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Submitted by BYU student Gail Ayres for her Fall 1982 class. About the traditions that provide the matrix of a family, and how it affects the family member's views of life. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include traditions such as Holidays Wait for the Family, Our Christmas Tree, The Ayres's Christmas Stockings, Our Fireworks, and more.

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Submitted by BYU student John Barrick for his Fall 1988 English 391 class. About the trials and common rituals of coming-of-age for men in an American society. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include humorous stories, streotypical stories, provocative or language content stories.

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Hunter interviewed family about their opinions of the symbolism the wedding ring holds and the process of selecting a wedding ring. Project was created for and English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Morgan explores the various motivation factors behind the journalism college students of modern times. Through the examination of historical to current trends in the field of journalism, Morgan seeks to give the reader a view into the potential of the journalists of tomorrow. Created by Travis Morgan while enrolled in English 356 during the fall semester of 2002.

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She also writes about creative ways to ask for a date and to give an answer to a dating invitation. Included are the memories of the date asking, pranks that were pulled during the asking, and the results that came of the creative asking. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2001.

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Collection of personal narratives about September 11, 2001. Includes items discussing how people found out about the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon, their reactions, and how the experience changed their perceptions of identity. Created for Brigham Young University's English 391 course taught by Dr. Jacqueline Thursby, Winter Semester 2007

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Wiggins collected folklore surrounding road trips and analyzed their correlation to the supposed freedom, mobility and escape of the American Dream. Included are descriptions of why certain trips were taken, problems that occured on trips, and memories from the trips. The project was collected for an English 392 class taught by Dr. Jill Rudy at Brigham Young University in 2011.

Scope and Contents note Bagley collected embarrassing date stories, suggesting that they are told for three reasons: entertainment, letting us know we're not alone, and to serve as a pressure release valve. Included are stories of a returned missionary accidentally asking a fifteen year old on a date, a girl stuffing her dress with tissue paper to make herself more busty and having it fall out, and a man getting a girl's sweater stuck in his fly as he zipped up his pants in a movie theater. The project was written...

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Marilyn McEwan for her Spring 1972 English 391 class. About Marilyn McEwan's mother being an active passer of tradition, and the traditions that she shares. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstract and informant items. Items include songs like "just Plain Folks", "I don't want to play in your yard", parodies such as "I wear my pink pajamas", "kimona", "Jesus once was a little child", and more, as well as proverbial sayings such as "Cry on...

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Pagan collected stories about the influence Role Playing Games have on the players and how the player became involved in RPG. Included in the interviews are how the person began playing role playing games, how much time they spent playing the games, the different games and their appeal. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.