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Lowell Mason letter
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | Mason, Lowell, 1792-1872. |
| Title: | Lowell Mason letter |
| Dates: | 1819-1821 |
| Extent: | 0.05 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identification: | MS 0548 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Lowell Mason (1792-1872), musical educator and hymn writer, was born in Medfield, Massachusetts. In 1812 he came to Savannah as a bank clerk. In Savannah, he taught singing, and was the organist and Sunday School teacher for the Independent Presbyterian Church. He left Savannah in 1827. With F.L. Abel he published The Boston Handel and Haydn Society's Collection of Church Music (1822), which was republished in many later editions.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of three letters from Lowell Mason to John R. Parker. In the first letter Mason states that he received a violoncello and seraph and that he has ordered Handel's work. He states that the church (Independent Presbyterian Church) is almost complete. In the second letter, Mason states that he has translated part of Mozart's Requiem to English. He mentions his proposed music publication in the third letter.
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Purchased from Symmachus Trading Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Lowell Mason letters, MS 548, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 1949, 1950.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Sponsorship
Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Container List
| Item 2: Lowell Mason letter to John R. Parker, 1821 May 2 ( 3.0 p. ) | |||||||||||||
| Sent from Savannah. Regarding orders; has adapted part of Mozart's Requiem to English. | |||||||||||||
| Item 3: Lowell Mason letter to John R. Parker, 1821 June 21 ( 2.0 p. ) | |||||||||||||
| Sent from Savannah. Regarding Mason's proposed music publication. | |||||||||||||