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Contains 11 Results:

Folksongs of Mormon missionaries / Kris Abel, 1982

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4967
Scope and Contents

Collection of songs by Mormon missionaries related to their lives and work. Includes songs about ecstasy, mission areas, tension releasers, humorous songs, songs about "apostate" missionaries, and going home songs. Project was created for Utah State University's History/English 524 course in the winter quarter, 1982.

Dates: 1982

Leland Erastus Anderson : growing up in Ephraim, Utah / Anne Ahlstrom, 1981 March 17

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2
Scope and Contents

A collection of stories told by Leland Erastus Anderson. Included are stories about everyday life in Ephraim, Utah, work, special occasions, animals, sports and pranks.

Dates: 1981 March 17

Spiritual memories and folklore of Pearl O. Fowler : a gem in more than name / Elise M. Alder, 1984

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

Collection of stories and tales as told by Pearl O. Fowler. Includes stories about experience with evil, genealogy work, belief and witnessing priesthood power, answers to prayers, and reaffirmation in the gospel. Project was created for Utah State University's Mormon Folklore course in the spring quarter, 1984.

Dates: 1984

Medical folklore / Connie Hall Baer, 1982

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Collection of medicinal remedies that had been used in the last century. Includes recipes for the cures of coughs and colds, red measles, constipation, whooping cough, sore throat and congestion, croup, tooth aches, black eye, itches, worms, fevers, sunburns, infections, inflammation, and sprains. Project was created for Utah State University's Utah Folklore course in the spring quarter, 1982.

Dates: 1982

Death and burial lore : collected from east Texas and western Louisiana / Robert S. Baker, 1984

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Collection of shared traditions for burials and death in the Eastern portions of Texas and the Western parts of Louisiana. Includes stories of burial traditions and superstitions about death and omens. Project was created for Utah State University's History 631 course in American Folklore in the summer of 1984.

Dates: 1984

Evil encounters with missionaries / Rob Bartlett, 1984

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Collection of stories told amongst missionaries about encounters with evil spirits and the devil they have while serving their mission. Includes stories of breaking rules and having evil spirits manifest themselves as a result. Project was created for Utah State University's English 459 course in the spring quarter 1984.

Dates: 1984

Practical jokes / Rob Bartlett, 1984

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: FA 1 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Collection of remembered practical jokes and the impact they had on the prankster. Includes stories about missionary lore, telephone pranks, and stories told to gullible friends. Project was created for Utah State University's English/History 423 class in the winter quarter of 1984.

Dates: 1984

An evening with Otto Fife / Janice Mae Bickmore, 1979 March 14

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 1 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Collection of stories as told by Otto Fife of various members of his community Includes stories about doctors, thieves, victims of floods, and Otto's mission. Project was created for Utah State University's English 523 course in the Winter of 1979.

Dates: 1979 March 14

Behavior modes of Navajo children / Flora Bitsilly, 1982

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Collection of traditions and methods of the Navajo people to educate their children in behavior and manners. Includes stories of naming, carrying items, stories of the past and tradition of entering adulthood, and pregnancy. Project was created for Utah State University's History 524 course in the Winter Quarter of 1982

Dates: 1982

Laughter is the best medicine / Bob Blair, 1984

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 11
Scope and Contents

Collection of stories from Bob Blair's stay in the hospital after a serious accident. Included are the humorous stories that made staying in the hospital an easier task. Project was created for Utah State University's course in Folklore in the winter of 1984.

Dates: 1984