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Parke collected lore from individuals who participate in surfing. Included are legends of good surf spots, superstitions about making the ocean upset, language used by surfers, and ways that surfers protect their surf. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.

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Typed research paper for Rudy's English 495R course at Brigham Young University. Longnecker writes about the role that restaurant dining plays in family life and interaction. Included are his mother's sister's and his own favorite restaurants and the traditions surrounding eating a various locations. This was a semester project for Jilly Rudy's class in winter semester of 2000.

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Scorup writes about personal experiences with bad haircuts. Includes both men and womens' negative experiences with hair cuts, what went wrong with the haircut and how the person had responded since the bad hair cut. Project created for Dr. Thursby's English 356 class at Brigham Young University in 2000.

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Project is a collection of personal, religious, and supernatural stories shared among family members. Created by Amelia A. Sisco while she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 Course in fall 2000.

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This project is a collection of stories and folklore about the collector's grandfather, Leonard Keefe. The analysis comments on the task of gathering information about Leonard Keefe, and how folklore contributes to identity and values in daily life and personal character. Information is primarily gathered from family members and their memories of Leonard Keefe. Includes scanned photos of Leonard Keefe. Collected by Melinda Keefe, Dr. Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Fall 2004.

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Submitted by BYU student Richard Thomas for his Fall 1984 English 391 class. About the folklore of the role-playing oral game, such as Dungeons and Dragons, Boot Hill, Star Force, and more. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include educational tales, entertatining tales, motivational tales and validating tales, all relating to role-playing games.

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Skaggs addresses the practice of story telling as it relates to a group of previously unacquainted people. She analyzes the ability of sharing a human experience, such as traveling mishaps, has toward forming meaningful bonds and friendships. Skaggs also discusses folklore in terms of stories that are interconnected with people and serve as a connecting element. Created by Rachel Skaggs while enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course, winter 2006.

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Tackett collected folklore surrounding temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories of manifestations in the temple, spirits of the dead helping on earth to show appreciation for complete ordinances, and misunderstandings about the temple. The project was written for an English 356 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Townsend collected narratives from friends he made his Freshman year at Brigham Young University about their memories of Freshman year. Included are stories of boys putting pennies into the door-frame so the boy inside couldn't get out, moving everything from a young man's room into the communal showers, and a boy accidentally messing up another boy's haircut and shaving him bald because of it. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Scope and Contents Amilyn Aldrich collected personal narratives about things people have said over the pulpit in testimony meetings held in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories about a man singing his testimony to a strange tune he made up on the spot, a man admitting to lustful thoughts towards the Relief Society president, and a little girl being asked what only boys have that starts with a P and answering "penis" rather than the intended "priesthood". Project was written for...