Frederic Mayer Bird papers, 1846 -- 1910

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1862 -- 1902

This series is open for research.

0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes

This series contains correspondence sent to Bird over the course of his career. Many of his correspondents are other clergymen involved in the study and publication of hymns. Topics common to the correspondence include establishing a hymn's authentic text or identifying its author, as well as the buying, selling, and trading of hymnbooks.

This series is arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent.



Box 1 Folder 1 Benton, A.A. (Angelo Ames), 1883 -- 1884


Box 1 Folder 2 Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser) and F.M. Bird, 1886 -- 1889


Box 1 Folder 3 Colesworthy, Daniel Clement, 1880


Box 1 Folder 4 Coxe, A. Cleveland (Arthur Cleveland), 1880


Box 1 Folder 5 Eddy, Zachary, 1871 -- 1880


Box 1 Folder 6 Hastings, Thomas S. (Thomas Samuel) and F.M. Bird, 1891


Box 1 Folder 7 Hatfield, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1864 -- 1867


Box 1 Folder 8 Hitchcock, Roswell D. (Roswell Dwight), 1880 -- 1884


Box 1 Folder 9 Horder, W. Garrett (William Garrett), 1887 -- 1888


Box 1 Folder 10 Jackson, Samuel M. (Samuel Macauley), 1882 -- 1883


Box 1 Folder 11 Jennings, Francis, 1867 -- 1868


Box 1 Folder 12 McLean, Mary D., 1893 -- 1894


Box 1 Folder 13 Mearns, James, 1883 -- 1886


Box 1 Folder 14 Murray, J.O., 1867 -- 1868


Box 1 Folder 15 Nason, Elias, 1880


Box 1 Folder 16 Nutter, C.S. (Charles Sumner), 1888 -- 1889


Box 1 Folder 17 Odenheimer, W.H. (William Henry), 1871


Box 1 Folder 18 Palmer, Ray, 1881


Box 1 Folder 19 Park, Edwards A. (Edwards Amasa), 1862 -- 1863


Box 1 Folder 20 Putnam, A.P. (Alfred Porter), 1880 -- 1881


Box 1 Folder 21 Raff, George W., 1865 -- 1867


Box 1 Folder 22 Randall, William H., 1880


Box 1 Folder 23 Schenck, N.H. (Noah Hunt), 1865 -- 1868


Box 1 Folder 24 Schmucker, B.M. (Beale Melanchthon), 1871 -- 1885


Box 1 Folder 25-26 Sedgwick, Daniel, 1864 -- 1878


Box 1 Folder 27 Smith, M.B. (Marshall B.), 1867


Box 1 Folder 28 Stoever, M.L. (Martin Luther), 1865


Box 1 Folder 29 Thin, James, 1886 -- 1887


Box 1 Folder 30 Thompson, A.C. (Augustus Charles), 1863 -- 1869


Box 1 Folder 31 Washburn, E.A. (Edward Abiel), 1867 -- 1871


Box 1 Folder 32 White, William O. (William Orne), 1873 -- 1874


Box 1 Folder 33 Whittingham, W.R. (William Rollinson), 1865 -- 1868


Box 1 Folder 34 Wolcott, Samuel, 1880 -- 1882



Box 2 Folder 1 Publishers, 1863 -- 1902


Box 2 Folder 2 General, 1865 -- 1902

Index of General Correspondents : Andrews, W.G. Anketell, John Benedict, S. (Samuel), Camp, H.C. Chute, William E. Diehl, George Duffield, Samuel W. (Samuel Willoughby) Hills, E.M. Howe, M.A. De Wolfe (Mark Anthony De Wolfe) Kellogg, Alfred H. Krotel, G.F. (Gottlob Frederick) Lamberton, J.P. Lorenz. E.S. (Edmund Simon) Loy, M. Marseilles, Charles Martens, D.M. Nelson, H.W., Jr. Paine, Silas H. Palmer, Anna Maria D. Roth, H.W. Schaff, Daniel I. Schaff, Philip Schaeffer, C.W. Sheeleigh, M. Spofford, A.R. (Ainsworth Rand) Wilkins, J.J.