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Submitted by BYU student Karen Walch for her Fall 1986 English 391 class. About stories and traditions the author's family, the Walch family, had. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include George Washington Bean stories, Christmas traditions, and college traditions.

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Walker, spurred by the changing effect of technology on family folklore, explores the topic of Walker family songs before they are forgotten and often replaced. He analyzes the importance of different forms of songs in family relationships and unity. These different forms include family road songs and lullabies. Created by Kamon Walker while enrolled in Kristi Young's English 391 course during winter semester 2007 at Brigham Young University.

Scope and Contents note Thayne examines the purported accounts of Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as staging a walking-on-water demonstration as an act of his power as a Prophet of God. Through the following of many folktales and legends as recorded by those who lived in areas in question in the seventeen and eighteen hundreds, Thayne seeks to give these account a proper place as entertaining folk legends, as apposed to historical truth. Created by Stanley James Thayne...

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Submitted by BYU student Lauren Pitts for her English 391 course. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informant interviews. About legends such as haunted houses, haunted schools, the pig witch and big foot.

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Fenton analyzes engagement stories specific to the community of individuals in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He focuses on social pressures that lead to similarities in each engagement story through the use of personal narratives that demonstrate his point. Created by Tony Fenton when he was enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 391 class in winter 2002.

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Holmes interviewed his father, mother, and neighbor about the impact that World War II had on them as they grew up. Included are stories from the beginning of the war, the war in California, the war in New York, the war in Utah, and the ramifications they experienced. Project was created for Professor Bell's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Low writes about the experiences of her grandmother, Lore Hertha Baer Bonds (1933- ), during World War II in Germany. Included are stories about fear and suspicion, missionaries being called home due to the war, hunger, and the tension between citizens during the war. Low was a student in Bell's English 391 class Winter Semester of 2004 at Brigham Young University.

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Celaya interviewed friends about their opinions on the practice of Brigham Young University singles wards to hold a "Ward Prayer" once a week. Included are the interviewees' thoughts on general views of the popularity and functions on ward prayer, as well as their personal affinity towards or against ward prayer. Project was created for Dr. Jill Rudy's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Fall semester 2000.

Scope and Contents note This is a collection of stories and folklore surrounding "the Festa of the Forquilha." The Festa of the Forquilha is a Brazilian even that takes place in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, to celebrate the patron saint of the area. Stories come from the collector's family members and include versions of the beginning of the festival, drinking guarana, bar fights, food, auctions for the church, and many other folklore items. Most folklore items and interviews originally in...

Scope and Contents note Explains McQueen's belief that political jokes are so common because they help relieve fear of losing loved ones, of war, and of other issues related to current political problems. Attributes the proliferation of these jokes to email. Discusses how the jokes people tell reveal their political sympathies. Describes three kinds of jokes included in this project: 1) American patriotic jokes, which bolster American morale and which often degrade opponents of America, 2) antiwar jokes, which make...