Names -- Folklore
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of legends about place names, 1960-2005
Collection of legends about the origin of earth and geographic features, 1961-1995
Contains legends concerning stones, mountains, islands, rapids, and the black quartz pebbles known as Apache tears come into being. Traditions cited include Indian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Micronesian, Polynesian, Native American, post-contact American, Irish, Danish, and Nigerian. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1961 to 1995.
Collection of legends about the origin of products and names of products , 2000-2004
Contains legends about the origin of products and names of products. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 2000-2004.
Collection of miscellaneous etiological legends, 1967-2001
Contains miscellaenous etiological legends. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1967 to 2001.