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Tom Horton audio recordings and photographs

2 cartons (2 linear feet)

(1977 – 1999)

bulk 1989-1993

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2015.042
Creator(s) Horton, Tom
Acquisition

The Tom Horton audio recordings and photographs were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Tom Horton, March 2015.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Juliann McNelia, September 2015.
Related Materials

Baltimore Sun Magazine (1981, 1983)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Tom Horton audio recordings and photographs are a series of interviews conducted with individuals from the Chesapeake Bay Region of Maryland, 1977-1999 with the bulk of the material dating from 1989-1993. The audio cassettes were utilized as research for Horton’s book, “An Island out of Time: a memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake.” Recorded accounts from island residents, waterman, and individuals involved in the Chesapeake Bay Region share their life stories, customs, traditions, and concerns about Smith Island but also, other islands and places in and along Chesapeake Bay. Interviews also document Tangier, Deal, Assateague, Chincoteague Islands, and Havre De Grace, Maryland. Also documented are the audio recordings of Chesapeake Storytellers as well as regional spiritual and musical influences.

Biographical History

Tom Horton, a native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is a respected writer on environment and nature. Born in Salisbury Maryland, and grew up in Federalsburg, Maryland.  He graduated from John’s Hopkins University in 1967 and served in the United States Army from 1968-1972.  After his military service, he worked as an environmental reporter for the Baltimore Sun until 2006, and authored several books on the Chesapeake Bay.  As of 2015, Tom Horton resides in Salisbury, Maryland and is a professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at Salisbury University.  He is also a columnist and writer for the Bay Journal, a monthly publication devoted to covering the Chesapeake Bay. 

Arrangement Statement

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Religious History
    • Seafood Industry
    • Social Life and Customs
    • Maritime
  • Corporate Names
    • Assateague Island National Seashore
    • Chincoteague Island National Seashore
  • Personal Names
    • Milbourne, Roscoe C.
  • Location Terms
    • Deal Island (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

1.      Interview, Pauline Marshall, Smith Island, 1989 January 1

2.      Interview, Romy Smith, Smith Island, 1989 January 10

3.      Interview, Newman Marshall, Smith Island, 1989 January 13

4.      Interview, Allen Smith, Smith Island, 1989 February

5.      Interview, Edward Harrison, Smith Island, 1988-1989

6.      Interview, Paul Marshall, Smith Island, 1988-1989

7.      Interview, Paul Harrison, Smith Island, 1988-1989

8.      Interview, Rev. Edward M. Gladden, Smith Island, 1990 March 4

9.      Interview, Mike E. Howard, Smith Island, undated

10.  Interview, Alan Tyler, Waterman, 1989 January 25

11.  Interview, Duke Marshall, Waterman, 1990 February 6

12.  Interview, Emerson Todd, Waterman, undated

13.  Very High Frequency Marine Radio Signals, Waterman, undated

14.  Interview, Delmos Tyler Sr., Islanders Customs and Stories, 1989 January 14

15.  Interview, George Bradshaw, Islanders Customs and Stories, 1989 January 14

16.  Interview, Dallas Bradshaw, Islanders Customs and Stories, 1989 January 26

17.  Interview, Ben and Lucy Bradshaw, Islanders Customs and Stories, 1989 February

18.  Interview, William F. Jester, Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, 1977- 1978

 

Box 2

1.      Interview, William Sladen, Chesapeake Region, 1988 December

2.      Interview, Parris Glendening, Chesapeake Region, 1994 August 2

3.      Interview, Dillon Shutzman, Chesapeake Region, undated

4.      Interview, Delmarva Shorebirds Sports Announcer, Chesapeake Region, undated

5.      Interview, British Speaker, Chesapeake Region, undated

6.      Interview, Jennings Evans, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry and Music, 1989 January 26

7.      Recordings, Vocalists and Instruments, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry and Music, 1992 May 15-18

8.      Recordings, Ben and Beth Devan, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry  and Music, 1993 January 18

9.      Recordings, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Concert, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry and  Music, 1993 October 16

10.  Recordings, Mark Wisner, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry  and Music, undated

11.  Recordings, Roger Aldridge, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry  and Music, undated

12.  Recordings, Hip Hop/Rap, Chesapeake Storytellers, Poetry and Music, undated

13.  Recordings, Dave Harp and Tom Horton, Chesapeake Wildlife, 1995 July 26

14.  Recordings, Matt Fox, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

15.  Recordings, Simmons Family, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

16.  Recordings, Hughes Family, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

17.  Recordings, Zion United Methodist Church Youth and Young Adult Choir, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

18.  Recordings, Union Gospel Songs, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

19.  Recordings, Church of God, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

20.  Recordings, Community Choir Gospel Songs, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

21.  Recordings, Curtis Thomas, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

22.  Recordings, Steve Quillen, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

23.  Recordings, Flatlanders, Church Gospel, Spiritual and Music Influences on Chesapeake Region, undated

24.  Photographs, Unidentified Portraits, 1996 June

25.  Photographs, Tom Horton, 1996 August 26

26.  Photographic Slide, Watershed, undated

 

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