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Riddles

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of droodles, 1971-2011

 Series — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239290353], Folder: 1-5
Identifier: FA 012 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains droodles on objects, Mexicans, animals, people, men, and women. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1971 to 2011. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten. Many of the items contain a description of how, when, and where they were collected as well as explanations of social and cultural contexts. Droodles are a kind of cartoon in which humorous...
Dates: 1971-2011

Collection of riddles

 Collection
Identifier: FA 012
Scope and Contents Contains various kinds of riddles, droodles, and rebuses. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 2020. Digital collections (2007-2020)can be accessed at https://lib.byu.edu/collections/wilson-folklore-archive/. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten....
Dates: 1960-2020

Collection of true riddles, 1960-2011

 Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197239290346], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: FA 012 Series 1
Scope and Contents Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and the University of Utah from 1960 to 211. Most of the items are typewritten, but a few of the older items are handwritten. Many of the items contain a description of how, when, and where they were collected as well as explanations of social and cultural contexts. This series is separated according to type of riddle: genealogical, number, what is/what has, explanatory, word games/puns,...
Dates: 1960-2011