Henkel Press pamphlet and leaves, 1829

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Henkel Press pamphlet and leaves, C0389, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet 3 items
Creator:
Henkel Press
Abstract:
One pamphlet and two leaves printed on the Henkel Press in New Market, Virginia, printed 1829 and circa 1820s.
Language:
German .
Preferred citation:

Henkel Press pamphlet and leaves, C0389, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

One pamphlet and two leaves printed on the Henkel Press in New Market, Virginia.

The eight-page pamphlet is titled "Eine Sammlung auserlesener Gebeter u. Lieder zum Gebrauche der Jungend[.]" The pamphlet, printed in 1829, features the words of German lieder, with an introduction by the printer Ambrose Henkel. The pamphlet is printed in Fraktur with engraving illustrations throughout.

The leaves are printed on blue paper and feature engraving illustrations, one of a rooster and the other of a lion with the Fraktur alphabet printed below it, printed circa 1820s.

Biographical / historical:

Ambrose Henkel was a American reverend and printer who lived from 1786 - 1870. The Henkel family resided in New Market, Virginia and had a large impact on the area. In 1806 with his brother Solomon, Henkel created one of the first German language presses in the American South as a whole. Eventually Henkel ceded the running of the press to his brother, and presumably became a Reverend in the Lutheran Church.

Acquisition information:
The donor is unknown.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Amanda Menjivar in August 2022. Finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in August 2022.

Arrangement:

This is a single folder collection.

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 4
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Christian literature -- Publishing
Places:
New Market (Va.)