Folklore -- Utah
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of folktales
Collection of personal narratives
Grovecrest ghost stories / by Grovecrest faculty and staff
A bound collection of ghost stories written by Grovecrest Elementary School faculty and staff as part of an assignment from Principal Scott Westover in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Each story is about an experience at Grovecrest, and most include a named author, though often "Mrs." and "Miss" are used in place of first names.
Danny B. Stewart personal papers on Utah folklore
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.
Glen Harris Thurston audio recordings
Selections from voice recordings, originally made by Glen Harris Thurston about 1990, concerning his life.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.
Tradition Runs Through It records
Contains biographical information, release forms, logs, notes, and other materials gathered by the Tradition Runs Through It fieldschool. Materials date from 2004.