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Collection of stories involving stereotypes of the Miss America pageant. Includes stories of the competitor's own stereotypes, how the contestants became involved in the pagent, and the ways in which the pageant is more than just pretty women in evening gowns. Created for Dr. Thursby's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Winter 2009.

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Collection of traditions and stories shared at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. Includes stories about group practices, awards, ceremonies, and traditional stories passed on from group to group. Created for Utah State University's History 423 course winter quarter, 1983-1984.

Scope and Contents note A collection of missionary narratives about encounters with members of organized crime. The stories tend to follow the pattern of a missionary impressing a leader of the mafia or other organized crime groups, and the leader in turn offering protection and aid to the missionaries. The story types are conversion stories, protection stories, stalking stories, and survival stories. They serve as a release valve for those that wish something interesting would happen to them, and as a warning...

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Submitted by BYU student Thomas Goodwin for his English 391 fall course. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informant interviews. About LDS missionary stories. Includes several missionary legends and personal experience narratives on encountering other religions and supernatural dreams.

Scope and Contents note Collection of stories about the Latter-day Saint Missionary Training Center. As the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sends missionaries all over the world, it is necessary for the missionaries to receive instruction in doctrine as well as in foreign language. This instruction happens at the Missionary Training Center. Christensen suggests that many of the pranks serve as a release valve and help to build friendships. Created by Andrea Christensen while she was enrolled in Eric...

Scope and Contents Brady Deucher collected personal narratives about returned missionaries and their dating experiences after their missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories about RMs (return missionaries) informing their dates that they are "the one", using revelation and prayer to try to manipulate their dates into marrying them, and being either extremely horny or completely socially inept. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young...

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Submitted by BYU student Claire Jenkins for her English 391 course for Dr. Christopher Blythe. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About modern mixtape/playlist as artistic expression.

Scope and Contents note Olson collected second coming stories told by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories of prophets supposedly predicting the day of Christ's coming, recipients of Patriarchal blessings being told that they would be one of the two prophets in Jerusalem, and angels and prophets telling people to get their two years' supply of food storage in preparation for the second coming. The project was created for an English 356 class taught at Brigham Young...

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Submitted by BYU student Teresa Blauer for her Winter 1979 English 392 class. About why people who claim to be Mormon can also claim to be homosexual. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, concluscion, bilbiography and informant items. Items include stories like Gay missionary, Signing the statement, Anita, More Mormon Homosexuals, and more.

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Janice Nelson collected personal narratives about Latter-day Saint colonies in Mexico. Included are stories of early life in Mexico, stories about interactions with natives, and stories about culture differences or mishaps. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1995.