Box 361
Container
Contains 19 Results:
Girls' camp songs : singing the songs of life / Chiara Gallo, 2008 April
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4458
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of girls' camp songs. The analysis gives background to the girls' camps, focusing specifically on Mormon girls and the activities of church-sponsored girls' camps. Claims that girls' camp songs form an integral part of the camp experience that is unique to girls, and bring out a "wilder" side of girls when boys are absent. Also claims that the songs reveal what American teenage girls want: freedom, physical appearance, and acceptance. Songs include the following:...
Dates:
Other: 2008 April
Cookie-lore of America / Carolyn Hoffert, 2008 April
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4459
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of people's experiences with cookies. The analysis discusses cookie-lore and tries to find out if there is an American cookie. Topics include: Target group, What is a cookie?, The cookie in America, and THE American cookie, which the collector claims is the chocolate chip cookie. Includes a 10 item collection, including the informants' favorite cookies, where they learned the recipe, and what their general beliefs are about cookies. Collected by Carolyn Hoffert,...
Dates:
Other: 2008 April
Birthdays at restaurants / Sarah Walker, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4460
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of birthday traditions at restaurants. The analysis discusses how birthdays are a great source of folklore, falling into the three categories of folklore: verbal, material, and customary. Claims that eating at a restaurant for a birthday has become a tradition for many individuals. Topics include the following: Dining Out, Dynamism through Diversity and Individuality, Conservatism: Keeping Custom, and Valuing the Individual. Items collected cover traditions of...
Dates:
Other: 2008
Naturally pregnant : moms and babies going back to the basics / Brittney Elise Byington, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4461
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of the lore surrounding "organic pregnancy", or the preference of some women to have a "natural" childbirthing process. The analysis gives context through historical and technological advances that have decreased infant mortality rate, and notes that in spite of these advances, some women opt for a natural childbirth experience without some of the medical helps. Reasons include economic factors, concern for the environment and organic food interests, and a return...
Dates:
Other: 2008
How do I woo a (Mormon) woman? : BYU females' favorite first dates / Kara Candland, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4462
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of stories about BYU female students' first dates. The analysis discusses how first dates at BYU can be an awkward experience, and compares the BYU dating patterns to those in America. According to the informants, the collector notes four findings to make first dates more enjoyable: knowing the date's general background and interests, pick an appropriate activity, becoming a master of conversation, and relaxing. Collected items include the following dates: cool...
Dates:
Other: 2008
A blink in the history of Jerry Peck / Courtney Peck, 2008 April
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4463
Scope and Contents note
This project is a life history of the collector's grandfather, Jerry Peck. The analysis discusses how the life of Jerry Peck coincides with the American experience. Discusses the following experiences of Jerry Peck: serving in the Korean War, leaving family, his jobs, and an accident that happened to his leg. Includes an 11 page transcribed interview with Jerry Peck. Collected by Courtney Peck, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 392 class, Winter 2008
Dates:
Other: 2008 April
Good day, sunshine! : an examination of best and worst days / Ruth Jensen, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 7
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4464
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of personal narratives about people's best and worst days. The analysis discusses common elements found in best and worst days as collected by the informants. Bad days were often characterized by bad choices of the informant, or bad luck. Good days were characterized by pleasant surprises or marriage proposals. Items collected include father losing his job, coming home the wrong way from school, missing the bus, drunken roommate activities, peeing in the radiator...
Dates:
Other: 2008
The sleeping lady : a look at group identity in south-central Alaska / Emeline Schwicht Gardner, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4465
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of individual's beliefs about the telling of a story called "The Sleeping Lady" and whether or not it is an authentic Native Alaskan story. "The Sleeping Lady" tells of a race of giants in Alaska and how the mountains are the race of people sleeping, to awake when the ways of war are over. The collector discusses the story and how some people believe the story has its roots in Native American culture, while others believe it to be invented by the author. Topics...
Dates:
Other: 2008
The newlywed game : adjusting to married life / Janie B. Sandberg, 2008
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4466
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of people's adjustment process to being married. The analysis discusses the prevalence of newlywed folklore. Topics include the adjustment to the following aspects of married life: living together, sleeping together, noisy neighbors, working together, and tying it all together. Items collected from BYU students, and include stories about clogging the toilet on a honeymoon, noisy neighbors, fighting for the covers, and several others. Collected by Janie B....
Dates:
Other: 2008
Make-up or mask? : the real reasons women wear make-up / Allyse Pixton, 2009 June
Item — Box: 361, Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4467
Scope and Contents note
This project is a collection of women's personal reasons why they choose to wear make-up. The analysis discusses the process of applying make-up as a performed ritual activity. Also discusses why some people believe that wearing make-up is a sign of low self-esteem, such as for conformity, to cover up insecurities, or to impress others. Also discusses the positive reasons for wearing make-up such as expressing themselves creatively, enhancing natural beauty, and because of the positive...
Dates:
Other: 2009 June