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College students' writings

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4636 Collections and/or Records:

American Latter-day Saint wedding receptions : the original grassroots movement / Olivia Serafin, 2008

 Item — Box 358: [Barcode: 31197233255394], Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4406
Scope and Contents note This project looks at Mormon wedding receptions and how they have evolved, claiming that many have returned to a grassroots movement. The analysis comments on societal messages about weddings, Latter-day Saint culture and beliefs, the basics of Mormon wedding receptions, and when disaster strikes a wedding. The item collection contains interviews with two informants discussing aspects of friends' and family's weddings, such as costs, activities, and decor. Contains nine items. Collected by...
Dates: Other: 2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American Macedonian folklore / Patricia A. Geroff, 1966

 Item — Box 76: [Barcode: 31197233253803], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 821
Scope and Contents

Patricia A. Geroff collected personal narratives of American Macedonian folklore. Included are stories of games, home remedies, superstitions, traditional Macedonian recipes, and a wedding ritual. Project was written for a Folklore F201 class taught in Fort Wayne, Indiana, during 1st semester 1966.

Dates: 1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American memorates of the supernatural / Tiffany Mull , 2010

 Item — Box 375: [Barcode: 31197233256764], Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4693
Scope and Contents

Mull collected personal narratives describing supernatural experiences. Included are stories of a young girl seeing a white spirit of a girl sitting on a bed at girl's camp, four young people seeing the spirit of two boys' grandfather, and a cat getting very afraid and defensive and watching something invisible slowly pass through the kitchen. Project was written for an English 392 class taught by Dr. Rudy at Brigham Young University in 2010.

Dates: 2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American missionaries and New Zealand Greenstone folklore , 2019

 Item
Identifier: FA 1
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Sarah Riley for her English 391 course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Conatins cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews.

Dates: 2019
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American pop culture as American folklore / by Laura Butler, 2000 March 30

 Item — Box 257: [Barcode: 31197233255055], Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2792
Scope and Contents note American pop culture plays a large role in reflecting American folklore and defining us as a people. Some of the most memorable and influential examples of pop culture are Disney, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and John Wayne. Discusses how American heroes represent the ideals and characteristics of America. Explains how people will carry on significant parts of pop culture to future generations. Created by Laura Butler while enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's American Folklore class during winter...
Dates: Other: 2000 March 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American sign language and deaf folklore / by Lanni Jones, 2002 December 11

 Item — Box 261: [Barcode: 31197233254975], Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2924
Scope and Contents note

Jones discusses the role of American Sign Language as a transmitter of deaf humor and shared sense of oppression. She concludes that deaf storytelling methodology and exclusivity serves to create group identity and acts as a release valve. Created by Lanni Jones, a student in Eric Eliason's English 391 class during Fall 2002.

Dates: Other: 2002 December 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American Sign Language idioms : where they come from and the people who use them, 2019

 Item
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4968
Dates: 2019
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American thrift : the folklore of saving money / Drew Hausen, 2008

 Item — Box 345: [Barcode: 31197233255972], Folder: 15
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4193
Scope and Contents note

The project contains narratives about how people save money. These narratives are divided into three story types: thrifty means, saving for the future, and saving on spending. There are fifteen narratives contained in the project. Collected by Drew Hausen, Dr. Jacqueline Thursby's ENGL 356, Winter 2008.

Dates: Other: 2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

American weight loss lore / Rachel Brown, 2007

 Item — Box 365: [Barcode: 31197233256640], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4533
Scope and Contents note

Collection of crash diets and where the person learned of the diet. Includes items about the color diet, water loading, chew and spit dieting, and the jell-o diet. Created for Dr. Rudy's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Fall 2007.

Dates: Other: 2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Americans abroad : Mormon missionaries and foreign folklore / Elizabeth Pew, 2003

 Item — Box 281: [Barcode: 31197233255154], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 3116
Scope and Contents note Identifies the following as reasons missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints adopt foreign culture folklore: aesthetic quality, to remind them of the people and culture they served among, to explain the culture to friends and family at home, to become more accepted members of the group among whom they serve, and as a social connection to other missionaries they served with. Explains that foreign folklore may be adopted by using the food of a culture, displaying...
Dates: Other: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

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