BYU Library - Special Collections

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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...

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

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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.

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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.