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Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled "Diapers: die Windla," written by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 10, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details superstitions about diapers and their effects on children later in life, as well as omens and tales related to witchcraft and pow-wowing cures.

Letter From D. W. Thompson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 3, 1956, D. W. Thompson

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from D. W. Thompson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 3, 1956. Within, Thompson provides a recipe for "Scotch Cake," discusses the Pennsylvania Dutch term for taffy and speculates about sugar rings.

Advertisement And News Release For A Constantine Kermes Art Exhibition, April 2, 1956, Jacques Seligmann Galleries

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A printed advertisement and news release from Jacques Seligmann Galleries announcing an art exhibition of paintings by Constantine Kermes, dated April 2, 1956. The one-man-show, entitled "Icons and American Saints," features Kermes' paintings of New England Shaker and Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired art as well as Byzantine iconography.

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, David L. Hunsberger, Ruth M. Home, Frances Lichten, Preston A. Barba, Elmer C. Stauffer, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs, Olive G. Zehner

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Pennsylvania Gaudyware
● Pennsylvania Dutch Canada
● Giant Cider Press
● Pennsylvania Dutch Needlework
● The Pennsylvania German in Fiction
● Conewago Chapel
● Love Feasts
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

Missions Appraised: Asia And Western Dominance, H. De La Costa

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Religious Freedom In The Philippines, Jorge A. Coquia

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Science Survey - 1955, Vicente Marasigan

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Community Schools, S.J. Stoffel

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

English Cross Section: The Literary Apprentice, Antonio T. Leetai

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Tales Of The Barrio: Children Of The Ash-Covered Loam And Other Stories, Miguel A. Bernad

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Huk Story: The Philippine Answer To Communism, Arthur A. Weiss

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Rule By Mother: Das Mutterrecht, Francis Lambrecht

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Contributors And Reviewers, Volume 4. 1956

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

John Dewey's Substitute For Religion, Ralph B. Gehring

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

The New College Theology, Richard J. Cronin

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Othello Comes To Town: Orson Welles And Edmund Kean, Miguel A. Bernad

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Filipino Poet, Erect And Audible, Leonard Casper

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Notes On Twoarticles Of Father Francisco Araneta, S.J., J. Eugene Poirier

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Literary Survey - 1955, Leo A. Cullum

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

For The Farmer, Leo A. Cullum

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Roll Of Honor: Dictionary Of Philippine Biography, Leo A. Cullum

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Human Mind: Outlines Of Empirical Psychology, Francisco Parisi

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

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.

The Ursinus Weekly, March 19, 1956, Richard Winchester, Loretta Marsella, Ismar Schorsch, Richard Blood, David Hudnut

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

MS-WSGA pass new class rules; Discuss govt. merger • Holcombe, Walker lead S.E.-PFTA • Sella, McCoy view Dartmouth meeting • Dr. Parsons announces changes in calendar • May Day dances still offer a few positions • "Y" discusses cuts, race relations; Commissions to meet Wednesday • Foard to succeed Winchester as editor; Will assume duties today • APO plans contest for CC drive • Forum hears of African problem • Faculty minstrel planned for show • Business Club visits industry • Choir presents several concerts • Audrey Cale to speak to I.R.C. tonight • Editorial: Ave atque vale (hail and …

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.

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.

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.

College Catalog, 1956-1957, Extension, Buffalo State College

Academic Catalogs, 1871-2018

No abstract provided.

Ua94/5/6 Lucian Flora Scrapbook - Part 1, Lucian Flora

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

First half of World War II scrapbook compiled by Lucian Flora of Smiths Grove, Kentucky. He attended Bowling Green Business University from 1938 to 1940. This scrapbook contains materials regarding the campaigns through North Africa and Italy. Also included are items related to his life in Affinity, WV prior to the war. There are post cards and photographs of Columbus, Ohio; Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Alexandria, Virginia; and Ireland.

See second half of the scrapbook here.

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