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Items with subject 'Folklife - Surfing'
Folklife Collection - Body Boarding in Ocean City
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, Salisbury University student Fred Morgan collected folk material. His collection examines the folklore around body boarding in Ocean City, Md. In his paper, the student explains the rules by which body boarders must abide in the water such as to never steal someone else's wave. He also talks about the interactions between wave riders, the animosity shown by some older surfers (in Ocean City), and some of his encounters with "clean up sets".
Folklife Collection - Surf for a Thousand Years - The Hawaiian Influence on the Folkgroup of Ocean City Surfers
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Sarah Challenger Tilghman collected folk material. Her project focuses on the history of surfing in Ocean City, Md, and the influence of Hawaiian traditions on local surfers. Married to an avid surfer, she easily landed several interviews with surfers of different background and ages ranging from 17 to 85. She discovered during her research how surfing became popular on the East Coast and its beginnings in Ocean City. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Surfer's Paradise: A Journey to Cape Hatteras
by Salisbury University Students (1995)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1995, former Salisbury University student Jesse Bellavance collected folk material. His collection is about surfing and what it represents to the folk group of surfers. In this paper, he tells about his friendship with other surfers and how they taught him the essentials of surfing. He also recounts one of their adventurous road trip to North Carolina, specifically to Hatteras island, to chase after some good waves.
Folklife Collection - The Esoteric Systems of My Small Group of Surfer Friends
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1992, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For his project, Dwayne S. Lord decided to talk about a group of surfers he belonged to. He introduced his work by explaining the importance of having long hair for surfers. Wearing long hair helped him befriend other surfers. Once accepted in that group, he became aware that he was not the only one who grew his hair in order to be associated with long hair surfers. That's how he realized the esoteric system of this brotherhood and he wanted to examine it further. This paper documents the attitudes and beliefs of this particular folk group.