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Items with subject 'Folklife - Wood Work'
Folklife Collection - Carving Collectors' Decoys on the Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Judy Crocker collected folk material. Her collection takes the form of a labelled scrapbook with photographs depicting the process of carving and painting decoys.
Folklife Collection - Folk Art
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1971)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1971, former Salisbury University student and professors, Louise Bassett and Frances D. Ballance collected folk life material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various folk art, particularly wooden carvings of decoys such as ducks. This collection includes brief introductions about duck carving and provide pictures of the art. As well as most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant.
Folklife Collection - Lumber Industry in Lower Dorchester County
by Salisbury University Students (1978)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1978, former Salisbury University Student Mary Etta Creighton collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the lumber industry of Dorchester County, Maryland, specifically the traditions and lifestyles of the people who made their living from timber lands. Her own family is in the lumber business since her grandfather initiated the family tradition. The transcripts of the interviews and some photographs are enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Old Timer's Day: Community Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1983)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1983, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this project, Pamela L. Cooper collected folklore from craftsmen who participated at the Old Timer's Day, an event where people display collectibles or demonstrate techniques of quilt making or chair caning.
Folklife Collection - The American Carousel As Folk Art
by Salisbury University Students (1988)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1988, Salisbury University Student Suzanne Nussear collected folk material. Her collection focuses on folk crafts, namely the making of American carousel used in amusement parks. Her paper covers the historical background of the carousel and its production in the United States. She also included a set of slides from her field work on the carousel of Ocean City, Maryland.
Folklife Collection - The Folklore of Chesapeake Bay Decoy Making
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
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)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
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 - Wildfowl Art Carvers
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1993, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this project, Kenneth M. Shipley chose to focus on decoy carving. He developed an interest in this folk art while working at the Ward Museum which was founded in honor of Lem and Steve Ward, two renowned wildfowl carvers from Crisfield, Md. He also attended the 1993 Wold Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition in Ocean City, Md, where he had the opportunity to talk to many carvers, two of which accepted to share their life story.
Folklife Collection - Wildfowl Carvers of the Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (2002)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2002, former Salisbury University student Amy Walls collected folk material. Her collection explores the wildfowl carvers of the Eastern Shore as a folkgroup, including their craft and speech. Included is her essay, several poems, a statistics sheet, and a cassette tape with interviews (log included).
Folklife Collection - World Class Tag Holders: Salisbury University Student Interns for the Ward Museum
by Salisbury University Students (2003)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2003, former Salisbury University students Brian Lippenholz, Jeff Marshall, Ryan McKelvey, Rachelle Otera, and Patricia Smith collected folk material. Their collection explores their experience as interns for the Ward Museum, including the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition in Ocean City, MD. Included is their essay, a wood shard, a VHS tape with interviews (log included), a competition program, CD, newspaper clipping, and Ward Museum pamphlet.