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Notes From Annals Of Luzerne County, A Year’S Residence In The United States Of America And Other Sources, 1818-1900, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From Annals Of Luzerne County, A Year’S Residence In The United States Of America And Other Sources, 1818-1900, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes by Alfred L. Shoemaker from various sources including Annals of Luzerne County and A Year's Residence in the United States of America, copied circa 1950. The notes include a poem by a Methodist preacher entitled "Mush and Milk," descriptions of Pennsylvania barns, and an account of Pennsylvania Dutch dialect and customs.


Letter From Mrs. Charles Binkley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Charles Binkley Jan 1950

Letter From Mrs. Charles Binkley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Charles Binkley

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed and handwritten letter from Mrs. Charles Binkley addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Binkley provides a superstition about eggs, a Pennsylvania Dutch poem, and an alphabet rhyme. She also asks Shoemaker to consider writing a column on butchering and soap-making practices.


The Ursinus Weekly, March 4, 1929, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake Mar 1929

The Ursinus Weekly, March 4, 1929, C. Richard Snyder, Malcolm E. Barr, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus represented at luncheon given in honor of Mary E. Wooley • Contracts awarded for 1930 Ruby work • Week of prayer led by Mr. Phillips Elliott an inspiring event • Co-eds basketball team bows to Cedar Crest college • College under quarantine for several weeks due to scarlet fever epidemic • Extra-curricular program suffers due to epidemic • Graduates offered prizes for college experiences • From the pen of a misogynist • Guggenheim School gives first aero-scholarship • Editorial comment: Let's have a college magazine • Yale college seniors vote preferences • Le Cercle Francois meeting • Financial and …