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Latter Day Saints -- Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4596 Collections and/or Records:

Unusual and embarrassing experiences on the job / Nani Namahoe, 1998

 Item — Box 153: [Barcode: 31197233256137], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1590
Scope and Contents note

Namahoe collected bizarre and embarrassing stories that have occurred to people in the workplace. Included are stories of a pizza delivery boy rear-ending a car while delivering a pizza, a boy having to give a urine sample for a drug test and being unable to urinate, and a man mimicking an Indian accent with a co-worker only to find an Indian man waiting at the reception desk outside. The project was collected for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Dates: Other: 1998

Unusual proselyting techniques of LDS missionaries / Gregory A. Stevens, 1979

 Item — Box 58: [Barcode: 31197233253530], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 633
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Gregory A. Stevens for his Spring 1979 English 392 class. About the way that LDS missionaries preach, and how it is different from other faiths. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include missionary techniques for the amusement of Elders, missionary techniques to increase effectiveness of work, and more.

Dates: 1979

Unusual stories of a neighborhood in Midway, Utah / Daniel C. Hope, 1988

 Item — Box 73: [Barcode: 31197233253696], Folder: 7
Identifier: FA 1 Item 792
Scope and Contents

Daniel C. Hope collected unusual stories from his father-in-law Ferron W. Sonderegger of a neighborhood in Midway, Utah. Included are stories about a strange local woman named Maryanne Schildt, and stories about three neighbors who committed suicide. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in the Fall semester in 1988.

Dates: 1988

Unusual tracting experiences / Sarah Olsen, 2000

 Item — Box 182: [Barcode: 31197233254223], Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1907
Scope and Contents note

Olsen collected stories from missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories that have encounters evil spirits, scary situations, and crazy neighbors. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 368 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.

Dates: Other: 2000

Unwilling to be forgotten : obituaries from the daily newspaper, 1997

 Item — Box 139: [Barcode: 31197233256095], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1436
Scope and Contents note

Chatham collected obituaries from before 1930 (with the bulk being before 1910). Included are obituaries of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speculations of murder, explanations of circumstances surrounding mysterious deaths, and an obituary explaining the story of Henry Neuebaumer who shot his unfaithful sweetheart Miss Ollie Powell and then killed himself. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates: Other: 1997

Unwritten rules of league of legends , 2020

 Item
Identifier: FA 1 Item 5010
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Taylor Whitlock for her English 391 fall course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the folklore associated with the game league of legends.

Dates: 2020

Up on top : a folklore collection at Timpanogos Cave National Monument / Jennifer Christensen, 1997

 Item — Box 140: [Barcode: 31197233256087], Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1444
Scope and Contents note

Christensen collected folklore of rangers working at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Included are stories of the Indian princess and her lover for whom Mount Timpanogos is named, explanations of ranger nicknames for points on the trail, and stories of visitors hitting their heads on stalactites and needing stitches. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates: Other: 1997

Urban legends about movies, 2021

 Item
Identifier: FA 1 Item 5115
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Matt Goulding for her ENG 391 fall course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. This project includes urban legends that surround the creation, reception, and legacy of movies.

Dates: 2021

Urban legends : and their purpose in society / Amber Fors, 1998

 Item — Box 178: [Barcode: 31197233256574], Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1866
Scope and Contents note

Fors collected urban legends from different parts of the country. Included are legends about gaining spirituals boosts by jumping off cliffs in Hawaii, time portals in the Grand Canyon, Murderers in New Jersey, and monsters making strange noises. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Dates: Other: 1998

Urban legends / Mindy Lei Gunn, 1997

 Item — Box 142: [Barcode: 31197233256202], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1466
Scope and Contents

Gunn collected urban legends from people living in various parts of the United States. Included are legends of a brother and sister who's gravestones in the Provo cemetery glow red at night because of the black magic they practiced, giant catfish big enough to eat a person at the base of the Lake Powell dam, and stories of an escaped convict with a hook for a hand trying to get in to a car. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates: Other: 1997