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Items with subject 'Folklife - Folk Stories and Legends'
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Folklife Collection - Prison Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1982)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1982, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this project, R. Kurt Rosenburg conducted a research on prison folklore. He interviewed one of the guards at the Sussex County state correctional institution in Georgetown, Delaware. The transcript of the tape-recorded interview is included in the paper.
Folklife Collection - Railroad Workers' Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Cathy McCain collected folk material. Her collection focuses on Railroad Workers' Folklore. Her paper covers different aspect of the life of a railroad worker, including folksongs, work routine, and others. Included are also various narratives, local legends and oral history.
Folklife Collection - Shaggy Dog Stories
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Collected between the years of 1971 to 1973 by former Salisbury University students and faculty members, this collection includes multiple interviews of local Maryland Residents sharing their Shaggy Dog (long-winded anecdotes about irrelevant incidents) stories. Most interviews include interviewers personal description, informants personal description, and the story told.
Folklife Collection - Sharptown Lions Club Minstrels
by Salisbury University Students (1974 – 1974s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1974, former Salisbury University student Mary Jane Marine collected folk material about the Sharptown Lions Club minstrel shows. This collection includes Marine's essay titled "Has the Curtain Closed for the Last Time on the Sharptown Lions Club Minstrels?," 28 color slides depicting the minstrel performers and performances (with a related permissions form from the photographer), several minstrel program reproductions, and personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants.
Folklife Collection - Sitting Around the Table
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Nicole Shaw collected folk material. Her collection explores the lore of her own family. Her family liked to gather in the dinning room and tell stories about their relatives. Each family member would contribute and help the story teller revive these cherished memories. In this paper, Nicole portrays her family and shares their favorite story. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Snow Hill Narrative
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, Salisbury University Student Leslie Holsey collected local folk material. She chose to focus on the progress of Snow Hill, Maryland, through the years since the 1920s. The narrative on Snow Hill was told by a native Easternshoreman who recalled, among other details, how their former firehouse was equipped with only two white horses and which family owned the very first car in town back in the days. This paper is essentially a travel back in time that enables us to appreciate how things had changed.
Folklife Collection - Supernatural Legend and Belief: The Devil
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of the include some element of the devil, whether that be a sighting of him in a different form or belief that the devil was the cause of some harm. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Supernatural legends of Fredrick County
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 this project, Staci M. Lerch collected folk material about Frederick County, Maryland with a focus on supernatural legends. Many of these ghost stories are related to the spirits of Civil War soldiers. Tape and photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Superstition and Popular Belief: Animals and Animal Husbandry
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 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 animals and animal husbandry. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Superstition and Popular Belief: Birth, Infancy, Childhood
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 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 birth, infancy, and childhood. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Superstition and Popular Belief: Cosmic Phenomena, Times, Numbers, Seasons
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 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 cosmic phenomena, times, numbers, and seasons. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Superstition and Popular Belief: Death and Funeral Customs
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 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 death and funeral customs. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.