Baptist Standard Hymnal
date: label: date made
content: 1924
label: copyright date
content: 1924
name: label: associated person
content: Burroughs, Nannie Helen
notes: label: Description
content: Red hymnal with gold lettering on front cover that reads, "Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings." The cover shows signs of wear and is taped together with black and red tape. On the inside of the front cover is stamped text that reads, "The National Training School for Women and Girls, Lincoln Heights, Washington, DC." The copyright page indicates that it was published in 1924 by the Sunday School Publishing Board, National Baptist Convention, USA, Nashville, Tennessee. The hymns in the book are organized by themes such as "The Christian--Aspiration," "Worship and Praise," and "Temperance." The hymn titles include "How Tedious and Tasteless the Hours," "O For a Faith that Will Not Shrink," and "How Long, O Lord, How Long?"
label: Description
content: Inserted in the book is a yellow piece of paper with typed text stating, "HER HYMN BOOK/ HER RICH MELODIOUS VOICE AS OFTEN HEARD SINGING HER FAVORITE HYMN, 'I'M ON THE SHINING PATHWAY.' AFTER DELIVERING HER ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE WOMEN'S CONVENTION, THEY WAITED TO HEAR HER RICH VOICE." "Her" in this text refers to Nannie Helen Burroughs. The referenced hymn is not in the hymnal and may have been removed from or fallen out of the book.
label: Description
content: The hymnal shows signs of wear throughout the entire book. Tape is used in places to hold together pages and the binding.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: District of Columbia
topic: label: general subject association
content: African American History
label: general subject association
content: Women's History
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Nannie Helen Burroughs School
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0342.031
label: accession number
content: 1978.0342
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Hymnbook
label: Object Name
content: book, hymn
label: Object Name
content: hymnal
label: Object Type
content: Hymnal
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 6 in x 1 3/4 in; 24.13 cm x 15.24 cm x 4.445 cm