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1956

United States History

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Pennsylvania Dutch dialect

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

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.


Letter From Mabel G. Sayer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 1, 1956, Maybel G. Sayer Oct 1956

Letter From Mabel G. Sayer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 1, 1956, Maybel G. Sayer

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed letter from October 1st, 1956, Mabel G. Sayer responds to Alfred L. Shoemaker's radio program from the previous day. She provides a Pennsylvania German verse and wishes him well.


Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose Jan 1956

Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George E. Bagenstose addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 10, 1956. Within, Bagenstose recounts a folktale involving a stopped waterwheel and a talking bullfrog.