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Submitted by BYU student Don Miles for his Winter 1985 English 392 class. About the superstitious techniques of farming and farm life, such as farming under the moon. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include planting crops by the moon, caring for animals by the moon, various methods for predicting the weather short term, and more.

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Olsen examines the words that children think they hear, or just create, in their favorite songs. Through these newly created lyrics, Olsen delves into the creativity of children as an excellent reflection of their culture. The commonality of confusing lyrics to a favorite song, not just by children but also through adulthood, is also discussed. Created by Grant Olsen while enrolled in Jill Rudy's English 392 course during winter semester of 2005.

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Thomas David Rees collected personal narratives of Newfoundland songs and folklore. Included are folk sayings and predictions about weather, folk medicine, and songs traditionally sung by those living in Newfoundland. Project was written for Dr. Cheney's English 367 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1969.

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of people's adjustment process to being married. The analysis discusses the prevalence of newlywed folklore. Topics include the adjustment to the following aspects of married life: living together, sleeping together, noisy neighbors, working together, and tying it all together. Items collected from BYU students, and include stories about clogging the toilet on a honeymoon, noisy neighbors, fighting for the covers, and several others. Collected by Janie B....

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Witt collects stories of bad dates from freshman at Brigham Young University. She finds that the dates tend to be termed as bad for the following three reasons: the boys refusing to act like gentleman, someone is rejected, or something embarrassing occurs. Created by Jessica Witt when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course in Winter 2005.

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Collection of stories involving flight and planes as told by pilots. Includes stories of strange cases of crashes and the dangers of flight, cheating hours, unwritten rules, ethics of flight, idioms and vocabulary. Created for Utah State University's English 391 course in winter, 1984.

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Submitted by BYU student Roger McOmber for his Winter 1987 English 392 class. About the folklore of doctor's in a small-town setting and the unique challenges they face. contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include "the not-so-fast draw", "an Old Spice extraction", "free ride", "tanning session", "the spider lady", and more.

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Crawford collected the engagement stories of her father's family and notes the differences between the three generations included, the religious affiliation at the time, and the gender of the story-teller. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Goldie analyzes trends in Mormon missionary stories and how they relate to stories told by missionaries around the world. Goldie discusses oiko types common to each of these stories. Finally, Goldie explores the roles that missionary folklore stories play in Bascom's four functions of folklore. Created by Rebekah Dudley Goldie when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class in fall 2003.

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Pamela and Robert Teachout collected information about the 19th century Central School in Payson Utah. Included are descriptions of the building and facade (building is now demolished), the duties of teachers who taught there, and approximate sketches of the floor plan based on documents from the time period. Project was written for an Anthropology 315 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1984.