
Work and worship: the economic order of
the Shakers, 511, p. 312
The work of Shaker hands: from the col-
lection of Dr. and Mrs. Edioard Dem-
ing Andrews and the Index of
American Design, the National Gal-
lery of Art, 686
Works Progress Administration, Fed-
eral Art Project. See Federal Art
Project
The World's Advance-thought Enve-
lope Line, Portland, Oreg., 278
World's Columbian Exposition, Chi-
cago, 111., 183, 185
The World's Fair: a letter, 226
The World's Fair: shall it be closed one
Index
357
day in the week to please a certain
sect, 227
Worship and work: Saint John's Abbey
and University. 1856-1956, 515
Worship service, p. xviii
Why am I a Christian, 173
Wright, Anna, 438
Wright, Eleanor Hayes, 317
Wright, Eleazer [pseud.], 329, 464
Wright, Grove, 742, 810, 857
Wright, Lucy, 245, 725, 777, 786-87,
797, 805, 858, 1040, 1149, p. 313
Wright, Zadock, 730
Wyeth, N. C, 705
Yale University library gazette, 490
Yankee, 586
Yea and nay: "blessed are the peace mak-
ers"; visit to the Shakers at Mount
Lebanon, New York, 640
The Yorker, 629
Youngs, Benjamin Seth, 323, 462-66,
859-60, 1136
Youngs, Isaac Newton, 60, 295-96,
467-68, 661, 861, 894, 1010, 1078
The youth's guide in Zion and Holy
Mother's promises: given by inspira-
tion at New Lebanon, N.Y.,
January 5, 1842, 55
Yale College, New Haven, Conn.,
440
Zion on Clapboard Hill: the New Canaan
Shakers, 1810-1812, 698
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