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Submitted by BYU student Elisa Hedin for her Fall 1980 English 391 class. About the traditions of Christmas and what makes the Christmas spirit. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include North American traditions, South American traditions, European traditions, Far Eastern traditions, Pacific traditions, and more.

Scope and Contents note A collection of baby blessing, baptism, and wedding dresses made by Susan Vanderhoef and worn by members of the Vanderhoef family. The wedding dresses and blessing dresses are made to reflect each girl who wears them, but the baptism dress is handed down for each generation to use. Collection includes interviews with Susan Vanderhoef about the dresses she made, interviews with the receivers of the dresses, and 11 photographs printed on paper of several dresses. Collected by Michelle...

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Submitted by BYU student Susan Spear for her Fall 1972 English 391 class. About the relationship between teachers and students, and the traditional manipulation and deception on the part of the students. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informants items. Items include "Intention to be baptized", "the Black sheep", "the twenty-four hour flu", "a burned thumb", current events, seminary student, Kidnapped, The Mascara Trick and more.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Mindy Davis about how toilet papering is a tradition of a folk group and how its stories are subsequently folklore. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informants' stories of toilet papering houses. Includes an informant toilet papering her own house, and her neighbor's cleanup, informants toilet papering to "get even", to show their affection for somebody, a policeman helping a group toilet paper, getting caught toilet papering and more. Prepared...

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Submitted by BYU student Susan Andrews for her Fall 1981 English 391 class. About the relationship and purpose of games in society. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include party games, pranks, team games, playground games, and more.

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Lance Eli Black collected personal narratives about Christmas traditions. Included are narratives about activities before Christmas, decorations, and Christmas Eve and day activities. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1991.

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Submitted by BYU student Mary Chambers for her Fall 1984 English 391 class. About the songs the Larsens sang together for their car trips, and the meanings that came to be associated with them. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include songs like Salvation Army, Did You Ever See a Hearse, Can't Get to Heaven, The Ants Go Marching, If You'll Be Mine, Rock-A-Bye, and more.

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Submitted by BYU student Mark Nelson for his Spring 1970 English 391 class. About the travelling salesman joke and the variations there are on it. Contains a cover essay, list of informants, and informant's items. Items include "It's the cat!" variation, "the sheepdog", and more.

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Dennis R. Cutchins collected personal narratives of the annual road trip to Panguitch, Utah for the Owens family reunion. Included are stories of landmarks, songs sung on the journey, and stories of past family reunion road trips. Project was written for an English 667 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1990.

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Jamee MJ McFarlane collected personal narratives of life with college roommates. Included are stories of tips and tricks for spending less money, division of responsibilities, and camaraderie within apartments. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1992.