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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4636 Collections and/or Records:

Transition : MTC teacher folklore / Martha Taylor, 1995

 Item — Box 113: [Barcode: 31197233254090], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1183
Scope and Contents

Martha Taylor collected personal narratives about teachers at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. Included are stories of missionaries who were obsessed with their teachers' love lives (or lack thereof), trouble missionaries, and faith-promoting experiences at the MTC. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1995.

Dates: 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Travel games : reflecting American values / Joanna Huffaker, 1999

 Item — Box 170: [Barcode: 31197233256517], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1775
Scope and Contents note

Huffaker compiled explanations of, and stories about, car games he and his siblings played on car trips. Included are the games "I went to Africa" and "20 Questions". The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

Dates: Other: 1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Traveling folktale's / Kelby Hutchings, 2003

 Item — Box 300: [Barcode: 31197233255550], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 3323
Scope and Contents note

Hutching discusses the stories and customs that arise when one is traveling. He compares and contrasts the meaning and manner different traditions as well as the folklore created from them. Created by Kelby Hutchings while enrolled in Julie Hartley's English 391 class during fall semester 2003.

Dates: Other: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Traveling stories / by Spencer Jensen, 1999

 Item — Box 194: [Barcode: 31197233254322], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2029
Scope and Contents note

Jensen collecting traveling stories for his final project. Included are the words to songs sung on road trips, stories shared, and games played while on road trips. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

Dates: Other: 1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Treats and lovin' : occupation lore of Independent Study editors, 2003

 Item — Box 269: [Barcode: 31197233255196], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2995
Scope and Contents note

Snyder collected interviews about treat day from her co-workers at Independent study as editors. Included are what people like about treat day, whether people felt treat day was appropriate or fair, and what the favorite theme day was for treat day. Project was created for an English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2003.

Dates: Other: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Trek stories / Karlin H. Coombs, 2005

 Item — Box 352: [Barcode: 31197233255337], Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4299
Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of stories from Mormon pioneer reenactments, called trek. It includes a brief history of the handcart pioneers and a history of the trek in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The analysis shows how trek can be a spiritual experience and how it increased ties to the past. It notes a common theme of gratitude for pioneers and ancestors. It also comments on the humorous side of the trek experience, and discusses the many customs in trek. Collected by...
Dates: Other: 2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Treklore : occupational lore from BYU's Pioneer Trek 1987, 1989

 Item — Box 79: [Barcode: 31197233253712], Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 849
Scope and Contents

Lisa L. Ellsworth collected personal narratives about BYU's 1987 Pioneer Trek as related by the staff who assisted. Included are stories of the first day of the events, stories about Trek families, funny stories, and embarassing moments from the trek. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in Fall 1989.

Dates: 1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Triathlon war stories : a glimpse inside the folklore of deranged endurance athletes / Travis Snyder, 2005 March 30

 Item — Box 309: [Barcode: 31197233255501], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 3418
Scope and Contents note Snyder examines stories from various participants in the sport of triathlon racing. Triathletes, Snyder states, are a unique folk group which, unlike other sports based groups, are unique in their fringe location and extreme nature. These elements combine to create what Snyder describes as a powerful folk group similar to religion where individuals are able to find purpose and identity. Through the stories in his collection, Snyder seeks to give the reader an inside glimpse into the...
Dates: Other: 2005 March 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Tricks and initiation rites that seasoned missionaries play on "greenies" / Emily P. Howard, 1972

 Item — Box 26: [Barcode: 31197233253290], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 273
Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Emily P. Howard for her Fall 1972 English 391 class. About returned missionaries stories about pranks and other stress-relieving techniques on their missions. Contains a cover essay, informants abstracts, autobiographical sketch, and informant's stories. Stories include getting used to unsugared French yogurt, introducing the junior companion as an eskimo from Alaska, telling a family an Elder was "drunk" instead of "full", giving the greenie impolite things to say,...
Dates: 1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

Tried yet comforted : the greatest tests of testimonies / Jessica Parry, 2011

 Item — Box 373: [Barcode: 31197233256814], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4664
Scope and Contents Parry collected interviewed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to find stories of the greatest tests of their testimony and how they believed the Lord strengthened and comforted them. Included are stories of a young woman who had her testimony frequently questioned by an atheist, a mother who suffered with clinical depression for nearly thirty years without medication, and a girl who went on a road trip with three friends who were drunk every night. The project was...
Dates: 2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of student folklore projects

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