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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Shape-note singing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Aldine S. Kieffer letter

 Collection — Box BW 43, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16663
Content Description

This collection contains a single letter from Aldine S. Kieffer to an E.M.[?]dder on Kieffer's business letter head in Dayton, Virginia. Kieffer was a publisher, music teacher, and promoter of the use of Shape Note music. The letter states that he likes the tune and will place it in the Musical Million, a publication that was a leading tool to promote Shape Note music, that was edited by Kieffer. He also mentions a rude communication from a Mr. Robertson.

Dates: 1 August 1881