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Pioneer Schools - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"This pamphlet, on pioneer schools in nebraska, does not attempt to tell the history of the early schools in the State, but is limited to relating some of the lore (customs, habits, stories) of the pioneer school."

Pioneer Tales - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"All of these hoaxes, tall-tales and experiences have been obtained from itnerviews with Nebraskans who pioneered in the State. They have never been printed and their editing has been kept to a minimum."

Common story topics include horse trading, threshing, cattle drives, and more.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1940, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School programs for the Senior Last Chapel, Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 14, 16 and 17, 1940. Address given by Rufus Matthew Jones, D.D., LL. D., Haverford, Pennsylvania.

1940 Festival De La Bonne Chanson Program, L'Association Des Vigilants

Festival de la Bonne Chanson

Program booklet from the May 19, 1940 Festival de la Bonne Chanson in Lewiston, Maine.

Early Nebraska Cooking - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"Early Nebraska cooking, because of its lack of variety, often became unappetizing for even the least fastidious settlers. Sowbelly (salt pork), corn meal and coffee were nearly always on the table for the main meals."

Dance Calls Series Three - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

Square dancing calls popular in nebraska in the late 1800s

Albert Einstein Letter To Lionel M. Ettlinger; 31 March 1940, Princeton., Albert Einstein

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist and humanitarian, writes to Lionel M. Ettlinger in March of 1940, lamenting the present situation in Europe — and to thank him for the pipe he sent.

Account Of Bundling Related By Christ Geiger, March 5, 1940, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1940. Within Christ Geiger relates an informant's experience with the courtship practice of bundling.

Pioneer Religion - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

History of religion in Nebraska. Following a general introduction, sections cover places of worship, preaching, and rivalries.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Reglements Des Commis De La Cantine, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Reglements Des Salles, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Bylaws (Reglements des Salles) of the Club Jacques Cartier, 1940s.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Devoirs Du Comite De La Salles Et De La Cantine, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Instructions Generales Du Directeur Musical, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Lewiston C.1940, Janelle-Paradis Family Collection (Scrapbook # 10), Franco-American Collection

Scrapbooks

Assorted newspaper clippings of national news, local news, family events, obituaries, and wedding annoucements in Lewiston, Maine from the 1940's.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Article Ix, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Bylaws ('Reglements des Salles') of Le Club Jacques Cartier, ammendment pertaining to election of officers c. 1940.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Reglements Du Corps De Clarions Et Tambours, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Le Club Jacques Cartier Membership Cerificate, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Membership certificate to Les Club Jacques Cartier c. 1940. Signed by Bertrand A. Dutil, President, and Helene Bissonette, Secretary.

Blackout Of Civil Liberties In Humboldt County?, Communist Party Of U.S.A.

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Pamphlet discussing rollback of civil liberties and its impacts on the Communist Party and its affiliations. Includes list of open forums and current events through early 1940.

Address: 501 W. Wabash 8 PM

Eureka Branch, Communist Party, U.S.A.

Bylaws (Reglements Des Salles) Of The Club Jacques Cartier, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Bylaws (Reglements des Salles) of the Club Jacques Cartier, c. 1940.

Talk On Symbolism, James Hearst

James Hearst Documents

An edited typescript of a talk on symbolism and the Symbolist movement in literature, given sometime after the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Pioneer Recollections - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"These reminiscences of life in Nebraska during the 1870s and 1880s have been obtained through personal interviews with pioneers by members of the Nebraska Writers' Project."

Includes several stories about pranks, information on pioneer remedies and medicine, as well as tales of a more historical nature.

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