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Submitted by BYU student Shirley Snell for her Summer 1971 English 391 class. About the songs that children sing, and camp songs. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include Camp songs like Oh Sinner Man, Ann Marie, Mountain Dew, Kumbyah, Rainbow, Children's Songs include the alphabet song, Smile Brother John, Poor folk and the Ladies of the Court of King Karakakus, and more.

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Submitted by BYU student Scott Eugene Hamilton for his Fall 1982 English 391 class. About the lack of Church-sponsored scouts for girls in the LDS church, and the culture and folklore of girls camp from a man's perspective. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, informant items. Items include the doings of camp Mianuee, Dinner Area songs, Special Happenings, Camp Songs, and more.

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David Tolk collected personal narratives of camp songs as a form of folklore. Included are songs such that observe the human experience, emphasize rules, and tell stories, as well as nonsense, naughty, reverent, and game camp songs. Project was written forn an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1992.

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Anderson recorded the songs that she learned while attending camp as a youth. Included are the lyrics to various, the context in which they would be song, and the importance the songs hold to the collector. Project was created for Professor Rudy's English 291 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Liz Romney collected personal narratives of different camp songs. Included are songs such as kissing or romance, songs with actions, nonsense songs, and miscellaneous songs. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1992.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Marlene Joyner for her Winter 1977 English 391 class. About the camps songs, mainly LDS Girls' Camp songs from South Carolina and the Western U.S. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts, and and informant songs. Songs include America, America, Washy Washy, Tell me why, Meal time, Horsie Horsie on Your Way, Get your Elbows off the Table, I Wish I Were, The Life of a Voyager, Johnnie Appleseed, Today, As Tears go By, The Unicorn, Donna,...

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Meldrum collected campfire stories. Included are spooky stories, family tales, and stories about Bigfoot and campers in the woods. Project was collected for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1996.

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Grant Laycock collected personal narratives of campfire stories. Included are stories that fall into the categories: Indian stories, scary stories, and personal experiences. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

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Johnson writes about stories that are shared in dark situations (either while camping, or sitting around a flashlight). She includes interviews of ghost stories, horror stories and urban legends, with extra categories in the ghost stories being humorous, historically based, or traditional. Item was created for the English 303 course taught at Brigham Young University during the winter semester of 2002.

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Submitted by BYU student Elaine Peterson for her Spring 1972 English 391 class. About the prevalence of spooky stories throughout the world's cultures, and what they are. Includes a cover essay, informant list, autobiographical sketch, and informant items. Items include the hook man, thump clump, the head, the stalled car, the campers, give me back my liver, the werewolf-animal tales, the lady and the car, the point of no return and more.