Papers, 1783-1916.

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Papers, 1783-1916.

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Contains papers of the Henkel family of New Market, Va., the bulk of which include letters, religious documents and newspapers, and advertisements published by the Henkel Press. Also present are some Henkel family history materials and business documents and miscellaneous secular materials. Letters, either in German or English, include correspondence mostly to and from North Carolina and Tennessee as well as Virginia. Religious documents reflect the family's dedication to the Lutheran faith and include sermons, etc.; some music (in handwritten notation); Rockingham County marriage licenses; and papers on religious and church/Tennessee Synod matters. (cont.) Secular documents include prose; poetry and speeches on political and social concerns of the day (anti-slavery, intemperance); business papers; and student notebooks (some containing fraktur). Family history and Henkel Press publications including oversize items make up the largest part of the collection and contain handwritten drafts and printed advertisements; miscellaneous sales and school notices; a formula for ink used in printing; and various issues of Virginische Volksberichter und Neumarketer Wochenschrift, and Westliche Correspondenz, and other similar publications.

2 Hollinger boxes (20 folders) and l flat box (10 folders).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6991601

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Henkel family.

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The Henkel family of New Market, Va. was a family of Lutheran clergy, physicians, and printers that included Paul Henkel (1754-1825), Ambrose Henkel (1786-1870), and Socrates Henkel (1823-1901). The Henkel Press, established in 1806, eventually published more Lutheran material than any other press in the country during its time, and also earned fame for its excellent children's books. Although the press began printing in German for the large Shenandoah Valley German community, it also published ...

Henkel, Paul, 1754-1825

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Henkel, Socrates, 1823-1901

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Henkel, Ambrose, 1786-1870

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