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Letter From Franklin Kemp To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 29, 1956, Franklin Kemp Mar 1956

Letter From Franklin Kemp To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 29, 1956, Franklin Kemp

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Franklin Kemp of Atlantic City, New Jersey, addressed to the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, dated March 29, 1956. Kemp thanks the Center for providing information about Easter Egg Trees through the Dutchman periodical. He describes his placement of a traditional Egg Tree in a bank window in Atlantic City and the reactions from people who saw the tree or read about it in the local newspaper.

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/21/1956, Jim Macvane Mar 1956

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/21/1956, Jim Macvane

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Student Council Approves Second Semester Budgets -- Spring Vacation -- PJC Skiers Leave Friday For Weekend Trip To Sugarload Mt. -- Today's Assembly Features Wrestling

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Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1956, Helen Moser Feb 1956

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1956, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 1, 1956. Within, Moser writes on a number of Pennsylvania-Dutch sayings, but asks Shoemaker, in particular, to not read one of them on his radio program as it is an insult to Catholics.

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Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach Jan 1956

Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 16, 1956. Within, Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's inquiries about itching ("Der Gretz") and grave robbing.

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Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose Jan 1956

Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George E. Bagenstose addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 10, 1956. Within, Bagenstose recounts a folktale involving a stopped waterwheel and a talking bullfrog.

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The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Evelyn Benson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Henry J. Kauffman, John A. Hostetler, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs Jan 1956

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Evelyn Benson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Henry J. Kauffman, John A. Hostetler, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Major and Minor in Fractur
● Gilbert and Mason - Pennsylvania Wood Engravers
● Barring Out the Schoolmaster
● The Himmelreich Collection
● A Mennonite Encyclopedia
● Pennsylvania Crafts Event
● Europe Calling
● Book Note
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Edition 22 (1956), University Of Maine Portland Jan 1956

Edition 22 (1956), University Of Maine Portland

Edition 22, 1955-1956

Edition 22, 1956.

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Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 17, 1955, Helen Moser Nov 1955

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 17, 1955, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 17, 1955. Within, Moser writes on a number of topics including yeast, tombstone designs, undergarment sleeves and a story about bullfrogs churning butter.

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Letter From George C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 15, 1955, George C. Kershner Oct 1955

Letter From George C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 15, 1955, George C. Kershner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George C. Kershner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 15, 1955. Within, Kershner provides an answer to a radio program inquiry about a swine disease along with a humorous tale of three German men arrested for a crime they did not commit.

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The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Elizabeth Adams Hurwitz, Henry J. Kauffman, Don Yoder, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner Oct 1955

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Elizabeth Adams Hurwitz, Henry J. Kauffman, Don Yoder, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Basketry, a Pennsylvania Dutch Art
● Decorative Elements in the Domestic Architecture of Eastern Pennsylvania
● Literature on Log Architecture
● Pennsylvania Tour of Europe
● Matters Genealogical
● Feeding Them by the Hundred
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955, Raymond E. Kiebach Jul 1955

Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955, Raymond E. Kiebach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 30, 1955. Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's radio broadcast regarding the definition of "Baese Ding". He also comments on Pennsylvania German words for various types of berries and recalls an encounter with a German organ grinder.

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The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 5, Earl F. Robacker, Olive G. Zehner, Cornelius Weygandt, Henry J. Kauffman, Albert I. Drachman, Arthur D. Graeff, Edna Eby Heller Jul 1955

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 5, Earl F. Robacker, Olive G. Zehner, Cornelius Weygandt, Henry J. Kauffman, Albert I. Drachman, Arthur D. Graeff, Edna Eby Heller

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Antiques for Fancy and for Fun
● Dutch by the Ton
● Beasts in Dutchland
● Church Architecture in Lancaster County
● Tracking the Elusive Distelfink
● Renascence of History
● Dutch Cheeses
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Raising The Barn, May 27, 1955, Victor C. Dieffenbach May 1955

Raising The Barn, May 27, 1955, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Raising the Barn", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated May 27, 1955. Within, Dieffenbach describes how Pennsylvania barns are raised. He details the people, parts and tools involved, and the entire process from start to finish.

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The Idea Of Failure In Henry Adams, Charles Sanders Peirce, And Mark Twain, Robert M. Bunker May 1955

The Idea Of Failure In Henry Adams, Charles Sanders Peirce, And Mark Twain, Robert M. Bunker

American Studies ETDs

Mark Twain, Henry Adams, and Charles Sanders Peirce, three great Americans of the Gilded Age, described themselves as grotesque failures. These pages have been written in the hope to make clear what they meant by success: the communication of their failure.

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Letter From Edwin Marburger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1955, Edwin Marburger May 1955

Letter From Edwin Marburger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1955, Edwin Marburger

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Edwin Marburger to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 10, 1955. Marburger responds to Shoemaker's radio program about Pennsylvania Dutch rhymes and invites Shoemaker to visit his home in Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania.

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Studies In Fulfillment: A Consideration Of Integrity And Compromise In The Novels Of Willa Cather, Donald Mcnichols Apr 1955

Studies In Fulfillment: A Consideration Of Integrity And Compromise In The Novels Of Willa Cather, Donald Mcnichols

George Fox College Journal, 1952-1966

No abstract provided.

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The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Olive G. Zehner, Henry J. Kauffman, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Albert I. Drachman, Earl J. Heydinger, Edna Eby Heller, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder Apr 1955

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Olive G. Zehner, Henry J. Kauffman, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Albert I. Drachman, Earl J. Heydinger, Edna Eby Heller, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Painted Tin or "Tole"
● Embroideries and Cutouts
● Moravian Architecture in Bethlehem
● Scratch-Carved Easter Eggs
● The Conestoga Horse
● The Reading Boat
● Lititz Specialties
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Letter From Arthur Weaner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 9, 1955, Arthur Weaner Jan 1955

Letter From Arthur Weaner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 9, 1955, Arthur Weaner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 9, 1955, Arthur Weaner responds to Shoemaker's inquiry about a particular brick end barn design. Weaner believes that such a design exists in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

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The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Richard S. Montgomery, Henry J. Kauffman, D. W. Thompson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder Jan 1955

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Richard S. Montgomery, Henry J. Kauffman, D. W. Thompson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Art in Christmas Cookies
● "Cookies, Just for Nice"
● The Trump Collection
● Ohio Fractur
● Houses of the Oley Valley
● The Riddle of the Two Front Doors
● The Oldest American Printing Press
● Belsnickel Lore
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Snitz And Knepp Recipe Advertisement, Longenecker Food Market Jan 1955

Snitz And Knepp Recipe Advertisement, Longenecker Food Market

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed copy of a recipe for Snitz and Knepp that was sent to Alfred L. Shoemaker in 1955. Within, the steps to make the Pennsylvania Dutch delicacy is provided on one side of the advertisement from Longenecker's Food Market. The other side lists prices for items such as lottwarrick (apple butter), schmirkase (cottage cheese), and ponhaus (scrapple).

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Alte Weiver Glawva, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1955

Alte Weiver Glawva, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed set of Pennsylvania German folk beliefs ("old women's beliefs" or "old wives' tales") by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January 1955. Also included are stories of a forgetful boy and a labor saving device to help women churn butter.

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Remedies And Cures For Various Ailments, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1955

Remedies And Cures For Various Ailments, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled Remedies and Cures For Various Ailments by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January 1955. Within, Gruber details various "hearsay" remedies for a range of issues from sore throats to consumption.

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Letter From Jane S. Moyer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 8, 1954, Jane S. Moyer Nov 1954

Letter From Jane S. Moyer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 8, 1954, Jane S. Moyer

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Easton Public Library cataloger Jane S. Moyer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 8, 1954. Within, Moyer provides a transcription of a news clipping from the December 24, 1851 issue of the Easton Whig. A story of "Bellsnickle" visiting a home on Christmas is detailed.

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Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser Nov 1954

Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 1, 1954. Within, Moser provides several anecdotal stories surrounding the topic of butchering, some folk cures she's collected, and various Pennsylvania German rhymes.

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Pennsylvania-Dutch Egg Noodles Advertisement, October 3, 1954, Unknown Oct 1954

Pennsylvania-Dutch Egg Noodles Advertisement, October 3, 1954, Unknown

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A colored print advertisement for Pennsylvania-Dutch brand egg noodles featured in the October 3, 1954 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer magazine. The advertisement features the slogan, "It's the Golden Touch of the Pennsylvania-Dutch".

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The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Cornelius Weygandt, William J. Phillips, J. William Stair, Olive G. Zehner, Friedrich Krebs, Henry J. Kauffman Oct 1954

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Cornelius Weygandt, William J. Phillips, J. William Stair, Olive G. Zehner, Friedrich Krebs, Henry J. Kauffman

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Spatterware
● "That's a Lot of Boloney"
● A Dutch Touch
● Birds in Dutchland
● Cornelius Weygandt Day
● Brick-end Barns
● Hardly Bigger Than a Peanut
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● Sycamores in Dutchland
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Emily Dickinson's Approach To Poetry, Donald E. Thackrey Oct 1954

Emily Dickinson's Approach To Poetry, Donald E. Thackrey

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

One of the most fascinating aspects of any poet is his conception of his art. Many poets have written extensively on the theory of art around which they orient their poetry. Others have clearly revealed their theories by writing criticism of other authors. Emily Dickinson, however, left no critical essays, no elucidation of her artistic principles. It is quite probable, indeed, that she did not consciously concern herself to any extent with poetic theory. She may have written, and written in her unique way, through an instinctive need which would admit of no plodding deliberation or stylistic experimentation. Still, such …

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Letter From Ruth Henry To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 26, 1954, Ruth Henry Aug 1954

Letter From Ruth Henry To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 26, 1954, Ruth Henry

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Ruth Henry addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 26, 1954. Within, Henry encloses a copy of her "Battalion Day" article, originally published in two parts in the "Blairstown Press" of Blairstown, New Jersey, on July 8 and July 15, 1954. The article details the celebration of Battalion Day festivities in the town of Mt. Bethel (Williamsburg) in the year 1847.

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Letter From Helen Gardner Heiland To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 2, 1954, Helen Gardner Heiland Aug 1954

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.

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Letter From Henry M. Fulmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 1, 1954, Henry M. Fulmer Aug 1954

Letter From Henry M. Fulmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 1, 1954, Henry M. Fulmer

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Henry M. Fulmer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 1, 1954. Within, Henry expresses his shock upon hearing news of a group of Amish men being jailed for refusing to allow their children to be educated after the eighth grade. Henry expresses a desire for legislation to be passed with the help of Shoemaker, in ensuring the Amish are exempt from compulsory education.

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