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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 1 Collection or Record:

Collection of wellerisms, tongue twisters, and pick-up lines, 1971-2008

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

Collection of wellerisms, tongue twisters, and pick-up lines. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1971-2008.

Dates: 1971-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 011, Collection on speech

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  • Subject: Tongue twisters X

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