College students' writings
Found in 4636 Collections and/or Records:
"We laughed so we wouldn't cry" : stories about the Great Depression / Joan Nichols, 1988
Submitted by BYU student Joan Nichols for her June 1988 English 667 class. A collection of stories about the Great Depression from the perspective of then-children, and then-adults. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include childhood memories, family stories, recollections, early marriage stories, and more.
We like to party all the time : weekly student traditions at BYU / Hannah Rebekah Terrill, 2005
"We love each other more and more with every family night" : Family Home Evening groups at Brigham Young University / Allyson Jones, 2007 March 30
Item is a collection of stories about Family Home Evening activities within BYU student groups. Includes "Family photos" from Family Home Evening groups, information about how dedicated participants were to their "family," and fun experiences that participants shared. Created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Winter Semester 2007.
We retain what we love : glimpses from the life histories of Douglas Peck and Ramona Crawford / Kevin Whitehead, undated
Whitehead compiles brief life histories of Douglas Peck, who was ninety-nine years old, and of Ramona Crawford, who was ninety. He explains that each person could recall most easily the things they valued most throughout their lives. Whitehead compares the life histories of the two (who are unrelated), noting that both valued family and faith, and that Peck valued hard work as well. Created by Kevin Whitehead when he was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 321 course.
We sang for our suppers : the function of songs in a college sorority / Ruth E. Riddle, 1975
Submitted by BYU student Ruth E. Riddle for her Fall 1975 English 391 class. About the function of sorority songs and the lives of the girls who sing them. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants and informant items. Items include Alpha Theta Phi, A gleaming white pearl, there is meaning in the colors, Alpha Chi Hymn, Rugged but Rgith, Pass It On, Alpha Chi Omega Round, Mr. Moon, and more.
Wearing purple suede in the summer : social and individual definitions of creativity / Aubrey Trivett, 2003 April 2
Weaving lives together through the stuff of stories / Alissa Satterthwaite, 2005 August 8
Wedding cakes : a family tradition / Emily Gerber
Gerber collected images and stories surrounding her family's tradition of decorating wedding cakes. Her family spends a lot of time decorating cakes with royal frosting to create the illusion of lace. Created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.
Wedding day mishaps / Christine Chappell, 1997
Chappell collected stories of mishaps and small disasters that happened on subjects' wedding days. Included are stories of a bride and groom losing each other at the wedding breakfast, a boy lying about his age to get a wedding license, and a couple being pelted so hard with birdseed that they received welts. The paper was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.