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'''Ruth Mildred Barker''' (b. February 3, 1897; d. January 25, 1990) was a musician, scholar, manager, and spiritual leader from the [[Alfred Shaker Historic District|Alfred]] and [[Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village|Sabbathday Lake]] Shaker villages. |
'''Ruth Mildred Barker''' (b. February 3, 1897; d. January 25, 1990) was a musician, scholar, manager, and spiritual leader from the [[Alfred Shaker Historic District|Alfred]] and [[Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village|Sabbathday Lake]] Shaker villages. A prominent and respected [[Shakers|Shaker]] during her long life, she is known primarily for her contributions to [[American folk music]], specifically in preserving [[Shakers#Music|Shaker music]]. With the help of Daniel Patterson, she recorded ''Early Shaker Spirituals'', a collection of Shaker songs. In recognition of her achievements in the field, in 1983 she received the [[National Heritage Fellowship]]. She also is known for co-founding and managing ''[[The Shaker Quarterly]]'', a magazine and [[Academic journal|journal]] focused on the Shakers. |
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Barker was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] on February 3, 1897.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} |
Barker was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] on February 3, 1897.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} She joined the Shakers on July 7, 1903, when her newly widowed mother placed her under the care of the Alfred village.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}}{{Sfn|Lauber|2009|p=30}} She was placed into the Second Family, where sister Harriet Coolbroth became a mother figure for Barker.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} Barker was tasked with assisting the very elderly sister Paulina Springer, whom she befriended. Springer taught Barker the song "Mother Has Come with Her Beautiful Song".{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} Springer died in 1905, and on her deathbed asked Barker to always remain Shaker, which Barker promised she would do.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} Barker's inclination to music continued, as Coolbroth taught her and other girls in her care [[Shakers#Music|Shaker songs]], and Barker attempted to learn as many of these songs as she could. She later claimed that it was the "vim and vigor" of Shaker song that attracted her to the faith.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} She belonged to a club called the "Beacon Light Circle". |
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⚫ | Barker's returned in 1911 to take her back home to Providence, but Barker insisted on remaining at Alfred to live as a Shaker.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} Seven years later, she signed the covenant, binding herself as a member of the Alfred community.{{Sfn|Hall|2000|p=}} That same year, the Second Family was closed, and thus Barker relocated to Alfred's Church Family. In 1931, the Alfred community closed, and Barker moved to the Sabbathday Lake in [[New Gloucester, Maine]].{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} |
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⚫ | Barker's returned in 1911 to take her back home to Providence, but Barker insisted on remaining at Alfred to live as a Shaker.{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} Seven years later, she signed the covenant, binding herself as a member of the Alfred community.{{Sfn|Hall|2000|p=}} That same year, the Second Family was closed, and thus Barker relocated to Alfred's Church Family. In 1931, the Alfred community closed, and Barker moved to the Sabbathday Lake in [[New Gloucester, Maine]].{{Sfn|Paterwic|2009|p=11}} At Sabbathday Lake, she was placed in charge of the Girls' Order, where she formed the "Girls' Improvement Club", in which the girls and young women wrote poetry, practiced recitations, and studied the Bible. |
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She also was placed in charge of [[Fruit preserves|preserves]] and [[candy making]] at the village's store, where she also sewed and knitted. |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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== References == |
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* {{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/27/obituaries/sister-r-mildred-barker-shaker-leader-92.html|title=Sister R. Mildred Barker, Shaker Leader, 92|last=[[Associated Press]]|first=|date=January 27, 1990|work=[[The New York Times]]|ref=harv|access-date=December 8, 2016|via=}} |
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* {{Cite web|url=http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/sistermildred.htm|title="Mother has come with her beautiful song" - A Memorial Tribute to Sister Ruth Mildred Barker|last=Hall|first=Roger Lee|date=January 25, 2000|website=American Music Preservation|publisher=|access-date=December 8, 2016|ref=harv}} |
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/sistermildred.htm|title="Mother has come with her beautiful song" - A Memorial Tribute to Sister Ruth Mildred Barker|last=Hall|first=Roger Lee|date=January 25, 2000|website=American Music Preservation|publisher=|access-date=December 8, 2016|ref=harv}} |
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*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p30YAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT30#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Chosen Faith, Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America's 21st Century Shakers|last=Lauber|first=Jeannine|publisher=[[Down East Books]]|year=2009|isbn=9780892729036|location=Camden|pages=|lccn=2009025082|oclc=318421320|quote=|ref=harv|via=}} |
*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p30YAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT30#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Chosen Faith, Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America's 21st Century Shakers|last=Lauber|first=Jeannine|publisher=[[Down East Books]]|year=2009|isbn=9780892729036|location=Camden|pages=|lccn=2009025082|oclc=318421320|quote=|ref=harv|via=}} |
Revision as of 19:19, 8 December 2016
Ruth Mildred Barker | |
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Born | |
Died | January 25, 1990 | (aged 92)
Occupations |
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Known for | Early Shaker Spirituals |
Awards | National Heritage Fellowship Catholic Art Association award Maine Arts Commission award Women's Career Center award from Westbrook College |
Musical career | |
Genres | Shaker music, folk music |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
Years active | 1904—1990 |
Title | Eldress |
Personal | |
Religion | Christianity |
Denomination | Shaker |
Pen name | R. Mildred Barker |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village |
Period in office | 1971—1990 |
Predecessor | Gertrude Soule |
Successor | Francis Carr |
Post |
Ruth Mildred Barker (b. February 3, 1897; d. January 25, 1990) was a musician, scholar, manager, and spiritual leader from the Alfred and Sabbathday Lake Shaker villages. A prominent and respected Shaker during her long life, she is known primarily for her contributions to American folk music, specifically in preserving Shaker music. With the help of Daniel Patterson, she recorded Early Shaker Spirituals, a collection of Shaker songs. In recognition of her achievements in the field, in 1983 she received the National Heritage Fellowship. She also is known for co-founding and managing The Shaker Quarterly, a magazine and journal focused on the Shakers.
Barker was born in Providence, Rhode Island on February 3, 1897.[1] She joined the Shakers on July 7, 1903, when her newly widowed mother placed her under the care of the Alfred village.[1][2] She was placed into the Second Family, where sister Harriet Coolbroth became a mother figure for Barker.[1] Barker was tasked with assisting the very elderly sister Paulina Springer, whom she befriended. Springer taught Barker the song "Mother Has Come with Her Beautiful Song".[1] Springer died in 1905, and on her deathbed asked Barker to always remain Shaker, which Barker promised she would do.[1] Barker's inclination to music continued, as Coolbroth taught her and other girls in her care Shaker songs, and Barker attempted to learn as many of these songs as she could. She later claimed that it was the "vim and vigor" of Shaker song that attracted her to the faith.[1] She belonged to a club called the "Beacon Light Circle".
Barker's returned in 1911 to take her back home to Providence, but Barker insisted on remaining at Alfred to live as a Shaker.[1] Seven years later, she signed the covenant, binding herself as a member of the Alfred community.[3] That same year, the Second Family was closed, and thus Barker relocated to Alfred's Church Family. In 1931, the Alfred community closed, and Barker moved to the Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine.[1] At Sabbathday Lake, she was placed in charge of the Girls' Order, where she formed the "Girls' Improvement Club", in which the girls and young women wrote poetry, practiced recitations, and studied the Bible.
She also was placed in charge of preserves and candy making at the village's store, where she also sewed and knitted.
She oversaw these industries until 1968.
Awards
- Catholic Art Association award, 1965
- Maine Arts Commission award, 1971
- National Heritage Fellowship, 1983
- Women's Career Center award from Westbrook College, 1987
Selected works
- Barker, R. Mildred (1937). Greetings to you, from the Society of American Shakers. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. OCLC 25076604.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Barker, R. Mildred (1963). Johnson, Theodore (ed.). "Revelation: A Shaker Viewpoint". The Shaker Quarterly. 5 (1). Gloucester, Maine: Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: 7–17. ASIN B00073DX0O. ISSN 0582-9348. LCCN sf80001422. OCLC 65878644.
- Barker, R. Mildred (1983). Poems and Prayers. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: The Shaker Press. ASIN B0007B5KES. OCLC 894492882.
- Barker, R. Mildred (1985) [1978, 1st edition]. Sabbathday Lake Shakers: An Introduction to the Shaker Heritage (2nd ed.). Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: The Shaker Press. ISBN 978-0915836048. OCLC 50144364.
- Barker, R. Mildred (1986) [1983, 1st edition]. Holy Land: A History of the Alfred Shakers. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: The Shaker Press. ASIN B006QW7TIM. ISBN 978-0915836031. OCLC 21952433.
- Barker, R. Mildred (1996) [1966, 1st addition]. Early Shaker Spirituals (CD). Supporting vocals by Ethel Peacock, Elsie McCool, Della Haskell, Marie Burgess, Frances Carr; additional performers from the United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Maine. Program notes by Daniel Patterson. (6th ed.). Rounder Records. ASIN B0000002DC. LCCN 72761670. OCLC 36097123.
Citations
References
- Associated Press (January 27, 1990). "Sister R. Mildred Barker, Shaker Leader, 92". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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(help) - Hall, Roger Lee (January 25, 2000). ""Mother has come with her beautiful song" - A Memorial Tribute to Sister Ruth Mildred Barker". American Music Preservation. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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(help) - Lauber, Jeannine (2009). Chosen Faith, Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America's 21st Century Shakers. Camden: Down East Books. ISBN 9780892729036. LCCN 2009025082. OCLC 318421320.
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(help) - Paterwic, Stephen J. (2009). The A to Z of the Shakers. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6893-9. LCCN 2008009185. OCLC 472450582.
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