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Letter From Mrs. E. M. Siegel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 11, 1949, E. M. Siegel Feb 1949

Letter From Mrs. E. M. Siegel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 11, 1949, E. M. Siegel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. E. M. Siegel addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 11, 1949. Siegel provides her family recipe for milk custard pie and inquires about a latticed apple butter pie.


Letter From A. Miriam Herr To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 20, 1948, A. Miriam Herr Nov 1948

Letter From A. Miriam Herr To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 20, 1948, A. Miriam Herr

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Leslie H. Shannon (A. Miriam Herr) addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 20, 1948. Within, Herr writes to respond to Shoemaker's question on a favorite "all" story. Herr details her encounter with an Amish man while buying blackberries at a market stall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


Letter From Helen D. Witmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 17, 1948, Helen D. Witmer Nov 1948

Letter From Helen D. Witmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 17, 1948, Helen D. Witmer

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Helen D. Witmer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 17, 1948. Within, Witmer details her favorite "all" story about asking for directions in Columbia, Pennsylvania. She also details her family's experiences growing up with Pennsylvania Dutch expressions and suggests Shoemaker look into the use of the word "wonderful" by people in Lancaster County.


Letter From Mrs. E. H. Mull To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 11, 1948, Mrs. E. H. Mull Nov 1948

Letter From Mrs. E. H. Mull To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 11, 1948, Mrs. E. H. Mull

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Mrs. E. H. Mull addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 11, 1948. Within, Mull recalls her favorite Pennsylvania Dutch "all" story, detailing the exasperated words from a neighbor towards her sons at meal time.


Letter From Mabel M. Nagle To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1948, Mabel M. Nagle Mar 1948

Letter From Mabel M. Nagle To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1948, Mabel M. Nagle

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mabel M. Nagle addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1948. Within, Nagle provides two rhymes and an almanac Zodiac chart along with accompanying verses in Pennsylvania Dutch.


Letter From Lee A. Waerner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 26, 1948, Lee A. Waerner Feb 1948

Letter From Lee A. Waerner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 26, 1948, Lee A. Waerner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Lee A. Waerner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 26, 1948. Within, Waerner writes to provide Shoemaker with a Pennsylvania-Dutch lullaby and a Zodiac rhyme he heard as a child.


Letter From Charles N. Parkes To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 18, 1947, Charles N. Parkes Feb 1947

Letter From Charles N. Parkes To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 18, 1947, Charles N. Parkes

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Charles N. Parkes addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 18, 1947. Within, Parkes writes on his favorite "all" story and provides information on a play titled "Papa Is All", that was performed by the Thalian Society in Wilmington, North Carolina.


Account Of Bundling Related By Christ Geiger, March 5, 1940, Alfred L. Shoemaker Mar 1940

Account Of Bundling Related By Christ Geiger, March 5, 1940, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1940. Within Christ Geiger relates an informant's experience with the courtship practice of bundling.