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DUKE ELLINGTON COLLECTION, 1927-1988, #301

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Series 14: Religious Material, 1928-1974
(1.2 cu. ft.; 1 RB, 1 SB)

Scope and Content

Series fourteen of the Duke Ellington Collection consists of books, bibles, hymnals, prayer books, pamphlets, and mass cards that were either acquired by or given to Duke Ellington.  Most of the materials were given to Ellington by friends and fans.  Many items contain inscriptions and notations written to Ellington. Of particular interest are fifteen issues of Forward Day by Day, a religious serial, spanning June 6, 1968 to January 31, 1973 .  Each of these pamphlets contains non-musical notations made by Ellington including underlining, question marks, words and other markings.

The religious materials are organized by type of material, and then arranged alphabetically either by author or title.  Publisher and publication dates have been included whenever possible.  Notes on various aspects of religion and religious services have been left in the pages of many of the bound materials when possible.

Container List

Box 1
Books

Callan, Rev. Charles J., and Rev. John A. McHugh, Hail Holy Queen (New York: P.J. Kenedy, 1928); Drummond, Henry, The Greatest Thing in the World (London: Collins, n.d.); Eddy, Mary Baker, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (Boston: n.p., n.d.); Faulhaber, Davis, With Sunny Thoughts of You (Cleveland: American Greetings Corporation, 1969); Fillmore, Charles, Prosperity(Lee's Summit, MO: Unity School of Christianity, 1955); Gasztold, Carmen Bernos De, Prayers from the Ark(New York: Viking, 1973); Happold, F.C., Prayer and Mediation: Their Nature and Practice (Baltimore: Penguin, 1971); McElroy, Paul S., Quiet Thoughts (Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1964); Monka, Paul, Meditations in uni verse (New York: Harper & Row, 1969); Pike, James A., A Time for Christian Candor (New York: Harper & Row, (1964); St. Thomas, edited by Walter Farrell and Martin J. Henly, My Way of Life (New York: Confernity of the Precious Blood, 1952); Schobut, Theodosia DeWitt, comp., Divine Remidies (Lee's Summit, MS: Unity School of Christianity, 1958); Taylor, Kenneth Nathaniel, Living Bible, Paraphrased (Philadelphia: A.J. Holman, 1973); Vandeman, George E., Destination Life (Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1966); Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania, The Truth that Leads to Eternal Life (New York: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, 1968)

Bibles, Hymnals and Prayer Books

Blue Demin Bible, The (New York: World Arts Foundation, 1971) [2 copies];
Book of Common Prayer (New York: Church Pension Fund, n.d.);
Common Bible (New York: Collins, 1971);
Good News for Modern Man (New York: American Bible Society, 1966);
Holy Scriptures, The According to the Masoretic Text(Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1955);
Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church (New York: Church Pension Fund, 1940);
New English Bible: The Old Testament (Oxford University Press, 1970);
New Testament and Psalms (New York: American Bible Society, n.d.);
Occasional Services and Additional Orders (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1962);
Psalms of the Jerusalem Bible, The (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966);
Psalms for Reading and Recitation (London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1969);
La Sacra Bibbia: L'Antico e il nuove testamento (Rome: Libreria Sacre Scritture, n.d.);
Union Prayerbook for Jewish Worship, The, Part I (New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1958)

Box 1

Folder 1,, Mass Cards, n.d.; 2, Prayer Cards, n.d.; 3, "The Second Christmas," n.d.

Box 2
Pamphlets

Beauty of Sounds, The (Hallmark Cards, n.d.); Behan, Rev. James J.,
The Holy Hour of Adoration (Brooklyn, NY: International Catholic Truth Society, 1941);
Book of Psalms, The (New York: New York Bible Society, n.d.);
Come to Jesus (n.p., n.d.);
Common Catholic Prayers (n.p., n.d.);
Creative Thought, Vol. 39, No. 6 (Religious Science, May 1974);
Daily Meditation, A (New York: New York Bible Society, n.d.);
Daily Word, May 1974 (Unity Village, MS: Unity School of Christianity);
Destined for Greatness (Seattle: Life Messengers, n.d.);
Forward Day by Day (Cincinnati: Forward Movement Publications, Summer 1968);
Advent 1968 - Epiphany 1969;
Lent - Easter 1969 [2 copies] (click here to see a sample from this pamphlet);
Whitson and Trinity 1969;
Late Trinity 1969;
Advent 1969 - Epiphany 1970;
Lent - Easter 1970;
Easter - Whitsuntide 1970;
Late Trinity 1970;
Advent 1970 - Epiphany 1971; May - July 1971; August - October 1972; November 1972 - January 1973; February - April 1973;
God Players, The (Grand Rapids, MI: Faith, Prayer & Tract League, n.d.);
Great Prayers of Famous Men (Wallington, England: Religious Education Press, n.d.);
Living Sacrifice, The (Cincinnati: Forward Movement Publications, n.d.);
Look I Am Making All New Things (New York: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, 1959);
Novena in Honor of St. Jude Thaddens (New York: Church of St. Jude, n.d.);
Our Daily Bread (New York: New York Bible Society, n.d.);
Personal Bible Verses (Tyler, TX: R.W. Fair, n.d.);
Prayers for All Occasions (Cincinnati: Forward Movement Publications, 1964);
Prayers for Lent (Cincinnati: Forward Movement Publications, n.d.);
Sherry, Rita Sutherland, Finding God (Cincinnati: Forward Movement Publications, 1933);
Story of the Family Rosary, The (Albany, NY: Family Rosary, 1944);
This Good News of the Kingdom (New York:Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, 1954);
This Was Your Life (Chino, CA: Chick Publications, n.d.).

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