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Items with subject 'Oral History'
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Assateague Island Oral History Collection
by Unknown (1978 – 2004)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This collection contains four lengthy transcriptions of various interviews conducted with Assateague Island natives between 1978 and 2004. These interviews focused on the maritime culture and lifestyle native to Assateague Island, hardships and nostalgic moments of their youth. The interviewees include: Mary K. Cropper, Ilia J. Fehrer, Jay F. Kirkpatrick, Hazel Holland, Luvenia Spence, and Don P. Bowden Sr. The transcriptions were processed by Pat Russell, however the original audio recordings are not included. Also included is a Historic context study of Waterflow, and the local flora and fauna of Assateague Island by Dr. Ralph E. Eshelman and Patricia A. Russell. The manuscript was written in July 2004, and benefited from the aid of the Dept. of Interior Park Services.
Audiocassettes of WCAO People's Report and Radio Presentation with Louis Goldstein
by Goldstein, Louis (1974 – 1977)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Series of audio cassette tapes featuring weekly radio programs for the state comptroller, Louis L. Goldstein, 1976-1977. Topics featured from the include, "The Maryland Hall of Records", Thomas Jefferson and John Hanson", "Maryland State Parks", and a "Driving Tour of the Eastern Shore". Accompanying scripts for additional programs including the "Life of Thomas Johnson", and "Maryland's Four Signers" have been cataloged and is housed with the Nabb Research Center's non-circulating book collection, https://catalog.umd.edu/F/?func=item-global&doc_library=MAI01&doc_number=002206055&year=&volume=&sub_library=SU-NC
Chincoteague Oral History collection
by Unknown (1977 – 1978)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Chincoteague Oral History collection contains 6 cassette tapes and a Compact Disc containing oral histories on the topic of Chincoteague history and the Steelman family.
Crisfield Traditions in Time Collection
by Crisfield Heritage Foundation; Edward H. Nabb Research Center; Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art (2003 – 2004)
3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)
The Crisfield Traditions in Time collection was created during a program undertaken by the American Folklife Center field school for cultural documentation and cosponsored by Salisbury University and the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. During this summer 2003 field school, folklorists interviewed, photographed, and collected materials from residents of Crisfield, Maryland to document the maritime arts, tradition, and history. The project created 46 audio tapes, over 800 photographs, and extensive field notes (and participant releases) during interviews with seafood-business owners and workers (including Spanish speaking migrant workers from Mexico), schoolteachers, watermen, city officials, religious leaders, truck drivers, parks and marina managers, and boat captains. The collection is one of two copies and originals are kept with the Ward Museum.
Culver Family papers
by Culver, John Philip; Culver, Merrill Gordy (1922 – 2014)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Transcription of the World War I diary of Corporal Merrill Gordy Culver who documented his experience from registration at the Atkinson Voting House in Worcester County, Maryland to his transport aboard the SS MESABA and his service as a gunner who served in various locales throughout France. Also included in the transcription are copies of the letters and cards Corp. Culver sent home to his wife, Lillian, 1917-1919. Culver's wife, Lillian documented her life in an oral history from her birth in 1898 in Philadelphia to the family's move to Salisbury in 1904 and her continuing life and education. The oral history was given to their son, Merrill Gordy Culver III., in 1992. Digital photographs and digital transcriptions of Mrs. Culver's diaries from family vacations are also included.
Dean Kotlowski Civil Rights Collection
by Kotlowski, Dean (1915 – 2005)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This collection contains newspaper clippings, transcripts, correspondence and audio tape cassettes. The material in the collection tells the story of Aloysius Sheppard an 18 year Black American accused and convicted of rape who was subsequently lynched in 1915 in Caroline County, Maryland. The collection also covers the political climate regarding the subject of Civil Rights in 1963 through presidential recordings and partial transcripts obtained from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Additional materials include documents on the Nanticoke Native Americans and Assateague Island National Seashore.
Delmarva Folklife Project collection
by Delmarva Folklife Project; Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (1996 – 2004)
10 cartons, 17 boxes (14 linear feet)
This collection contains the administrative files, fieldwork recordings, and photographs collected by the Delmarva Folklife Project between 1997 and 2003. The project documented Delmarva folk arts and cultural traditions through oral history interviews, photographs, video recordings, and collected materials used for research. Additionally, it promoted regional folk arts through mentoring programs, collection distribution to cultural institutions, and two 2004 publications: From Bridge to Boardwalk: An Audio Journey Across Maryland's Eastern Shore and Folk Arts and Cultural Traditions of the Delmarva Peninsula: An Interpretive Resource Guide. Also included are four boxes containing the reproduced slides and tapes that were distributed to various cultural institutions in the region.
Folklife Collection - A Collection of Neck District Stories
by Salisbury University Students (1980)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1980, former Salisbury University Student Judith Richardson Howell collected folk material. Her collection focuses on stories told by her father, James Richardson. Most of the narratives are about his life as a master boat builder in Dorchester County, Maryland. Judith Richardson Howell's paper consists of a transcription of her taped interviews with her father.
Folklife Collection - Dorchester County Folk Stories
by Salisbury University Students (1976 – 1976)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1976, former Salisbury University Steve Trice collected folk life material. For this collection, his project focuses on various stories of assorted folklore. The paper includes a narration of six different stories and is accompanied by a tape of the interviews.
Folklife Collection - The Legends and Oral History of Cecil County
by Salisbury University Students (1974 – 1974s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1974, former Salisbury University students Judi Ellwood and Ann Olah collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of legends and oral histories from Cecil County, Maryland. This collection includes an introduction to the topic, multiple photographs, as well as descriptions of the interviewers and informants.
Fruitland Holly Auction Oral History
by Torrey, Megan (2006)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains two DVDs with accompanying log sheets pertaining to oral histories administered by Megan Torrey, SU History student in 2006 on the topic of the Fruitland Holly Auction. She interviewed Louis Carey and her grandfather, Donald Bank. The interviews were part of a paper written by Torrey entitled Run Forest Run!: A Historical Jog Through Forest Use in Wicomico County for a History course instructed by Dr. Michael Lewis.
Gibbons and Cooper Oral History
by Genvert, Lauren (July 15, 2006)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Gibbons and Cooper Oral History contains two oral histories, with a transcription, conducted by Lauren Genvert. One oral history is of Aline Dryden Gibbons, which she explains her life growing up in Princess Anne, MD. The other oral history is of Pete Cooper, who grew up in Salisbury, MD and then spent a large amount of hist life in the Navy.