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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...

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Powell writes at what women say about their first-kiss experiences and how their narrative shows aspects of their personalities. Project was created for Dr. Thursby's English 356 class at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Scope and Contents note This collection takes a look at the kinds of books read by Mormons and the lessons learned from the text that have influenced their lives. One of the biggest changes noted by the informants was how more open-minded they became and how their reading influenced their perspective of the world. The collector notes that the works selected by the informants revealed a form of their personality based on what they had chosen to value or imitate in the work. Collected by Diana Harter, Dr. Jacqueline...

Scope and Contents note Includes an analysis of decorations on BYU English faculty office doors. Gives a general discussion of self-expression in the work place. Includes interviews with four BYU English faculty members about their office door decor. Identifies the following reasons for door decorations: commemoration of a person or thing, family devotion, an aid in locating a particular office, expression of political opinions, and expression of academic interests. Created by Aaron Lovell while he was enrolled in...

Scope and Contents note Sandage collected stories and narratives describing the importance of food in her husband's family. Included are stories of grandpa's freshly canned, garden-grown green beans, a recipe for tender turkey, and a recipe for Grandma Lucille's dinner rolls. Also included is the author's biography of her traumatic childhood and adolescence where she lived with an abusive stepfather and had step-siblings abducted. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University...

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Eilertsen analyzes the way people from other countries think about American food, expecting to find that American food would seem foreign to them. Contrary to her expectation, she concludes that because the United States is such a melting pot of cultures, it is relatively easy for people from other countries to buy and prepare food that is familiar to them. Created by Dorothy Eilertsen when she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 495 course in Winter 2002.