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Gretchen Fegel collected personal narratives of family traditions. Included are stories of a family eating bagels, cream cheese, and beef sticks for breakfast every Christmas morning, a mother who carefully picked over her children's candy for the best pieces, and a Christmas tradition of making English toffee, divinity, and chocolates. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1991.

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Bailey collects stories from her extended family. She believes that older people tell stories to younger people in order to emphasize values that they see as declining, and that young people tell stories to old people in order to learn to relate to them. Created by Christina Bailey when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course in Fall 2003.

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Tiffany Andrews collected personal narratives of ballet folklore. Included are stories of good luck rituals, superstition about physical dangers of ballet, and stories of jealous ballerinas sabotaging their rivals' pointe shoes. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

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Submitted by BYU student Becky Holden for her English 391 course for Eric Eliason. Contains autobiographical sketch, cover essay, informant interviews, and photographs. About ball room dance costume design.

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Lonnie Zeh collected personal narratives about folklore surrounding high school bands. Included are stories of initiations, band reputation, rivalries, traditions, and photocopies of doodles on music when players were bored. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1990.

Scope and Contents note Jewkes noticed that many stories have been circulating among Brigham Young University students about "banned bands" in Salt Lake City. No two people questioned for research told exactly the same story, but each story involved a music group that committed some heinous act on stage. Jewkes concludes that the stories are based on a real event that has been changed and shifted to other musicians. Created by Jordan Jewkes while enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class during fall semester of...