Collection, 1793-1828.

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Collection, 1793-1828.

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Consists primarily of drawings, ranging from rough pencil sketches to finished paintings, done by students at Nazareth Hall between 1794 and 1828. Most of the drawings are signed and dated. A variety of subjects are represented in a series of 173 works of students, possibly in Andrew Benade's classes, and a scrapbook of student illustrations compiled by an unidentified teacher of the school. Also featured are a group of fifteen architectural drawings done in pen-and-ink, many of which are finished in color. An examination book with specimens of writing in English and German, drawing, and geometry for the Atumnal Examination in 1793 is also included.

2 v. + 188 drawings : ill. (some col.)

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Nazareth Hall

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Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...