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Items with subject 'Folklife - Folk Stories and Legends'
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Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Eastern Coast
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 superstitions from across the Eastern Coast. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Information Cards on Collectors and Informants
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, it include various notecards with the collectors and informants personal information of those who participated in the folk life interviews. These notecards are arranged alphabetically.
Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
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 superstitions from across the lower Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland
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 teachers collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of superstitions from across the upper Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Sussex County Family Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Jill Clendaniel collected local folk material. This paper consists of a collection of folk poems, anecdotes and legends as well some folk remedies for colds and skin disorders. After a thorough description of the project, including the backgrounds of the informants, the methods used and the challenges faced during the collection process, Jill Clendaniel provides a transcript of each interview along with excerpts of poems and her own comments.
Folklife Collection - Talbot County Folklore and Salisbury Area Superstitions
by Salisbury University Students (1977 – 1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, Salisbury University Student Michelle McCabe collected folk material. Her collection focuses on local stories and superstitions of the Salisbury area and Talbot County. Her paper includes various legends such as George Washington spending a night at the Robert Morris Inn as well as different superstitions related to birth, death, animals, etc. Also enclosed are pictures of the places mentioned in the stories.
Folklife Collection - Teenage Urban Legends
by Salisbury University Students (1983)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1983, former Salisbury University Student Jeanette C. Low collected folk material. Her collection focuses on teenage urban legends. Her paper is comprised of several stories (different versions) associated with famous legends such as "The Boyfriend's Death" or "The Vanishing Bride"; her analysis and a list of the narrators she interviewed. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - The Boyfriends Death
by Salisbury University Students (1983)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1983, former Salisbury University Student Jeff Rogge collected folk material. This collection focuses on a particular urban legend : "The Boyfriend's Death". Like any famous legend, some details vary from a folkgroup to another. In his paper, Jeff Rogge reports on the versions collected from Salisbury State College students. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - The Community Legends of Trappe
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1973, former Salisbury University student Michael K. Adams collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various community legends from Trappe, Maryland. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, the stories, as well as copies of several newspaper clippings.
Folklife Collection - The Conference Table: Lore Told in a Country Store
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1977, former Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For her project, Tracy L. Cordrey covered different types of lore told at the Conference Table, where a group of local farmers come together every morning to discuss politics, crops and other local events. They gather at the back table in a local store near Mission, Delaware. Tracy L. Cordrey put into writing the reminiscences of these men. Naturally, spooky topics and urban legends were not left out.
Folklife Collection - The Dynamics of Lifeguarding
by Salisbury University Students (2002)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2002, former Salisbury University student Chris Keller collected folk material. His collection explores Delaware State Parks lifeguards as a folkgroup, including their activities, duties, and traditions. Included is his essay, two cassette tapes (logs included), and a PowerPoint presentation with black and white images.
Folklife Collection - The Folklore of Southern New Jersey
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1973, former Salisbury University student Barbara Daniello collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various popular folklore of southern New Jersey. The collection includes an introduction to the topic and the stories.