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This project contains personal narratives about high school dramatic performance experiences as told by performers. This 12 item collection includes the following experiences: hiding behind the stage curtains, rubber chicken in every production, dancing mishaps, sound effect mistakes, pranks, painted armpits, Vaseline on props, unitards, backstage relationships, malfunctioning microphone, and co-ed dressing rooms. Collected by Erin Valle, Eric Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Winter 2008.

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This project contains student's food recipes. This 15 item collection contains the following recipes: taco soup, sour cream enchiladas, chicken broccoli casserole, tortellini soup, Julie ranch, black bean soup, arroz con pollo, Bagelbite Delight, chicken cordon bleu, rat pasta, stir-fry, pizza with chicken, chicken pillows, Hawaiian haystacks, and chicken burritos. Collected by Whitney Hortio, Dr. Jaqueline Thursby's ENGL 356 class, Fall 2007.

Scope and Contents note This project contains women's personal narratives about their first year at Brigham Young University, Provo. Analysis paper topics include: "Drinking in College," "The Social Scene," "Class Act," and "Criminal Activity." This fifteen-item collection includes stories about dormitory life, "rape" whistles, singing in the showers, custodial jobs, flour fights, sleep-talking roommates, the police beat, domestic dispute, Halloween party, first kiss, and final exam week. Collected by Lauren...

Scope and Contents note This project contains a collection of recipes from a variety of families and an analysis of their importance. This eighteen-item collection contains the following recipes: cinnamon stars, quince kisses, speculaas, apple crisp, hot cocoa mixes, Ami's Waffles, Vonda's Bran Muffins, cheese ball, favorite party punch, Marci's Wassail, yogurt pie, Pasta Milano, corn pudding, chicken fettuccini alfredo, Christmas cookies, shish-ka-bobs, festive foods favorites and Dutch Delight. Collected by...

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This project examines personal narratives about engagements, inside and outside Brigham Young University, Provo. This sixteen-item collection includes the following stories: ring in Cracker-Jack box, proposal at Disneyland, hardware nut rings, proposal in the park, proposing 3 times, high school sweethearts, love at first sight, met in Korean War, proposal at picnic, and love across the U.S.-Mexico border, Collected by Mattie Tanner, Dr. Jaqueline Thursby's ENGL 356 class, Fall 2007.

Scope and Contents note This project contains personal narratives from returned missionaries and their Thanksgiving celebrations while abroad. This fifteen-item collection includes the following stories: black magic curses in Brazil, gang threatenings in Brazil, dinner with a General Authority, dinner at American embassy in Honduras, beans and rice for dinner in Costa Rica, tacos in Mexico, dinner at a rich member's house, pasta chicken soup in Argentina, turkey bowl football, box of powdered donuts, football in...

Scope and Contents note This project examines the fears of children and psychologically categorizes them. The informants for this project are students at Brigham Young University, Provo. Analysis paper topics include: "What do we fear?" "Animals," "Parental Death or Separation," "Kidnapping or Burglary," "Natural Disaster," "Why do we fear the irrational?" and "How are we affected today?" This fifteen-item collection includes stories about spankings, intruders, curtain-less windows, spiders, dogs, Phantom of the...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories and recipes of individual women's favorite foods. This 38 item collection includes the following stories and recipes: Rice Crispy treats, Thanksgiving M& M's, Hostess Cupcakes, hearty chili with elbow macaroni and Parmesan cheese, Five-Minute Fudge Wreaths, lumpia, schmarrn, Rite Aid ice cream cones, rice pudding with almonds, pepperkaker, Halibut Florentine, Pizza Hut reading coupons, cooking among siblings, hard marshmallow Jell-O, overdone cookies,...

Scope and Contents note This project contains family stories about the collector's grandmother, Beverly Bona. This twenty-five item includes the following stories: They Met, From First Dance to First Date to Marriage, Anxiously Engaged, Wet Feet, The Reception, There's a Song in My Heart, The Late Start on the Honeymoon, Their First Child, Dinner Time, Wind Beneath My Wings, Phantom Spanking, Get Him Out of There, Damnit!, Believe in Santa Claus, New Wallpaper, Stop Goofing Around!, Wash Your Mouths Out, Keep...

Scope and Contents note This project examines how wearing costumes, eating candy, and participating in usually taboo activities makes Halloween a time to relieve stress. This nineteen item collection contains scanned images of Halloween party-goers dressed as Snow White, Prince Charming, volleyball player, Wilma Flintstone, bloody hospital patient, Bride of Frankenstein, Frankenstein, clothesline, punk telemarketer, ghost, housewife, hula dancer, Jedi master, frogs, and fly. This project also contains: Halloween...