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Sharp writes about songs, stories, tuck-in techniques, and general bedtime customs. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Winter semester of 1999.

Scope and Contents note Discusses various bedtime traditions involving parents and children. Explains that it does not matter what the specific tradition is as long as the elements of time and presence are involved. Describes sleep as a time of separation from family members or loved ones. Discusses how rituals can function as a memory aid and explains that bedtime rituals forge memories and solidify relationships. Items are divided into two sections: child's perspective and parental perspective. Created by Joy...

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Collection of stories and practices of the USDA bee biology and systematics laboratory. Includes work processes, games, initiations, stories told to "outsiders," and other bug lore. Collected for Utah State University's History 423 course of American Folklore in the winter of 1984.

Scope and Contents note Davis hypothesizes that the office decor of Brigham Young University professors will reflect a combination of individuality and commonality, where the decorations will showcase philosophies, hobbies, and interests that are distinctly the professor's, but also reflect the importance of education that is common to the folk group of teachers. Davis compares professor offices to personal museums that contain individual memorabilia in addition to the values and history of a particular folk group...

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Green collects stories from his family members and compiles them in a family novel. Since his family is large and there is a big age-span between oldest and youngest, Green believes that the stories shared by his family help to maintain a sense of family solidarity between people who would otherwise not interact. Created by Spencer Green when he was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course in Winter 2005.

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Griffin interviewed and recorded the ways that her peers remember being threatened to behave as a child. Included are stories of parents exaggerating dangers to encourage behavior, parents threatening to "give" the child away to someone else, and parents threatening to take away privileges as a way to motivate good behavior. Project was created for Dr. Thursby's English 495 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Collection of traditions and methods of the Navajo people to educate their children in behavior and manners. Includes stories of naming, carrying items, stories of the past and tradition of entering adulthood, and pregnancy. Project was created for Utah State University's History 524 course in the Winter Quarter of 1982

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Long explores the myths that are related to Hindu gods and goddesses. Through the interviews she finds items about Krishna, Ganesh, Rama and Sita, Kalie and Shiva, and Durga. Long was a student in Jilly Terry Rudy's English 391 class in Fall Semester of 2000 at Brigham Young University.

Scope and Contents note Campbell examines the humanistic characteristics of missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. More particularly, Campbell researches the pranks played by male, full time missionaries on the new "greenie" members of their particular mission. Through the process of collection, Campbell explores the ability of sharing such stories to create a sense of unity and humor among the missionaries. In addition, motivation factors to play such jokes of the so-called greenies are...

Scope and Contents note Campbell analyzes the motivations behind the jokes that missionaries play on each other while serving two-year proselytizing missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She suggests that missionaries play pranks in order to increase solidarity, to exert social control and to emphasize the importance of certain norms. She also suggests that pranks act as release valves, allowing missionaries to reduces the stresses of a mission lifestyle. Created by Elizabeth Campbell when...