William A. Wilson Folklore Archives
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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of children's rhymes and sayings, 1966-2014
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.
Collection of folk poetry, 1980-1997
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.
Collection of fun and humorous rhymes and sayings, 1958-2015
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.
Collection of occupational and avocational rhymes and sayings, 1961-2016
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.
Collection of written rhymes, poetry, and sayings, 1968-2009
Contains collections of written rhymes, poetry, and sayings. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1968-2009.
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- Subject: Poetry X
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- Folklore 2
- Material Types 2
- Hobbies -- Folklore 1
- Occupations -- Folklore 1
- Riddles, Juvenile 1