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Morgan explores the various motivation factors behind the journalism college students of modern times. Through the examination of historical to current trends in the field of journalism, Morgan seeks to give the reader a view into the potential of the journalists of tomorrow. Created by Travis Morgan while enrolled in English 356 during the fall semester of 2002.

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She also writes about creative ways to ask for a date and to give an answer to a dating invitation. Included are the memories of the date asking, pranks that were pulled during the asking, and the results that came of the creative asking. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2001.

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Collection of personal narratives about September 11, 2001. Includes items discussing how people found out about the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon, their reactions, and how the experience changed their perceptions of identity. Created for Brigham Young University's English 391 course taught by Dr. Jacqueline Thursby, Winter Semester 2007

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Wiggins collected folklore surrounding road trips and analyzed their correlation to the supposed freedom, mobility and escape of the American Dream. Included are descriptions of why certain trips were taken, problems that occured on trips, and memories from the trips. The project was collected for an English 392 class taught by Dr. Jill Rudy at Brigham Young University in 2011.

Scope and Contents note Bagley collected embarrassing date stories, suggesting that they are told for three reasons: entertainment, letting us know we're not alone, and to serve as a pressure release valve. Included are stories of a returned missionary accidentally asking a fifteen year old on a date, a girl stuffing her dress with tissue paper to make herself more busty and having it fall out, and a man getting a girl's sweater stuck in his fly as he zipped up his pants in a movie theater. The project was written...

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Marilyn McEwan for her Spring 1972 English 391 class. About Marilyn McEwan's mother being an active passer of tradition, and the traditions that she shares. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstract and informant items. Items include songs like "just Plain Folks", "I don't want to play in your yard", parodies such as "I wear my pink pajamas", "kimona", "Jesus once was a little child", and more, as well as proverbial sayings such as "Cry on...

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Pagan collected stories about the influence Role Playing Games have on the players and how the player became involved in RPG. Included in the interviews are how the person began playing role playing games, how much time they spent playing the games, the different games and their appeal. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.

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Verhaaren collected family recipes and interviewed informants about the recipes' importance. Included are recipes with no back-story, recipes with traditions associated, and recipes with specific personal narratives associated with them. Project was collected for an English 391 class taught by Dr. Eliason at Brigham Young University in 2001.

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Myers interviewed and collected stories from women and men about women in the workplace. Included are jokes told by men about women and housework, women questioning mens' work capabilities, and discussion of gender roles. The project was written for a folklore class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Scope and Contents note Describes a specific tradition in the author's family: yearly attendance of the Rose parade in California on New Year's Day. Explains several aspects of the tradition, including reserving a spot using lines drawn with flour on Thanksgiving weekend, New Year's Eve celebration at the reserved spot on the parade route, and teenage boys in the family being allowed to stay overnight on the parade route when they are old enough. Mentions rites of passage. Discusses how family traditions get...