Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
11-8-1954
Keywords
Easton Whig, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Belsnickel, Santa Claus, holiday traditions
Description
A typed letter from Easton Public Library cataloger Jane S. Moyer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 8, 1954. Within, Moyer provides a transcription of a news clipping from the December 24, 1851 issue of the Easton Whig. A story of "Bellsnickle" visiting a home on Christmas is detailed.
Sender
Jane S. Moyer
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 32-4
City
Easton, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Moyer, Jane S., "Letter From Jane S. Moyer to Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 8, 1954" (1954). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 198.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/198
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