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Items with subject 'Folklife - Hunting'
Folklife Collection - Deer Hunting in Frederick County, Md.
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1994, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. This project afforded Kate Nelson the opportunity to investigate about deer hunting, which was a subject of controversy for her. She interviewed friends and family members using questionnaires. Then, she analyzed the information she obtained to draw conclusion on the folk group and the various aspects of deer hunting (weapons, seasons, language, clothing, rules, etc.).
Folklife Collection - Hunting
by Salisbury University Students (1991)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1991, former Salisbury University Student Jojo Benzon collected folk material. Her work focuses on the folklore around hunting as a sport. This collection mostly contains the personal narratives, legends, customs, superstition, folk speech and more.
Folklife Collection - Superstition and Popular Belief: Fishing and Hunting
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1973)
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In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1971 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of superstitious and popular beliefs about fishing and hunting. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - The Folklore of Chesapeake Bay Decoy Making
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
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In 1994, former Salisbury University student Marcus Scott Budnick collected folk material. A native of Havre de Grace in Harford County, Md., which is considered "The Decoy Capital of the World", the student based his project the folkloric aspect of decoy carving. Decoy carving is a tradition passed down through generation in his family. This paper walks the reader through the different steps of decoy carving and analyzes the attitudes of decoy artists towards their art and their folk group. He also talks about the
Folklife Collection - The Life of an Eastern Shore Carver
by Salisbury University Students (1990)
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In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1990, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this project, Troy Alan Wainwright chose to tell the story of his great grand father John Henry Elliott (Capt. Elliott), who was a decoy carver. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Waterfowl Hunters as a Folk Group
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Sean Fohner collected folk material. His collection focuses on a small folk group of waterfowl hunters he was part of. In his paper, he describes each member of the group and provides some anecdotes of their adventures during the hunting seasons.
Folklife Collection - Wildfowl Market Hunting:
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
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In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1977, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For his collection, Robin Tyler covered the Wildfowl Market Hunting. His wrote about his interviews with two hunters and explained in great detail all the work and living conditions of market hunters.