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Items with subject 'Folklife - College'
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Folklife Collection - The Folklore of Softball Teams
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, former Salisbury University student Susan Otto collected folk material. Her paper explores the folklore of Softball teams, namely the attitudes and characteristics of most players. Her paper describes in details the typical uniform and off field clothing of softball players.
Folklife Collection - The Girls of Nanticoke Hall: An Ethnographic Report
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student Gina DiPiero collected folk material. Her collection explores the culture of the female residents of Nanticoke Hall dormitory at Salisbury State University, including their eating habits, dress, and overall lifestyle . Included is her essay and a poster.
Folklife Collection - The Humorous Mathematician
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Kellylyn Petrella collected folk material. She collected some jokes from the mathematical community at Salisbury State University. In her essay, the student describes her group and elaborates on some of the stereotypes associated with mathematics. This package contains several comic cartoons and narratives jokes related to mathematics and statistics.
Folklife Collection - The Lore of the SSU Honor Student Association
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Jim Hudson conducted a folklore field research. He looked into the folklore surrounding a newly formed Honors Student Association. Interested in the esoteric-exoteric aspect of this folkgroup, he started by debunking the stereotypes that honors students are a "bunch of nerds" getting together to talk about computers. As a matter of fact, this new association was mostly engaged into partying and field trips. They even came up with a new form of entertainment: " the party minutes" which report on the gossip and details of their parties and in which they refer to themselves by their costumes.
Folklife Collection - The Munich Clan
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, former Salisbury University student Paula Neal collected folk material. For this project, the student decided to talk about a special folk group she belonged to: "the Munich Clan", which was a group of students who used to attend a division of the University of Maryland established in Munich, Germany, for the family of deployed military or U.S. and allied countries' government workers. Her paper describes this unique student body who created its own fraternities and sororities (identified by animal names), and improvised its traditions (pledge programs, social activities). The paper then focuses on the folklore of her group of friends (the "Munich Clan"). Pictures and cartoons enclosed.
Folklife Collection - The Wildlife Majors at West Virginia University
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University Student Tara A. Downes collected folk material. Her collection focused on a group of students with a passion for wildlife and a plan to pursue its preservation as a career. Her fieldwork consisted of spending an entire week with them during her visit in West Virginia. Her paper documents her time with these "uncomplicated, traditional and woodsy" students and provides an explanation for their attitudes from her own observations.
Folklife Collection - The Will to Win: The Maryland State Wrestling Tournament
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student Stephen Gilligan collected folk material. His collection explores college wrestlers as a folk group, including their beliefs, techniques, and jargon. Included is his essay, tournament brackets, handwritten observations and interviews, hand drawn floor plans, color picture prints, and a tournament ticket.
Folklife Collection - Untitled [ROTC Ranger Folklore]
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University Student Chuck Welter collected folk material. This collection explores the folklore surrounding the Salisbury State Army ROTC. The paper outlines all the phases that a cadet should expect at the university throughout the semesters. It specifies the particularities of the Rangers in great details and contains personal narratives describing the initiation, morning wakeup calls, and the junior weekend. Ranger handbooks enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Untitled [Salisbury Rugby Parties]
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University students Robert Seubert and Mark McClatchey collected folk material. Their collection focuses on the folklore associated with the Salisbury Rugby parties. The first part of their paper describes a typical Salisbury Rugby party after a game. Dancing naked, pissing on others and pulling a prank on new recruits by adding urine to their drink are some of the rather objectionable rites they indulged into. Then, it continues with the interviews of new boys and old boys of the team, sharing their memories and experiences at these parties. All in all, nobody seems to be really bothered by the obscenity because " that's part of it." Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Vine Street: A Place To Hang Out
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Chad Glass collected folk life material for the purpose of a semester project. He decided to study the folklore of his squad. He and his friends regularly met at this blue two-story house on Vine Street, Salisbury, Md. In this paper, he describes their parties and the various forms of lore that can be observed such as folk speech, games and customs.