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

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 Cora Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 3, 1958, Cora Smith Aug 1958

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

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.


Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 9, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Frances Lichten, William H. Newell, John Cummings, Mary Jane Hershey, Don Yoder Jul 1958

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 9, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Frances Lichten, William H. Newell, John Cummings, Mary Jane Hershey, Don Yoder

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Pennsylvania Chalkware
• John Landis: "Author and Artist and Oriental Tourist"
• Schuylkill Folktales
• Painted Chests from Bucks County
• A Study of the Dress of the (Old) Mennonites of the Franconia Conference 1700-1953
• Research Needs in Pennsylvania Church History
• About the Authors


University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1958, University Of Maine In Portland Jun 1958

University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1958, University Of Maine In Portland

Commencement Programs

The University of Maine in Portland program for Commencement Exercises. Held in Portland, Maine June 8, 1958.


Portland University Commencement Program 1958, Portland University Jun 1958

Portland University Commencement Program 1958, Portland University

Commencement Programs

Portland University Commencement program 1958. Commencement was held Friday, June 6, 1958, at Willison Church in Portland, Maine. Commencement speaker was Jean Gannett Williams, Portland University Board of Trustees and President of Gannett Publishing Company. Honorary Degrees Conferred upon: Jean Gannett Williams and Wadleigh Bean Drummond, Esq.


Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1958, Gorham State Teachers College Jun 1958

Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1958, Gorham State Teachers College

Commencement Programs

The Gorham State Teachers College program for the Commencement Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 6, 1958. Address given by Hon. Horace A. Hildreth.


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

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.


Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 9, No. 2, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Vincent R. Tortora, John F. Morman, Earl F. Robacker, Howard H. Brinton, John Cummings, Edna Eby Heller, Phil R. Jack, Andrew S. Berky Apr 1958

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 9, No. 2, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Vincent R. Tortora, John F. Morman, Earl F. Robacker, Howard H. Brinton, John Cummings, Edna Eby Heller, Phil R. Jack, Andrew S. Berky

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Barracks
• The Courtship and Wedding Practices of the Old Order Amish
• Rufus A. Grider
• Knife, Fork and Spoon: A Collector's Problem
• Quaker Meeting-Houses
• The Bannister-back Chair
• Pies in Dutchland
• Amusements in Rural Homes Around the Big and Little Mahoning Creeks, 1870-1912
• About the Authors
• Buckskin or Sackcloth? A Glance at the Clothing Once Worn by the Schwenkfelders in Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 9, No. 1, William J. Murtagh, Don Yoder, John Butz Bowman, Charles E. Welch Jr., Alfred L. Shoemaker, Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, Jane Keplinger Burris, Earl F. Robacker Jan 1958

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 9, No. 1, William J. Murtagh, Don Yoder, John Butz Bowman, Charles E. Welch Jr., Alfred L. Shoemaker, Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, Jane Keplinger Burris, Earl F. Robacker

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Half-Timbering in American Architecture
• The Strouse Dance
• Schuylkill Boatmen and Their Ways
• Some Early Phases of the Philadelphia Mummers' Parade
• Fantasticals
• Joseph Henry Dubbs as a Folklorist
• About the Authors
• Horse Companies in Montgomery County
• Books Not for Burning


Folklore Collected At Folk Festival (1958), Florence Baver Jan 1958

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 Dec 1957

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 Nov 1957

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.


The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Joseph T. Kingston, Edna Eby Heller, Vincent R. Tortora, Evelyn Benson, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder Jul 1957

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Joseph T. Kingston, Edna Eby Heller, Vincent R. Tortora, Evelyn Benson, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● "Such Fancy Boxes, Yet"
● Dried Corn
● Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking is Corny
● The Amish at Play
● Colonial Button Mold
● Illness and Cure of Domestic Animals Among the Pennsylvania Dutch
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers


Portland Junior College Commencement Program 1957, Portland Junior College Jun 1957

Portland Junior College Commencement Program 1957, Portland Junior College

Commencement Programs

The Portland Junior College program for the Tenth Commencement Exercises. Held in Portland, Maine June 16, 1957. Address given by Dean Emeritus Everett W. Lord, Boston University College of Business Administration, First Dean of Portland Junior College.


Portland University Commencement Program 1957, Portland University Jun 1957

Portland University Commencement Program 1957, Portland University

Commencement Programs

Portland University Commencement program 1957. Commencement was held Friday, June 7, 1957, at Willison Church in Portland, Maine. Commencement speaker was J. William Schulze, Chairman of the Portland University Board of Trustees. Honorary Degrees Conferred upon: The Honorable Robert B. Williamson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine and Everett P. Ingalls, Vice President of S. D. Warren Company.


Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1957, Gorham State Teachers College Jun 1957

Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1957, Gorham State Teachers College

Commencement Programs

The Gorham State Teachers College programs for the Baccalaureate Services, and Commencement Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 6 and 7, 1957. Address given by Dr. Warren G. Hill, State Commissioner of Education.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/10/1957, Portland Junior College May 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/10/1957, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Quincy Second Stag; Steamrollers Seniors -- Spring Outing Scheduled For Camp Hines, May 21 -- Proctor, Marquis Chosen June Comencement Speakers


Portland Junior College Newsance, 04/24/1957, James R. Transue Apr 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 04/24/1957, James R. Transue

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Second Stag Of Yeat Contest To Be Held In Next Assembly -- Council To Hold Student Pluse -- Clarke Receives Record Admission Total Here -- 71 Attend "Campus Day" Here Wednesday


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

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.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 04/10/1957, Portland Junior College Apr 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 04/10/1957, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

PJC To Host Tri-College Variety Show Here Thursday -- Faculty Decides On Ranks


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

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.


The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Jim Butterfield, Don Yoder, Harry Stauffer, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Fritz Braun, Friedrich Krebs, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1957

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Jim Butterfield, Don Yoder, Harry Stauffer, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Fritz Braun, Friedrich Krebs, Victor C. Dieffenbach

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● The Dutch Touch in Iron
● The Pennsylvania Dutch Village
● Five June Days
● On an Amish Farm
● Traveling Pennsylvanians
● The Trail of the Stone Arched Bridges in Berks County
● Displaced Dutchmen Crave Shoo-flies
● Florence Starr Taylor
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● Zinzendorf and Moravian Research
● Sheep in Dutchland


Notes From Governor Steel's Journal As Printed In The Manchester New Hampshire Union Of October 26, 1889, Alfred L. Shoemaker Mar 1957

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.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/28/1957, John Jaques Mar 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/28/1957, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Benoit Vote Avalanche; Doubles Nearest Candidate Count; Stag Of The Year Primary


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/27/1957, John Jaques Mar 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/27/1957, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Survey Shows Solid Support For School -- News Beings Exchange Campaign


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/20/1957, John Jaques Mar 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/20/1957, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

"QUEX" Tryouts Begin


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/13/1957, John Jaques Mar 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/13/1957, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Dramatic Club To Begin Tryouts -- Conflict On The Campus


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/06/1957, John Jaques Mar 1957

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/06/1957, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Winter Carnival Big Success, Says Taylor


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

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.