Scope and Contents note Discusses various ways people define creativity, which is most often "the ability to make something new or unique." Explains the need for an artist to have an individual way of looking at something. Includes responses to surveys about creativity from some of Trivett's associates, as well as from several art students at Mohave Community College. Also includes some images of informants' artwork. Created by Jessica Barzee while she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 class during...

Scope and Contents note Satterthwaite explores the family bonding, memory making and tradition making associated with the practice of bedtime stories and songs. Through examination of various generations and cultures, Satterthwaite discusses a good story or song sung at bedtimes in the context of relating history, culture and customs to further generations. In addition, the lasting impact of such tradition on both the parent and the child is discussed. Created by Alissa Satterthwaite while enrolled in Jacqueline...

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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.

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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.

Scope and Contents note This project contains a collection of wedding disaster stories. The analysis discusses the belief that in weddings, something usually goes wrong. It comments on the universality of weddings for most women, the beliefs and values surrounding weddings, and the impact of crisis on a wedding. Stories include "The Chocolate Wedding Dress" "The Recalcitrant Ceiling" "The Secret of the Collapsing Cake" "The Case of the Missing Veil" "Frozen Flowers" and others. Collected by Kayleen Scott, Dr....

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Jennifer Giles collected personal narratives about Mormon honeymoon folklore. Included are legends, stories of naivety, folk beliefs, honeymoon advice, warnings, stories of embarrassing first nights, jokes played on newlyweds, and ice breakers. Project was written for an English 393 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1994.

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Typewritten research paper for a class at Brigham Young University. Scott writes about wedding proposals.

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Anderson interviewed friends about their opinions on wedding receptions. Included are married couple's reflections on their own receptions, and unwed folk's opinions on both how they want their future reception to go, and their feelings about the receptions they had attended. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.

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Reynolds collected narratives from women about disasters that occurred on their wedding day. Included are problems with dresses, bad weather and power outages, and incompetent florists and photographers. The project was written for and English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Scope and Contents note This project contains folklore and rituals surrounding food and weddings. The analysis comments on how food is woven through many different rituals in a wedding. The collector compares the differences of food in three different types of marriages: marriage by force or capture, marriage through contract or purchase, and marriage through mutual love. The project shares how food has different significance in these three marriage types. Collected by Patti Merrill, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 495 class,...