Collection of legends about the origin of earth and geographic features, 1961-1995
Scope and Contents
Contains legends concerning stones, mountains, islands, rapids, and the black quartz pebbles known as Apache tears come into being. Traditions cited include Indian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Micronesian, Polynesian, Native American, post-contact American, Irish, Danish, and Nigerian. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1961 to 1995.
Dates
- 1961-1995
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
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 "5.2"
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States