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Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 2714 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of songs about the body

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197232570967], Folder: 7-8
Identifier: FA 013 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains collections of songs about the body. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University.

Dates: 1935-2020
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of folksongs

Collection of songs about vehicles, 2000

 Series — Box 4: Series 20, Folder: 15
Identifier: FA 013 Series 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains a collection of folksongs. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1935 to 2020. Digital collections (2015-2020) can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten. Many of the items...
Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of folksongs

Collection of songs for marching, 2008

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197232570967], Folder: 13
Identifier: FA 013 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a collection of songs for marching. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 2007-2008.

Dates: 2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of folksongs

B. L. Singley and Underwood & Underwood spirit stereographs

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233285631]
Identifier: MSS 7984
Scope and Contents

Collection includes two stereoviews of photographs that were double exposed to give the illusion of a spirit. Underwood & Underwood produced one photograph and B. L. Singley produced the other.

Dates: 1893-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Collection of spoonerisms or shaggy dog stories, 1970-2006

 Series — Box 4: Series 13; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232570975], Folder: 12
Identifier: FA 011 Series 14
Scope and Contents

Collection of spoonerisms or shaggy dog stories. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1970-2006.

Dates: 1970-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on speech

Collection of supernatural non-religious legends

 Collection
Identifier: FA 03
Scope and Contents Contains legends about supernatural events of a non-religious character. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1959 to 2020. Digital collections (2019-2021) can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items...
Dates: Other: 1957-2021
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Collection of George Teasdale family photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233638938]
Identifier: MSS 2654
Abstract

Images of George Teasdale and (presumably) his wife and children, approximately 1859-1861.

Dates: approximately 1859-1861
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Collection of television and motion picture scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2835
Scope and Contents

Collection of television and motion picture scripts. Some donated by Fay Hamblin, Victor Milner, and Andrew Durkus, as well as other anonymous donors.

Dates: 1929-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Collection of true riddles, 1960-2011

 Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197239290346], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: FA 012 Series 1
Scope and Contents Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 211. 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 as well as explanations of social and cultural contexts. This series is separated according to type of riddle: genealogical, number, what is/what has, explanatory, word games/puns,...
Dates: 1960-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of riddles

Collection of wellerisms, tongue twisters, and pick-up lines, 1971-2008

 Series — Box 4: Series 13; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232570975], Folder: 7-10
Identifier: FA 011 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Collection of wellerisms, tongue twisters, and pick-up lines. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1971-2008.

Dates: 1971-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on speech

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