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Pioneer Recollections - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

Special Collections

Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"These reminiscences of life in Nebraska during the 1870s and 1880s have been obtained through personal interviews with pioneers by members of the Nebraska Writers' Project."

Includes several stories about pranks, information on pioneer remedies and medicine, as well as tales of a more historical nature.

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, …

Lewiston C.1940, Janelle-Paradis Family Collection (Scrapbook # 10), Franco-American Collection

Scrapbooks

Assorted newspaper clippings of national news, local news, family events, obituaries, and wedding annoucements in Lewiston, Maine from the 1940's.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Instructions Generales Du Directeur Musical, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Reglements Du Corps De Clarions Et Tambours, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Article Ix, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Bylaws ('Reglements des Salles') of Le Club Jacques Cartier, ammendment pertaining to election of officers c. 1940.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Reglements Des Salles, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Bylaws (Reglements des Salles) of the Club Jacques Cartier, 1940s.

Jacques Cartier Club De Raquetteurs Reglements Des Commis De La Cantine, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier bylaws c. 1940.

Bylaws (Reglements Des Salles) Of The Club Jacques Cartier, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Bylaws (Reglements des Salles) of the Club Jacques Cartier, c. 1940.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 023 And 024, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 025 And 026, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Folktale About Rising Bread, June 30, 1939, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes recounting an informant's story about a Pennsylvania German baker with supernatural powers. When the baker was not present in the bake-shop, the dough would refuse to rise for his assistants.

The Interpretation Of The American Civil War In American Fiction., Florence Murray Bailey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Stories And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes documenting various stories passed down through the Dietrich family by an unknown author, dating from circa 1939. Within, the author details various tales involving early settlers and Native Americans, folk cures, hypnotism, a grandfather clock and a peddler of eyeglasses.

Superstitions, Proverbs And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes documenting various stories and superstitions passed down within the Dietrich family, author unknown, dating from circa 1939. Within, the author documents a number of folk beliefs, riddles, proverbs, and anecdotal stories - many written in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.

A History Of The Czechs In Knox County, Nebraska, Joseph John Van Hoff

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

When the average person thinks of the Czech settlements of Nebraska, he is apt to have in mind the large numbers of this national group who are located in the comparatively centralized area of Douglas, Saunders, Butler, Saline, and Colfax Counties. Few seem to realize that one of the larger of the Czech settlements of the state is to be found in Knox County, a section considerably removed, and having relatively few contacts with the Czechs in the above-mentioned counties.

It is the purpose of this thesis to tell the story of these Knox County Czechs. In it effort will …

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1938, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 19 and 20, 1938. Address given by Dean Willard L. Sperry, School of Theology, Harvard University.

Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau's Book Of Poetry - Grade 5, Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau

Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau

September 12, 1947, A composition book of poetry written by Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau in the 5th grade at the Ave Maria Academy in French.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1937, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 20 and 21, 1937. Address given by Dr. Frank W. Wright.

A Comprehensive Survey Of Cultural Movements In Louisville During The Nineteenth Century., Flora Heitz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1936, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 15, 1936. Address given by Dr. Payson Smith.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1935, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17, 1935. Address given by Rev. Hilda Libby Ives.

Present Status Of Teacher Training Courses In Industrial Arts In Teacher-Training Institutions Belonging To The American Association Of Teachers Colleges, G. E. Nicholson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mattie Palmer's Scrapbook 1935-1937, Mattie Palmer

Scrapbooks

Mattie Palmer attended Ward-Belmont during the 1935-1937 school years.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1934, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17 and 18, 1934. Address given by Dr. Bertram E. Packard.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1933, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 18 and 19, 1933. Address given by President Daniel L. Marsh.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1932, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 12 and 13, 1932. Address given by President Livingston C. Lord.

Part Of Tossed By Fortune Historical Novel, Rene J. Rousseve

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, submitted to Xavier University in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932, presents a portion of an original historical novel titled "Tossed by Fortune," set in colonial New Orleans and Louisiana during the 1760s. The narrative follows Louis de Montaigne, a young French Creole nobleman, and his family as they experience the political upheaval surrounding the transfer of Louisiana from French to Spanish rule under the Treaty of Paris.

The excerpt traces events from the arrival of news of Louisiana's brief reannexation to France, through the formal cession of the colony to Spain, …

Shadows Of The Long Ago Or Early Day History Retold, W. L. Fox

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed essay entitled, "Shadows of the Long Ago or Early Day History Retold", dating from circa 1932. The story is attributed to a Mr. W. L. Fox and obtained by Mrs. E. L. Esher. Within, the author tells the tale of Esther Dreibelbis and Henry Koch, providing an example of a courting practice involving quilting parties and grubbing bees.

Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1931, Gorham Normal School

Commencement Programs

The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 15, 1931. Address given by Rev. John C. Schroeder.

Eleanor Linebarger Scrapbook, Eleanor Linebarger

Scrapbooks

No abstract provided.