Document Type
Book Chapter
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Date
10-1-1953
Keywords
corn harvesting, corn husking, Bethel township, seed, corn crib, Pennsylvanian Dutch dialect, superstitions
Description
Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Corn", by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated October 1, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details various processes of harvesting and husking corn that he gathered from Berks County, Lebanon County and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Also included are lore and superstitious beliefs related to corn.
Corresponds to:
Packet 577-213-51 through 577-213-60
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Dieffenbach, Victor C., "Dieffenbach on Corn, October 1, 1953" (1953). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 7.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/7
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Comments
Signed in Dieffenbach's pen name of "Der Oldt Bauer" (The Old Farmer).