Scope and Contents note

Item is a project that is a collection of stories about home and visiting teachers providing service for the family they visit. Includes items about home teachers doing home renovations while the owner was away, treats being left at the door, and experiences of doing service while doing home and visiting teaching. Item created for Brigham Young University's English 391 course in the winter semester, 2002.

Scope and Contents note

Item is a folklore project that includes lore about caves. Includes caver vocabulary, cave names and their origins, tales by and for cavers, names of various cave features, and humor used amongst cavers. Item was created for an English 391 course in the Summer of 1970.

Scope and Contents note This project includes various stories relating to the appearances of spectral apparitions. Analysis paper topics include "What They Are," "Why They Come," "How They Effect Us," and "Purposes of Ghost Stories." The majority of these 14 narratives come from the members of the immediate and extended Wright family. Many of these narratives concern negative experiences with apparitions. A few collected items discuss positive visions of deceased relatives. Collected by Veronica Wright, Dr....

Scope and Contents note This project explores superstitious attitudes and beliefs of college-aged students at Brigham Young University, Provo. The collector asserts that superstitious beliefs among a religious people connect them with other esoteric groups and in some cases connect them to family members who hold the same beliefs. Included in this 19 item collection are beliefs concerning lucky railroad tracks, numbers, scarab beetles, coins, stars, headlights; and unlucky numbers, sidewalk cracks, and microwave...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories of the happiest moments or favorite memories of participants from Brigham Young University, Provo. The collector comments that these items all share the commonality of "belonging." This fifteen item collection contains stories about family games, vacations, Mormon temple experiences, family Christmases, Mormon mission experiences, family sports outings, and working with family. Collected by Bently Snow, Dr. Jacqueline Thursby's ENG 356, section 01 class of...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories about spiritual experiences as expressed by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Analysis paper topics include: "God's Role," "Searching for God," and "Learning God's Will." The collector states that the oral sharing of spiritual stories and experiences create bonds between the individuals and their families and closer relationships with God. This 15 item collection includes stories about spiritual conversion, revelatory dreams, mission...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories about human encounters with the supernatural as told from first and second hand experiences. Analysis paper topics include: "The Common Belief," "The Tension Between Supernatural and Reason," "The Nature of a Ghost," and "Why Ghosts Manifest Themselves." This 17 item collection includes experiences about "Old Hag" Syndrome and sleep paralysis, jealous spectral wife, summer camp hauntings, phantom sounds, ghost bride, conversations with ghosts, dream visitations,...

Scope and Contents note This project contains various stories and traditions surrounding the opening of the letter than contains potential Mormon missionaries' mission callings. Analysis paper topics include: "Gathering the Clan," "At Someone Else's Hand," "Spicing It Up," Dealing with Disappointment," and "Nevertheless, Peace." According to the collector, the informants interviewed represent a diverse cross-section of students at Brigham Young University, Provo. This 22 item collection includes personal narratives...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories about traditions surrounding participation in the game of soccer. The informants are students from Brigham Young University, Provo. The collector specifically examines the differences in traditions between children and young adults. This 15 item collection includes stories about spectator/player interaction, cheers, game-day locker art, lunches, drills, clothing accessories, team name origins, eating oranges during halftime, and pre-game rituals. Collected by...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories surrounding the traditions and customs of collector Nicole Marriott's family. The three informants involved in this project are sisters Brynn, Alayna and mother Diana. This 26 item collection includes experiences about dinner chores, spanking contests, holding hands, bedtime rituals, footsie, desert before bed, book sharing, holiday story time, family dancing, pranks, Sunday dinners, and general family meals. Collected by Nicole Marriott, Dr. Eric Eliason's...