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Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.

El Paso High School 1884-1902, Anne Kelly

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper recounts the history of El Paso High School from 1884 to 1902.

1950, Photograph, Joseph And Dorothy In The Summer, Dorothy Page, Joseph Dehaan

Joseph DeHaan Korean War correspondence

This collection contains correspondence between PFC Joseph DeHaan, USA and Dorothy Page during the Korean War. A majority of the collection was written by PFC Joseph DeHaan.

Notes From Annals Of Luzerne County, A Year’S Residence In The United States Of America And Other Sources, 1818-1900, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes by Alfred L. Shoemaker from various sources including Annals of Luzerne County and A Year's Residence in the United States of America, copied circa 1950. The notes include a poem by a Methodist preacher entitled "Mush and Milk," descriptions of Pennsylvania barns, and an account of Pennsylvania Dutch dialect and customs.

1950 Church Service Records, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Weekly church service programs of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1950.

Suggested Constitution For The Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Suggested Constitution for the Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship circa 1950.

Suggested By-Laws For The Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Suggested By-Laws for the Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship circa 1950.

Constitution And Bylaws, 1950s, Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Constitution and bylaws of the Christian Women's Fellowship of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1950s.

Policies And Procedures, 1950s, Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Policies and procedures of the Christian Women's Fellowship of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1950s.

Hi-O-Hi 1950, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Mason County - Place Names, Various Authors

County Histories of Kentucky

A collection of essays on the history of place names in Mason County, Kentucky.

Harlan County - Place Names, Pack Horse Library, Harlan County

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of place names and communities in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Hart County - General History, Hart County Historical Society

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of Hart County, Kentucky.

Hart County - Towns & Villages, Hart County Historical Society

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of towns and villages in Hart County, Kentucky.

Warren County - Place Names, Jennie B. Cole, Mrs. H. M. Blackburn, Dr. N. P. Allen

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of community and place names in Warren County, Kentucky.

The Shield 1950, Shield

Murray State University Yearbooks

Murray State College Yearbook, 1950

1950-12, Photograph, Joseph And Dorothy, Dorothy Page, Joseph Dehaan

Joseph DeHaan Korean War correspondence

This collection contains correspondence between PFC Joseph DeHaan, USA and Dorothy Page during the Korean War. A majority of the collection was written by PFC Joseph DeHaan.

Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 750-799, 803-804, 807-831, 833-857, 859-899:

• A Changing World – 167
• A Cycle of Folk Culture – 215
• A Few Lines – 257
• Across the Creek – 241
• Adults & Children – 3
• All Mixed Up – 65
• And Thee Is a Little Queer – 69
• Anecdotal Wisdom – 15
• Another Barrier Removed – 83
• Beauty & Prejudice – 163
• Beauty & Religion – 139
• Being Typical – 23
• Better But Sadder – 51
• Blue Monday – 111
• Boogers – 177
• Brave Men, Living & Dead – 77
• Candy Kisses – 37
• Canopus – 149
• Changing …

The Spinster (1950), Hollins College

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins College (later Hollins University)

Inside Hollins (1950), Marjorie K. Howard, Helen E. Walsh, Vickie Vaughn, Susan Dyckman Johnston, Jean Dixon Talbot, Rosalie Wilcox, Micky Roethke, Carolyn Hill

Inside Hollins

No abstract provided.

1950 Agricola, Arkansas Polytechnic College

ATU Agricola Collection (Yearbooks)

This is the 1950 yearbook of the Arkansas Polytechnic College at Russellville, Arkansas, now Arkansas Tech University.

Newspaper Articles On The Rowan County Fued, Lottie M. Powers

Rowan County Histories Collection

A scrapbook of transcribed articles published in regional newspapers from 1885 to 1888 by Lottie M. Powers.

1950, Photograph, Dehaan In Uniform, Joseph Dehaan

Joseph DeHaan Korean War correspondence

This collection contains correspondence between PFC Joseph DeHaan, USA and Dorothy Page during the Korean War. A majority of the collection was written by PFC Joseph DeHaan.

Pennsylvania German Rhymes, Chants, And Lullabies, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten document by an unknown author, dating from circa 1950. Within, the author details various Pennsylvania German sayings, chants, and rhymes.

Hollins Handbook (1950), Hollins College

Student Handbooks

No abstract provided.

A Historical Study Of The Theatre Of The Mother Lode During The Gold Rush Period, Berton Everett Trulsson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Many events of the gold rush have been adequately narrated in numerous books and articles. The succeeding pages in this thesis will recall, historically by topic, important incidents of one phase of that period never before treated as a separate study that phase is the theatre of the Mother Lode region.

The argonauts of the Mother Lode wanted to be entertained and could pay for it. Many preferred the saloon and gamboling hall, but the theatre did not languish because of this, and in fact, developed in some instances directly out of the saloons and fandango halls.

It was the …

The Octofoil, January 1950, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Raymond E. Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Raymond E. Hollenbach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Hollenbach discusses the plant lore of a tree known as Ailanthus. Hollenbach speculates that Ailanthus might also be what the Pennsylvania-Dutch call the Himmelsbaum.

Pennsylvania Dutch Rhyme On The Twelve Constellations, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A clipping from John Gruber's Hagerstown almanac showing how the constellations correspond to parts of the human body and a childhood rhyme about the signs of the Zodiac recounted by H. Wayne Gruber. Gruber provides Pennsylvania Dutch translations for the star signs along with the rhyme his mother, Mary Ann Schaeffer, repeated to him as a child.

Folklore Report: The Amish, Jim Eisenbud

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Jim Eisenbud, dating from circa 1950. Within, Eisenbud writes his report on the folklore and practices of the Amish within and around Lancaster County. Topics include differences between Amish and Mennonites, farming practices and traditional songs.