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This project contains research and analysis of Brigham Young University football fans from 1960 until 2007. This collection contains images featuring tailgating, fan wear, face painting, and audience participation. This collection also contains personal narratives about the following: family football parties, body painting, fan clothing, and cheers. Collected by Betsy Ryan, Dr. Eric Eliason's ENGL 392 class, Fall 2007.

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Collection of traditions that are practiced by freshmen in the dorms at Brigham Young University. Includes school-spirited traditions, trying to fit in traditions, and getting-to-know-you activities. Created for Dr. Eliason's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University submitted on April 12, 2010.

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Submitted by BYU student Kyleigh Greenlief for her English 391 fall course. Contains an autobiographical sketch, cover essay, and informant interviews. About the folk rituals performed by members of BYU’s gymnastic team. Includes specific focus on rituals relating to the bars.

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Submitted by BYU student Kirk Vincent Roney for his Fall 1978 English 391 class. About the Western Medicine trend and why the author believes it is a faulty system. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include the doctor's or nurse's lack of ability, their lack of organization, no respect, and wrong diagnosis.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Russell Cardon about how young students who move to BYU student housing create new social structures, folkgroups and new types of folklore. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informants' photos of their apartments. Photos include pictures of word games, refrigerators covered in photos of families and friends, quote walls or cushion covers, roommate photo shots, and ward notes. Prepared for Cardon's Winter 2011 Introduction to Folklore class under...

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Center writes about "strange and unusual calls" received by operators at Brigham Young University. These stories are published quarterly in the office news letter. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 392 class at Brigham Young University.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Kellie Bowen for her Winter 2011 Introduction to Folklore class for Dr. Eric Eliason. About folklore obtained from students who attended BYU Jerusalem Center and the similarities, as well as the similarities and differences between students and years. Contains an autobiographical sketch, a cover essay, and informants' interviews about the orientation meeting, "Kearl" jokes, covering your clavicle, Aladdin the money-changer, birthday celebrations in the Oasis and...

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of stories and experiences of the Brigham Young University (BYU) study abroad program at Jerusalem Center. Analysis claims that the BYU Jerusalem center gives a unique opportunity to understand another culture and its people. Also comments on the political aspect of Israel and the importance of understanding people while trying to understand politics. Items collected include interviews of BYU students talking about their experiences. Collected by Rachel Prater,...

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Item is a collection of pranks played within the dorms on Brigham Young University Campus. Includes pranks involving rearranging rooms while the owners were out, changing the "spellcheck" on computers, and the pranksters explaining why they played pranks. Created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Winter Semester, 2007.

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Collection of jokes told by Utah State University students about BYU students. Includes jokes about both male and female students at BYU. Project was created for Utah State University's Utah folklore course in the spring, 1982.