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Items with subject 'Folklife - Folk Stories and Legends'
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Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Big Liz
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 Big Liz, who was a slave women that was decapitated by her master for stealing apart of his treasure. Other tales include hauntings by Big Liz as well as stories of those who tried to steal the Master's buried treasure. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Black Aggie
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes variations of the legend "The Black Aggie" which is a popular story from the Baltimore, Maryland area. These superstitious accounts were gathered through interviews conducted by former Salisbury University students and most include descriptions of the interviewer, informant, and the story itself.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Bloody Henny
by Salisbury University Students (1970, 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors, Cathy Wright, Debbie McCollister, and Mrs. Sylvia Smith collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on the story of Bloody Henny. Henny was a African American slave who was treated poorly and one day she took revenge and harmed her master and his family. She was caught and trialed in Spring Valley, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Burial Requests
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes multiple accounts of burial request stories and supernatural legends gathered through interviews with Eastern Shore residents conducted by former Salisbury University students and faculty members from 1970 to 1973.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Buried Alive
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes legends of those who were buried alive, some were found and saved while others were not. These accounts were collected through interviews conducted by former Salisbury University students and teachers during the years on 1970 to 1973. Most interviews include descriptions of the interviewer, the informant, and the story itself.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Buried or Lost Treasure
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected stories about folk legends. This collection of stories focuses around the topic of buried or lost treasure. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story about treasure located somewhere on the Eastern Shore.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Cellar House Farm
by Salisbury University Students (1967 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1967 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected stories about folk legends. This collection of stories focus around the topic of the mysterious events that occurred at Cellar House Farm located between Pocomoke and Snow Hill, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story about the Cellar House Farm.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Characters and Noteworthy People
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, these stories are about various characters and noteworthy people from the Delmarva area. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Covers removed from Beds
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1971 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of strange and supernatural events where covers were mysteriously removed from beds. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Death of Lover(s)
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 strange or mysterious events involving the death of a lover. Stories include: murder or suicide of lovers, parental disapproval, ghost sightings, and death by grief, to describe a few. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Disappearances of Florence Wingate and Sambo
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of the strange disappearances of Florence Wingate and a few years later a man named Sambo, both residents of Crapo, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Dreams
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
During the years 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors conducted a series of interviews with local Eastern Shore Residents. These interviews contained stories about dreams that came true. Many of these dreams were said to be signs and foretold the future. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story itself.