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River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 17: The Excavation And Investigation Of The Fort Lookout Trading Post Ii (39lm57) In The Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota, Carl F. Miller, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles, with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 16: Historic Sites Archeology In The Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota, John E. Mills, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles, with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

The Ursinus Weekly, November 10, 1958, Frederick L. Glauser, Tom Mccabe

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

ACES banquet for seniors features outstanding men • Y seminar Nov. 19; SWC to sponsor forum on religion • Local concert schedule for area announced • Group plays presented Tues. in Bomberger • Freshmen hold election amid sophomore interference Wednesday • Dr. Donald Helfferich inaugurated President • Anderson's play to be staged November 21-22 • Editorial: "Facts" • I do not agree • College rules • Bear's eleven drop sixth straight to Haverford 38-6 • Basketball team begins practice for '58-'59 season • U.C. belles tied by West Chester; J.V. team wins • Soccer squad whips Hens; Drexel wins 8-2 …

Hollins Columns (1958 Oct 23), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• House Board Action Is Ruled Unconstitutional
• Greek "Oresteia" To Be Shown
• Iren Marik To Give Recital
• J.E. Hardy Will Read Own Poems
• Honor Court Move Sets Precedent
• House Board Proposes Changes
• Wanted! Preparers For Picnic
• Expansion Plus
• Exec. Action
• United We Hope
• Ask Yourself
• Point Changes Announced
• The Point System: Why?
• Hollins' Expansion - Spectucular, Judicious
• Size is Seconday - Everett
• Change Must Be Cinched - Nelson
• Niederer Emphasizes Faculty-Student Relationship
• Dean Predicts Gradual Growth
• Unity of Aim Needed-Steinhardt
• Reputation Must Catch Up - Searcy
• Need for More Students-Degginger
• Growth Brings Depth - Doerr
• Change Is Advances …

Letter From Edmund B. Cairns To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 15, 1958, Edmund B. Cairns

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, Edmund B. Cairns highlights the lack of historical information regarding barns in Pennsylvania. He created a series of oil paintings with the intention to bring interest to Pennsylvania barns. Attached to the letter are five photographs of Cairns' work.

Letter From Mrs. William H. Hess To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 8, 1958, Mrs. William H. Hess

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter sent from Mrs. William H. Hess and addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 8, 1958. Within, Hess writes to inform Shoemaker that the information stated on a recent radio broadcast was correct in distinguishing Sand Tarts and A. Piece cakes or cookies.

Letter From Cora Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 3, 1958, Cora Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter sent from Cora Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 3, 1958. Within, Smith writes in response to claims made on Shoemaker's radio broadcast about cookies and provides her family's recipe for sand tarts and 'A piece' cookies.

Letter From Sallie B. Fox To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 3, 1958, Sallie B. Fox

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter sent from Sallie B. Fox to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 3, 1958. Within, Fox writes in response to a cookie inquiry made during Shoemaker's program. She includes the recipes for sand tarts and A. Piece cookies.

Letter From D. Edward Elder To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 10, 1958, D. Edward Elder

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from D. Edward Elder of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 10, 1958. Within, Elder informs Shoemaker of a rough drawing of a broadside of Adam and Eve that is enclosed within the letter.

Letter From Arthur Weaner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 23, 1958, Arthur Weaner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Arthur Weaner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 23, 1958. Within, Weaner writes to inquire about terminology he uncovered in an 1890 sales bill referring to bees.

The Ursinus Weekly, March 10, 1958, Walter W. Montgomery, Carl Fontaine, Thomas M. Mccabe, Philip Sterling Rowe, Sheldon P. Wagman, Frank Seabock

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

"Spray of Springtime" theme of the junior prom, Mar. 21 • Group production of French farce now in rehearsal • Fireside chats and art forum on "Y" agenda for March • IFC weekend, Apr. 25-26; Dances, picnic planned • "Roland's rendezvous" theme of soph hop, Sat. • Band members at festival • Council reviews rules; Revises judiciary powers • Fraternities bid men today at noon • Selective Service department test applications due • Ursinus alumni to hold a dinner dance, March 22 • Curtain Club to present famous art historian tomorrow, Mar. 11 • Final week of Campus Chest drive; …

Folklore Collected At Folk Festival (1958), Florence Baver

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed documentation of folklore collected at the Kutztown Folk Festival, Pennsylvania, in 1958. Florence Baver notes the home town and name of each informant as well as the topics ranging from folk remedies and animal lore to Pennsylvania Dutch sayings and rhymes.

Letter From Jim Butterfield And Ike Kaufman To Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, December 30, 1957, Jim Butterfield, Ike Kaufman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Jim Butterfield and Ike Kaufman addressed to the editors of the Pennsylvania Dutchman, dated December 30, 1957. Within, Butterfield and Kaufman write to provide insight into the Wayne County Amish and the similarities they noticed with the Lancaster County Amish in terms of games and pastimes.

Letter From George L. Moore To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 15, 1957, George L. Moore

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George L. Moore addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 15, 1957. Within, Moore details lore related to Christmas Eve when young men wear masks and scare children, provides details on an old loom that will be going up for sale, and presents a Pennsylvania Dutch rhyme.

Hollins Columns (1957 Oct 24), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Steinhardt Wins Science Fellowship For Advanced Study
• Underwood to Give Psychology Lecture
• Scholarships Are Offered
• Organist to Give Recital Tuesday
• X-Rays to be Taken
• Riding Club to Sponsor Hunter Show on Saturday
• Art Professors to Lead Painting Tour Of European Lands
• When "The Light" is Out
• Grads Mix Marriage And Money-Making
• Board Considers Cleaning Problem Of Student Smokers
• Nearby Colleges Offer Exciting News
• Dorms Are Not Barns But Houses
• Opera Singer Writes About Music Career
• Hollins Blazers Have New Features
• Dunlop Tells of Middle East Visit
• Sports Scene is Active
• Jazz to be Played
• Club Adds Members …

Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 12, 1957, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 12, 1957. Within, Moser provides some Pennsylvania Dutch dialect stories about creameries as well as a rhyme and information about plants.

Letter From Charles R. Hepner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 8, 1957, Charles R. Hepner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Charles R. Hepner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 8, 1957. Within, Hepner writes to corroborate a story he heard on Shoemaker's radio program about an amputated limb by relating his own experiences of phantom pain following an amputation and the method used to cure it.

Notes From Governor Steel's Journal As Printed In The Manchester New Hampshire Union Of October 26, 1889, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes copied by Alfred L. Shoemaker from The Manchester Union newspaper of October 26, 1889. The article prints excerpts of Governor Steel's journal as he journeys from Philadelphia to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and comments on the quality of the barns and farm lands in the region.

Letter From Robert V. Fritz To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1957, Robert V. Fritz

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Robert V. Fritz addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1957. Within, Fritz details a cure for homesickness in cows and describes the process he learned to scald hogs by using a barrel.

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 9: Archeological Investigations In The Heart Butte Reservoir Area, North Dakota, Paul L. Cooper, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 11: The Spain Site (39lm301), A Winter Village In Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota, Carlyle S. Smith, Roger T. Granger Jr., Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

Anthropological Papers, No. 51: Observations On Some Nineteenth-Century Pottery Vessels From The Upper Missouri, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology, Waldo R. Wedel

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a bundle of anthropological works sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, paper number 51 is an analysis of 25 pottery specimens from the Upper-Missouri area. These specimens are attributed to the Lewis and Clark expedition, to army personnel, and to other travelers. The origin of the pottery is uncertain, though there are indications that some pieces may have originated from Fort Berthold, Fort Buford, and Fort Stevenson. The paper offers background on pottery making in the Upper-Missouri, noting that the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa tribes made paddle-and-anvil pottery rather than coil pottery. Further background observations …

Letter From William Buffenmoyer Sr. To Alfred L. Shoemaker, William Buffenmoyer Sr.

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from William Buffenmoyer Sr. addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1957. Within, Buffenmoyer provides several humorous anecdotes and riddles about an elephant, baked beans, and an old wedding photograph.

Letter From Mrs. Frayne Stohler To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 11, 1956, Frayne Stohler

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Frayne Stohler of Andreas, Pennsylvania addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 11, 1956. Within, Stohler writes to provide Shoemaker with some of her old Pennsylvania Dutch weather predictions after listening to Shoemaker's radio program.

Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Raymond E. Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Raymond E. Hollenbach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Hollenbach provides information from old account books of William Krumm and his son, detailing the prices received for pig's bristles. He also notes that bones were traded and made into fertilizer.

Letter From Harry M. Gehris To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Harry M. Gehris

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Harry M. Gehris addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Gehris details his trading of bones to a peddler during his youth.

Letter From Linus L. Francis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Linus L. Francis

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Linus L. Francis addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Francis relates a story about selling bones to a man named Moses Brownmiller in Hamburg. He also inquires about a Bible verse that can stop nose bleeds.

Letter From Mrs. Francis Watt To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 6, 1956, Francis Watt

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Francis Watt addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 6, 1956. Within, Watt details a cure for nose bleeds that she uses on her husband by reading a Bible passage.

Letter From Howard A. G. Miller To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 2, 1956, Howard A. G. Miller

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten postcard from Howard A. G. Miller addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 2, 1956. Within, Miller provides information on how to stop bleeding via a passage in the Bible.

Letter From Lizzie Brossman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 3, 1956, Lizzie M. Brossman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Lizzie M. Brossman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 3, 1956. Within, Brossman details a story her father told her about a vendor at a Reading street market who spoke in Pennsylvania German about his products.