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Latter Day Saints -- Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4596 Collections and/or Records:

Candle passings / Christie Lang, 1997

 Item — Box 131: [Barcode: 31197233256293], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1359
Scope and Contents

Lang collected folklore surrounding candle passings at Brigham Young University, a ceremony practiced by women as a way of revealing an engagment to girls in your apartment complex. Included are explanations of the ceremony, specific stories, and reasons why the tradition is dying out. Project was collected for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates: 1997

Candlepassings : a tradition at Heritage Halls / Kathleen Naumann, 1980

 Item — Box 54: [Barcode: 31197233253613], Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 591
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Kathleen Naumann for her Winter 1980 English 391 class. About the tradition of candlepassing in Heritage Halls. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include the event of candlepassing, and the symbolism.

Dates: 1980

Can't get it straight in Salt Lake : a collection of misconceptions from missionaries / Joel Strassburg, 2002

 Item — Box 223: [Barcode: 31197233254652], Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2345
Scope and Contents note

Strassburg collected stories from past missionaries of Salt Lake City, Utah. Included are stories of non-members in Salt Lake City asking outrageous questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, other members joking with the missionaries about their calling, and encountering anti-Mormon documents while teaching. Created for Professor Bell's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Winter semester 2002.

Dates: Other: 2002

Can't wait to get on the road again : American travel games / Greg Allen, 2007

 Item — Box 336: [Barcode: 31197233255899], Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4048
Scope and Contents note

Item is a collection of games played while travelling. Includes games that parents came up with to keep fighting between siblings to a minimum, games that required looking at surroundings, and explanations of why each game was so memorable. Created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Winter Semester 2007.

Dates: Other: 2007

Car games, 2019

 Item — Box 388: [Barcode: 31197233256863], Folder: 19
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4946
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Stephen Chipman. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informant interviews. About games played in the car. Includes license plate games, songs, tunnel games, and perdiddle.

Dates: 2019

Car games : an expression of boredom / Andrea Taylor, 1997

 Item — Box 134: [Barcode: 31197233256061], Folder: 4
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1385
Scope and Contents

Taylor collected car games her friends played in their childhood. Included are a family who memorized and recited history documents like the Gettysburg address and Declaration of Independence, a family that would pretend the radio was broken and would sing popular songs loudly together, and kids who would punch each other any time they saw out-of-state license plates. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates: 1997

Car games / Anna English, 1998

 Item — Box 157: [Barcode: 31197233256376], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1641
Scope and Contents note

English collected information on car games played during vacations. Included are the games 'perdiddle', 'Chinese fire drill' and 'the license plate game'. The project was collected for Dr. Eliason's English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Dates: Other: 1998

Car games / Brad Floyd, 1984

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: 31197233253050], Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 33
Scope and Contents

Collection of games played while in a car for a long time. Includes games of past and present generations. Project was created for Utah State University's English 423 course in the summer, 1984.

Dates: 1984

Car games : classic v. modern / Angela Hollingsworth, 2009 December 10

 Item — Box 367: [Barcode: 31197233256780], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4568
Scope and Contents note

Collection of games to play while on a road-trip. Includes why the games are played, the differences between classic games passed from generation to generation, as well as current popular games. Created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 Introduction to Folklore class taught at Brigham Young University. December 10, 2009.

Dates: Other: 2009 December 10

Car games / Melinda Hardy, 1987

 Item — Box 68: [Barcode: 31197233253787], Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 1 Item 743
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Melinda Hardy for her Winter 1987 English 392 class. A collection of games that can be played on a road trip or just in the car. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include games with the alphabet, games with license plates, games involving geography, games depending on memory, guessing games, and misc games.

Dates: 1987