Guide to The Packer Collegiate Institute records 2014.019

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Revised by John Zarrillo Revised by Maggie Schreiner to incorporate additional material Revised by Aliki Caloyeras and Maggie Schreiner to include digitized material. Revised by Maggie Schreiner to reflect the incorporation of born digital materials Revised by Amy Lau to include COVID-19 oral histories Updated by Alice Griffin to include CBH language. , March 2017 , September 2018 , February 2020 , December 2020 , February 2021 , May 2022

Container List

Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Series 16: Music, 1818-2006 Arrangement The series is organized into three sub-series: Sub-series 16.1: Sheet music and lyrics Sub-series 16.2: Hymnals and song books Sub-series 16.3: Organ Scope and Contents The series contains files relating to music at Packer, including hymnals, sheet music, and designs for the school's pipe organ, dating from 1818 to 2006.
Sub-series 16.1: Sheet music and lyrics, 1848-1979. 1 Cubic Feet in fourteen folders Scope and Contents The sub-series contains sheet music and song lyrics relating to Packer, dating from 1848 to 1979. Arrangement Arranged chronologically.
Box: 157	Folder : 26	Packer Collegiate Institute Poem/Song	19th Century
Box: 540	Folder : -	Brooklyn Female Academy commencement song lyrics and sheet music	1848
Box: 158	Folder : 4	Music Scores –"Cradle Song," "Spring Song," and Letter from Alice Logesgvies	circa 1859-1896
Box: 512	Folder : 5	"Alma Mater" lyrics	1871
Box: 512	Folder : 6	"The Son of God Goes Forth to War" by Josiah Booth General note Original manuscript dedicated to "The young ladies of the Packer Collegiate Institute." Presented to the school by Mrs. Berhta Backus Nrown, Class of 1893.	1890
Box: 512	Folder : 7	Song books General note Part of package to Mrs. Charles C. Parker	circa 1890s
Box: 512	Folder : 8	Associate Alumnae songs	circa 1890s-1910s
Box: 512	Folder : 9	Various songs	1892-1965
Box: 512	Folder : 10	Various Packer songs	circa 1900s-1979
Box: 512	Folder : 11	Packer Grace by R.H. Woodman (Class of 1915)	circa 1915
Box: 512	Folder : 12	"Diamond Jubilee Song" sheet music and lyrics General note Part of package to Mrs. Charles C. Parker	1928
Box: 512	Folder : 13	Grace sung at Alumnae Luncheons sheet music and lyrics	1944
Box: 512	Folder : 14	"The Packer Grace" sheet music and lyrics	circa 1950s-1960s
Box: 512	Folder : 15	"Feed us Now, O Son of God" and "David and the Giants"	1974-1975
Sub-series 16.2: Hymnals and song books, 1818-1961. 3.75 Cubic Feet in ten boxes Scope and Contents The sub-series contains hymnals and song books, most of which were specifically produced for use at Packer, dating from 1818 to 1961. Arrangement Arranged chronologically.
Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Box: 512	Folder : 17	The Vocal Library; being the Largest collection of English, Scottish, and Irish, Songs, Ever Printed in a Single Volume	1818
Box: 513	Folder : 1	The Musical Album...	1855
Box: 513	Folder : 2	The Musical Casket...	1858
Box: 513	Folder : 3	Caecilia: A Collection of Vocal Music...	1860
Box: 513	Folder : 4	Caecilia: A Collection of Vocal Music...	1860
Box: 513	Folder : 5	The Chapel Hymnal - Owned by Alonzo Crittenden	1876
Box: 513	Folder : 6	The New Hymnary	1876
Box: 514	Folder : 1	Part-Songs for female voices selected for use in the Packer Collegiate Institute vol. I-II	1880s
Box: 565	Folder : 7-8	Part-Songs for female voices selected for use in the Packer Collegiate Institute vol. I-III (two folders)	1880s
Box: 514	Folder : 2	A collection of part songs for the use of the Packer Collegiate Institute	1880
Box: 514	Folder : 3	The Choral Hymnal	1888
Box: 514	Folder : 4	The Packer Hymnal	1895
Box: 514	Folder : 5	The Packer Hymnal	1895
Box: 565	Folder : 5	The Packer Hymnal	1895
Box: 514	Folder : 6	The Chapel Hymnal	1898
Box: 515	Folder : 1	The Institute Hymnal	1899
Box: 565	Folder : 5	The Institute Hymnal	1899
Box: 515	Folder : 2	The Institute Hymnal - Pulpit Copy	1901
Box: 515	Folder : 3	Anthem Book of the Packer Institute	circa 1900
Box: 515	Folder : 4	The Institute Hymnal (1 of 2)	1901
Box: 515	Folder : 5	The Institute Hymnal (2 of 2)	1901
Box: 515	Folder : 6	The Toy-Shop ... by Mary Packer and Harriet P. Packer	1903
Box: 515	Folder : 7	Songs of the Flag and Nation	1904
Box: 515	Folder : 8	A Golden Gift...	1906
Box: 516	Folder : 1	The High School Assembly Song Book	1912
Box: 363	Folder : 6	Institute Hymnal	1913
Box: 516	Folder : 2	The Institute Hymnal (1 of 2)	1913
Box: 516	Folder : 3	The Institute Hymnal (2 of 2)	1913
Box: 516	Folder : 4	Musical Art Series vol. 1	1913
Box: 516	Folder : 5	Musical Art Series vol. 2-3	1913
Box: 516	Folder : 6	Musical Art Series vol. 4-5	1913
Box: 517	Folder : 1	Packer Songs	1916
Box: 517	Folder : 2	Packer Songs (1 of 2)	1916
Box: 517	Folder : 3	Packer Songs (2 of 2)	1916
Box: 517	Folder : 4	The Institute Hymnal	1921
Box: 517	Folder : 5	Packer Songs (1 of 2)	1925
Box: 518	Folder : 1	Packer Songs (2 of 2)	1925
Box: 518	Folder : 2	The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States	1940
Box: 518	Folder : 3	The Packer Hymnal (1 of 2)	1951
Box: 518	Folder : 4	The Packer Hymnal (2 of 2)	1951
Box: 565	Folder : 6	The Packer Hymnal	1961
Box: 518	Folder : 5	The Packer Hymnal (1 of 2)	1961
Box: 519	Folder : 1	The Packer Hymnal (2 of 2)	1961
Sub-series 16.3: Organ, 1911-2006. 1 Cubic Feet in three folders Scope and Contents The sub-series contains designs and other files relating to Packer chapel's Austin Pipe Organ, dating from 1911 to 2006.
Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Box: 512	Folder : 16	New Organ - Correspondence and specifications (Austin Pipe Organ) General note Austin Organ Company	1911-1912
Box: 540	Folder : -	Design of organ fronts blueprint (Austin Pipe Organ) General note Austin Organ Company	1912
Box: 480	Folder : 1	Austin Pipe Organ	1911-2006
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Table of Contents

Container List

Series 16: Music, 1818-2006

Arrangement

Scope and Contents

Sub-series 16.1: Sheet music and lyrics, 1848-1979. 1 Cubic Feet in fourteen folders

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

General note

General note

General note

Sub-series 16.2: Hymnals and song books, 1818-1961. 3.75 Cubic Feet in ten boxes

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Sub-series 16.3: Organ, 1911-2006. 1 Cubic Feet in three folders

Scope and Contents

General note

General note