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Folklife Collection - The Esoteric Systems of My Small Group of Surfer Friends
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1992, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For his project, Dwayne S. Lord decided to talk about a group of surfers he belonged to. He introduced his work by explaining the importance of having long hair for surfers. Wearing long hair helped him befriend other surfers. Once accepted in that group, he became aware that he was not the only one who grew his hair in order to be associated with long hair surfers. That's how he realized the esoteric system of this brotherhood and he wanted to examine it further. This paper documents the attitudes and beliefs of this particular folk group.