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Items with subject 'Folklife - Customs and Traditions'
Folklife Collection - African American Oral Traditions and Stories
by Salisbury University Students (1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews conducted by former Salisbury University student Dorothy Stewart in 1970, this collection contains multiple oral traditions of African American communities on the Eastern Shore. Oral traditions include lynching accounts, songs, rhymes, jump-rope rhymes, game instructions, and other stories. All interviews list personal information of the interviewer, the informant, and the oral tradition. Dorothy Stewart also provided an explanation of her reasoning behind these topics she chose for her interviews.
Folklife Collection - Family Customs
by Salisbury University Students (2000)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2000, former Salisbury University student Kristin Beth collected folk material. Her collection explores the customs of her family on holidays, including Christmas, Easter, and birthdays. Included is her essay and a cassette tape interview with transcript.
Folklife Collection - Interview and Analysis: Turkish Folktales
by Salisbury University Students (1982)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1982, former Salisbury University Student Paula Sue Reardon collected folk material. Interested in other cultures, she decided to collect Turkish Folktales. Her paper is essentially comprised of a transcript of her taped interviews with her informants (of Turkish descent) who are briefly introduced at the beginning, and an analysis of the collection process.