Songbook

Name/Title

Songbook

Entry/Object ID

0001.001

Description

Small leather bound book with two leather hinges or straps, one strap missing. Signed by Margaret Blosser. Written in German.

Context

"I find this signature interesting, because another document signed by Margaret Blosser, specifically deeds in the possession of the Eastern Mennonite Historical Library, are signed with her mark." - Norman Blosser Coffman

Collection

Blosser Collection

Category

Religious, Music

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Songbook

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Book, Music

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Composition, Musical

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

4 in

Book Details

Date Published

1821

Place Printed

City

Lancaster

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Location

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

June 5, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Tear

Notes

missing one strap/hinge

Provenance

Notes

Jonas and Margaret Burkholder Blosser, Harrisonburg, VA

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

August 26, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 2, 2026