The Republican Campaign Songster for 1860
- Title:
- The Republican Campaign Songster for 1860
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Editor:
- Burleigh, William H. (1812-1871)
Dayton, Hiram
- Political Figure:
- Hamlin, Hannibal, American (1809-1891), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Lincoln, Abraham, American (1809-1865), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- 1860
- Election Date:
- 1860
- ID Number:
- 2214.SB0007
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214SB0007_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- publications (documents)
songbooks - Materials/Techniques:
- Letterpress printing
- Subject:
- Songbooks
Politics
Songs
Promotional materials
Music
Elections
Freedom
Republican Party
Slavery
Quotations (texts)
Unity
West (U.S.)
Southern states (U.S.)
Democracy
Hamlin, Hannibal
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 - Measurement:
- 14.9225 x 12.3825 (Songbook) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Seventy-six page soft-cover book contains political song lyrics promoting the 1860 Republican Party ticket. Collection edited by William H. Burleigh and published by H. Dayton of New York, New York. Some lyrics were intended to be sung to the tunes of then-popular songs, others do not reference the particular tune to be used. Contains court records statement dated 1860.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.