Scope and Contents note Item is a collection of stories from people who engage in online role playing games and how they conduct themselves online. Online role playing games include a group of people that enter a storyline together. As a group they write about characters, plots, and work through various stories. The item includes stories of meeting people, how to be selective in which role playing game to become involved in, and some of the pros and cons of playing an online role playing game. Created for Dr....

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Belcher writes about stories told around a campfire by members of a family home evening group at Brigham Young University. Project was created for Eliason's English 392 class at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Submitted by BYU student Leslie Bonsteel for her Fall 1987 Englsih 391 class. About the types of night games that BYU students play. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include games like One hand, six sick sheiks, smelling fingerprints, hug the potholder, hait fight, if then, and more.

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Submitted by BYU student Emmie Tolman for her English 391 course fro Dr. Jill Rudy. Conatins cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the folklore Utah highschool dances.

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This project focuses on Brigham Young University's single's wards as a subgroup of Latter-day Saints wards in general with a specific emphasis on the activities of "ward prayer" and "munch and mingle." This 20 item collection contains the following stories: feeling trapped by a talkative man, apartment skits, meeting women at ward lunches, "cuddling," cheer notes, and singing. Collected by Brandon Henrie, Deirdre Paulsen's H300R class, Winter 2007.

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Submitted by BYU student Kenneth Lougee for his Winter 1978 American Folklore class. About the conceptions Mormons have about the Amish, especially in Michigan, and Amish converts to Mormonism. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant list, and informant items. Items include Amish people driving cars, Amishman converting to Mormonism, Amish morality, missionary contacts, anti-Amish people, and more.

Scope and Contents note Mangum relates part of the history of the early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois, among whom were her ancestors. She examines pilgrimages made by Church members to Nauvoo, focusing on a trip her own family made for the dedication of the Nauvoo Mormon temple. She concludes that while the family did acknowledge the importance of their pioneer forbears, the real reason for going was personal interest, as many family members had been to Nauvoo before...

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of family food food lore in the Haws family. The analysis comments on the central role of food in American activity, how it illustrates identity and American regionalism, and the effect of meals on family structure. Also discusses the traditions of meal preparation, Sunday dinners, and how meal time has been the source of folklore for the family. Includes ten items collected from members of the Haws family. Collected by Kelli Haws, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 392 class, Fall...