Warner writes about folk cures for common baby ailments and other beliefs about babies. Includes home remedies for colic, earaches and coughs. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's Folklore English 392 class at Brigham Young University.

Myra Durrant collected personal narratives about pregnancy and babies. Included are methods of determining the sex of the unborn child, beliefs about sickness during pregnancy, and stories and beliefs about the mother's body, labor, the nature of the baby, and birth defects. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1993.

After his wife became pregnant Rose and his family became interested in gender-prediction methods. Project includes indications of gender based on the way the mother carries the unborn child, on a tradition of swinging a wedding ring, and the time in a woman's cycle that the child was conceived. Project was created for an English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Jeffrey G. Ballif collected personal narratives of baby names. Included are stories of given name derivatives and nicknames. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester in 1990.

Submitted by BYU student Cameron Busby on how modern people choose names for their children. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, methods of how informants' chose names for their children such as descent names, names of admired people, traditional names, specific meanings or "uniqueness". Prepared for his Summer 2010 English 391 class under Dr. Jill Rudy.

Amy Day collected personal narratives about baby showers and baby shower games. Included are stories about when baby showers are expected (ex. first baby, or first baby of a different gender), and explanations of several bridal shower games, such as identifying baby foods without labels on, playing baby bingo, and doll dressing relays. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1995.

Durham presents the sector of folklore that springs from babysitting. She discusses the practice analyzing such babysitting stories as they are shared from people of differing generations and backgrounds. Durham conveys the conviction that babysitting folklore allows the opportunity to share humor, inform, and connect with others. Created by Heather Durham while enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class, winter 2006.

Submitted by BYU student Cheryl Stewart for her Fall 1986 English 391 class. About the folklore and culture of backpacking and hiking in the United States. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include backpacking and camping traditions, backpack recipes, favorite backpack and camping songs, and practical jokes, campfire stories and more.

Submitted by BYU student Emma Nelson about the subculture of "younger" generations of beekeepers in Utah and their unique views on their hobby, as well as how they freely share their knowledge. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, the informants take on their methods and various reasons for keeping bees, the benefits and advantages of keeping bees, how to be neighbor-friendly with the hives, and much more. Prepared for Nelson's Spring 2011 English 391 class under Dr. Eliason.

Submitted by BYU student Rachel Bascom for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Dennis Cutchins. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the bad airprot experiences that people share. Includes interviews about missing connections and losing passports.