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Submitted by BYU student Susan Andrews for her Fall 1981 English 391 class. About the relationship and purpose of games in society. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include party games, pranks, team games, playground games, and more.

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Lance Eli Black collected personal narratives about Christmas traditions. Included are narratives about activities before Christmas, decorations, and Christmas Eve and day activities. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1991.

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Submitted by BYU student Mary Chambers for her Fall 1984 English 391 class. About the songs the Larsens sang together for their car trips, and the meanings that came to be associated with them. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include songs like Salvation Army, Did You Ever See a Hearse, Can't Get to Heaven, The Ants Go Marching, If You'll Be Mine, Rock-A-Bye, and more.

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Submitted by BYU student Mark Nelson for his Spring 1970 English 391 class. About the travelling salesman joke and the variations there are on it. Contains a cover essay, list of informants, and informant's items. Items include "It's the cat!" variation, "the sheepdog", and more.

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Dennis R. Cutchins collected personal narratives of the annual road trip to Panguitch, Utah for the Owens family reunion. Included are stories of landmarks, songs sung on the journey, and stories of past family reunion road trips. Project was written for an English 667 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1990.

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Jamee MJ McFarlane collected personal narratives of life with college roommates. Included are stories of tips and tricks for spending less money, division of responsibilities, and camaraderie within apartments. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1992.

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This project takes a closer look at scary stories told as folklore. The analysis discusses the emotional response of scary story telling and how people want to push fear to its limits. Also discusses differences in gender in the story telling. The collector also comments on the entertaining purpose of scary story telling. Stories include "Hacker tale," "the bus," "the exorcist," and others. Thirteen items collected. Collected by Carrie Coplen, Dr. Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Fall 2004.

Scope and Contents note Discusses how a house reflects the identity of the people who live in it and how it preserves history. Describes his family's move to a different house a few blocks away. Explains the process of remodeling as a creative venture. Includes interviews with the author's parents about their decision to move and about several pieces of art displayed in their new home. Includes digital images of art from the home, including paintings, quilts, a rug, and other objects. Created by Taylor Turner while...

Scope and Contents note Dalrymple collects stories about supernatural experiences in the building that houses the KBYU television offices on Brigham Young University campus. He finds that many of these experiences illustrate Utah history or describe BYU culture. Dalrymple explains how these stories reinforce the world view of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also discusses how these stories provide social control by encouraging employees not to stay at work after hours. He briefly...

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Dudley compiled family traditions practiced by her friends. Included are annual camping trips, cooking baking days, and weekly date nights. The paper was written for Dr. Thursby's English 356 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.