Nabb Center Finding Aid Portal

Folklife Collection - Superstitions

by Salisbury University Students (1979)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1979, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this collection, Susan Milloy chose to focus on a specific folk group : the athletes of Salisbury State College. She put together a series of questions relating to the superstitious beliefs of her informants (a total of 30 athletes), including what they think about the effects of diet, location, music, colors, weather, prayers, team attitude on their performance or whether they had a good luck charm.