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Items with subject 'Death'
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Folklife Collection - Gravestones Located in the Forests of the Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student Wes Turner collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various descriptions of gravestones located in forests from around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, the descriptions and a map.
Folklife Collection - Gravestones: The Voice of Time
by Salisbury University Students (1975)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1975, former Salisbury University student Sara Timmons collected folk material. Her explores gravestones, their design, messages, and those who carve them. Included is her essay and a series of interviews.
Folklife Collection - Headstones and Epitaphs
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student Nancy Daniel collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories and depictions of headstones and epitaphs from around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories and multiple photographs.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: A Childs Death
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of strange and mysterious events revolving around a child's death that took place somewhere on the Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Bloody Henny
by Salisbury University Students (1970, 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors, Cathy Wright, Debbie McCollister, and Mrs. Sylvia Smith collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on the story of Bloody Henny. Henny was a African American slave who was treated poorly and one day she took revenge and harmed her master and his family. She was caught and trialed in Spring Valley, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Burial Requests
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes multiple accounts of burial request stories and supernatural legends gathered through interviews with Eastern Shore residents conducted by former Salisbury University students and faculty members from 1970 to 1973.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Buried Alive
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes legends of those who were buried alive, some were found and saved while others were not. These accounts were collected through interviews conducted by former Salisbury University students and teachers during the years on 1970 to 1973. Most interviews include descriptions of the interviewer, the informant, and the story itself.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Death of Lover(s)
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of strange or mysterious events involving the death of a lover. Stories include: murder or suicide of lovers, parental disapproval, ghost sightings, and death by grief, to describe a few. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Family Death
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. This collection focuses on stories about family deaths whether it was murder or accidental. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Haunted Bridges
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded occurred at or near a bridge and are about a strange or violent event that happened there. These stories take place in various locations along the Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Haunted Cemeteries and Churches
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1971 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded occurred at or near a cemetery or church and are about a strange or violent event that happened there. These stories take place in various locations along the Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Haunted Houses with Violent or Mysterious Deaths
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of violent or mysterious deaths that occurred in haunted houses located across the Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.