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Items associated with name 'Wright, Cathy'

Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Bloody Henny

by Salisbury University Students (1970, 1972)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

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.

Identifier: FK69.061
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Covers removed from Beds

by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1973)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1971 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of strange and supernatural events where covers were mysteriously removed from beds. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.

Identifier: FK69.071
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Shoal Creek Manor

by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1972)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and faculty Karen Beckwith, Cathy Wright, and K. Jeanette Robbins collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of the strange events that occurred at the haunted house; Shoal Creek Manor located in Cambridge, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.

Identifier: FK69.083
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment