Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Kelsey Smith for her Winter 2011 English 356 class for Dr. Thursby. About how Utahn Icelanders have guarded their heritage and community until this day, focusing on the Icelandic organization in Utah and the descendants of the original Icelandic pioneers. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informants' interviews about their Icelandic heritage. Interviews include the trends in Icelandic speakers in Utah, the Icelandic President's love of Utah,...

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Rather collected lore from the IF (Inferno) graffiti tagging crew in Salt Lake County, Utah. Included are stories of risky tagging projects, quick getaways, and pictures of graffiti by the crew. The project was written for Dr. Eliason's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University taught in 1999.

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Robbins collected riddles that are situational riddles that requires the participant to ask questions to discover the answer seemingly impossible riddle. Included are riddles about identifying why someone is found dead, what circumstances must be present for a situation to occur, and riddles from the game Mindquest. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Scope and Contents note Discusses reasons why females share "blooper tales" involving males they are romantically interested in. Explains that these tales construct group identity, and that they are usually told in situations where only women are present. Suggests that these stories can be used as a social protest against male dominance. Mentions story sharing situations in which there develops a competition to see who has the most embarrassing story. Discusses the cathartic function of sharing these blunder...

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Barbara J. Young for her Fall 1970 English 391 class. About how the Mormon subculture has evolved many groups of folklore, in this case supernatural helps with geneaological work. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include Little girl forgotten, Son left off family group sheet, Two sheets stick together, Newspaper appears from England, Old lady leaves briefcase, Information appears from journal, Matthew...

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Submitted by BYU student Mary LaVee Mower for her Summer 1975 English 391 class. About the importance of miracles and supernatural occurences to members of the LDS church, and the difference in reactions between men and women. Contains a cover essay, informant abstracts, and informant items. Items include a story of garments saved from a fire, Granpda's nerves, Grandma and the evil spririts, various healings, miracles in geneaology work and casting out spirits in the mission field.

Scope and Contents note Heiner discusses the expected development from self-doubting, insecure teenager to adjusted and self accepting adult. Through stories of finding one's own self despite insecurities, Heiner examines the inevitable human experience of striving for acceptance and belonging. In addition, Heiner analyzes how the identity a person accepts often helps determine the groups of similar thinking individuals they associate with. Created by Amanda Heiner while enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 356...

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This project examines the traditions of ballroom dancing and general sports. This 15 item collection contains stories about dance performance superstitions, bronzing, massages, singing songs before performances, praying, eating spaghetti before soccer game, wearing lucky socks, deep breathing, and eating a banana before performances. Collected by Laura Matthews, Dr. Jacqueline Thursby's ENGL 356-001 class, Winter 2008.

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Submitted by BYU student John Allsen for his Fall 1982 English 391 class. About vaiorus initation rites in the mission field, particularly in foreign language missions. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include categories like unquestion obedience to the senior companion, testing of character, misuse of language, and more.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Christine Hilton for her Winter 1978 English 392 class. About the initation rites of missionaries, and how they reaffirm and express missionary values and relationships. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant list and and informant items. Items include the intentional improper teaching of the country's culture, members posing as investigators, greenies and governmental officials, misusage of the language, unfamiliarity with menus, being picked up...