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Collection of legends about the origin of animals and animal characteristics, 1961-2000

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 06 Series 3

Scope and Contents

Contains legends concerning how birds, monkeys, crabs, coyotes, and other creatures acquire distinctive characteristics (or have them; some of the content is questionably etiological). Also contains legends on people turning into turtles, sharks, dolphins, and lake-dwelling monsters. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1961 to 2000.

Dates

  • 1961-2000

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

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

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged by year submitted, and alphabetically by collector within each year.

General

All items in this series were formerly cataloged with code starting with "5.3"

Subjects

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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