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Program For The Sixty-First Annual Meeting Of The American Folklore Society, December 28 And 29, 1949, American Folklore Society
Program For The Sixty-First Annual Meeting Of The American Folklore Society, December 28 And 29, 1949, American Folklore Society
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed program for the sixty-first Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society, dated December 28, 1949. The pamphlet details the schedule for the upcoming conference, including a talk by Alfred L. Shoemaker on Franklin and Marshall College's Pennsylvania Dutch folklore program.
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.
Letter From Ira D. Landis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 29, 1949, Ira D. Landis
Letter From Ira D. Landis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 29, 1949, Ira D. Landis
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Ira D. Landis addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 29, 1949. Within, Landis encloses his paper entitled, "The Dutch-Calcium Carbonate Compound", with hopes of it finding a home within Shoemaker's Dutchman newspaper.
Letter From Irwin J. Landis To J. William Frey, October 10, 1949, Irwin J. Landis
Letter From Irwin J. Landis To J. William Frey, October 10, 1949, Irwin J. Landis
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Irwin J. Landis addressed to J. William Frey, dated October 10, 1949. Within, Landis writes to remark on his own Pennsylvanian-Dutch background and provides a contribution for an "all" story. Landis details an encounter at a Hollywood restaurant with a waitress from Pennsylvania.
Letter From G. C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1949, George C. Kershner
Letter From G. C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1949, George C. Kershner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A hand-written letter from G. C. Kershner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 15, 1949. Within, Kershner writes to provide a humorous story surrounding a husband and wife during the night of falling stars in 1833. He also includes some Pennsylvania Dutch riddles.
Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 1, 1949. Within, Moser provides a list of rhymes and riddles she remembers from her childhood, translated from Pennsylvania Dutch into English.
Notes To Wishbone, Rudolf Hommel
Notes To Wishbone, Rudolf Hommel
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed document entitled, "Notes To Wishbone", by Rudolf Hommel, dating from circa June 1949. Within, Hommel writes of the various wishbone traditions he remembers and the practice of arm hooking in relation to eating almonds and filberts or drinking wine or beer.
Second Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart
Second Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Luella K. Engelhart addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 27, 1949. Within, Engelhart praises Shoemaker's work with the Pennsylvania Dutchman periodical and recounts her experiences with pow-wowing and superstitions.
Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart
Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Luella Kern Engelhart addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 27, 1949. Within, Engelhart provides Pennsylvania Dutch dialect rhymes told to her by her father along with a recipe.
Letter From Rose Labrasca To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Rose Labrasca
Letter From Rose Labrasca To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Rose Labrasca
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Rose Labrasca addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Labrasca inquires if Shoemaker knows anyone who is well-versed in lifting spells or jinxes.
Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn
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.
Letter From Arthur K. Klingaman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 19, 1949, Arthur K. Klingaman
Letter From Arthur K. Klingaman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 19, 1949, Arthur K. Klingaman
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Arthur K. Klingaman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 19, 1949. Within, Klingaman details some information he obtained from his father surrounding the placement of bedrooms and the practice of "bundling" within the Pennsylvania Dutch community.
Letter From Daisie Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 11, 1949, Daisie Wagner
Letter From Daisie Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 11, 1949, Daisie Wagner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Daisie Wagner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 11, 1949. Within, Wagner discusses her family's almanac and the figure of a man surrounded by the Zodiac signs that perplexed her as a child, along with providing an almanac rhyme in Pennsylvania-Dutch.
Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 24, 1949, Elsie M. Smith
Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 24, 1949, Elsie M. Smith
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Elsie M. Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 24, 1949. Within, Smith provides a list of beliefs, superstitions and old sayings that her grandmother used to talk about, including many related to weather, luck, animals, sewing and witchcraft.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 4, 1949. Within, Gruber inquires about a potential interest in some Pennsylvania Dutch verses he composed regarding his childhood.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
In a typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, H. Wayne Gruber lists two humorous stories: one about a preacher's best sermon and the other about a lying farm boy. Following Gruber lists four pieces of advice, which he titles: "Alte Weiver Clawwe."
Letter From Colsin R. Shelly To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 3, 1949, Colsin R. Shelly
Letter From Colsin R. Shelly To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 3, 1949, Colsin R. Shelly
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Colsin R. Shelly, Principal of Lafayette School, to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 3, 1949. In the letter Shelly details stories of barring out the schoolmaster on Shrove Tuesday and traditions associated with Ash Wednesday.
Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1949, Harvey Rothenberger
Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1949, Harvey Rothenberger
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 1, 1949. Within, the Rothenbergers detail a number of old sayings and rhymes associated with different herbs and teas, along with some of their uses in folk remedies.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 11, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 11, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 11, 1949. Within, Gruber provides information on the variety of garden vegetables he remembers being grown in his mother's garden.
Sports And Pastimes Of The Amish, Frank Diaco, William Di George
Sports And Pastimes Of The Amish, Frank Diaco, William Di George
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Frank Diaco and William Di George, dating from circa 1949. Within, Diaco and Di George write on the pastimes, games and sports practiced within the Amish community as learned from Aaron Glicks of West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania.
Berks County Home Made Soap, H. Wayne Gruber
Berks County Home Made Soap, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed document entitled, "Berks County Home Made Soap", by H. Wayne Gruber, dated 1949. Within, Gruber details the way his mother made soap on the farm and its various uses.
Dialect Poem: Da Gruuver Un Di Bulfragge, January, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Dialect Poem: Da Gruuver Un Di Bulfragge, January, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed document entitled, "Da Gruuver un di bulfragge", composed by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January, 1949. Within, Gruber details a bull frog hunting trip in the form of a Pennsylvania Dutch dialect poem.
Term Report On Folklore, Darrell M. Nixdorf
Term Report On Folklore, Darrell M. Nixdorf
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten, untitled term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Darrell M. Nixdorf, dating from circa 1949. Within, Nixdorf details a number of subjects relayed to him by locals from Lancaster County ranging from humorous jests to local folk beliefs and stories of witchcraft, "Negro" folktales, and Chinese folktales.
Notes From The Acorn And Germ, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The Acorn And Germ, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes by Alfred L. Shoemaker regarding the newspaper, "The Acorn and Germ", dating from circa 1949. The notes detail items from various issues of the newspaper, including German, English, and Pennsylvania Dutch words for various tree types as well as Bible verses and dialect columns.
Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Harvey Rothenberger
Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Harvey Rothenberger
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker consisting of a list of old sayings and superstitions from Berks County, Pennsylvania, compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger, dating from circa 1949. Within, the Rothenbergers detail a number of beliefs on various subjects including rain, days of the week, falling objects, spilled salt, sewing, ironing, animal behavior and children.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated 1949. Within, Gruber writes on a variety of topics including a cure for horse colic, uses for leftover pie dough, and quarreling between town folk and country folk.
Letter From Earl L. Ruppert To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 1, 1949, Earl L. Ruppert
Letter From Earl L. Ruppert To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 1, 1949, Earl L. Ruppert
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Earl L. Ruppert to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 1st, 1949. It describes the Native American origins of the name "Neversink." Ruppert also discusses lore surrounding bake ovens and marriage.