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Lynn Christy collected personal narratives from the life of her mother, Marjorie Robinson Glassford Stewart. Included are stories about her childhood, youth in Salt Lake City, Utah, meeting and marrying her first husband, Guy Glassford, living in Panama, living during the Great Depression, raising children, meeting and marrying her second husband Warren L. Stewart. Project was written for an English 667 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1994.

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This project is a collection and history of the experiences of Dale Freeze Jr., the collector's grandfather. The analysis gives a biography of Dale Freeze Jr. commenting on his birth, childhood, marriage, World War II experience, and family life. Project includes 4 pages of scanned photos of Dale Freeze's life. Also includes a printed biography written by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bush Freeze. Collected by Scott Freeze, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 392 class, Fall 2008.

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Johnson recorded the life story of her maternal grandmother, Donna Palmer Spackman. Included are stories of her childhood during WW2, her marriage and life as a mother, and experiences in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Dinger collected the oral history of his paternal grandmother, Marjorie Viola Kisling Dinger. Included are stories of her childhood, life on a farm during the Great Depression, life during and after World War II, religion and life in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The project was collected for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Scope and Contents note Explains that the author's outlook on life in the United States changed because of her experience recording a life history of her grandmother, Rachel Ham. Describes Ham's childhood in rural Idaho, including the kinds of chores she did, the introduction of electricity to the community, modes of entertainment, the family's Model T Ford, and school. Includes descriptions of Ham's father, mother, and each of her siblings. Includes Ham's memories of holidays, the Great Depression, college and...

Scope and Contents note Briefly discusses missionaries as a folk group and explains that missionaries enjoy sharing stories about their experiences with other missionaries. Includes stories about initiation pranks played on new missionaries, stories about disobedient missionaries who suffer some kind of mishap or obedient missionaries who receive blessings. Also includes stories about tragedies that happen to people who reject the missionaries' message or blessings that come to people who accept the message. These...

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Stephen Van Orden collected personal narratives about the beliefs, practices, and stories of missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Germany Dresden Mission in 1990. Included are stories about belief that the mission was the most successful in Europe, unofficial rules of the mission, and stories about investigators and missionaries. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1995.

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Andelin asked her family to send her their versions to the family folktale "the little girl who fell down the well." Included are 9 versions of the story from both her immediate family and her extended family. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Carla Macbeth for her Winter 1975 English 392 class. About the stories that Carla Macbeth's father John told, and the morals they contained. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts, and her father's stories. Stories include Mrs. Schmurzlicher's Cow and its corn and pearl her father found, the pearl-handled knife and how he prayed to find it, his "swearing", the grumpy church janitor, not calling Italians "wops", the side-hill galoots, the...

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Kristine Jesse collected personal narratives of lore about black people from the perspective of white people. Included are stories of women being unnecessarily frightened by black men entering an elevator, stereotypes of black people, and childhood memories about racist comments. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1989.