Schleswig-Holst : Kriegslieder, Volk- u. Gesellschaftslieder, 1848: Finding Aid

Biography of Wilhelm Schmidt

Little is known of Wilhelm Schmidt, other than that, in 1848, he was a resident of Traventhal in the modern day German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Description of Contents

Schleswig-Holst: Kriegslieder, Volk- u. Gesellschaftslieder, Geschrieben zur Unterhaltung von Wilhelm Schmidt, comprising a single volume of 28 leaves of text, was written in 1848. The volume, the full title of which roughly translates to Schleswig-Holstein: War Songs, Folk Songs, and Social Songs, Written for the Entertainment of Wilhelm Schmidt, was presumably written by Wilhelm Schmidt of Traventhal in 1848 during the time of the German Revolutions of 1848-1849.

Schleswig-Holst: Kriegslieder, Volk- u. Gesellschaftslieder consists of transcriptions of German poems and songs, including some by noted German authors. Included among the volume's works are "An die Deutschen Frauen," "Die Lorelei" by Heinrich Heine, "Trampfeslied," "Jägerlied" by Herman Kiefer, "Kriegers Abschied" by Albert Methfessel, "Des Minnesängers Heiligthum," "Der Schiffer," "Der gute Kamerad," "Der Troubadour," "In der Ferne," "Die Fahnenwacht," "Das Bild der Rose," "Der Blummenstrauss," "Soldaten Lied," "Burschen Lied," "Ein Lied für Volk," "Der Zigeunerknabe im Norden," "Geständnis im Liebe," and "Gedicht."

Arrangement

Schleswig-Holst: Kriegslieder, Volk- u. Gesellschaftslieder comprises a single volume.

Access and Use

Access

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Copyright and Permission

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Acquisition and Appraisal

Provenance and Acquisition

Gift of George N. Taube. Accession No. 288846.

Related Materials

Related Archival Material

There are no other manuscript collections of German poetry and songs in this repository.

Materials Cataloged Separately

No materials have been removed from this collection and cataloged separately.

Processing and Other Information

Schleswig-Holst: Kriegslieder, Volk- u. Gesellschaftslieder was originally cataloged as a book under the call number PT1205.S3S33.

Preferred Citation

Schleswig-Holst: Kriegslieder, Volk- u. Gesellschaftslieder, MS 26

Special Collections & Archives Department

Nimitz Library

United States Naval Academy

Processing Information

This collection was processed by David D'Onofrio in February 2021. Finding aid written by David D'Onofrio in February 2021.

Subject Headings

Name and Subject Terms

• German poetry -- 19th century
• Songs, German -- 19th century

Genre Terms

• Manuscripts
• Poems
• Songs (musical compositions)