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Items with subject 'Folklife - Graffiti'
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Folklife Collection - A Graffiti Collection from Men's Rooms at the University of Maryland & SSC
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 Francis H. Stolba Jr. collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of graffiti found in men's bathrooms at the University of Maryland and at Salisbury State College. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, and their stories.
Folklife Collection - Adolescent Bathroom Graffiti
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1977, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this collection, Penny Turner gathered bathroom graffiti at Salisbury State College and Wicomico Senior High-School.
Folklife Collection - College Desk Top Graffiti
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Joanne Pope collected folk life material. Her collection pertains to college desktop graffiti at Salisbury State College.
Folklife Collection - College Graffiti
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Andrew Schmitt collected folk material. To conduct his project on college graffiti, Andrew Schmitt gathered graffiti texts from Salisbury State College, Essex Community College and John Hopkins University. His paper contains an introductory explanation of why he chose this project and how he went about in competing it. He then classified the graffiti by topic and commented on each of them. Some graffiti have responses below them.
Folklife Collection - Desktop Graffiti
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student William Redmond collected folk material. His collection focuses on a particular form of folklore: classroom desktop graffiti. In addition to documenting them, the student actually analyzed the artistic aspects of some of these graffiti, as well as the social context to which they apply and the possible reasons why these students left these messages, of course, anonymously. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Graffiti in Salisbury, Berlin, and Ocean City
by Unknown (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1977, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this collection, student Barbara Britt photographed, sketched and wrote down graffiti from several places and commented on their meaning.
Folklife Collection - Notebook Doodling as a Folk Activity
by Salisbury University Students (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University student John Porter collected folk material. His collection explores the activity of drawing in an academic notebook and those who partake in it. Included is Porter's essay, a series of interviews, and a sampling of the drawings.
Folklife Collection - Rhymes and Folk Poetry III
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 speech containing tongue-twisters, envelope sealers, mnemonic devices, and graffiti. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and explanations of the items shared. This folder contains tongue-twisters, envelope sealers, mnemonic devices, and graffiti
Folklife Collection - The Waning Art of Graffiti
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Marguerite Murray collected folk material with a focal point on the art of graffiti. This paper contains a personal anecdote and a series of messages engraved on walls she came across.
Folklife Collection - The Writing was on the Wall
by Salisbury University Students (1995)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1995, former Salisbury University students Sean Jackson and Doug Cox collected folk material. Their collection explores the writing on the walls of bathrooms at Salisbury State University. These writings are themed in nature from comedy, obscenity, and even religion, among others. The collection includes an essay, transcripts of the graffiti, and Jackson and Cox's analysis of the writings.
Folklife Collection - Untitled [Graffiti]
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Sue Whittaker collected folk material. Her collection consists of graffiti found on different places, mostly in Ocean City, Maryland.
Folklife Collection - Women in Folklore: Patriarchal and Feminist Lore
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1977, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For her paper, Debbie Davis collected a variety of genres ranging from myths to proverbs, popular beliefs and narratives, most of which focus on patriarchal and feminist topics.