Theme: Gentility and Respectability

46 volumes

Representative works that thematize gentility, a respectable social status theoretically attained by means of appropriate personal behavior independent of wealth.

First page of A First Book in Hymns and Worship

A First Book in Hymns and Worship (1925)

Edith Lovell Thomas

First page of Consolation

Consolation (1884)

James R. Murray

First page of Contributions to the Hymnody of the Church

Contributions to the Hymnody of the Church (1874)

J. S. B. Hodges

First page of Echoes of Paradise

Echoes of Paradise (1903)

Thoro Harris

First page of Favorite Anthems

Favorite Anthems (1902)

J. M. Hunt | John McPherson

First page of Fillmore's Christian Choralist

Fillmore's Christian Choralist (1864)

Fillmore | A. D.

First page of Flower Praise

Flower Praise (1886)

Clara Louise Burnham | George F. Root

First page of Fresh Flowers

Fresh Flowers (1885)

Emma Pitt

First page of Gems for the Sunday-Schools

Gems for the Sunday-Schools (1902)

B. B. Beall

First page of Glad Tidings

Glad Tidings (1867)

R. M. McIntosh

First page of Hermon

Hermon (1873)

R. M. McIntosh

First page of Hymnal for the Sunday School

Hymnal for the Sunday School (1915)

E. C. Cronk

First page of Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1878)

Levi Scott | Matthew Simpson | Edward R. Ames | Thomas Bowman | William L. Harris | Randolph S. Foster | Isaac W. Wiley | Stephen M. Merrill | Edward G. Andrews | Gilbert Haven | Jesse T. Peck | Eben Tourjée | Joseph P. Holbrook

First page of Jubilee Songs

Jubilee Songs (1872)

Biglow & Main

First page of Love and Praise

Love and Praise (1883)

W. Ludden | G. O. Robinson

First page of Manly's Choice

Manly's Choice (1892)

Basil Manly

First page of Melodious Songs

Melodious Songs (1909)

Marvin H. Prather

First page of Musical Leaves for Sabbath Schools

Musical Leaves for Sabbath Schools (1865)

Philip Phillips

First page of Negroes Looking Up!

Negroes Looking Up! (1905)

G. W. Hynes

First page of Palmer's Normal Collection of Sacred Music

Palmer's Normal Collection of Sacred Music (1872)

H. R. Palmer

First page of Recitations Song and Story

Recitations Song and Story (1900)

Stephen V. R. Ford

First page of Redeemer's Praise

Redeemer's Praise (1881)

T. C. O'Kane

First page of Religious Folk Songs of the Negro

Religious Folk Songs of the Negro (1909)

Thomas P. Fenner

First page of Sabbath School no. 2

Sabbath School no. 2 (1860)

Horace Waters

First page of Sabbath-School Offering

Sabbath-School Offering (1855)

Mrs. Martin | Thos. O Summers

First page of Sacred Selections for Men's Voices

Sacred Selections for Men's Voices (1896)

O. L. Fogle

First page of Singing on the Way

Singing on the Way (1882)

Belle M. Jewett | J. P. Holbrook

First page of Slayton's Jubilee Singers

Slayton's Jubilee Singers

Slayton's Jubilee Singers

First page of Songs of Praise and Service

Songs of Praise and Service (1912)

E. B. Chappell | Wm. J. Kirkpatrick

First page of Songs Sermons

Songs Sermons (1880)

Philip Phillips

First page of Sunshine and Flowers

Sunshine and Flowers (1894)

Emma Pitt

First page of The Helping Hand

The Helping Hand (1878)

W. T. Giffe | J. H. Rosecrans

First page of The Methodist Hymnal

The Methodist Hymnal (1905)

First page of The Missouri Harmony

The Missouri Harmony (1850)

Allen D. Carden | Charles Warren

First page of The New Casket

The New Casket (1877)

G. O. Robinson

First page of The New Hymn and Tune Book

The New Hymn and Tune Book (1880)

First page of The Palace of Song

The Palace of Song (1900)

Emma Pitt

First page of The Sacred Harp

The Sacred Harp (1847)

T. B. Mason

First page of The Sacred Harp

The Sacred Harp (1850)

Lowell Mason | T. B. Mason

First page of The Soldier's Pocket-Book

The Soldier's Pocket-Book (1861)

First page of The Temple Star

The Temple Star (1877)

B. C. Unseld | Aldine S. Kieffer

First page of The Wesleyan Hymn and Tune Book

The Wesleyan Hymn and Tune Book (1859)

L. C. Everett

First page of The Woman's Hymnal

The Woman's Hymnal (1892)

Henry Schwing

First page of The Wreath of Gems

The Wreath of Gems (1879)

V. T. Barnwell

First page of Vocal Music Simplified

Vocal Music Simplified (1855)

James M. Deems

First page of Young People's Temperance Chorus Book

Young People's Temperance Chorus Book (1911)

Anna A. Gordon