Folklore -- Utah
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Jorgenson notes
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6506 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains biographical information, release forms, logs, notes, and other materials gathered by the Tradition Runs Through It fieldschool. Materials date from 2004.
Dates:
2004
Collection of folktales
Collection
Identifier: FA 9
Scope and Contents note
Collection contains jokes, anecdotes, folktales, formula tales, and tall tales. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1960 to 2007. 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. The jokes contain social and cultural contexts to explain their humor.
Dates:
1890-2007
Collection of folktales
Collection
Identifier: FA 09
Scope and Contents
Collection contains jokes, anecdotes, folktales, formula tales, and tall tales. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1956 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. The jokes contain social and cultural contexts to explain their humor.
Dates:
1956-2019
Collection of personal narratives
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: FA 8
Scope and Contents note
Contains personal narratives, mostly from informants interviewed by students taking folklore classes at Brigham Young University. Narratives fall into several categories, and describe informants' thoughts, feelings, and memories relating to the occurances described. The collection contains narratives that fall into multiple categories and span several decades.
Dates:
1925-2012
Leland Erastus Anderson : growing up in Ephraim, Utah / Anne Ahlstrom, 1981 March 17
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233253035]
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2
Scope and Contents
A collection of stories told by Leland Erastus Anderson. Included are stories about everyday life in Ephraim, Utah, work, special occasions, animals, sports and pranks.
Dates:
Other: 1981 March 17
Photographs of Barbara Stewart Anderson
Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 6506 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains biographical information, release forms, logs, notes, and other materials gathered by the Tradition Runs Through It fieldschool. Materials date from 2004.
Dates:
2004
Photolog and photographs
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6506 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains biographical information, release forms, logs, notes, and other materials gathered by the Tradition Runs Through It fieldschool. Materials date from 2004.
Dates:
2004
Danny B. Stewart personal papers on Utah folklore
Collection
Identifier: MSS 9390
Scope and Contents
Contains articles written by Danny B. Stewart on Utah folklore. Includes articles on local haunts, lake monsters, the Bigfoot, ghosts, courtship customs, and Mormon specific folklore. Six of the articles were published in print and three were published online with Utah Stories magazine, 2017-2019.
Dates:
2017-2019
Glen Harris Thurston audio recordings
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328558]
Identifier: MSS SC 2953
Scope and Contents
Selections from voice recordings, originally made by Glen Harris Thurston about 1990, concerning his life. Includes stories about his wife, Ada Myrtle Giles Thurston; horses, especially Clydesdales; political opinions; Mormon ancestry; and experiences in communities in Morgan County, Utah. The selections were copied to three compact discs by Norman K. Thurston in 1998. Each disc is accompanied by a list of contents and a general preface.
Dates:
approximately 1990
Tradition Runs Through It field notes
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6506 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains biographical information, release forms, logs, notes, and other materials gathered by the Tradition Runs Through It fieldschool. Materials date from 2004.
Dates:
2004