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Slemp collected narratives of people discussing several cultural taboos and explaining where they learned them and whether they agree with the taboo. Included are the taboos that girls should not ask on dates, that there should be no kissing on first dates, and the expectation that boys shouldn't cry. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University 1997.

Scope and Contents note Morgan collected information on moles and birthmarks and why they appear, and then asked people for their folk beliefs of why they appear. Included are the stories that the person got in a mud fight in heaven and didn't clean up all the way, that a birthmark is found on the first part of a baby to exit the womb, and the belief that birthmarks will appear if too many strawberries are eaten during pregnancy. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in...

Scope and Contents note Whitley collected narratives from males of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about their experience with their wives' pregnancies. Included are stories of a man taking his wife to Olive Garden to help a craving and then having her throw up, men's opinions that their duty is to help the wife with housework and be supportive emotionally, and men speculating why they don't discuss pregnancy with each other very often. The project was collected for an English 392 class taught at...

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Ellis collected narratives of children learning through observation and imitation. Included are stories of a child embarrassing her parents in public by loudly labeling strangers' body parts, children imitating their parents' activities by trying to fix things or shush someone else, and kids saying swear words loudly in sacrament meeting or during a testimony. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Ferre collected folklore of the Brighton High School Men's track and cross country teams. Included are an explanation of the team phrase " Yifter is running in Ethiopia", the tradition of kissing both knees while stretching to discourage injury, and the team fad of wearing love bead necklaces to symbolize achievement or membership on the varsity team. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Minson collected folklore surrounding the Glenwood cemetery in Park City, Utah. Included are photographs of tombstones and grave markers, epitaphs engraved on the tombs, and the dates that the people to whom the graves belonged were buried. The project was collected for an English 391taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Walker collected folklore explanations for the cause and 'cure' of freckles. Included are the idea that freckles are kisses from the sun or angels, and methods for minimizing freckles by applying lemon juice, washing your face in dew on the first day of may, and soaking a towel in sour milk and sleeping with it over your face to make the freckles disappear. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Scope and Contents note Sechrist collected information on the burial clothes and items in the casket at funerals for young people. Included are a baby girl buried in her white christening gown, a boy who died from his hemophilia and was buried with memorabilia from high school, and a five year old boy buried in his Transformers sweat-suit with a doll his grandmother had made and a "glow worm" toy that lit up when you squeezed it because he was afraid of the dark. The project was written for an English 392 class...

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De Maere collected examples of proverbial comparisons. Included are the comparisons "As slow as molasses running uphill in January", "As fast as a bat out of Hell", and "As old as the hills". The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Forsyth collected printed humorous lore from her workplace at the Waterford Institute, a company that designs and creates educational software. Included are internet forwards that make fun of engineers by listing attributes specific to programmers, a funny system problem report form making fun of users, and jokes relating to different computer producing companies. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.