Book/Printed Material The Mendelssohn family Felix Mendelssohn--Abraham Mendelssohn, his father--Leah Mendelssohn, his mother--Cecile, his wife--Fanny Hensel, his sister

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Title

  • The Mendelssohn family Felix Mendelssohn--Abraham Mendelssohn, his father--Leah Mendelssohn, his mother--Cecile, his wife--Fanny Hensel, his sister

Contributor Names

  • Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn -- 1805-1847
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix -- 1809-1847
  • Library of Congress -- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation.

Created / Published

  • [19--], monographic.

Subject Headings

  • -  Mendelssohn family
  • -  Scrapbooks

Genre

  • scrapbook

Notes

  • -  Scrapbook, containing printed matter about the family, holograph letters by them or to them, portraits, and holograph music ("Praeludium für ein Orgel, zum 3ten Oktober 1829," by Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, dated at end Sept. 28, 1829; and 5 measures by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, dated at Birmingham Sept. 25, 1840). The contents date from about 1829 to about 1938.
  • -  The printed matter is in English (except for a few portrait captions in German); the ms. matter is in German (except for 1 letter in French).
  • -  In the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection in the Library of Congress.

Form

  • print

Extent

  • [61] leaves : 1 ill., ports (2 col.) ; 31 cm.

Repository

  • Performing Arts Reading Room (Madison, LM113)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 87171209

LC Classification

  • ML30.8j .M46 1900z

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Library Of Congress. TheMendelssohn family Felix Mendelssohn--Abraham Mendelssohn, his father--Leah Mendelssohn, his mother--Cecile, his wife--Fanny Hensel, his sister. [19--, Monographic] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/87171209/.

APA citation style:

Hensel, F. M., Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, F. & Library Of Congress. TheMendelssohn family Felix Mendelssohn--Abraham Mendelssohn, his father--Leah Mendelssohn, his mother--Cecile, his wife--Fanny Hensel, his sister. [19--, Monographic] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87171209/.

MLA citation style:

Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Library Of Congress. TheMendelssohn family Felix Mendelssohn--Abraham Mendelssohn, his father--Leah Mendelssohn, his mother--Cecile, his wife--Fanny Hensel, his sister. [19--, Monographic] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/87171209/>.