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Items with subject 'Folklife - Customs and Traditions'
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Folklife Collection - Cognate Family Reunions
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student Marion Gordy Handy collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of the Cognate Family Reunions, including a variety topics revolving around the Gordy Family. The collection also includes an appendix of the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories, pictures, and a newspaper clipping.
Folklife Collection - College Humor and Practical Jokes
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 Suzanne Bartlett collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of college humor or other practical jokes she gathered or made up herself. This collection also includes a brief introduction.
Folklife Collection - Commercial Advertising in American Folklore
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 Bea Desmarais collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of commercial advertising in American folklore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, information about the informants, and the various stories.
Folklife Collection - Crossing the Line: The U.S. Navy Crosses the Equator
by Salisbury University Students (1991)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1991, former Salisbury University Student Donna Dietz collected folk material. Her collection explores the traditions surrounding the U.S. Navy, especially the ceremony of initiation at the equator. She interviewed two former Navy sailors to know more about their personal experience. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Customs and Culture. . . British Virgin Islands Style
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Alicia Burke collected folk material. Her collection examines the changes in culture and tradition in the British Virgin Islands and how they reflect in their annual festival that celebrates the emancipation from slavery in August 1834. The paper describes the festival in modern days. Her informant, Mrs. Walters, noted that young people enjoyed the partying and forgot why the festival came about at the first place. As a result, what used to be a day of celebration lasted two weeks.
Folklife Collection - Customs and Superstitions from Sussex County
by Salisbury University Students (1974 – 1974s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Sussex County residents in 1974, former Salisbury University student Barbara Davis collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of customs and superstitions from Sussex County, Delaware. This collection includes an introduction to the topic, descriptions of the informants, and also contains multiple hand drawn sketches.
Folklife Collection - Death Tokens and Death Omens
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes multiple interviews conducted by various former Salisbury University students and faculty on the topics of death tokens, death omens, ghost stories, superstitions and other information relating to death. Most interview sheets include collectors personal information, informants personal information, the interview, and a description of interview circumstances.
Folklife Collection - Easter Customs
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Joanne Feustel collected folk material surrounding the family traditions on Easter. The folkgroup of interest was her own family. In her paper, she provides a background information about her family and recounts the traditions observed during Easter (and their meaning) such as the wearing of new clothes and the dying of Easter eggs. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Eastern Shore Folk Remedies
by Salisbury University Students (1976 – 1976)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1976, former Salisbury University student Frances D. Price collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of folk remedies from around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, and their stories.
Folklife Collection - Eastern Shore Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1984)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1984, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For his project, John Adkins interviewed his grandmother, Nora Insley, in order to know more about the traditions of the Eastern Shore. The interview covered various topics such as gardening, food preservation, and local folk narratives ranging from funny anecdotes to ghost stories. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Epitaphs
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1971s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1971, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk life material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of epitaphs found around the Eastern Shore area. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Epitaphs
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 students and professors collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on assorted stories about epitaphs found around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes information about the informant, the collector, and the story.