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Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Bloody Henny

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1970, 1972)

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

Identifier FK69.061
Creator(s) Salisbury University Students
Acquisition

The Folklife Collection at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture was transferred by Dr. Polly Stewart, English Department, Salisbury University.
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 Kacie Cassar, February, 2019.
Related Materials None
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Abstract

In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors, Cathy Wright, Debbie McCollister, and Mrs. Sylvia Smith collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on the story of Bloody Henny. Henny was a African American slave who was treated poorly and one day she took revenge and harmed her master and his family. She was caught and trialed in Spring Valley, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.

Scope and Content Note

Materials within the Folklife Collection are for research use only – names of students and the interviewed subject(s) may not be published without the explicit permission of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Folklife - Death
    • Folklife - Folk Stories and Legends
  • Personal Names
    • McCollister, Debbie
    • Smith, Sylvia
    • Wright, Cathy
  • Location Terms
    • Spring Valley (Md.)

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