Material Types
Found in 2714 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of portraits of early Provo residents
Materials include 19 photographs of early residents of Provo, Utah, dating from between approximately 1850 and 1900. The photographs are individual portraits from a variety of photographic studios, including those of George Edward Anderson, C. R. Savage, Fox & Symons, and T. E. Daniels.
Collection of proverbial comparisons, 1971-2008
Collection of proverbial comparisons. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1971-2008.
Collection of proverbs, proverb-like sayings, and homilies, 1958-2012
Contains proverbs, proverb-like sayings, and homilies. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1959-2013.
Collection of rebuses, 1978-2009
Contains a collection of rebuses (puzzles consisting of objects, letters, or symbols to represent words or phrases). The answers to rebuses are simple, but the obvious answer is often what makes them difficult. They are meant to test one's ability to look at things with a different perspective. Includes picture and pictureless rebuses. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1978 to 2009.
Collection of religious beliefs, 1970-2018
Contains religious beliefs from Latter-day Saints, Christianity, Non-Christian faiths, religion books, and Indians (Native Americans). Dates span from 1965 to 1992. Locations of the setting include Utah, California, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Fiji, and Taiwan. Many beliefs are from various cultures such as Chile, Ireland, Fiji, Thailand, Taiwan, and Cambodia.
Collection of religious narratives, 1960-2019
Collection of narratives about religion. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1960 to 2019. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten. Many of the items contain a description of how, when, and where they were collected.
Collection of riddles
Collection of setting appropriate games, 1965-2019
Collection of setting appropriate games. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1965-2019.
Collection of signs and portents of sickness or ailment, 1969-2009
Contains beliefs about the causes of sicknesses and ailments and preventative measures that may be taken. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1969 to 2009.
Collection of songs about death, 1959-2008
Contains songs about death. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1959-2008