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Hildreth writes about legends, beliefs, songs, customs, and material culture collected by a woman literacy volunteer. Project was created for Dr. Jacqueline Thursby's English 391 class at Brigham Young University in 2001.

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This project looks at the origin of the names of 4 males and 12 female college age students. Patterns being noted are family names being passed on, being named after a well known character, and having standard first names and novel middle names. 11 Americans were interviewed along with five multicultural students (Japanese, Polynesian, Columbian, Mexican, Arabic). Collected by Amy Roper, Dr. Eric Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Winter 2008.

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Timothy Jon Rowley collected personal narratives dealing with the origins of a mine that was begun when a bishop, John Koyle, had a vision. Included are stories of the bishop's apostasy and excommunication from the church, and opposing stories that claim that the bishop was a righteous man and that the riches from the mine were for the welfare of the church during hard times that would occur before the second coming.

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Submitted by BYU student Katherine Tew. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informant interviews. About supernatural encounters among Latter-day Saints. Includes personal experience narratives and legends about demons and spiritual manifestations. Such as missionary legends and encounters with deceased loved ones.

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Parker recorded memories of performances at the traditional Parker Family Christmas Eve program. Her extended family gathers and each member is required to perform something. Included are songs sung, descriptions of dances danced, and silly antics. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Shirley Duffin collected information about the Payson Memorial Museum. Included are descriptions of the museum's structure, the reasons for its creation, and some of the items in the museum. Project was written for an Anthropology 315 class taught at Brigham Young University April 1986.

Scope and Contents note Kauwe focuses on the differences between men and women in the ways they tell the story of how they met their spouse. She found that newly married couples usually share identical stories, while those who have been married for many years tell a story quite different from their spouse's. The women tend to remember appearances, while men are focused on events. Kauwe explains how women's search for the proper appearance is similar to the behavior of female peacocks. Created by Genevieve Kauwe...

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Submitted by BYU student Ruth Ann Wiseman for her Winter 1974 English 391 class. About the diversions young Mormon people use during sacrament meeting when the speaker is boring. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include cat's cradle, hand play, handkerchiefs, hymnbooks, paper drawings, paper folding, notes, pencil and paper games, sacrament cups and bread, and extra activites.