Collection of greeting messages to indicate a caller has reached an answering machine. Includes humorous messages, messages that are informative, and creative messages, as well as the reasoning behind using various answering machine greetings. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Winter 2007. Includes an audiocassette.

Collection of ghost stories and the locations that they occurred. Includes stories of feeling a presence in a room, hearing sounds from a vacant room, and lingering reminders of someone who had passed. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Winter 2007.

Item contains a collection of stories surrounding nicknames and how they were acquired. Includes nicknames to irritated the named, nicknames adapted from movies, and nicknames that were easier for a child to pronounce. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University Winter Semester 2007.

Collection of stories involving unappetizing food and situations that it must be eaten. Included are stories about visiting homes where the host prepared a cultural meal that was not appetizing to the informant, eating insects, and awkward date situations. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Winter 2007.

Collection of personal narratives about September 11, 2001. Includes items discussing how people found out about the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon, their reactions, and how the experience changed their perceptions of identity. Created for Brigham Young University's English 391 course taught by Dr. Jacqueline Thursby, Winter Semester 2007

Collection of items involving the experience of pregnancy. Includes tips to avoid morning sickness, experiencing a connection to a personality and name of the infant before it is born, and experiences about knowing how many more children will be born before the family is complete. Created for Brigham Young University's English 391 course taught by Dr. Thursby, April 9, 2007.

Collection of items about cooking accidents. Includes items where an ingredient was forgotten, where a important step in the baking process was left out, and the various solutions for other mishaps. Created for Brigham Young University's English 391 course taught by Dr. Thursby Winter semester, 2007.

Item includes a collection of Christmas celebration traditions. Includes recipes that are shared at the time, movies watched, and traditions the children participated in to prepare for Christmas morning. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University April 8, 2007.

Item contains a collection of personal narratives involving sports. Includes stories about basketball, gymnastics, running, hockey, high school sports, and stories were practice paid off to win the game. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham University Winter Semester 2007.

Item is a collection of stories involving the sport of rock climbing. Includes stories of equipment malfunctions, illness while climbing, and rescue stories. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester 2007.