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 15 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of proverbs, proverb-like sayings, and homilies, 1958-2012
Contains proverbs, proverb-like sayings, and homilies. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1959-2013.
Collection of spoonerisms or shaggy dog stories, 1970-2006
Collection of spoonerisms or shaggy dog stories. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1970-2006.
Collection of wellerisms, tongue twisters, and pick-up lines, 1971-2008
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.
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.
Collection on speech
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 14
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Folklore 11
- Material Types 11
- Poetry 5
- Colloquial language 1
- Hobbies -- Folklore 1
- Nonsense verse 1
- Occupations -- Folklore 1
- Parodies 1
- Proverbs 1
- Riddles, Juvenile 1
- Sayings 1
- Sermons 1
- Shaggy dog stories 1
- Slang 1
- Spoonerisms 1
- Tongue twisters 1
- Wellerisms 1
- Wit and humor -- Folklore 1 + ∧ less