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Items associated with name 'Eastern Shore (De.)'
20th Century Magazine Collection
by LeBel, Phillip (1911 – 1962)
1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)
The 20th Century Magazine Collection contains twelve magazines including: Look, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Spur ranging from 1911 to 1962. In addition there are four pages, presumably from Vogue. Cover stories include topics such as women's suffrage, Easter, World War I, color photos of the Eastern Shore and Vladimir Lenin, and fox hunting.
Anne Gootee Henderson collection
by Henderson, Anne Gootee (1779 – 1943)
4 folders (0.04 linear feet)
This collection contains genealogical information regarding the Metcalf and Marsh families. There is a marriage license for a Joseph Metcalf and Roberta Hammon. There is also a list of birth dates, death dates, and marriages for the Metcalf families. The Marsh families have a list of family members names, with a funeral news clipping for Franklin Marsh.
Canning and Recipe Booklet Collection
by Tidewater Publishers (1950s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various canned goods recipes and advertisements from the 1950s.
Carol Atkins Sherr Collection
by Sherr, Carol Atkins (1636 – 1949)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains genealogical information on the Atkins Family. It includes where Atkins members were born, who they were married to, where they were married, how many children they had, and where they moved to. There is also legal information about the members, such as foreclosures, and family members suing each other.
Donnie Davidson collection
by Davidson, Donnie (circa 1860 – 1990s)
1 folder (0 linear feet)
This 271-image digital collection has been amassed by Donnie Davidson and are part of his personal collection documenting baseball on Delmarva from the 1860s to the late 20th century. Included are Davidson's research notes, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera, especially relating to Dorchester County baseball teams.
Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame scrapbooks
by Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (1920 – 1940s)
1 folder (0 linear feet)
This 124-image digital collection consists of scrapbooks from the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame Museum's collections. Included are newspaper clippings, images, and more related to baseball on the Eastern Shore from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Eastern Shore Brochure and Pamphlet Collection
by Unknown (1609 – 2010)
9 boxes (9 linear feet)
This Collection consists of Brochures and Booklets primarily pertaining to the Eastern Shore. Overall its central focus is Maryland/Delmarva. The Date Range of the Collection is 1609-2010.
Eastern Shore Ephemera Collection
by Barnes, J.R.; Kellar, Venia M.; The Rotary Club; Washington High School (1907 – 1934)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains Eastern Shore ephemera which includes a Welcome to the Eastern Shore pamphlet, "Something on Floors" produced by the University of Maryland, a pamphlet on Snow Hill, a recipe book produced by Washington High School, "The Spirit of the Eastern Shore", by J. R. Barnes, a booklet regarding the history of "Saint Maries City" and postcards of Eastern Shore scenes.
Eastern Shore Magazine Collection
by Koehn, Charles Campbell (1937 – 1960)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
This collection contains two issues of the Eastern Shore Magazine dated December 1937 and January 1938 and a copy of the December 17, 1960 edition of the Saturday Evening Post.
Eastern Shore-isms Collection
by Garland, Hazel A. (1900s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various photocopies of scrapbooks using Eastern Shore slang or as the compiler Hazel A. Garland refers to them, "Eastern Shore-isms." Examples include: "I just thought I'd double ask you," "Don't worry about them plants: after they're in the ground, they'll soon health up", and "Well, I hope to my die!" All of these colloquial uses are within these photocopied scraps of material. Garland claims that many of these are malapropisms and mistranslation of Old English phrases.
Folklife Collection - Eastern Shore Folk Games
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1973, former Salisbury University student Joyce O'Neill collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various popular folk games from around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, information about the informant, and descriptions or explanation of the games.
Folklife Collection - Eastern Shore Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1984)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1984, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For his project, John Adkins interviewed his grandmother, Nora Insley, in order to know more about the traditions of the Eastern Shore. The interview covered various topics such as gardening, food preservation, and local folk narratives ranging from funny anecdotes to ghost stories. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Riddles II
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk speech, this collection focuses on riddles and verbal puzzles. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, the riddle or puzzle and an explanation of the answer.
Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of superstitions from across the lower Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - The People and Folklore of Crisfield
by Salisbury University Students (1984)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1984, Salisbury University Student Cathy Strine collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the people and folklore of Crisfield, Maryland, namely the language and communication patterns used by the residents of the area. The genres covered include folk speech, tales, personal legends, ghost stories, etc. Photographs and tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Untitled [Eastern Shore Crabbers]
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Stephen C. Bynum collected folk material surrounding the commercial crabbing on the Eastern Shore. In this paper, he explains the different methods used to catch crabs. To supplement his project, he interviewed a couple of watermen to learn about the procedures of constructing crab-pots, a vanishing craft as more and more crabbers purchased their pots. The interviews reveal how crabbers adapt their practices to the changes in the environment, natural and economic. Tapes and photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Xerox Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1974 – 1974s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1974, former Salisbury University student Lawrence R. Pasbach collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of Xerox folklore. This collection includes personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, an introduction to the topic, and the stories.
Good Old Eastern Shore Songbook
by Monsees, Carl H. (1928)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains the 1928 musical songbook to Dale Wimbrow's "The Good Old Eastern Shore". The songbook was published by Carl H. Monsees.
Good Times Newsletter collection
by Good Times Newspaper (1950)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Newsletter entitled, "Good Times on the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula," Vol. 3, No. 1, the brief publication features a series of vignettes of the varying locations across the Eastern Shore and activities in which vacationers can participate. Activities include sunbathing, historic sites, boating and fishing.
Little Journeys publication collection
by Eastern Shore Publishing Company (1926,1928)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains Little Journeys publications documenting Kent County, Washington College, Sharptown, and churches of the Eastern Shore and Delmarva, June 1926 and July 1928.
Maryland and Delaware Postcard Collection
by The Harry P. Cann & Bro. Co. (1959)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various postcards from Delaware and Maryland, portraying local parks, houses, and hotels, and other buildings of interest. Postcards were published by Harry P. Cann & Brother Company in 1959.
Orlando Wootten Photograph Collection
by Wootten, Orlando (circa 1850 – 1990)
4 boxes, 3 oversize boxes (6.25 linear feet)
This collection contains photographs both taken by and collected by Orlando V. Wootten, a notable local photographer on the Delmarva Peninsula. Included in this collection are color and black and white photographs and negatives of aerial, street and nautical views of Salisbury, Maryland, Laurel, DE and surrounding regions. The collection of images captures local businesses, school buildings, public events, watercraft, natural settings and area attractions from the mid-1950s to the 1990s. There are reproductions of historic photographs of Salisbury and the Delmarva Peninsula dating back to the 1850s that Wootten collected. Also included are documents pertaining to Wootten's Coast Guard service and his family's history.
Oyster Cultivating Collection
by Davidson, Hunter; Haman, B. Howard (1869 – 1909)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains three documents concerning the oyster fisheries of the eastern shore of Delmarva during the mid to late 19th Century and early 20th Century. The first is entitled "Report of the Oyster Fisheries of MD" written in 1874. The second is a report by Captain Hunter Davidson of the Commanding State Oyster Police Force in October 1869, and the third is a manuscript sent to Maryland Governor Austin L. Crothers on December 28th, 1909.
United Methodist Church ephemera collection
by Bivalve United Methodist Church; Nanticoke Methodist Church (1975 – 1987)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Pamphlets on services and centennial celebrations at varying United Methodist churches on the Eastern Shore, including those in the Nanticoke-Bivalve Charge and the West Side Ministry in Whitehaven, 1975, 1986-1987.
Vertical Files
by Unknown (Undated)
folders ( linear feet)
Vertical files contain subject based materials on the Eastern Shore, Delmarva, and the states of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia as well as Salisbury University. Materials include newspaper clippings, brochures, handwritten information, and copies. For more detailed information, see the comprehensive list of subject material available attached to this guide.
William H. Wroten Papers
by Wroten, William (1832 – 2011)
10 cartons, 1 box (10.5 linear feet)
Dr. William H. Wroten was an Easton native and worked as a professor and chairman for the history and political science departments at Salisbury University for 25 years prior to his retirement in 1980. The majority of Dr. Wroten's collection is his research notes, which cover a large number of topics such as Assateague, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, pirates, and the history of the Delmarva area. Dr. Wroten's teaching materials include articles and notes he had for specific topics, such as the American Civil War, Native American history, early colonial life, and local history, as well as syllabi and research papers from students. Included in this collection are also a number of his published articles from his newspaper column as well as scripts from his TV program on WBOC.