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Dorchester County Department of Health HIV/AIDS Newspaper Clippings
by Dorchester County Department of Health (1985 – 1987)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This folder contains newspaper clippings maintained by the Dorchester County, Maryland Department of Health from 1985 to 1987 documenting the HIV/AIDS crisis on the Delmarva Peninsula. While most of the clippings relate to Cambridge and surrounding areas, it also includes broader Maryland and national coverage of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Clippings were primarily made from the North Dorchester Neighbors and Cambridge Daily Banner, in addition to the Baltimore Sun and national magazines.
Polly Stewart papers
by Stewart, Polly (1964 – 2013)
18 boxes, 1 oversize folder (12 linear feet)
The papers of Polly Stewart document her educational work as well as her research and dedication to folklore and folklife on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and other cultural groups from 1964-2013, with the bulk of the material dating from her professorship at Salisbury University, 1974-2000. The material contains teaching notes from courses at Salisbury University including literature, mythology, as well as LGBTQ and Feminism studies, research materials on lynchings, folklore, folklife, cultural exploration, and her records of participation in a variety of societies such as the Maryland Folklore Festival.