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Persons -- Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of human condition legends

 Collection
Identifier: FA 04
Scope and Contents Contains legends about various aspects of the human condition. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1930 to 2020. Digital collections (2019-2021) are digital and 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. Many...
Dates: Other: 1930-2021

Collection of legends on ethnic or religious encounters, 1955-2001

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239240341], Folder: 5-10
Identifier: FA 04 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about encounters between people of different ethnic or religious backgrounds. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1955 to 2001.

Dates: 1955-2001

Collection of legends on family, 1965-2004

 Series — Box 2: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197239240358], Folder: 19-24
Identifier: FA 04 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about families. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1965 to 2004.

Dates: 1965-2004

Collection of legends on local and family characters, 1994-2005

 Series — Box 3: Series 11; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197239240366], Folder: 19
Identifier: FA 04 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about local and family characters. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1994 to 2005.

Dates: 1994-2005

Collection of legends on migration, 1964-2005

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239240341], Folder: 16-21
Identifier: FA 04 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about human migration. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1964 to 2005.

Dates: 1964-2005

Collection of legends on misconceptions of a specific group, 1970-1997

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239240341], Folder: 11-14
Identifier: FA 04 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains legends on misconceptions people have of a specific group. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1970 to 1997.

Dates: 1970-1997

Collection of legends on sickness, 1980-1995

 Series — Box 3: Series 11; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197239240366], Folder: 12
Identifier: FA 04 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about sickness. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1980 to 1995.

Dates: 1980-1995

Collection of legends on wars, 1959-2001

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239240341], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: FA 04 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains legends about various wars and soldiers' experiences. Items were collected by students in folklore classes at Brigham Young University and Utah State University from 1959 to 2001.

Dates: 1959-2001