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Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5039 Collections and/or Records:

Addressing dresses : folklore surrounding wedding gowns in Utah Valley / Heidi Spann, 2005

 Item — Box 269: [Barcode: 31197233255196], Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2994
Scope and Contents note Spann charts the changing responses to certain wedding gown traditions and describes how the wedding dress industry in Utah has evolved to adapt to specific needs of the high quantity of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the area. She analyzes the degree to which the mother of the bride and the groom are involved in the dress shopping and describes the ways Utah bridal stores have adapted to the styles and standards of the predominantly Latter-day Saint culture in...
Dates: Other: 2005

Adolescent boys and boredom : a dangerously funny mix / Alison Schmidt Larsen, 1998

 Item — Box 213: [Barcode: 31197233254553], Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2244
Scope and Contents note

Larsen writes about games and pranks played by a group of adolescent boys. Project was created for an English 356 at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Dates: Other: 1998

Adolescent folklore & newspaperlore : a comparison / Korri Roach, 2000

 Item — Box 229: [Barcode: 31197233254710], Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2420
Scope and Contents note Roach investigates the way in which stories travel differently when told amongst friends versus reported through the new media. She focuses on the accidental death of Shawn Hutchings when asking students and co-workers at a high school the various versions of the story tended to be more violent and details were in constant flux. She also gathered newspaper articles about the incident that had slight variations and did not lend to the violent details that the oral narratives did. Item was...
Dates: Other: 2000

Adoption is love / Rebecca Whale, 2009

 Item — Box 359: [Barcode: 31197233255386], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4423
Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of people's experiences with adoption. The analysis claims that there are several incorrect myths about adoption which include the following: birth parents place their babies for adoption because they do not love them, adoption is irresponsible, adoptive parents can't love a child as much as biological parents, and that birth parents who place will not have successful lives. The collection includes the personal experiences of individuals who have participated in...
Dates: Other: 2009

Adriana Bench biographical data form, July 2004

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 5, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 6506a Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File MSS 6506

Adriana Bench release form, 28 July 2005

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6506a Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File MSS 6506