Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Leslie Shelley about how flowers were chained into necklaces, used as a grade-school symbol of friendship or admiration. Keeping the necklace after it dries is believed to make the friendship permanent.

Contains legends about courtship and marriage. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1970 to 2001.

Contains descriptions of the material lore found in courtship customs. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1996 to 1997, and 1976. 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.

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Vivian Williams, who collected information from her roommate, Shawn Rae Lyman. Girls would make gum-wrapper chains, often as a symbol of romantic devotion. The boyfriend's name might be written on them; they might be made to significant lengths such as the girl's or boy's height.

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Natalie Shiozawa, who collected information from her father, Dennis Shiozawa and combined that interview with information from a friend and her own memory. A recurring fad among schoolgirls of various ages is to fold and link gum wrappers into chains. Boys would supply their girlfriends with wrappers to fold.

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Shannon Messerli about how pop can tabs, pulled off without the rivet tearing through the circle of the tab, were collected by teenagers, traded for kisses, and used as a status symbol. A sample is included.

Report by Brigham Young University student Melissa Bunting based on information she had heard a year before recording. Welsh love spoons are made by young men as part of courting, with carved symbols.