Box 361
Container
Contains 19 Results:
Ready, set splash : pool games of days gone past / Megan Nelson, 2009
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4468
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of pool games that were played by the informants when they were children. The analysis discusses the central focus that a swimming pool often is in the summer lives of children. Also talks about the role of imagination and creativity in children's lives. Claims that while some objects, like spoons, could serve creative purposes in pool games, formal pool toys limited creativity and were rarely used in creative play. Also claims that gender and competition were...
Dates:
Other: 2009
Santa is not coming to town : an investigation from believer to nonbeliever / Crystal Bush, 2009
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 12
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4469
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of people's experiences about learning that Santa Claus is not real. The analysis claims that learning the truth about Santa Claus is a rite of passage. Discusses how Santa Claus became an American icon and integral part of the American Christmas. Also discusses the role that Santa Claus plays in a child's development, and the transitioning from believer to non-believer. Items collected include personal narratives about learning about Santa, talks with parents,...
Dates:
Other: 2009
The best of breeds? : reflections on Pembroke Welsh Corgis, professional breeders, and why we love them / Kay McIntosh, 2009 June
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 13
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4470
Scope and Contents note
This project discusses the Pembroke Welsh Corgis breed of dog and people's thoughts and feelings on things like what makes them a good breed of dog. The analysis discusses the collector's own experience with Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Also discusses the legends about the dog's origins, and the different characteristics that make some individuals believe they are the best breed of dog. Also discusses "backyard breeding" which the collector compares to irresponsibility. Items come from breeders,...
Dates:
Other: 2009 June
Do not delete : a look into the world of online folklore / Robert Pixton, 2009
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 14
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4471
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of online folklore including email forwards and text messages. The analysis outlines why electronic messages are popular, how e-folklore is folklore, and what the common types of e-folklore are. The collector also claims that folklore, like people, adapt and evolve with changing technology. The common types of e-folklore are categorized as warnings, stories, hoaxes, rumors, jokes, and chain letters. Includes the full text of 12 email forwards and 1 text message....
Dates:
Other: 2009
The Latter-day saint concept of "baby hunger" / Bethany Moore, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 15
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4472
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of Latter-day Saints' concept of baby hunger, or the desire of a married couple's strong desire for children. The analysis discusses how modern culture pushes for women competing with men in the workplace, and that some career women yearn for children and family the same way that infertile women did in the past. Overviews Mormon doctrine on the family, the symptoms of baby hunger, who experiences it, at what age do people begin feeling baby hunger, and why Mormon...
Dates:
Other: 2008
Bedtime stories : orality, performance, purpose / Megan Richey Olsen, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 16
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4473
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of bedtime stories as told by the collector's father. The analysis discusses the folklore of narratives and their appeal for children, noting particularly their qualities as an oral performance, and the involvement of the listener in the telling of the story. For these stories, the collector claims that the stories taught lessons about the world and how it functions. Stories collected include the following stories: Sheba the Timber Wolf, The Girl and her Horse,...
Dates:
Other: 2008
There's no such thing as a bad trip, just good travel stories / Joel Blumer, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 17
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4474
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of travel stories and road trips. The analysis discusses the high percentage of these trips being with family, and how the real pleasure of trips is in the telling of the story. Discusses how some mishaps in a trip can make the experience even better in the memory and re-telling of the story. Items collected mostly come from the collector's family and their family trips together. 32 items collected. Collected by Joel Blumer, Dr. Thursby's ENGL 356 class, Fall...
Dates:
Other: 2008
Conversion stories : collected stories from Ghanaian converts in the Utah area / Rose Ansah-Antwi, 2009
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 18
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4475
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of conversion stories from Ghanaian converts living in the Utah area. Analysis contains cultural context about Ghana, including maps and history, and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ghana. Items include transcribed interviews and typed histories from converts about their entrance to the church. Includes fourteen stories. Collected by Rose Ansah-Antwi, Dr. Paulsen's ENGL 391 class, Spring 2009.
Dates:
Other: 2009
Jim and Pearl Decker family stories / Cleona D. (Toni) Morgan, 2009
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 19
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4476
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of family stories from the Jim and Pearl Decker family, the collector's parents. Includes a critical analysis of the stories collected, a biography of the parents, an outline of the family's heritage, and five different categories of stories with many different stories. Stories are categorized by background as "Bluff," "Monticello," "Vallecito," "Lasca," and "Old Men." Stories come from various family members. Collected by Cleona D. (Toni) Morgan, Dr. Paulsen's...
Dates:
Other: 2009