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Alisha Burnett collected personal narratives from family members describing her grandfather, Arthur J. Burnett. Included are folk stories, stories about injuries, religion, and humor. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1991.

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Iverson collects and analyzes visual riddles known as droodles. She discusses different kinds of droodles and common clues to solve them. She explains that the primary criterion for a good droodle is that it describes a familiar phrase. She mentions the way in which droodles reflect popular culture. Created by Julie Iverson while she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 392 class during fall semester 2005.

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Collection of over a dozen different versions of the game Solitaire. Asbury touches on the aspect that the game holds a great deal of tradition and folklore. Created by Amanda Asbury while she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class in winter semester of 2001.

Scope and Contents note Milne examines the Disney corporation as a major folkloric and cultural influence on families, memories and storytelling. By focusing on the experiences of members of her own family, Milne explores the ability of memories of an individual to differ with others, even within a family unit. In addition, Milne explores causes that help form these experiences and exposures into lasting memories. Created by Samantha Milne while enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 356 course during fall...

Scope and Contents note This project contains answers to a survey about the role books play in participant's lives. This 12 item collection contains the following survey questions: "What is your favorite book?" and "What book has influenced your life the most?" Answers include: Gardner's Art Through the Ages, The Miracle of Forgiveness, The Innocent Man, Life without Ed, We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, The Book of Mormon, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Christy, The Dance, Jane...

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Henry Landon Miles collected personal narratives from his mother, Amelia Landon Miles. Included are stories about her family, childhood years, beliefs about work and work ethic, and description of raising a family. Project was written for an English 667 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall 1990.

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Janis Hill collected personal narratives of logging. Included are stories of skills, close calls, fellow workers deaths, how women assisted in the work, and other miscellaneous stories. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1989.

Scope and Contents note The project is a lesson plan for teaching a unit about folklore in secondary school English classes. Topics covered in the lesson plan include American folklore, verbal lore, material lore, family lore, folktales, myths, legends, and urban legends. Includes folklore vocabulary and definitions as well as samples of personal experience narratives, folktales, myths, legends, urban legends, and superstitions. Teaching materials include handouts, worksheets, and transparencies. Created by Megan...

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This project collected stories from a mission reunion about the mission. The author gives a detailed account of the different storyteller types found within the narratives. The stories followed the themes of encountering crazy people and dealing with awkward situations. The mission stories collected were from Canada and Switzerland. Collected by Donna Andrus, Dr. Eric Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Winter 2008.

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Kent writes about the challenges and triumphs of wheelchair bound students at Brigham Young University. Project was created for Dr. Thrusby's English 356 course at Brigham Young University in 2000.