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William A. Wilson Folklore Archives

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1999-

Biography

The William A. Wilson Folklore Archives (established 1999) is an institutional folklore repository in Utah.

The repository was established in 1999 within the Harold B. Lee Library's Department of Special Collections & Manuscripts. Committed to collecting and preserving folklore, the William A. Wilson Folklore Archives focuses on families, religious life of Latter-day Saints, university students, and regional life in the Intermountain West. It houses the largest collection of Mormon folklore. The Archives house the papers of prominent folklorists Louise Pound, Thomas E. Cheney, and William A. Wilson. The archives also house significant collections of legends, customs, speech, beliefs, songs, material culture, tales and jokes, games, riddles, and personal narratives.

Citation:
sites.lib.byu, via WWW, Jan. 4, 2016 (Folklore (William A. Wilson Folklore Archives; established 1999 in HBLL Dep. of Special Collections and Manuscripts; focus on family, LDS religious life, students, regional life of West; largest collection of Mormon folklore; houses papers of Louise Pound, Thomas Cheney, William Wilson; house legends, customs, speech, beliefs, songs, material culture, tales and jokes, games, riddles, and personal narratives)

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of children's rhymes and sayings, 1966-2014

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: FA 011 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Collection of children's rhymes and sayings. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1966-2014.

Dates: 1966-2014

Collection of colloquialisms, 1968-1993

 Series — Box 3: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232570983], Folder: 12-16
Identifier: FA 011 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Collection of colloquialisms. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1963-1993.

Dates: 1968-1993

Collection of farcical rhymes, 1970-1990

 Series — Box 4: Series 13; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232570975], Folder: 5-7
Identifier: FA 011 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Collection of farcical rhymes. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1970-1990.

Dates: 1970-1990

Collection of folk poetry, 1980-1997

 Series — Box 4: Series 13; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232570975], Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 011 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Collection of folk poetry. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1980-1997.

Dates: 1980-1997

Collection of folk speech, 1964-2013

 Series — Box 3: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232570983], Folder: 6-11
Identifier: FA 011 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Collection of folk speech. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1964-2013.

Dates: 1964-2013

Collection of fun and humorous rhymes and sayings, 1958-2015

 Series — Box 2: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232570991], Folder: 4-8
Identifier: FA 011 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains collections of fun and humorous rhymes and sayings. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1958-2015.

Dates: 1958-2015

Collection of occupational and avocational rhymes and sayings, 1961-2016

 Series — Box 2: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232570991], Folder: 9-13
Identifier: FA 011 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains collections of occupational and avocational rhymes and sayings. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1961-2016.

Dates: 1961-2016

Collection of parodies, 1970-2012

 Series — Box 3: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232570983], Folder: 1-5
Identifier: FA 011 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Collection of parodies. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1970-2012.

Dates: 1970-2012

Collection of phrase substitutes, 1970-1992

 Series — Box 4: Series 13; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232570975], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: FA 011 Series 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection contains field work reports of folklore related to speech. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1958 to 2020. Digital collections (2016-2020) can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten. Many of the...
Dates: 1970-1992

Collection of proverbial comparisons, 1971-2008

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232571007], Folder: 11-14
Identifier: FA 011 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Collection of proverbial comparisons. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1971-2008.

Dates: 1971-2008

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 14
Collection 1
 
Subject
Folklore 11
Material Types 11
Poetry 5
Colloquial language 1
Hobbies -- Folklore 1