Collection of customs
Scope and Contents
Contains descriptions of individual, family, and group customs. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1957 to 2020.
Digital collections (2012-2020)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 items contain a description of how, when, and where they were collected, as well as explanations of social and cultural contexts.
Dates
- 1957-2020
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted for those without release forms.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Extent
4 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in eleven series: 1. Collection of courtship and marriage customs, 1966-2013. 2. Collection of family traditions, 1972-2017. 3. Collection of avocation customs, 1968-2015. 4. Collection of occupation customs, 1967-2013. 5. Collection of household customs, 1972-2013. 6. Collection of customs relating to friends, 1967-2014. 7. Collection of school customs, 1970-2014. 8. Collection of holiday customs, 1957-2019. 9. Collection of religious customs, 1971-2013. 10. Collection of death and funeral customs, 1971-2012. 11. Collection of miscellaneous customs, 1984-2007.
Digital collections (2012-2020) can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Digital collections are organized at collection rather than series level.
Custodial History
Donated by various folklore students from 1957 to 2017.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Various folklore students; 1960-2007
Appraisal
Student generated folklore (William A. Wilson Folklore Archives Collection Development Policy, 2009; IV, a, i , 4).
Processing Information
Updated; Jayna Gottenbos for Ryan Lee, curator; 2018.
- Title
- Register of the Collection of customs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jayna Gottenbos
- Date
- 2018 August 29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States