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Term Paper: Folk Festivals Of Southeastern Pennsylvania, June 1, 1950, Paul B. Dicely

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A partially typed and handwritten term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College entitled, "Folk Festivals of Southeastern Pennsylvania", by Paul B. Dicely, dated June 1, 1950. Within, Dicely details the information he gathered from locals of Lancaster and Dauphin counties on the various holidays and traditions they celebrate.

Folklore Term Report: Folk Lore Concerning Christmas Customs, May 29, 1950, Robert J. Fehr

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Folk-Lore Concerning Christmas Customs", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Fehr, dated May 29, 1950. Within, Fehr details the information he gathered from Pennsylvania Dutch residents in Northampton County, including details of "Belsnickel" and superstitions pertaining to the Christmas season.

A Study Of The Origin And Development Of Northwest Coast Dugouts, Donald Robert Mccaul

Anthropology ETDs

It will be the purpose of this paper to examine the factors that have affected the development of a single Northwest Coast culture complex, the dugout canoe. The dugout was chosen because it is an item of material culture, because of its important position in Northwest Coast culture, and because of the light it may case on Asiatic-Northwest Coast culture relationships.

The Pennsylvania Dutch And Some Of Their Lore, Robert Hemhauser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Hemhauser, dated May 23, 1950. Within, Hemhauser documents various folklore beliefs he obtained from a friend's mother and locals of Lancaster County. Topics covered include the practice of pow-wowing, superstitions involving salt, and cures for warts and freckles.

Folklore Term Paper, William D. Boyle

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by William D. Boyle dated May 23, 1950. Within, Boyle details local folk beliefs and pow wow cures gathered via interviews personally conducted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Folklore Term Paper: Holidays Of The Amish, May 23, 1950, Thomas M. Campbell

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Thomas M. Campbell, dated May 23, 1950. Within, Campbell recounts his interviews with farmers throughout Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on the various holidays the Amish community celebrates, detailing practices and rituals typically followed on a number of different occasions.

Folklore Term Paper: The Pow-Wow Doctor, Robert L. Graham

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper entitled, "The Pow-Wow Doctor", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert L. Graham, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Graham details his encounter with a local pow-wow doctor in Lancaster county for his project.

Folklore Term Paper: May 22, 1950, Price Norris

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten, untitled term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Price Norris, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Norris documents the findings he compiled from two Pennsylvania Dutch households regarding folk cures and superstitions.

Anthropological Method And Theory In A Study Of Costume, Harvey Cleaver Moore

Anthropology ETDs

The purpose of this dissertation is threefold, With the achieving of the third and major goal dependent upon the achieving of the first and second minor goals.

First is the problem of deciding what methods will be useful in the original study to be undertaken later. Second is the application of these methods to the subject of the original study, namely, the changes in the form of garment parts of the costumes in the eighteenth century French court circles and upperclasses. Third id the problem of examining the sequences of costume forms so determined to see what these sequences imply …

Folklore Term Paper: Research On Folk Cures, David R. Hanson

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Research on Folk Cures" completed at Franklin and Marshall College by David R. Hanson, dated May 18, 1950. Within, Hanson summarizes his research on folk cures, which range from cures for warts and boils to superstitions surrounding loose hair and babies' fingernails.

An Anthropological Investigation Of The Correo Snake Pit, Sigfred Sandberg

Anthropology ETDs

During the summer of 1949 the University of New Mexico Field Sessions in Anthropology undertook the excavation of a site located on the Albert Harrington Ranch some thirty miles due west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Eight under-graduates participated in the work under the supervision of the author, a graduate student in Archaeology. The site was a blown out spring situated near Correo, three and one half miles southwest of the Santa Fe Railway coal and water station in Suwanee. The name "Correo Snake Pit" was assigned to the excavation.

Since this find is probably one of the more important in …

A Comparison Of The Meaning Of Some Current Terms In Anthropology, Harry L. Naylor

Anthropology ETDs

Any science or comparable discipline must, logically and rationally, rest upon a basis of acceptance of the validity of its postulates. Further, in order for the science to advance, there must be a virtual, if not complete acceptance of terminology and the meanings ascribed to the various terms by a significant number of the active workers in the field.

Letter From J. William Stair To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1950, J. William Stair

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed letter from J. William Stair to Alfred L. Shoemaker dated May 10, 1950, Stair encloses an article on brick-end barns written by his son-in-law. He tells Dr. Shoemaker he will continue looking for more data on these barns, and asks for any information he can provide.

Some German Interpretations Of Neolithic Origins During The Period Of Nazi Influence, Eugene Thomas Frosio

Anthropology ETDs

Many books have been written on the events and trends occurring within Germnay during the 1933-1943 decade. Library shelves fairly groan under their numbers. There has always been a question in my mind, however, as to the trustworthiness of many of these works. It seemed as if they had been written, not with the idea of presenting information, but of working on the emotions of the reading public in this country. If such were the case, it would be quite understandable. Political leaders in other European countries believeing themselves to be in great danger from Germany (before the outbreak of …

Attitude Of Utah Farm People Toward The Extension Service In Utah, Stephen L. Brower

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Cooperative Extension Service in agriculture and home economics was established on a national basis in 1914 by the passage of the Smith-Lever Act. The act stated, in broad non-restrictive terms, that the major purpose of cooperative extension work was "to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects related to agriculture and home economics, and to encourage the application of the same." Thus the primary function of the Cooperative Extension Service in agriculture and home economics is education.

Conditions At The Utah State Industrial School In 1947 With Emphasis On Changes In Program In 1945, 1947 And 1949, Bert Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study deals with the program, personnel, and physical plant of the Utah State Industrial School. Studies made of the school are few. Among them, the Survey made by John Schapps, Field Consultant of the National Probation Association, between January and July, 1946, is probably the most comprehensive and professional in nature. Since Mr. Schapps's study began only three months after Mr. Parley Kilburn was appointed superintendent, this investigator covered conditions mainly as they were under the old administration. This study aims at comparison of conditions, facilities and programs as they existed in 1947 and 1949 with those found by …

Folk Cures Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Richard M. Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Folk Cures of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Richard M. Smith, dating from circa 1950. Within, Smith recounts his experience gathering material from several families in and around Lebanon and details a number of folk remedies and cures for a number of ailments including tooth pain, epilepsy, corns, warts, and whooping cough.

Spartan Daily, April 19, 1950, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 38, Issue 115

The University And The Public Service, Albert Lepawsky

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Flor-Ala Vol. 19 No. 21, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1950-1959

1950-03-17

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 14, 1950, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 14, 1950. Within, Gruber writes to provide material for Shoemaker's radio program and discusses his school days and later education.

Letter From Hazel Thornton To Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, March 13, 1950, Hazel Thornton

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Hazel Thornton addressed to the editors of the Pennsylvania Dutchman, dated March 13, 1950. Within, Hazel describes her artworks which deal with depictions of Amish life and requests a subscription to the Pennsylvania Dutchman.

Holland City News, Volume 79, Number 10: March 9, 1950, Holland City News

Holland City News: 1950

Newspaper published in Holland, Michigan, from 1872-1977, to serve the English-speaking people in Holland, Michigan. Purchased by local Dutch language newspaper, De Grondwet, owner in 1888.

Spartan Daily, February 1, 1950, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 38, Issue 71

Some Pennsylvania Dutch Customs Of Christmas And New Year’S Day, January 17, 1950, Andrew S. Berky

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper entitled, "Some Pennsylvania Dutch Customs of Christmas and New Year’s Day", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Andrew S. Berky, January 17, 1950. Within, Berky details various customs and traditions that can be observed in the Pennsylvania Dutch community on Christmas Eve and day. Also included is an appendix containing miscellaneous folk cures and braucherei tales.

Letter From Homer G. Neuhauser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1950, Homer G. Neuhauser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Homer G. Neuhauser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 14, 1950. Neuhauser writes to provide Shoemaker with information from his daughter, Susan Ann, about the Pennsylvania Dutch word "spritz."

International House Scrapbook 1950-1951, James H. Jones

International House Scrapbooks

This scrapbook contains information about the Jacksonville State Teachers College International House program, led by James H. Jones, a professor of French. The scrapbook contains photographs and correspondence, newspaper clippings, and more. Highlights include the United Nations Day Program held in October 1950, the visit of Pierre Ryckmans, Belgian delegate to the UN, and several educational association meetings.

Hope College Alumni Magazine, Volume 3, Number 1: January 1950, Alumni Association Of Hope College

Hope College Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Notes From The Reading Times And Dispatch, November 26 To December 30, 1873, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten, copied notes from the Reading Times and Dispatch of 1873 transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, Shoemaker details a story regarding Blue Mountain Tea and how it got its alternative name, "Pater Behney’s Kraut".

Sibyl 1950, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.