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Letter From Harold C. Shank To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 18, 1961, Harold C. Shank
Letter From Harold C. Shank To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 18, 1961, Harold C. Shank
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Harold C. Shank addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 18, 1961. Within, Shank provides personal stories surrounding the holidays in Berks and Lancaster counties, including "Belsnickles," annual auctions, cherry trees and Santa Claus.
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 Bertha Brophy To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1950, Bertha Brophy
Letter From Bertha Brophy To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1950, Bertha Brophy
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Bertha Brophy addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1950. Within, Brophy provides Belsnickel lore from her childhood while living in the Oley Valley in Pennsylvania.
Notes From The Philadelphia Mirror, The Shippensburg News And Other Sources, 1836-1895, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The Philadelphia Mirror, The Shippensburg News And Other Sources, 1836-1895, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of copied, handwritten notes detailing various subjects from newspapers and books, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes include topics such as roasted chestnuts, Christmas customs, dialect humor and the tale of a mass lead poisoning from apple butter crocks.
Folklore Term Paper: Christmas And New Years Customs, John A. Rhode
Folklore Term Paper: Christmas And New Years Customs, John A. Rhode
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by John A. Rhode, dating from circa 1950. Within, Rhode details his interview findings surrounding Christmas and New Year's customs as observed in Lancaster County and York County, Pennsylvania.
Undated Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Elsie M. Smith
Undated Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Elsie M. Smith
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Elsie M. Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Smith provides Shoemaker with a list of weather prediction beliefs and other superstitions involving animals and luck.
Notes From The York County Star, December 28, 1866, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The York County Star, December 28, 1866, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten set of notes from the York County Star, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated December 28, 1866. Within, the article details the gathering of a large group of costumed "Bellsnickles" as they visited various houses in the region.
Notes From The Portland Press: A Scribbler's Notebook And The Easton Daily Express, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The Portland Press: A Scribbler's Notebook And The Easton Daily Express, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes written by Alfred L. Shoemaker, copied from sources The Portland Press: A Scribbler's Notebook and The Easton Daily Express (December 26, 1866). Within, details pertaining to the Christmas tradition of Belsnickeling are noted as well as superstitions.
Letter From James H. Groff To Alfred L. Shoemaker, James H. Groff
Letter From James H. Groff To Alfred L. Shoemaker, James H. Groff
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from James H. Groff addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Groff writes to detail some of his childhood memories involving Pennsylvania Dutch customs and superstitions.
Notes From The New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press And Lancaster Examiner, 1869-1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press And Lancaster Examiner, 1869-1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of handwritten notes from newspapers including the New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press and Lancaster Examiner, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from 1869 to 1894. The notes cover a variety of topics including Christmas, Pennsylvania Dutch foods, superstition and stories of murderers, hangings and burials.
Transcription Of The Poem "Bells Nickle", Alfred L. Shoemaker
Transcription Of The Poem "Bells Nickle", Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes copying a poem by F. L. Sallade entitled "Bells Nickle", transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally published in the Reading Weekly Eagle in 1896. The poem relates the stories of Christmas figures such as Belsnickel and their interactions with children.
Letter From Herbert Hummel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 29, 1948, Herbert Hummel
Letter From Herbert Hummel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 29, 1948, Herbert Hummel
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Herbert Hummel addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 29, 1948. Within, Hummel writes to provide Shoemaker with a few old folk beliefs he learned from his grandfather in Bernville, Pennsylvania. Topics range from witches and sewing to beliefs surrounding Christmas and whistling on Sundays.