Box 78
Contains 10 Results:
A collection of folk stories / Dianne Tollestrup, 1972
Dianne Tollestrup collected personal narratives from Mr. William Oral Pendleton. Included are stories of raising livestock, working to improve land and property, and pioneer activities. Project was written for Dr. Cheney's English 367 class taught at Brigham Young University in May 1972.
Folktales and Indian legends from the Western United States and Mexico / Nikki Peterson, 1973
Nikki Peterson collected folktales and Indian legends from the Western United States and Mexico. Included are items from the Hopi, Navajo, and Cheyenne tribes, as well as other folk stories and humorous anecdotes. Project was written for an english class taught by Dr. Cheney at Brigham Young University in April 1973.
Public rest room graffiti : Fort Wayne, Indiana / Connie Bennett, 1966-1967
Connie Bennett collected and analyzed graffiti from women's bathrooms in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Included are items that fall into categories of parodies, social comments, community projects, vulgarity, insults, rhymes, religious mocking statements, and original wit. Project was written for a Folklore 201 class taught at Indiana Univeristy, Fort Wayne campus, from 1966 to 1967.
Folklore collection : beliefs and sayings / Patricia McCormick , 1967
Patricia McCormick collected personal narratives of folk beliefs and sayings. Included are stories of good and bad luck signs, medical lore, death signs, courtship lore, child rearing, houseland lore, philosophical lore, and a local legend. Project was written for a Folklore 201 class taught at Indiana University in January 1967.
Twelve proverbs from contemporary Los Angeles / Roger DeV. Renwick, 1969
Roger deV. Renwick collected personal narratives of proverbs from contemporary Los Angeles. Included are short phrases and proverbs, and the collector's analysis of their meaning and cultural significance. Permission for access must be obtained by the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Jumprope and clapping rhymes / Linda Blair, 1967
Linda Blair collected jumprope and clapping rhymes. Included are an Italian folk belief, folk-songs, patty-cake rhymes, call in rhymes, who's it rhymes, and jump rope rhymes. Project was written for a Folklore class taught at Indiana University in 1967.
Turtle Days / Christine S. Schultz, 1966
Christine S. Schultz collected personal narratives of Turtle Days, an annual summer celebration held every summer to honor Oscar, a huge turtle that is supposed to have lived in Fulk Lake Northeast of Churubusco, Indiana. Included are a map of the geographical area and lakes, a description of Oscar the turtle, and attempts to catch the animal. Project was written for a Folklore 201 class taught at Indiana University, Fort Wayne Campus, in the fall of 1966.
A fascination collection : ouija board focus / Linda Lee Brown, 1968
Linda Lee Brown collected personal narratives about ouija boards.Included are stories about ouija boards that stopped working when a Priesthood holder was present, girls getting locked inside a room by an invisible force that prevented anyone from getting in or out, and a ouija board that correctly that a girl would kill herself. Project was written for Dr. Cheney's English 367 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1968.
Mr. Jensen, religion, pioneering and polygamy : and songs, a folk story collection / David Bleakley, 1970
Thomas E. Cheney collected personal narratives of religion, pioneering, polygamy, and folk songs. Included are stories about polygamous marriage dynamics, dreams and answers to prayers, and folk songs with sheet music. Project was written for Dr. Cheney's English 367 class taught at Brigham Young University in January 1970.
The Raymon Kim Johnson collection of humorous folk songs and ditties as performed by Adeline Kershaw Johnson his grandmother / Raymon Kim Johnson, 1972
Raymon Kim Johnson collected humorous folk songs and ditties from his grandmother, Adeline Kershaw Johnson. Included are songs such as "Borrowed my Only Husband", The Bald-Headed end of a Broom", and "The Old Armchair". Project was written for Dr. Cheney's English 367 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1972.