"Wabasch Lied" poem, circa 1814, 1942
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- Physical Description: 0.01
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General Note: | Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2022/11/14 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2022/11/14 by Laura Eliason. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | This collection is open for research. |
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note: | "Wabasch Lied" poem, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. |
Biographical or Historical Data: | The Harmony Society, led by George Rapp, came to the United States from Germany in 1804 and settled in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The Harmonists were religious Separatists who pursued Christian perfection through every aspect of their daily conduct. In 1814, the Society purchased 20,000 acres along the Wabash River in what is now Posey County, Indiana. Members of the Harmony Society, also called Rappites, established Harmony (or Harmonie), a self-sufficient community that produced a wide variety of goods. After ten years, George Rapp decided the colony should move again and sold the community in 1825 to Robert Owen, who established another utopian society called New Harmony.Sources:Arndt, Karl J. "The First Wabash Song." Indiana Magazine of History 38, no.1 (March 1942): 80-83. Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Rappite." Encyclopedia Britannica , November 25, 2016. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rappite.Indiana State Museum. "The Innovative Approach Behind the Utopian Communities." Historic Sites: New Harmony. Accessed November 7, 2022. https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/new-harmony. |
Ownership and Custodial History: | This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation. |
Accumulation and Frequency of Use Note: | No further additions are expected. |
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Subject: | Harmony Society. New Harmony (Ind.) Wabash River |
Genre: | Poetry. stats (copies) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | [Mss I] ISLI S2448 (Text) | 00000107890220 | Manuscripts Collection | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Related Resource: https://archives.isl.lib.in.us/repositories/2/resources/4013
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