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Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/09/1956, Jim Macvane May 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/09/1956, Jim Macvane

PJC "Newsance"

Freshman Class Meeting Notes -- Campus Editors Initate "Stag Of The Year" Contest

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Dieffenbach On Candy, May 8, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach May 1956

Dieffenbach On Candy, May 8, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Candy", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated May 8, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details some traditional Pennsylvania Dutch candies that were made, specifically hore-hound and birch drops.

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/02/1956, Jim Macvane May 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/02/1956, Jim Macvane

PJC "Newsance"

Spring Social Success -- Splash Party May 5th -- Jazz Concert Brings Out Giant Crowd -- Band To Make Trip May 4th

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 04/27/1956, Jim Macvane Apr 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 04/27/1956, Jim Macvane

PJC "Newsance"

Spring Social Saturday Night -- PJC Students Make Good Showing In Patriots Day Race -- Jazz On The Campus Sunday Night -- Frosh Net $58 From Auction

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Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1956

Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled "Diapers: die Windla," written by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 10, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details superstitions about diapers and their effects on children later in life, as well as omens and tales related to witchcraft and pow-wowing cures.

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Letter From D. W. Thompson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 3, 1956, D. W. Thompson Apr 1956

Letter From D. W. Thompson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 3, 1956, D. W. Thompson

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from D. W. Thompson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 3, 1956. Within, Thompson provides a recipe for "Scotch Cake," discusses the Pennsylvania Dutch term for taffy and speculates about sugar rings.

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Advertisement And News Release For A Constantine Kermes Art Exhibition, April 2, 1956, Jacques Seligmann Galleries Apr 1956

Advertisement And News Release For A Constantine Kermes Art Exhibition, April 2, 1956, Jacques Seligmann Galleries

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A printed advertisement and news release from Jacques Seligmann Galleries announcing an art exhibition of paintings by Constantine Kermes, dated April 2, 1956. The one-man-show, entitled "Icons and American Saints," features Kermes' paintings of New England Shaker and Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired art as well as Byzantine iconography.

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The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, David L. Hunsberger, Ruth M. Home, Frances Lichten, Preston A. Barba, Elmer C. Stauffer, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs, Olive G. Zehner Apr 1956

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, David L. Hunsberger, Ruth M. Home, Frances Lichten, Preston A. Barba, Elmer C. Stauffer, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs, Olive G. Zehner

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Pennsylvania Gaudyware
● Pennsylvania Dutch Canada
● Giant Cider Press
● Pennsylvania Dutch Needlework
● The Pennsylvania German in Fiction
● Conewago Chapel
● Love Feasts
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/21/1956, Jim Macvane Mar 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/21/1956, Jim Macvane

PJC "Newsance"

Student Council Approves Second Semester Budgets -- Spring Vacation -- PJC Skiers Leave Friday For Weekend Trip To Sugarload Mt. -- Today's Assembly Features Wrestling

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/14/1956, Jim Macvane Mar 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/14/1956, Jim Macvane

PJC "Newsance"

Circle "K"s Annual Beaver Ball Draws Near -- Ski Trip To Sugarloaf Coming -- Dean Bonny Attends AAJC Meeting

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/07/1956, Portland Junior College Mar 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/07/1956, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance"

Beaver Ball -- Outing Draws Large Crowd -- Winter Carnival Dance Big Hit --Scotch Auction Big Success -- Senior Paper Drive Planned

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/29/1956, Portland Junior College Feb 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/29/1956, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance"

Winter Carnival And Ball -- Scotch Auction Needs Help -- Gay Nineties Comes To Campus -- Sugarloaf Ski Trip Big Success -- PJC Students Visit Clark -- Corperate Finance Class Forms Investment Company

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/20/1956, Portland Junior College Feb 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/20/1956, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance"

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1956, Helen Moser Feb 1956

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1956, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 1, 1956. Within, Moser writes on a number of Pennsylvania-Dutch sayings, but asks Shoemaker, in particular, to not read one of them on his radio program as it is an insult to Catholics.

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/23/1956, Portland Junior College Jan 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/23/1956, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance"

Newsance Cartoon Stirs Student Council -- PJC's Fire Hazard -- Backward For PJC???

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/16/1956, Portland Junior College Jan 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/16/1956, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance"

Student Concil Votes For P.A. System -- Jazz Concert Big Hit -- Scotch Auction Postponed -- Freshman Semi-Formal

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Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach Jan 1956

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.

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Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose Jan 1956

Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George E. Bagenstose addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 10, 1956. Within, Bagenstose recounts a folktale involving a stopped waterwheel and a talking bullfrog.

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The Rag 01/1956, Portland Junior College Jan 1956

The Rag 01/1956, Portland Junior College

Rag, The

Editorially Speaking -- Notices -- Harvest Dance -- Cartoons

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Edition 22 (1956), University Of Maine Portland Jan 1956

Edition 22 (1956), University Of Maine Portland

Edition 22, 1955-1956

Edition 22, 1956.

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A Talk For Students, Robert Frost Jan 1956

A Talk For Students, Robert Frost

James Hearst Documents

The commencement address given by Robert Frost to the graduating class of 1956 of Sarah Lawrence College.

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Kitty Hawk 1894, Robert Frost Jan 1956

Kitty Hawk 1894, Robert Frost

James Hearst Documents

The poem Kitty Hawk 1894 by Robert Frost sent as a Christmas greeting in 1956. Woodcut illustrations by Antonio Frasconi.

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The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Evelyn Benson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Henry J. Kauffman, John A. Hostetler, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs Jan 1956

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Evelyn Benson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Henry J. Kauffman, John A. Hostetler, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Major and Minor in Fractur
● Gilbert and Mason - Pennsylvania Wood Engravers
● Barring Out the Schoolmaster
● The Himmelreich Collection
● A Mennonite Encyclopedia
● Pennsylvania Crafts Event
● Europe Calling
● Book Note
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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