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Folder 23: Dictionary for Minisink, 9/7/2000 - 3/12/2001

 File — Box: 0238.24, Folder: 23
Identifier: 0238.24.23

Scope and Contents

- Newspaper clipping - 9/7/2000 - “derivation of ‘Pocono” - attached to inside cover of folder - Handwritten note - list of properties and respective owners - Pamphlet - “Indian Names of the Poconos” - list of Indian names and a map of those in the Poconos - Official document - “Guide to Rules of Printing” - details and conventions for good writing published by the US Government Printing Office - Official document - “Would you Believe?” - selection of statements found on insurance forms demonstrating incompetent writing - Invoice - 3/12/2001 - bill to Nancy Shukaitis for “Indian Trails to Super Highway” from “PA Hist Museum Comm” - Handwritten note - history of first schools in rural PA - Book - 1920 - “The History of Northampton County” - by William J. Heller - Correspondence - 6/23/2001 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Cathay Maxaner, Doris Stoddard, Tom Hoffman, Grace Hoffman - Shukaitis asking residents to find names of families that moved into the area in the 16th and 17th centuries - includes handwritten notes - Official document - “Indian Occupation - The Original People” - history of Native Americans in the Delaware Valley region - Newspaper clipping - 12/7/2000 - “Thanksgiving has many meaning” - attached official document - dictionary of Indian names and places along with some brief history- includes handwritten notes - Calendar - 8/8/1989 - yearly calendars from 1800 to 2050 - 2 copies - Handwritten note - list and definitions of places, streams, mountains, and other geographical landmarks - Newspaper clipping - 3/11/2001 - “State history important for school textbooks” - Handwritten note - abbreviations, details on Nicholas DePuy and Monroe County - Advertisement - 1963 - A Family Resort: Germond Hotel and Cabins - Correspondence - 12/10/2000 - From: Harry E. Reiff, To: Nancy Shukaitis - comments on Shukaitis’ writing on the history of the upper Delaware Area

Dates

  • Creation: 9/7/2000 - 3/12/2001

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Access Restrictions

Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 66 Linear Feet (33 cartons)

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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