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Jones collected photographs and explanations of landmarks in Wilson Canyon, near Garfield, Utah. Included are a history of the family, photographs of buildings, landmarks and the surrounding countryside, and interviews with the Wilson family. The project was collected for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1996.

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Jones deals with the family aspect and perceptions in Wilson Canyon. Created by Lana L. Jones while enrolled in English 391 class during spring semester of 1996.

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Winters explores the rich family folklore shared amongst her siblings. She explores the outcomes of sharing such stories, including family closeness, an improved understanding of one another and the origin of communities amongst themselves. Created by Elise Winters while enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 356 class during winter semester 2002.

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Scott Jensen collected personal narratives from his wife's grandfather, Wintle Bingham. Included are stories about childhood and school experiences, college, his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, marriage, and his experiences as a parent. Project was written for an English 319 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1992.

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Hansen collected occupational lore while working at Nu Skin International. Included are gimmicks the company used to motivate workers, creative decisions the company made with its employee's to work with them better, and ways that employees reduce stress while on the job. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Harvey writes about how couples got engaged to be married. She divides the stories into five categories spontaneous giving, the surprise ring, two ring stories, the evening didn't go as planned, and the dramatic surprise to examine the trends of different engagement stories. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.

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Pamela P. Brown collected personal narratives of wives' tales about pregnancy. Included are stories of helps with conception, signs of pregnancy, what to eat, avoiding miscarriage, baby's hair, misfortunes of pregnant women, determining the baby's sex, and starting labor. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of skits composed by Ann Fillmore, the collector's mother. The analysis describes the humor and power in many scenes, the purpose and function of folklore as it relates to this collection, and revealed values, especially about Mormon culture. The skits, written by Ann Fillmore, include Boy Scout skits, girls camp skits, girls camp tree stories, Young Women's skits, Relief Society skits, and ward skits. Collected by Jan Allan, Dr. Paulsen's Honors 303R class,...

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Roth interviewed women to collect folklore associated with childbearing. Included are superstitions that going to the mountains will cause a miscarriage, ways to determine the gender of your child, and methods of inducing labor. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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After her own 40th birthday Robinson had a change of attitude about aging and celebrating "over the hill" birthdays. Included in her interviews are parties that people planned to joke about the landmark of being 40, disappointments of getting older, and why the informants felt the way they did about their 40th birthdays. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University 1999.