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Box 82

 Container

Contains 11 Results:

Of Ghosts and spirits and mediums : modern spiritlore / Laurel A. Cheney, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 874
Scope and Contents

Laurel A. Cheney collected personal narratives of spirits, ghosts and supernatural occurances. Included are first or second-hand stories of banshees, mediums, Ouija boards, and Mormon supernatural experiences. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

Children's folklore / Beth Purcell, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 876
Scope and Contents

Beth Purcell collected personal narratives of children's folklore. Included are jump rope songs, parody songs, and jokes (knock-knock, dead man, three guy, and ethnic). Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1990.

Dates: 1990

Funny sports lore / Richard Persson, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 877
Scope and Contents

Richard Persson collected personal narratives of humorous sports folklore. Included are stories of funny mistakes made by players during games, and embarrassing moments for athletes. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

Baby and bridal shower games / Lisa Pruitt Northrup, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 878
Scope and Contents

Lisa Pruitt Northrup collected personal narratives of baby and bridal shower games. Included are stories of word games, matching games, and themed-bingo. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

Folklore from The leading edge / Magen L. Tyler, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 879
Scope and Contents

Magan L. Tyler collected personal narratives of folklore surrounding "The Leading Edge: Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy", a student-produced magazine at Brigham Young University. Included are descriptions of the best and worst stories submitted for publication, memorable stories from the staff, and samples of advertisements used to bring attention to the publication. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

When the trick is the treat : creative destruction in the early 1900's / Barbara Lentz, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 7
Identifier: FA 1 Item 880
Scope and Contents

Barbara Lentz collected personal narratives of pranks from the early 1900's. Included are stories of pranks on outhouses, foiled pranks, and Halloween pranks. Project was written for an English 392 class taught by Professor Wilson at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

Rape avoidance stories / Carol Lee Stott, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 1 Item 881
Scope and Contents

Carol Lee Stott collected personal narratives about rape avoidance. Included are stories of quick-witted women outsmarting their attackers, women receiving spiritual promptings that protected them from would-be rapists, man-in-the-backseat stories, and stories of female empowerment/revenge. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

Baby names / Jeffrey G. Ballif, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 882
Scope and Contents

Jeffrey G. Ballif collected personal narratives of baby names. Included are stories of given name derivatives and nicknames. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester in 1990.

Dates: 1990

Mormon marriage folklore / Debra Menssen, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 883
Scope and Contents

Debra Menssen collected personal narratives relating to marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories of interesting proposals, marriage priorities, and the decision to get married. Project was written for and English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Dates: 1990

Honeymoon folklore / Tara C. King, 1990

 Item — Box: 82, Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 884
Scope and Contents

Tara C. King collected personal narratives of folklore surrounding honeymoons. Included are stories of reservation troubles, shortened honeymoons, and getting locked wearing only underwear. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester in 1990.

Dates: 1990