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Religious articles -- Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Book of Mormon ties / Laura Buss, 1997 October 1

 Item
Identifier: FA 16 Series 5 Item 5.1.17.1
Scope and Contents note

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Laura Buss, who collected information from her brother, Glen Buss. He recalls a painting that a Native American identified as portraying a Book of Mormon scene.

Dates: Other: 1997 October 1

Ceramic vase / Mrs. Matthew Misbach, 1997 June 26

 Item
Identifier: FA 16 Series 5 Item 5.1.10.1
Scope and Contents note

Report of information collected from Matthew Misbach by his wife. A hand thrown brown pitcher and wash basin, received as a wedding gift. Collector adduces a Biblical reference.

Dates: Other: 1997 June 26

Collection of instances of glossolalia, 1961-2018

 Series — Box 6: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232570702], Folder: 13-15
Identifier: FA 02 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about instances of glossolalia, or speaking in tongues and interpreting tongues. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1961 to 2018.

Dates: Other: 1961-2018

Collection of legends about religious buildings or objects, 1962-2012

 Series — Box 8: Series 9; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197232570728], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: FA 02 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about religious buildings and objects, mostly Mormon temples and temple garments, as well as holy books. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1962 to 2012.

Dates: Other: 1962-2012

Collection of legends about solicited divine intervention, 1960-2019

 Series — Box 5: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232570710], Folder: 1-7
Identifier: FA 02 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains reports of legends where prayer and priesthood save sundry people from disease, disability, and death, sometimes by preventing these ills and other times by reversing them. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 2019.

Dates: Other: 1960-2019

Collection of miscellaneous supernatural religious legends, 1965-2001

 Series — Box 8: Series 9; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197232570728], Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 02 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous supernatural religious legends. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1965 to 2001.

Dates: Other: 1965-2001

Collection of out-of-body experiences, 1956-2001

 Series — Box 6: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232570702], Folder: 7-12
Identifier: FA 02 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about out-of-body experiences. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1956 to 2001.

Dates: Other: 1956-2001

Collection of religious material lore, 1975-2011

 Series
Identifier: FA 16 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains descriptions of items of a religious, spiritual, or symbolic nature. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1975 to 1998. 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: 1975-2011

Collection of religious material lore, 1975-2019

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239251744], Folder: 19-22
Identifier: FA 016 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains descriptions of items of a religious, spiritual, or symbolic nature. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1975-2019.

Dates: 1975-2019

Collection of saints' legends, 1971-2002

 Series — Box 8: Series 9; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197232570728], Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 02 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about saints. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1971 to 2002.

Dates: Other: 1971-2002