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Box 2

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Collection of horror legends, 1965-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: FA 07 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains accounts of legends that inspire horror, including gruesome murders, ghosts, and sudden deaths. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1965 to 2005.

Dates: 1965-2005

Collection of accident legends, 1981-2007

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 4-7
Identifier: FA 07 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains accounts of legends about accidents, the consequences of which include embarrassment, property damage, personal injury, and death (of innocents or of the person who erred). Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1981 to 2007.

Dates: 1981-2007

Collection of sex and scandal legends, 1982-2005

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 8-10
Identifier: FA 07 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains stories about sex and sexual behavior, including accounts of scandalous behavior among Mormons. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1982 to 2005.

Dates: 1982-2005

Collection of crime legends, 1960- 2007

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 11-15
Identifier: FA 07 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains stories about crime and criminals, including stories of theft, kidnapping, violence, and drug crimes. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 2007.

Dates: 1960- 2007

Collection of business and professional legends, 1978-2004

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 16-19
Identifier: FA 07 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains stories about businesses and business professionals, including accounts of employee behavior and descriptions of specific businesses. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1978 to 2004.

Dates: 1978-2004

Collection of government legends, 2004

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 20
Identifier: FA 07 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains stories about government agencies. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah in 2004.

Dates: 2004

Collection of celebrity rumors and legends, 1965-2005

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 21-25
Identifier: FA 07 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains accounts of legends on actors, musicians, and other celebrities. Includes stories of celebrities associating with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of this material could be filed as Character legends also/instead. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 2007.

Dates: 1965-2005