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Folklife Collection - Hospital Folk Speech
by Salisbury University Students (1977 – 1978)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Paige D. Murray collected folk material. She chose to focus her project on folklore around the medical profession, as it is one the least explored groups. In this paper, Paige Murray explains different hospital terms such as "bag the patient", "code blue", "squirrel" and many more.
Associated Subjects:
Folklife - Language
Identifier:
FK77.008
Repository:
Local History Archives
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