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Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 12, 1957, Helen Moser Apr 1957

Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 12, 1957, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 12, 1957. Within, Moser provides some Pennsylvania Dutch dialect stories about creameries as well as a rhyme and information about plants.

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Letters From J. Daniel Roth To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 19, 1956, J. Daniel Roth Sep 1956

Letters From J. Daniel Roth To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 19, 1956, J. Daniel Roth

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten letters from J. Daniel Roth addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 19, 1956. Within, Roth writes humorous anecdotes about animals such as bulls and chickens and includes information about the proper method for clearing snow from rye plants.

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Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist Mar 1954

Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Aug H. Reist addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated March 25, 1954. Within, Reist inquires about the history of a book and provides some anecdotes about his family - some in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.

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Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 17, 1953, Helen Moser Aug 1953

Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 17, 1953, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 17, 1953. Within, Moser details the story of a strange rock formation dubbed the "Poshdt Yockel".

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Dieffenbach On Garlic, June 22, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach Jun 1953

Dieffenbach On Garlic, June 22, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Garlic - 'Gnuvlich'!", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 22, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach describes the varieties of garlic and its various uses in folk medicine and cooking.

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Dieffenbach On Cows, April 26, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1952

Dieffenbach On Cows, April 26, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten material on cows, compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 26, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details anecdotes from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania on a number of topics including foods harmful to cows, home remedies, cats in relation to cows, stable lore and other subjects.

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Dieffenbach On Cows, April 11, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1952

Dieffenbach On Cows, April 11, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten material on cows written by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 11, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details a number of personal anecdotes about cows, including eating habits, selection, birthing complications, and other lore associated with cows.

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Dieffenbach On Cows, April 1, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1952

Dieffenbach On Cows, April 1, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Cows", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 1, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details anecdotes from Berks County, Pennsylvania farmers concerning all aspects of cows and raising calves including needed equipment, milking, de-horning, and breeding. It also contains related folklore surrounding the products of cows (veal, beef, butter, cheese, dung) and cures for disease and bewitchment.

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Dieffenbach On Cows: Addenda, March 24, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Mar 1952

Dieffenbach On Cows: Addenda, March 24, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Cows: Addenda", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated March 24, 1952. Within Dieffenbach lists a series of anecdotes involving butter churning, farm irrigation, planting seeds and producing and selling hay and dairy products. It also includes a section about the many uses of cow parts after butchering and a list of superstitious beliefs surrounding cows.

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Dieffenbach On Cabbage, March 21, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Mar 1952

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.

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Dieffenbach On Meat: Addenda, Part I, Victor C. Dieffenbach Jan 1952

Dieffenbach On Meat: Addenda, Part I, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Meat: Addenda", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dating from circa 1952. Within, Dieffenbach covers a variety of topics involving meat, including butchering, family recipes, and various humorous anecdotes from his youth.

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Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii Jan 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper entitled, "Pow-Wow", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by John D. Trout III, dating from circa 1950. Within, Trout details a variety of pow-wow cures he learned during his fieldwork in Lancaster, Berks and Chester County, Pennsylvania, ranging from cures for toothache to a method to relieve bloated cows.

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Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn May 1949

Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Viola K. Mohn addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Mohn details a few superstitions surrounding cows and whooping cough, explaining variations on the theme of buttered bread as a folk remedy.

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Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 10, 1948, Unknown Author Feb 1948

Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 10, 1948, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from an unknown author addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 10, 1948. Within, the author discusses the Pennsylvania Dutch word for Ash Wednesday, along with traditions associated with this day.

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A Few More "Alter Weiver Glawe", H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1948

A Few More "Alter Weiver Glawe", H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of typed superstitions and beliefs by H. Wayne Gruber, dating from circa 1948. Within, Gruber details more beliefs, presumably originating from Berks County, ranging from methods of gaining a husband to warding off bad luck and witches.

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