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The white handkerchief / Shireen Johnson, 1997 January 24

 Item
Identifier: FA 16 Series 5 Item 5.1.2.1

Scope and Contents note

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Shireen Johnson, who collected information from her roommate Jill Jones. Young women at age 18 or high school graduation are given a white handkerchief, symbolic of purity and more specifically of premarital chastity.

Dates

  • Other: 1997 January 24

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 p.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General note

Informant was female.

General note

Creator's sex is unknown.

General note

Collector was female.

General note

Collector was informant's roommate.

General note

Item collected in Provo, Utah.

Subjects

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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