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Items associated with name 'Deal Island (Md.)'
Aubrey Bodine Prints
by Bodine, Aubrey (1972)
1 oversize folder (0.25 linear feet)
This collections consists of 6 Aubrey Bodine photograph prints made in 1972 depicting skipjacks on Deal Island, Choptank River oyster dredges, and other scenes around Maryland.
Deal Island ephemera collection
by Edwards, Henry Shad (1920 – 1940)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
This collection contains checks from the Deal Island Bank from the 1920s through the 1940s, a newspaper article highlighting the community of Deal Island, and deeds from Albert Davis and Elijah Holloway.
Deal Island Photographs
by Wade, Jeff (circa 1938)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains two photographs taken around 1938 by Jeff Wade of the American Oil Company. The photographs are of oyster boats and a view from an unidentified marsh on Deal Island.
Delmarva Oral Histories Collection
by Unknown (1976 – 1990s)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This set of 19 tapes document a wide range of accounts and interviews centered on local Delmarva history. Such topics include: Accounts of daily life from past inhabitants of Holland Island, Barren Island, Bloodsworth Island, and Pone Island; Ralph Dulany and his Fruitland Cannery; an Inventory of Teackle Mansion; The founding of Salisbury and its boundaries; Early 20th century Salisbury and lynching in Salisbury; 1930s education in Salisbury; Delmarva plantation architecture; Early 20th century Deal's island; Early 20th century Quantico; St. Claire Wright and Historic Annapolis Incorporated; Cypress Swamp agriculture and shingle production; and Life in Early 20th century Princess Anne.
Jean Long collection
by Long, Jean (1772 – 1978)
6 boxes, 1 oversize folder (7 linear feet)
This collection of material acquired by Jean Long deals with the history of Maryland including the islands of Deal, Smith and St. Michael's and customs. It contains booklets, articles, scrapbooks, Maryland Hall of Records Bulletins and several Wheeler leaflets. In addition, it contains newspapers, magazines and material covering historic homes and places such as Fairmount Academy. The four Maryland Hall of Records Bicentennial Bulletins for April-July 1776 were donated by William Kline to complete the set.
Somerset County Church Ephemera
by Unknown (circa 1930s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection consists of two pieces of ephemera from Somerset County, Maryland: a postcard of Asbury Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon and a brochure for "Deal's Island Joshua Thomas homecoming." The Deal Island brochure contains advertisements and a program of events that were intended to raise money for the church for debt incurred during the Great Depression.
Thomas Price collection
by Price, Thomas (1865 – 2001)
5 boxes, 1 oversize folder (3.5 linear feet)
The Thomas Price collection consists of military and genealogical records accumulated by Thomas Price and dating from 1865 - 2001. It contains recordings and transcripts of interviews with three veterans of the First World War from Salisbury, Md. and records of the 115th Infantry Regiment of the Maryland Army National Guard. It also includes interviews, records, correspondence, photographs, publications and ephemera offering insight into military service during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The collection also contains photographs of Deal Island, Md. from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also includes photographs, publications, and ephemera offering insight into civic and religious life on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Tom Horton audio recordings and photographs
by Horton, Tom (1977 – 1999)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
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.