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A day which will live in infamy : September 11th internet folklore / Shelley Aagard, 2001
Collection of emails containing commentary on the 9/11 attacks. Some of the emails are comical and some emotionally touching. Aagard mentions the recent development of internet lore and how email is used to spread information and opinions quickly and to masses. Aagard suggests, in relation to the comical emails, that often humans use comedy as a coping mechanism. Created by Shelley Aagard while she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class during the fall semester of 2001.
A deeper look at the apparently simple : folk games / Drew Barretto, 2011
Submitted by BYU student Drew Barretto about the folklore of games that Americans play and their importance in filling people's lives. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informant's interviews. Interviews include gameplay of an elimination game called Bang!, Bippity Bop, Bow to your Sensei, Who's Dead, and more. Created for her Winter 2011 English 391 class (Introduction to Folklore) for Dr. Eliason.
A dental Barmitzvah : wisdom teethlore / Natalie Tripp, 2009
Collection of stories involving wisdom teeth extraction. Includes embarrassing stories from the painkillers, expressions of pain and difficulty recovering, and variations of what would seem to be a routine procedure. Created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Fall 2009.
A device employed in sharpening metal objects called a "temperer" / Chris Horton, 1973 September
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Chris Horton, who collected information from his father-in-law, Rex F. Peery. A rope guides a steady drip of water down from a bucket onto a sharpening stone to keep it cool.
A dream is a wish your heart makes : Cinderella adaptions , 2020
Submitted by BYU student Amanda Ferrin for her English 391 fall course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About several adaptations of the Cinderlla story.
A familial history, World War II / Abraham Lloyd Hanson, 2005 April 11
A families childhood games / Beth McEuen, 2001
A family study of Kentucky folk speech / Cris Richardson, 1997
Richardson collected folk speech phrases used by her family from Kentucky. Included are quirky descriptive phrases, references to traditional foods, and allusions to the family's humble past. The project was collected for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.
A family tradition in the car : do you want to play the license plate game / Emily Garbett, 2000
Garbett writes about games families play in the car to pass the time. Includes stories involving games using the alphabet, using the scenery the car is passing, license plate sightings. Created for the English 391 course at Brigham Young University in fall semester of 2000.
A family trek : Utah Mormon family customs on Pioneer Day / Amy Carpenter, 2003
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