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Items with subject 'Folklife - Outdoors'
Folklife Collection - Campground Cooking
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, Salisbury University Student Betsy Fisher collected folk material. Her collection focuses on campgroud cooking. Her paper covers typical dishes for backpacking, military camp, youth camp and the different methods of cooking on the ground.
Folklife Collection - Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe
by Salisbury University Students (1979)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1978, former Salisbury University Student Mark Bryden collected folk material. This collection is all about the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe. This paper reports on the history of the Log Canoe, its architecture, the folk terms surrounding it, the life of canoers and more. A set of pictures and sketches illustrates this collection.
Folklife Collection - Eastern Shore Forest and Marsh Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, a former Salisbury University student Firuzan Guzey collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various narratives about the forest and marsh areas around the lower Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories, and multiple photographs.
Folklife Collection - Elk Neck Hunting
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 Peter L. Brown collected folk life material. This student chose to focus on stories around hunting in Elkton, Maryland. He interviewed his relatives who are trappers, hunters and rivermen themselves. His paper captures the adventures of his father and uncle in the woods and along the Elk River. Pictures enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Folklore of Four Wheeling
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, former Salisbury University student Jason Courtney collected folk life material. His research explores the folklore surrounding four wheeling. According to his essay on this subject, four wheeler constitute a specific folk group with its own folk speech and customs. His essay provides a lot of details about this outdoor activity.
Folklife Collection - Life on the Lower Nanticoke River
by Salisbury University Students (1979)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1979, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this collection, Arlie Kiser described the life of the people on the Lower Nanticoke River. She interviewed Mr. Cox; a man who spent his whole life on the river, just like his father and grandfather, and even his great grandfather. Mr. Cox is her grandfather, whose lifestyle was typical of the Nanticoke people. Some sketches of tools and boats used by these rivermen are also enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Maryland Material Culture, Cultural Landscape, Architecture
by Salisbury University Students (1968 – 1975)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection is comprised of five sets of slides sent from the State Folklorist at the Maryland Arts Council in 1976. It consists of one hundred of slides picturing different forms of architecture and cultural landscape encountered in Maryland in the 1970s, including gravestones, factories, decoys, barns, houses, and many more.
Folklife Collection - The Horse Show as a Folk Event
by Salisbury University Students (1979)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1979, former Salisbury University Student Gigi Eichnor collected folk material. Her collection focuses on horseshows. Her paper, illustrated with a lot of photographs, reports on different aspects of horseshows and horse riding in general. Riding attire, the terms and esoteric beliefs around this discipline as well as the preparation of the horses and the riders for the event are some examples.