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Speirs collected folklore and pranks from scout camp and girl's camp. Included are stories of boys throwing dried cow pies at each other, scaring other boys with Native American folk stories, pranks played by leaders on the girls at camp,and tricks played by girls on each other. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1996.

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Submitted by BYU student Kathy Killian for her Fall 1985 English 391 class. About the camping traditions of the LDS Girls camp, summer camps, and their own family camps. Contains a cover esssay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include jargon, songs, traditiosn, pranks, and more.

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Kleven studies camp lore through personal narratives of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have all had some experience at camps. Kleven classifies camp folklore into three distinct categories: songs, pranks, and stories. He then analyzes differences in items obtained from males and females at separate camps. Created by Dana Kleven when he was enrolled in English 391 in spring 1996.

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Kleven collected folklore surrounding camp outs. Included are stories of pranks, initiation traditions, and myths related to the camps. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1996.

Scope and Contents note Jensen discusses the ability of camping to unify people of different generations and of varying backgrounds together. Jensen then explores the uniqueness of each person's camping experience through the contributions of their own personalities, preferences and traditions. In addition, Jensen takes a more focused view on the folkloric stories shared pertaining to skits, songs, food, games, past experiences, tall tales, pranks and skill. Created by Linda Jensen while enrolled in English 391...

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Troy Pattee collected personal narratives about camp songs. Included are camp songs approved of by camp leadership, songs to sing while travelling, and camp songs that were not approved of by camp leaders. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1994.

Scope and Contents note A collection of narratives about awkward events that happened in meetings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The "perpetrators", or people who cause the discomfort, are often children, people with mental disabilities, teenagers, crazy people, normal people, and investigators of the church. What makes an event awkward is that there is a perpetrator that brings up certain taboo subjects that break the folk laws of the church. Some of the stories collected were from New Jersey,...

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Jaymes Milton Helsmstetler for his Fall 1972 English 391 class. About what creates the spirit of Christmas, and if it is connected to one's heritage or traditions. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketches, informant abstracts, and informant's Christmas traditions and celebrations. Includes mistletoe in England, the German Tannenbaum (Christmas tree), Adventkalendar (Advent Calendar), nativity scenes in the home, Austrian Christmas trees, candles in the...

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Submitted by BYU student Chelsea Eagar for her English 391 course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch and informant interviews. About canadian traditions, legends, foodways, and speech.

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James analyzes the children's folklore created from adults exaggerating truths in order to encourage or discourage their child in relation to a specific act. James also discusses the long-term effect childhood folklore that continues through an individual's life. Created by Hilary James while enrolled in Julie Hartley's English 391 class during fall semester 2003.