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The "Mary" stories of American Fork, Utah / George Ira Lowe, 1975

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 296

Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student George Ira Lowe for his Winter 1975 English 392 class. About the types of ghost story folklore in American Fork Utah, more specifically the American Fork Cemetery Virgin Mary statue and Bloody Mary stories. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts and informant's items. Items include pictures of the Virgin Mary statue in American Fork cemetery, the statue with rubies in her eyes, or bloody lighted eyes, the spirit of the dead person in the grave below the statue in Mary's statue, crying tears of blood, vandalism of the statue, circling the statue three times, her blue eyes, her pushing two boys around, and her appearing in dreams.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 volume (30 pages) ; 28 cm

Language of Materials

English

General

Missing consent forms.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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