Box 358
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Contains 21 Results:
"The wise man built his house upon the rock" : a study of variations on actions accompanying Latter-day Saint primary children's songs / Ruth Miller, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4408
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of variations of actions for Mormon primary songs. The analysis describes the background and role of primary songs, their purpose in teaching, and the informal transmission of hand actions for many of the songs. Items collected include: "Book of Mormon Stories," "Once there was a Snowman," "Popcorn Poppin," and "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man". The items include interviews about what the informants believe about the actions, and comment about other versions or...
Dates:
Other: 2008
Sing a song of home : the influence of family songs on individuals and families / Michelle Andelin, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 12
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4409
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of family songs and how they have influenced families. The analysis claims that family songs have a unifying effect on families, as well as reinforce family values. Also discusses how many family songs are closely connected with memory. The songs collected include: "Skeeters am a Hummin,'" "Two Little Boys," "Gypsy Winds," "Highways are Happy Ways," "That Little Boy of Mine," "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," "Carry On," "Niagara Falls," and "Farmer Boy." Also...
Dates:
Other: 2008
Breakfast babe : gendered performance in the preparation of breakfast in a patriarchal American subculture / Allan Davis, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 13
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4410
Scope and Contents note
This project takes a look at how preparing breakfast is a gendered performance in a typical American household. The analysis claims that breakfast is a nurturing task that is usually assigned to the females in a family, and is evidence of patriarchal definitions of gender and family. The project looks at Mormon family and comments on patriarchal order and roles in several Mormon families. Includes interviews with ten informants about the preparation of breakfast. Collected by Allan Davis,...
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Other: 2008
A pinch of salt : Haws family foodlore / Kelli Haws, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 14
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4411
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of family food food lore in the Haws family. The analysis comments on the central role of food in American activity, how it illustrates identity and American regionalism, and the effect of meals on family structure. Also discusses the traditions of meal preparation, Sunday dinners, and how meal time has been the source of folklore for the family. Includes ten items collected from members of the Haws family. Collected by Kelli Haws, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 392 class, Fall...
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Other: 2008
Mormon engagement stories : the man, the ring, and the notebook / Clint Bishop, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 15
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4412
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of Mormon engagement stories. The analysis comments on the Mormon culture that gives context to many of these stories, and makes the following conclusions: an unofficial engagement often precedes the formal, men are dynamic and traditional in their proposal methods, often involve the Mormon temple, and Mormons value romance, with references to a popular movie called "The Notebook." Includes an eleven-item collection, including interviews and written narratives....
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Other: 2008
A living hell : roommate horror stories / Taylor Donohoo, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 16
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4413
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of bad roommate stories. The analysis comments on the significance of a comfortable home in American culture, and how bad roommates upset that ideal. Also compares the stories to the disrupted ideals of a childhood home. Includes a ten-item collection including stories about roommates who would wear an informant's underwear, nose picking, parties involving alcohol and marijuana, angry roommates, and others. Collected by Taylor Donohoo, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 392 class,...
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Other: 2008
Halloween costumes : commercializing our suppressed self-identities / Jennifer Peterson, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 17
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4414
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of people's Halloween costumes. The analysis claims that Halloween costumes gives indulgence to inner desires of expressing identity. Also includes a brief history of Halloween costumes, how costumes reflect individual identity, family and friend traditions for Halloween costumes, and how Halloween has become a commercialized affair. Includes a twelve-item collection, including interview questions about the informant's Halloween costumes, including Barbie,...
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Other: 2008
"When I got mine out--" : extraction of wisdom teeth as a rite of passage in America / Julianna Clinger, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 18
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4415
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of personal narratives about the extraction of wisdom teeth. The analysis claims that getting one's wisdom teeth is a rite of passage for many Americans, commenting on its function as initiation in passing through youth and adolescence into adulthood. Also comments on the history of wisdom teeth removal, the unpleasantness and sometimes horror of the surgery, and the methods of sedation and anesthesia of the process. Includes eleven items that discuss the...
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Other: 2008
One hall, one bathroom, and a whole bunch of girls : the unique lore of a female BYU dormitory / Elizabeth Lambert, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 19
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4416
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of stories about a Brigham Young University (BYU) girls dormitory. The analysis claims that the BYU dormitory environment of freshman year creates a high context group, discusses the physical layout of the BYU dormitory, the communal bathrooms, the mandatory meal plans, and special rules about the opposite sex, as well as the influence of the Mormon church, noting specifically the requirement to attend church together. Also comments how this environment creates...
Dates:
Other: 2008
Tailypo, tailypo, now I've got my tailypo / Elisabeth Bogart, 2008
Item — Box: 358, Folder: 20
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4417
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of people's experiences and retellings of the story of "Tailypo." According to the analysis, "Tailypo" is about a starving man who chops off a creature's tail in the forest and cooks it, only to have the animal come back in the night to seek revenge. The analysis comments on its origins to the Appalachian area in the southern part of the United states. Discusses the effects of fear, and how it contains ideals of the American South. Includes seven items, which...
Dates:
Other: 2008