William H. Gillingham sheet music album
Scope and Contents
This is a bound album containing 50 pieces of sheet music owned by Dr. Gillingham. It includes several pieces by Philadelphia doctors and lawyers as amateur composers or lyracists, some dedicated to other professional elites. The album was passed on to his daughter, Kate (Katherine), who added her name to the cover of the album.
Notable composers, lyricists, or dedicatee
- a piece dedicated to Dr. S. Dillingham
- a composition by Dr. W.D. Brincklé, M.D. inscribed to Dr. Gillingham and also "Affectionately dedicated to his friend Philip Physick Esqr."
- another composition by Dr. W.D. Brincklé, M.D. dedicated to Dr. John Kearlsey Mitchell, M.D. (father of physician Silas Weir Mitchell)
- a composition by lawyer Sutton Elliott, Esq.
- an unrecorded composition by Alfred Iversen, Esq. (1798-1873) (attorney, Georgia politician, secessionist)
Dates
- Creation: 1831 - 1840
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. William Heyward Gillingham (1797-1863) was a Pennsylvania Quaker obstetrician. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he briefly lived in Canton, China and India before establishing a successful medical practice in Kennett Square, Chester County and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1832, he transferred his membership from Kennett Square Monthly Meeting to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Cherry Street). He had a love of music that was inherited by his daughter, Kate (Katherine) S. Gillingham.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Dr. William Heyward Gillingham (1797-1863) was a Pennsylvania Quaker obstetrician who compiled this album of 50 pieces of sheet music. His love of music, and this album, were passed along to his daughter, Kate (Katherine) S. Gillingham.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Ian Brabner Rare Americana (FHL-2022-028)
Topical
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Celia Caust-Ellenbogen
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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