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Collection of animal legends, 1970-2005

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 6-10
Identifier: FA 07 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains accounts of legends on pets, pests, and food preparation. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 2007.

Dates: 1970-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 07, Collection of contemporary legends

Collection of legends about the origin of animals and animal characteristics, 1961-2000

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 06 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains legends concerning how birds, monkeys, crabs, coyotes, and other creatures acquire distinctive characteristics (or have them; some of the content is questionably etiological). Also contains legends on people turning into turtles, sharks, dolphins, and lake-dwelling monsters. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1961 to 2000.

Dates: 1961-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 06, Collection of etiological legends

Collection of legends on animals, nature, and weather, 1960-1998

 Series — Box: 3, Folder: 7-11
Identifier: FA 04 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about animals, nature, and weather. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1960 to 1998.

Dates: 1960-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 04, Collection of human condition legends

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