Smith, Samuel Francis
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1895
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Samuel Francis Smith collection
Collection — Folder: S1212
Identifier: S1212
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a facsimile of the hymn, "America," written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1832 [1831], published by the American Autograph Shop in 1936. The item includes a facsimile of the handwritten hymn lyrics and its first printing in the form of a broadside announcing an Independence Day celebration at Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts on July 4, 1831.
Dates:
1936
