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Families -- Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of customs

 Series
Identifier: FA 014
Scope and Contents Contains descriptions of individual, family, and group customs. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1957 to 2020. Digital collections (2012-2020)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...
Dates: 1957-2020

Collection of family material lore, 1980-2019

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239251744], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: FA 016 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains descriptions of crafts, heirlooms, and other material lore having to do with family traditions. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1980 to 2019.

Dates: 1980-2019

Collection of family material lore, 1990-2013, 1980, 1992-1997

 Series
Identifier: FA 16 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains descriptions of crafts, heirlooms, and other material lore having to do with family traditions. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1992 to 1997, and 1980. 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.

Dates: Other: 1980; Other: 1992-1997

Collection of legends on family, 1965-2004

 Series — Box 2: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197239240358], Folder: 19-24
Identifier: FA 04 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about families. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1965 to 2004.

Dates: 1965-2004

Collection on activities, 1997

 Sub-Series
Identifier: FA 16 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains items collected by university folklore students as examples of material lore in the actions of family members. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1997. 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.

Dates: Other: 1997