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Thomas Jefferson And The Geological Sciences, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 13, No. 1, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Some Thoughts on the Historic Art of the Indians of Northeastern North America (Ernest S. Dodge)
• A Preliminary Report on the Nunkatusset Site (Roland E. Engstrom)
• Some Notes on the Winslow Site (Ripley P. Bullen)
• The Trail of the Indian (Chauncey C. Ferguson)
• Pipes and Rare Products of the Stone Bowl Industry (William S. Fowler)

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 12, No. 4, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Late Excavations at the Holden Site, Truro, Massachusetts (Ross Moffett)
• The Eagle Dam Site, Wrentham, Massachusetts (Stephen Keighley)
• Metsoo’onk (Warner F. Gookin)
• How Shall I Measure (Douglas S. Byers)
• A Peculiar Implement from Connecticut (Donald G. Merrill)
• Certain Small Triangular Arrow Points (Ripley P. Bullen)

Indigenous Philosophy In The Valley Of Mexico, John F. Newcomer

Philosophy ETDs

This study has been undertaken in the hope of helping to open new avenues of research in both philosophy and anthropology, avenues that have heretofore been largely overlooked. It has used as an example the pre-Conquest culture-complex of the Valley of Mexico. It is not intended to be an exhaustive exposition of every aspect of that complex, for that would take it out of the realm of philosophy and too far into that of anthropology. It is rather an examination of the salient features of Aztec culture in a philosophical light. It begins with a discussion of primitive philosophy in …

The Kachina Cult Of The Pueblo Indians, Frank Gibbs Anderson

Anthropology ETDs

In a recently published textbook in general anthropology, the following statement is made: "Religion by its very nature is a conservative institution and changes slowly to meet new demands." This idea that a society, particularly a primitive society, is in general more conservative with regard to the religious aspects of its culture than in any other respect, is of course not a new one. It has received expression by many anthropologists and sociologists, and others, over a period of many years, and its mere reiteration leads us to suspect that it has some validity. As Jacobs and Stern point out, …

Frobisher's False El Dorado [Baffin Island - Arctic], Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Ua94/5/1 Roa's Communique, Vol. 3, No. 1, Rho Omega Alpha

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by the Rho Omega Alpha fraternity

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 12, No. 3, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• A Polynesian Adze from Martha's Vineyard (Howard R. Sargent)
• Tomahawks of Central New England (William S. Fowler)
• An Unusual Burial at Plymouth (Charles F. Sherman)
• Geology and Archaeology: Partnership with Profit (Joseph H. Hartshorn)
• Bibliography

Letter From Arta M. Bortner To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 30, 1951, Arta M. Bortner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Arta M. Bortner addressed to the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, dated March 30, 1951. Within, Bortner provides details on a childhood school game and rhyme that young children used to play involving a bear and stolen sheep.

Arctic Gold, Alaska, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

To armchair travelers, especially in the United States, few places have a stronger allure than far-off Alaska. Now that the "wild and woolly" west is really alive only so far as it serves to accentuate our historical heritage, this land of the far north has become our last frontier. To the geologist, mineralogist, and, I might add, even to the layman, one of the most interesting features of the territory is its large placer gold deposits. Every American boy has heard of the Nome gold rush, and the more literarily adventurous have undoubtedly delved into the sagas of Jack London. …

Arkansas' Position In Eastern United States Archaeology, Lynn E. Howard

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Letter From Russell S. Baver To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 15, 1951, Russell S. Baver

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Russell S. Baver addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 15, 1951. Within, Baver details his feelings on barn decorations and describes superstitions surrounding horseshoes and cattle castration.

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 12, No. 2, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Archaeology’s Newest Tool – Carbon 14 Dating (Benjamin L. Smith and George P. Bates)
• An Early Occupation Site, Eastport, Main (Isaac W. Kingsbury and Wendell S. Hadlock)

Sibyl 1951, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Folklore Term Paper: Aspects Of Amish Folklore, William J. Pietchke

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by William J. Pietchke, dating from circa 1951. Entitled "Aspects of Amish Folklore", Pietchke details various beliefs amongst the Amish ranging from pregnancy lore to marriage, divorce and horse trading practices.

Letter From Bertha Brophy To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1950, Bertha Brophy

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Bertha Brophy addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1950. Within, Brophy provides Belsnickel lore from her childhood while living in the Oley Valley in Pennsylvania.

An Evaluation Of Economic Factors In Cochiti Pueblo Culture Change, Charles H. Lange

Anthropology ETDs

The fact that constant and continual changes occur in the culture of any society, regardless of time and space considerations, has long been recognized as a fundamental truth by anthropologists. Accepting this dynamic character of culture, the anthropologist asks precisely what has occurred that has caused the culture of any particular society to be as it is at the moment, or as it was found at any specific time in the past. Having learned the cultural situation at a given time and having determined the sequence of events culminating in this situation, the anthropologist has further interests. Why did these …

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 12, No. 1, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• An Indian Campsite on Cobbosecontee Stream (Gerald C. Dunn and William S. Fowler)
• Four Indian Burials at Hyannis, Massachusetts (Federico S. Vidal, Charles I. Slade & Edward E. Hunt, Jr.)
• New Members
• In Memoriam: Dr. Kirk Bryan

Letter From Erma Coldren To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Erma Coldren

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter by Erma Coldren addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 18, circa 1950. Within, Erma details the recent birth of 6 snow white kittens from her black cat as well as other cat stories.

Along Alaska's Shore: A Visit To The Coastal Eskimos Of Seward Peninsula, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 11, No. 4, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• A Report of the Artifact Classification Committee (Benjamin L. Smith)
• The Potter Pond Site (William S. Fowler and Herbert A. Luther)

Term Paper: Folk Festivals Of Southeastern Pennsylvania, June 1, 1950, Paul B. Dicely

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A partially typed and handwritten term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College entitled, "Folk Festivals of Southeastern Pennsylvania", by Paul B. Dicely, dated June 1, 1950. Within, Dicely details the information he gathered from locals of Lancaster and Dauphin counties on the various holidays and traditions they celebrate.

The Customs Of The Year As Observed By The Pennsylvania Dutch, Donald B. Aulenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College entitled, "The Customs of the Year as Observed by the Pennsylvania Dutch", by Donald B. Aulenbach, dated June 1950. Within, Aulenbach compiles a detailed account of holidays and customs observed throughout the year by the Pennsylvania Dutch community, from Groundhog Day to Thanksgiving.

Folklore Term Report: Folk Lore Concerning Christmas Customs, May 29, 1950, Robert J. Fehr

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Folk-Lore Concerning Christmas Customs", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Fehr, dated May 29, 1950. Within, Fehr details the information he gathered from Pennsylvania Dutch residents in Northampton County, including details of "Belsnickel" and superstitions pertaining to the Christmas season.

A Study Of The Origin And Development Of Northwest Coast Dugouts, Donald Robert Mccaul

Anthropology ETDs

It will be the purpose of this paper to examine the factors that have affected the development of a single Northwest Coast culture complex, the dugout canoe. The dugout was chosen because it is an item of material culture, because of its important position in Northwest Coast culture, and because of the light it may case on Asiatic-Northwest Coast culture relationships.

Folklore Term Paper, William D. Boyle

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by William D. Boyle dated May 23, 1950. Within, Boyle details local folk beliefs and pow wow cures gathered via interviews personally conducted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Folklore Term Paper: Holidays Of The Amish, May 23, 1950, Thomas M. Campbell

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Thomas M. Campbell, dated May 23, 1950. Within, Campbell recounts his interviews with farmers throughout Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on the various holidays the Amish community celebrates, detailing practices and rituals typically followed on a number of different occasions.

The Pennsylvania Dutch And Some Of Their Lore, Robert Hemhauser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Hemhauser, dated May 23, 1950. Within, Hemhauser documents various folklore beliefs he obtained from a friend's mother and locals of Lancaster County. Topics covered include the practice of pow-wowing, superstitions involving salt, and cures for warts and freckles.

Folklore Term Paper: The Pow-Wow Doctor, Robert L. Graham

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper entitled, "The Pow-Wow Doctor", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert L. Graham, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Graham details his encounter with a local pow-wow doctor in Lancaster county for his project.

Folklore Term Paper: May 22, 1950, Price Norris

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten, untitled term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Price Norris, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Norris documents the findings he compiled from two Pennsylvania Dutch households regarding folk cures and superstitions.