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Items with subject 'Folklife - Sports'
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Folklife Collection - High School Volleyball as a Folk Group
by Salisbury University Students (2001)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2001, former Salisbury University student Lisa Headd collected folk material. Her collection explores her high school volleyball team as a folk group, including its attire, game play, and other customs. Included is her essay and a series of interviews.
Folklife Collection - Hockey Fans
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, former Salisbury University student Patrick Sullivan collected folk material. His collection documents the folklore associated with hockey fans. In this paper, he describes some of the superstitions and stereotypes that pertain to this folk group. He also shares his reminiscences of him attending the games with his mother. The student have collected many souvenirs of the Washington Capitals over a period of 10 years. He parted with some of them for this project (pon poms, player trading cards, autographs enclosed).
Folklife Collection - Inside the Salisbury University Football Team
by Salisbury University Students (2002)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2002, former Salisbury University student collected folk material. His collection explores the Salisbury University Football Team, including the team's superstitions and myths and realities that surround the team. Included is his essay, a microcassette interview (with log), a student newspaper, and color picture prints.
Folklife Collection - Kenwood's High School Football Team
by Salisbury University Students (2002)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2002, former Salisbury University student Steve Griffin collected folk material. His collection explores the Kenwood High School Football Team, including its rules, subgroups, and traditions. Included is his essay and a microcassette interview (log included).
Folklife Collection - MacArthur High School Boys' Lacrosse: A Folk Group and its Customs
by Salisbury University Students (2002)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2002, former Salisbury University student John Handwerker collected folk material. His collection explores the lacrosse team of MacArthur High School, including their game play, traditions, speech, and attire. Included is his essay and a microcassette interview (log included).
Folklife Collection - Martial Arts Legends
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Jeremy Wolfer collected folk material. His collection explores the folklore associated with the martial art community. Jeremy was familiar with this folk group because he grew up in a family of martial art practitioners and held himself ranks in several martial arts. For this term paper, he collected a great deal of martial art legends that provides an in-depth description of the philosophy and culture surrounding this practice.
Folklife Collection - Men's Basketball Field Project
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student George Robinson collected folk material. His collection explores the Salisbury State University men's basketball team, including its traditions, superstitions, and gameplay. Included is his essay and a series of interviews.
Folklife Collection - Motorcycling
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Jason M. Gregg collected folk material. His collection explores the folklore surrounding motorcycling with a primary focus on sport bikers. He interviewed two fellow bikers who used to participate in racing. In addition to expressing their passion for motorcycling, this paper explains the differences between subgroups of motorcyclists and what they think of each other (esoteric-exoteric factors). Videotape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Passing Time at Play It Again Sports
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student Kurt Boutote collected folk material. His collection explores his experience working at the store Play It Again Sports in Salisbury, MD, including the store's atmosphere and tasks with his job. Included is his essay and black and white pictures.
Folklife Collection - Pick-up Basketball as a Folkgroup
by Salisbury University Students (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University student Joe Spain collected folk material. His collection explores the culture of pick-up basketball players, including their game play, attire, and slang. Included is Spain's essay, black and white picture prints, a collection of completed questionnaires about basketball slang,
Folklife Collection - Salisbury Baseball
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student Larry Williams collected folk material. His collection explores the Salisbury State University as a folkgroup, including their gameplay, nicknames for each other, brotherhood, and jargon. Included is his essay and color photographs.
Folklife Collection - Salisbury State Baseball Lore
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Brian Spiering collected folk material. This collection focuses baseball lore from the Salisbury State team, precisely some accounts of superstitions on baseball rituals and traditional baseball insults. A baseball player himself, Brian Spiering interviewed his team members to gather the material. Each interview is comprised of a short background information on the informant and the collector's comment.