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Eclectic Book Club (Mss 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Eclectic Book Club (Mss 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 407. Minute book, yearbooks, and financial data of the Eclectic Book Club, a women's literary club in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and bibliography (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 367. Correspondence, book and article manuscripts, and research material of Alfred Leland Crabb, a native of Warren County, Kentucky and later professor at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. The topics of the manuscripts include historical fiction related to Nashville and Bowling Green, biographies of prominent Nashvillians, and articles on all levels of education. Much of the unpublished material is fiction but draws from Crabb's Plum Springs school days and his student experiences at Western Kentucky University.
Cain, Bevie Waughn, 1844-1883 (Sc 2251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cain, Bevie Waughn, 1844-1883 (Sc 2251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2251. Letters (31) from Cain to James M. Davis, written mostly during the Civil War from her home and school in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, and from Illinois. A strong Confederate sympathizer, Cain responds to Davis’s support of the Union, criticizes President Abraham Lincoln, and opines freely on love, courtship and marriage. She also writes of mutual friends, family, and social and religious activities. Includes 3 additional letters to Davis from his father, sister, and a friend who writes of an opportunity to manage a store. Also includes …
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 45, No. 1, Joan Saverino, Joseph Bentivegna, Nicholas V. De Leo, Catherine Cerrone, Janet Theophano
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 45, No. 1, Joan Saverino, Joseph Bentivegna, Nicholas V. De Leo, Catherine Cerrone, Janet Theophano
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• "Domani Ci Zappa": Italian Immigration and Ethnicity in Pennsylvania
• A Study of the San Cataldesi Who Emigrated to Dunmore, Pennsylvania
• A Look at the Early Years of Philadelphia's "Little Italy"
• "An Aura of Toughness, Too": Italian Immigration to Pittsburgh and Vicinity
• Expressions of Love, Acts of Labor: Women's Work in an Italian American Community
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 3, Paul H. Douglas, Vernon H. Nelson, Carol Wojtowicz, Theodore W. Jentsch, William Woys Weaver, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 3, Paul H. Douglas, Vernon H. Nelson, Carol Wojtowicz, Theodore W. Jentsch, William Woys Weaver, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Material Culture of the Harmony Society
• German Script Course, 1974
• Play in Philadelphia
• Education, Occupation, and Economics Among Old Order Mennonites of the East Penn Valley
• Pennsylvania German Architecture: Bibliography in European Backgrounds
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XI: Christoph Saur's Almanacs
• Reading Matter in the Pennsylvania Home: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 38
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 18, No. 1, Carter W. Craigie, Robert D. Bethke, Mary Ellen Brown Lewis, Clarissa Smith, John D. Milner, George Valentine Massey Ii, A. P. Body, Don Yoder, Millard E. Gladfelter, Homer L. Kreider, Charles D. Spotts
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 18, No. 1, Carter W. Craigie, Robert D. Bethke, Mary Ellen Brown Lewis, Clarissa Smith, John D. Milner, George Valentine Massey Ii, A. P. Body, Don Yoder, Millard E. Gladfelter, Homer L. Kreider, Charles D. Spotts
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Tanning in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1711-1850
• Chester County Widow Wills (1714-1800), A Folklife Source
• Folk Elements in Scotch-Irish Presbyterian Communities
• The Thomas Massey House
• Passengers on the Ketch "Endeavour"
• The Medical Plants of Berks County, Pennsylvania
• Notes and Documents: A Dunkard Love Feast ; Jacob Graeff's Reminiscences of Reading
• Symposium on the Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect
• Farm Dress: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 9
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 16, No. 3, Lewis Edgar Riegel, Nancy J. Mcfall, Ruth M. Home, Don Yoder, Jacob Bishop Crist, Susan R. Severs, Abraham R. Horne
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 16, No. 3, Lewis Edgar Riegel, Nancy J. Mcfall, Ruth M. Home, Don Yoder, Jacob Bishop Crist, Susan R. Severs, Abraham R. Horne
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Reminiscences of a Boyhood in Reading, 1883-1890
• Preserving York's Architectural Heritage
• Jordan Museum of the Twenty
• Pennsylvania Broadsides: II
• Memoirs of a Lutheran Minister, 1850-1881
• Notes and Documents: Nicknames from a Mennonite Family
• The Crafts at Newport
• Anglicizing the Pennsylvania Dutch, 1966 and 1875
• Nicknames: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire #3
Letter From Lizzie Brossman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 3, 1956, Lizzie M. Brossman
Letter From Lizzie Brossman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 3, 1956, Lizzie M. Brossman
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Lizzie M. Brossman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 3, 1956. Within, Brossman details a story her father told her about a vendor at a Reading street market who spoke in Pennsylvania German about his products.
Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach
Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 16, 1956. Within, Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's inquiries about itching ("Der Gretz") and grave robbing.
Series Of Adam And Eve In Paradise Engravings, Henry B. Sage, H. W. Villee, Samuel Bauman (1788-1820), M. Dahlem
Series Of Adam And Eve In Paradise Engravings, Henry B. Sage, H. W. Villee, Samuel Bauman (1788-1820), M. Dahlem
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
This series of five photographs of woodcut engravings depicts Adam and Eve in Paradise along with the serpent and Tree of Knowledge. The engravings originally accompanied ballad broadsides printed by various firms including Schneider and Meyers, Heinrich B. Sage, Samuel Bauman, M. Dahlem and H. W. Villee. These photograph reproductions were used by Alfred Shoemaker in the production of an article for The Pennsylvania Dutchman and contain his notations on the reverse of the photos.
Dieffenbach On Cabbage, March 21, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Cabbage, March 21, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript on cabbage, by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated March 21, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach compiles anecdotes and humorous stories from Berks County and Lebanon County, Pennsylvania on a range of topics related to cabbage including its use as livestock feed, parts of the cabbage, uses for cabbage leaves, uses in cooking, and cabbage seeds.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 21, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 21, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda provides her opinions about second-hand clothing and notes that John's letters have become too infrequent.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 9, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 9, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda writes about tragic events in Reading. She describes the snow in Plowville and tells John about a novel she is reading.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, December 11, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, December 11, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda asks about John's grades and his plans for returning home for Christmas. Linda discusses her husband's reaction to "the dog story" and writes about her mother joining the Lutheran church.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, October 25, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, October 25, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda tells John about a recent play she has seen and provides her critiques on the writing, acting, and directing. She also encourages John to obtain a copy of a poetry magazine, Different, edited by Lilith Lorraine.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, October 13, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, October 13, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda alludes to the reading she has been doing to prepare for her novel. Linda mentions a poetry magazine she sent to John, entitled Different, and describes a visit to the dentist in Shillington, Pennsylvania.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, October 3, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, October 3, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son John Updike, Linda urges John to find comfort while experiencing being homesick at Harvard University. Linda gives John reassurance that his experience is normal, and provides support.
Undated Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, Linda Grace Hoyer
Undated Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter, Linda Grace Hoyer updates her son, John Updike, about life at home - including the family dogs, the weather, and people who have asked about him. Linda informs John that both a blanket and a subscription to The New Yorker magazine will be delivered to him at Harvard University.
Reading Boat Trip To Philadelphia, May 14, 1788, Unknown Author
Reading Boat Trip To Philadelphia, May 14, 1788, Unknown Author
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed copy of a May 14, 1788 article from the Pennsylvania Gazette, entitled, "1788 Reading Boat Trip to Philadelphia". The article details the costs and dangers associated with moving freight along the Schuylkill River by boat between Reading and Philadelphia.
Copied Letter From The Easton Sentinel, January 10, 1826, Jacop De Schleeber
Copied Letter From The Easton Sentinel, January 10, 1826, Jacop De Schleeber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed copy of a satirical letter found within the Easton Sentinel, dated January 10, 1826. Within, a man going by the name 'Jacop de Schleeber' writes to Mr. Brinder and provides a short parody he entitles, "Do My Sussy" (To My Susie).
Notes On Rhymes And A Folk Cure For Hemorrhaging, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes On Rhymes And A Folk Cure For Hemorrhaging, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. The notes cover a folk cure and rhymes related by three different informants: Caroline Stadtman, Butcher Henninger and Emma C. Jenkins.
Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 15, 1949, Unknown
Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 15, 1949, Unknown
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from a descendent of Peter Derr addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 15, 1949. Within, the author provides information about folk cures, Harvest Home services and the tradition of "serenading" newlyweds with loud music.
Complete History Of The Execution Of Susannah Cox!: Her Life, Crime, Trial, And Death On The Scaffold, Unknown Author
Complete History Of The Execution Of Susannah Cox!: Her Life, Crime, Trial, And Death On The Scaffold, Unknown Author
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
An undated pamphlet (circa 1880) titled "Complete History of the Execution of Susannah Cox! Her Life, Crime, Trial, and Death on the Scaffold." It provides information about Reading, Pennsylvania in 1809, discusses coverage of the story in the newspaper, and details the trial, execution and its aftermath. The pamphlet also includes information about published ballads related to the incident and mentions other Berks County hangings.
Anecdote From The Chronicle Of The Times, July 30, 1823, Unknown Author
Anecdote From The Chronicle Of The Times, July 30, 1823, Unknown Author
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed copy of a humorous anecdote taken from the Reading, Pennsylvania Chronicle of the Times, dated July 30, 1823. The tale concerns the occupation of grave diggers in the afterlife.