University of Minnesota: Music Library

Collection Size: 
785
Address: 
2106 4th St. South, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
Denomination/Religion: 
Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Christian Science, Church of the Brethren, Church of England, Episcopal, Evangelical & Reform Church, Free Masons, German Evangelical Synod of North America, Holiness Church, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, 7th-Day Advent.
URL: 
https://www.lib.umn.edu/spaces/music
State/Province: 
Minnesota
Email/Contact Person: 
Music Librarian
Languages: 
Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Welsh

151 Songbooks (1794-1921); majority in English, but German and several Scandinavian languages included. 634 Hymnals (1831-1975); the majority published 2nd half of 19th century through first quarter of 20th century. Countries of Publication: Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, USA, Wales; the majority published in the midwestern States. Date range: 18th-20th c.

The University of Minnesota Libraries has digitized a large portion of the items in this collection, and our digital holdings of hymnals and tune books is growing as more materials enter the public domain. As of now, this collection is not digitized in its entirety; researchers who wish to access materials that are still protected by copyright should contact the University of Minnesota Music Library at musiclib@umn.edu to arrange an appointment to access the collection in person. The digitized materials from the Hymnal and Tune Book Collection are openly accessible here