Collection of material lore
Scope and Contents
Contains descriptions of various material lore, including crafts, recipes, items of clothing, and landscapes. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1967 to 2020.
Digital collections (2015-2020) can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Digital collections are organized at collection rather than series level.
Dates
- 1967-2020
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted for those without release forms.
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
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in six series: 1. Collection of family material lore, 1980-2019. 2. Collection of landscape material lore, 1970-2018. 3. Collection of occupational material lore, 1973-2011. 4. Collection of personal material lore, 1967-2018. 5. Collection of religious material lore, 1975-2019. 6. Collection of foodways material lore, 1970-2018.
Digital collections (2015-2020) can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Digital collections are organized at collection rather than series level.
Custodial History
Personal narratives in the collection were generally collected from informants by students in Brigham Young University folklore classes. These narratives were submitted for class, then submitted to the William A. Wilson Folklore Archives at Brigham Young University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Various folklore students; 1967-2017
Appraisal
Student generated folklore (William A. Wilson Folklore Archives Collection Development Policy, 2009; IV, a, i , 4).
Processing Information
Updated; Jayna Gottenbos for Ryan Lee, curator; 2018.
- Title
- Register of the Collection of material lore
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jayna Gottenbos
- Date
- 2018 September 24
- 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