Created by
Hampton Singers, American, founded 1870
Subject of
Hampton University, American, founded 1868
Beecher, Henry Ward, American, 1813 - 1887
Date
1873
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 6 7/16 in. (24.8 × 16.4 cm)
H x W (open): 9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in. (24.8 × 31.9 cm)
Description
This song program is a bifolio sheet with text and images on all four pages. The front page has text at the top that reads "Slave Songs of the South by the Hampton Colored Students." The page is divided into three sections of text. The middle section is titled "PROGRAMME -Part First” and the last section "PART SECOND." Under first and second parts are numbered lists of songs, some with notations. The entire text is surrounded by a thin line border with decorative corners. The two inside pages are covered with printed text in the form of handwritten script. The back page has text at the top that reads "HAMPTON / Normal and Agricultural Institute." Underneath is a lithographed image of a large building with the caption "VIRGINIA HALL- Now being erected."
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place depicted
Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
programs
Topic
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Singers (Musicians)
Slavery
Spirituals (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.48
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf83962c-146c-40aa-b49f-aaea59729597

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