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Letter From Arta M. Bortner To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 30, 1951, Arta M. Bortner
Letter From Arta M. Bortner To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 30, 1951, Arta M. Bortner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Arta M. Bortner addressed to the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, dated March 30, 1951. Within, Bortner provides details on a childhood school game and rhyme that young children used to play involving a bear and stolen sheep.
Letter From Russell S. Baver To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 15, 1951, Russell S. Baver
Letter From Russell S. Baver To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 15, 1951, Russell S. Baver
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Russell S. Baver addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 15, 1951. Within, Baver details his feelings on barn decorations and describes superstitions surrounding horseshoes and cattle castration.
Folklore Term Paper: Aspects Of Amish Folklore, William J. Pietchke
Folklore Term Paper: Aspects Of Amish Folklore, William J. Pietchke
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by William J. Pietchke, dating from circa 1951. Entitled "Aspects of Amish Folklore", Pietchke details various beliefs amongst the Amish ranging from pregnancy lore to marriage, divorce and horse trading practices.