Papers of W. Howard Doane, 1872-1917.

Lowry, Robert, 1826-1899

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Little, James Richard

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Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908

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American singing evangelist. From the description of Letters signed (2) : Brooklyn, N.Y., to F.B. Schell of Harper & Brothers, 1890 Mar. 10 and 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270635187 Evangelist, singer, and lecturer. From the description of Letter to S.S. McClure, 1896 March 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55489297 ...

Doane, W. Howard (William Howard), 1832-1915

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Businessman, hymn writer, investor and philanthropist; born February 3, 1862; president of J.A. Fay and Company; awarded doctorate of music from Dennyson University, 1875; composed hundreds of evangelistic hymns and edited 43 collections of hymns; holder of American and foreign patents on wood-working machinery; received Chevalier Legion of Honor of France, 1889; died 1915. From the description of Papers of W. Howard Doane, 1872-1917. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 30767702 ...

Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

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Hymn writer; born in 1820; became blind shortly after birth; studied and taught at New York City Institution for the blind, where she achieved a reputation as a poet; was converted during a revival meeting, 1850; married blind musician and composer Alexander Van Alstyne, 1858; wrote first hymn, 1864; hymns were transcribed as dictated and published primarily by Bigelow and Main Company; wrote approximately 6,000 hymns; died 1915. From the description of Hymn lyric manuscripts of Fann...

Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876

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Epithet: of Egerton MS 3671 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000987.0x000238 Rev. Philip Bliss (1742-1803) was Rector of Dodington and Frampton Cotterell in Gloucestershire. From the guide to the Papers of Rev. Philip Bliss, 18th-19th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) From the guide to the Commonplace book of Philip Bliss, [ca. 1720-1825], (University of Oxford, Bodleian Libr...