Name/Title
Loper Family Hymnals, 1877-1902Entry/Object ID
2020.230.003Scope and Content
Collection of hymnals and religious books belonging to members of the Loper/Palmer Family:
*"Hand-Book of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America," 1897, owned by Alexander P. Loper ("1899" written on front cover). Includes list of Connecticut Chapters, including Calvary Church in Stonington.
*"Hymnal and Programme: Seventeenth National Convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Boston, Massachusetts, October 8-12, 1902," (belonged to Alexander P. Loper?)
*"Gospel Hymns No. 2," given to Richard F. Loper by his mother, 1884. "Ms. Libbie Loper" also written on pencil on the front cover. Fragile condition.
*Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs," inside front cover reads: "Libby 12/25/77, Richard Loper, 1881"
*"The Book of Common Prayer," pocket sized, given to Bessie Loper by her mother, March 26, 1897