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Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Letter From Robert A. Foster To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 21, 1959, Robert A. Foster
Letter From Robert A. Foster To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 21, 1959, Robert A. Foster
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Robert A. Foster addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 21, 1959. Within, Foster inquires about Shoemaker's potential help in composing an article on the topic of "bundling" for Woman's Day magazine.
Letter From Susie E. Robinson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 6, 1959, Susie E. Robinson
Letter From Susie E. Robinson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 6, 1959, Susie E. Robinson
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Susie E. Robinson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 6, 1959. Within, Robinson requests information regarding the practices of shunning and bundling within the current Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch communities.
Letter From Walter W. Horn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 7, 1959, Walter W. Horn
Letter From Walter W. Horn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 7, 1959, Walter W. Horn
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Walter W. Horn to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 7, 1959. Horn responds to Shoemaker's inquiry about the similarities between the California Barn and the Pennsylvania Barn and informs Shoemaker of research that might interest him.
Letter From William D. Pattison To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 20, 1959, William D. Pattison
Letter From William D. Pattison To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 20, 1959, William D. Pattison
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A letter from William D. Pattison to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 20, 1959. Within, Pattison informs Shoemaker of Walter Horn's lectures about the history of Western barns and how they may relate to Pennsylvania barns.
Notes From The Franklin Minerva, 1799, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The Franklin Minerva, 1799, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten set of notes compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker from the Franklin Minerva, originally dating from 1799. The notes concern the introduction of a new fashion of bonnets to ladies in a small village and their growing dissatisfaction with this fashion.
Letter From Lester Breininger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 9, 1959, Lester Breininger
Letter From Lester Breininger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 9, 1959, Lester Breininger
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter and enclosed set of typed note cards written by Lester Breininger addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 9, 1959. Within, folk beliefs and sayings surrounding bees, bee stings and beeswax are compiled from the 1959 Kutztown Folk Festival as well as recipes for honey cookies and grafting wax.
Letter From George Allen To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 31, 1959, George Allen
Letter From George Allen To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 31, 1959, George Allen
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from George Allen addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 31, 1959. Within, Allen informs Shoemaker of a manuscript copy he acquired concerning a minister named Peter Stryker who traveled in the eastern United States in 1815.
Letter From Evelyn A. Benson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1959, Evelyn Benson
Letter From Evelyn A. Benson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1959, Evelyn Benson
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Evelyn A. Benson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 14, 1959. Within, Benson discusses a book called Christmas Holidays: Or a Visit at Home and provides a photograph depicting a "Belsnickel" from a New Year's Day event in Halifax Township in Pennsylvania.
Letter From John I. Rempel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 5, 1959, John I. Rempel
Letter From John I. Rempel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 5, 1959, John I. Rempel
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from John I. Rempel addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 5, 1959. Within, Rempel thanks Shoemaker for information about Pennsylvania barns and considers writing an article about the architecture of German settlers in Ontario.