Collection of human condition legends
Scope and Contents
Contains legends about various aspects of the human condition. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1930 to 2020.
Digital collections (2019-2021) are digital and can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten. Many of the items contain a description of how, when, and where they were collected as well as explanations of social and cultural contexts.
Dates
- Other: 1930-2021
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in fifteen series: 1. Collection of legends on wars, 1959-2001. 2. Collection of legends on ethnic or religious encounters, 1955-2001. 3. Collection of legends on misconceptions of a specific group, 1970-1997. 4. Collection of legends on slavery, 1984. 5. Collection of legends on migration, 1964-2005. 6. Collection of legends on poverty and wealth, 1964-1997. 7. Collection of legends on money, treasure, and the law, 1965-2000. 8. Collection of legends on occupation or avocation, 1970-2004. 9. Collection of legends on courtship or marriage, 1970-2001. 10. Collection of legends on family, 1965-2004. 11. Collection of legends on polygamy, 1930-2000. 12. Collection of legends on animals, nature, and weather, 1960-1998. 13. Collection of legends on sickness, 1980-1995. 14. Collection of legends on human traits, 1957-2004. 15. Collection of legends on local or family characters, 1994-2005.
Digital collections (2019-2021) are digital and can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Digital collections are organized at collection rather than series level.
Custodial History
Donated by various folklore students between 1960-2005.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Various folklore students; 1960-2005.
Appraisal
The folklore of university students, families, religious life, Polynesia and the Intermountain West (William A. Wilson Folklore Archives collection development policy IV.a.i.4, October 2009.)
Processing Information
Updated; Jayna Gottenbos for Ryan Lee, curator; 2018.
- Title
- Register of the Collection of human condition legends
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jayna Gottenbos
- Date
- 2018 August 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States