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Items associated with name 'Charles County (Md.)'
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Blue Dog of Rose Hill Plantation
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1971)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore in 1971, former Salisbury University students Patricia L. Smith and Caroline Newcomb collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of the Blue Dog of Rose Hill Plantation in Charles County, Maryland. Specifically, of a dog that haunts and protects the estate, after being killed for sleeping during his owner's murder. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Tobacco Farmers and the Changes in Charles County
by Salisbury University Students (2000)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2000, former Salisbury University student name collected folk material. His collection explores the tobacco farmers in Charles County, MD, including their reaction to the changing attitudes toward tobacco. Included is his essay and black and white picture prints.
Maryland Department of Education audio-visual collection
by Maryland Department of Education (1950 – 1956)
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
The audio-visual project materials produced by the Maryland State Department of Education document the life and customs of the peoples of Maryland including the agricultural landscape and oceanic industries as well as the historic landscape. Materials include a series of photographic slides, film strips, and the corresponding scripts to the classroom materials that date from 1950-1956 with the bulk of the material dating from 1955-1956.