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H stands for polygamy / Don Miles, 1985

 Item
Identifier: FA 16 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 2.4.2.1.2

Scope and Contents note

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Don Miles, who collected information from his father, Lowell Miles a few years before recording. Houses built for polygamy had an H shape, with a shared living room in the crossbar. Others had one leg and the protruding living room, with the other wing postponed until needed.

Dates

  • Other: 1985

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1 p.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General note

Informant was male.

General note

Creator's sex is unknown.

General note

Collector was male.

General note

Collector was informant's son.

General note

Item collected in Grace, Idaho.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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