Latter Day Saints -- Folklore
Found in 4596 Collections and/or Records:
Byron and Peggy Davis family folklore / Jennifer Cederstrom, 2000
Cederstrom collected stories about her maternal grandparents in order to preserve family folklore of future generations. Included are favorite recipes, sayings, and adventure stories the couple had together as they raised a family. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.
BYU a capella choir tour traveling games / Sheila Ann Marin, 1973
Submitted by BYU student Sheila Ann Marin for her Fall 1973 English 391 class. About the cohesion and traditions, mainly games, of the BYU a capella choir. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts and informant items. Items include the game Count Seven's; the Freudian slip game; song medley gamel; Crazy Situations; I Love you; darling but I cannot smile; I like coffee, but I don't like tea; the Make up your own rules game; and much more.
BYU : a modern folk group / Verl Woodbury, 1978
Submitted by BYU student Verl Woodbury for his 1978 class. About the culture and traditions of BYU students and faculty as a folk group. Contains a cover essay of the project.
BYU admission rumors / Megan Reese, 2004
Reese collects various rumors about admissions requirements at Brigham Young University. She finds that the rumors reflect anxieties about perfectionism and identity within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Created by Megan Reese when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course in Winter 2004.
BYU birthdays / Alison Baugh, 1999
Baugh collected stories about birthday celebrations in Brigham Young University. Included are birthday parties, friends celebrations, foods, decorations, and kidnapping stories. Project was created for English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.
BYU cheer squad folklore / Angie Tam, 1999
Tam collected folklore pertaining to the cheer leading squad at Brigham Young University. Included are stories of a spiritual walk at Timp Lodge emphasizing the importance of integrity and trust, a girl falling from a formation, and making all the new cheerleaders jump into the gymnastics foam pit from a second story balcony. The paper was written for Dr. Eliason's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.
BYU co-ed jokes / Andrea Nuffer, 1989
Andrea Nuffer collected jokes about co-eds (female students) at Brigham Young University. Included are jokes related to size and weight, jokes related to dating co-eds, and jokes related to intelligence and general appearance. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1989.
B.Y.U. co-ed jokes / Lars A. Morgan, 1985
Submitted by BYU student Lars A. Morgan for his Fall 1985 English 391 class. A collection of BYU co-ed (female student) jokes. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include jokes such as Garbage can, scratch marks, co-ed kiss, Taking a bath, swerving driver, crash diet, beautiful coed, black and co-ed, and more.
BYU co-ed jokes / Paul Abbott, 1982
Submitted by BYU student Paul Abbot for his Fall 1982 English 391 class. About humor of BYU co-ed (female student) jokes, especialy about their being "overweight" and "overeager to get married". Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants and informant items. Items include weight problems of the BYU co-ed, Co-ed compared to animals, the Co-ed's social life, BYU and Rick's Co-eds, Physical apperance of co-eds, and BYU males.
BYU co-ed jokes / Renee Davis, 1997
Davis collected jokes about BYU co-eds, who according to her definition, are single, overweight, female students attending Brigham Young University. Included are jokes about the co-ed's weight, lack of beauty, and desperation to get married. The project was collected for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.