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Letter From William D. Pattison To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 20, 1959, William D. Pattison
Letter From William D. Pattison To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 20, 1959, William D. Pattison
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A letter from William D. Pattison to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 20, 1959. Within, Pattison informs Shoemaker of Walter Horn's lectures about the history of Western barns and how they may relate to Pennsylvania barns.
Letter From Helen Gardner Heiland To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 2, 1954, Helen Gardner Heiland
Letter From Helen Gardner Heiland To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 2, 1954, Helen Gardner Heiland
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Helen Gardner Heiland addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 2, 1954. Within, Heiland discusses her ties to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and her work to teach citizens of Illinois about the culture of the Amish through her library work.
Series Of Adam And Eve In Paradise Engravings, Henry B. Sage, H. W. Villee, Samuel Bauman (1788-1820), M. Dahlem
Series Of Adam And Eve In Paradise Engravings, Henry B. Sage, H. W. Villee, Samuel Bauman (1788-1820), M. Dahlem
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
This series of five photographs of woodcut engravings depicts Adam and Eve in Paradise along with the serpent and Tree of Knowledge. The engravings originally accompanied ballad broadsides printed by various firms including Schneider and Meyers, Heinrich B. Sage, Samuel Bauman, M. Dahlem and H. W. Villee. These photograph reproductions were used by Alfred Shoemaker in the production of an article for The Pennsylvania Dutchman and contain his notations on the reverse of the photos.
Folklore Term Paper On Folk-Medicine, Robert B. Long
Folklore Term Paper On Folk-Medicine, Robert B. Long
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert B. Long, dating from circa 1950. Within, Long details responses to questions about local folk medicine practices he gathered via interviews with people residing in Lancaster County and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Folklore Term Paper: Folk Medicine, Edward J. Matey
Folklore Term Paper: Folk Medicine, Edward J. Matey
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College and entitled, "Folk Medicine", by Edward J. Matey, dating from circa 1950. Within, Matey details various folk cures and pow-wow practices derived from interviews in Lancaster County.
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 Charles Ezra Bowman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 12, 1948, Charles E. Bowman
Letter From Charles Ezra Bowman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 12, 1948, Charles E. Bowman
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Charles Ezra Bowman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 12, 1948. Within, Bowman provides his contribution to Shoemaker's request about favorite Pennsylvania Dutch "all" stories.
Letter From Mrs. E. H. Mull To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 11, 1948, Mrs. E. H. Mull
Letter From Mrs. E. H. Mull To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 11, 1948, Mrs. E. H. Mull
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Mrs. E. H. Mull addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 11, 1948. Within, Mull recalls her favorite Pennsylvania Dutch "all" story, detailing the exasperated words from a neighbor towards her sons at meal time.
Letter From H. A. Shawalter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 9, 1948, H. A. Shawalter
Letter From H. A. Shawalter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 9, 1948, H. A. Shawalter
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from H. A. Shawalter addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 9, 1948. Within, Shawalter details a practice called "bull fiddling" or serenading, in which a newly married couple must offer compensation or endure raucous noise made outside the home by local community members.