Shoemaker, Henry W., 1880-1958.
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Henry Shoemaker collected folk stories and animal stories from various Pennsylvania people and areas.
From the description of Collection of essays on various topics by Henry W. Shoemaker 1952 [manuscript] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 317069786
Descendant of the Shuler family.
From the guide to the Shuler family history, circa 1952, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
Director, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
From the description of Correspondence : to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122490294
Henry Wharton Shoemaker was a newspaper columnist, publisher and president of the Altoona (Pa.) Times Tribune from 1912 to 1950. He served as a member of the board of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission from 1923 to 1940 and as Director of the Pennsylvania state archives from 1937 to 1948. He authored several books and numerous articles and brochures on Pennsylvania folklore, folksongs, ethnology and history.
From the description of H.W. Shoemaker papers, 1941-1955. (Millersville University Library). WorldCat record id: 21930311
Henry W. Shoemaker was an author, banker, newspaper columnist, newspaper publisher, diplomat, archivist, civil servant, and collector of Pennsylvania folklore.
From the description of Henry Shoemaker papers, 1873-1952. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52960336
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Subjects:
- Publishers and publishing
- Animism
- Birds
- Christmas
- Ethnologist
- Folk literature
- Folklore
- Folklore and history
- Folklorists
- Forest conservation
- Forestry schools and education
- French language
- Names, Geographical
- Ghost stories, American
- Gunsmiths
- Home and Family
- Huguenots
- Legends
- Newspaper publishing
- Newspapers
- Puppeteers
- Puppets
- Snakes
- Social life and customs
- Tales
- Vampires
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- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) (as recorded)
- Tioga County (Pa.) (as recorded)
- Tioga County (Pa.) (as recorded)
- Perry County (Pa.) (as recorded)
