Scope and Contents note Ballard explains that in her experience, most blonde jokes are not told by blondes, they are told by people with another hair color. She explores the possible reasons why blonde stereotypes still exist. She relates some narratives about people who have been treated unkindly by people with blonde hair. Ballard believes that many blondes behave in accordance with the stereotype because it is culturally expected of them. Created by Jenny Ballard when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English...

Scope and Contents note Rosenvall examines stories and memories of college-aged individuals' favorite experience with their father's. Rosenvall then explores the factors that make these stories and/or memories especially important to that individual. In addition, Rosenvall discuses what is thus revealed about the American culture value system, as well as what elements are important in a meaningful father-child relationship. Created by Christopher Rosenvall while enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 356 course...

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This project is a collection of stories about the collector's grandfather, Donald Eugene Small. It includes an interview of the informant and contains information on his experiences in the Korean War, life as a small child, stories about his father and mother, his brother during WWWII, personality traits, and other war stories. Collected by Kristen Fry, Dr. Dierdre Paulsen's ENGL 391 class, Winter 2005.

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Heaton collected missionary stories involving pranks played on new missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Project includes pranks involving praying to someone other than deity, abandoning the new missionary, language misspeaks, and crazy encounters. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Holm collected narratives about the establishment of Midway and the way that it is has changed over the years. Included are journals from members of the community that helped establish the town, and the way that carried out their lives, as well as modern day citizens of Midway and the ways in which they see the past seeping through to the present. Project was created for Kristi Bell's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Collection of traditions that the author's family participated in. Includes stories about holiday decorating, special events planning, and family heirlooms. Project was created for Utah State University's American Folklore course taught by Dr. Wilson on March 7, 1980.

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Collection of family stories. All of the stories are untrue, and therefore Alton has identified them as family hoaxes. Alton writes about her mother being the queen of family hoaxes, possessing the ability to get anyone to believe anything. She addresses the relationship between parents and their children as well as between siblings. Created by Cathleen Alton while she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class during the fall semester of 2001.

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This project contains stories and memories of the BYU women's cross country alumni. The collector comments from both an emic and etic point of view. The collector notes how the folklore of this group serves as a release valve, a guilt reliever, and as a motivator. She also notes how the folklore serves to solidify the group. Stories include scar stories, unusual runs, and workout stories. Collected by Wendy Shaha, Dr. Eliason's ENGL 392 class, Winter 2009.

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories relating to various Christmas traditions within Latter-cay Saint families. This 15 item collection contains stories about performing the nativity, eating noodles, music performances, reading Luke 2, caroling, drawing names in gift giving, eggnog, sleeping in, opening presents from youngest to oldest, crepes, candy garland, waking at 3:00am, new pajamas, sausages, ice skating, bonfire, Jewish dinner, Benadryl in eggnog, Trans Siberian orchestra concert, and a...

Scope and Contents note Describes the "drinking culture" at Brigham Young University, which includes consumption of IBC Root Beer and Apple Beer. Discusses how window decorations in some dormitories at Brigham Young University reflect the drinking culture of most colleges and universities throughout the nation. Explains that BYU drinking culture involves drinking 1) beverages such as IBC Root Beer that are sold in bottles that look like alcoholic beverage containers, and 2) highly caffeinated beverages like...