Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
11-6-1959
Keywords
bundling, shunning, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, social customs, courtship practices
Description
A handwritten letter from Susie E. Robinson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 6, 1959. Within, Robinson requests information regarding the practices of shunning and bundling within the current Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch communities.
Sender
Susie E. Robinson
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 716-24
City
Friendship, New York
Transcription
Friendship, N. Y.
Nov. 6, 1959
The Pa. Dutch Folklore Center
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pa.
Gentlemen:
Kindly advise me if “shunning” and “Bundling” are practiced among the Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch at the present time and to what extent, also can you and will you please direct me to any booklets on either subject.
Hoping to hear from you soon. I am
Yours very truly,
Susie E. Robinson (teacher)
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Robinson, Susie E., "Letter From Susie E. Robinson to Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 6, 1959" (1959). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 291.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/291
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