Scope and Contents note This project examines beliefs about marriage and courtship that people have learned from experience and the general media. This 16 item collection contains beliefs about the following subjects: communication, definition of "wholesome," dancing, courtship length, talking about past relationships, definition of "gentleman," religious devotion, physical attraction, ideas of "love," appropriate affection, and rearing children. Collected by Cassandra Cole, Dr. Jacqueline Thursby's ENGL 495 class,...

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Snow examines excuses women give men when refusing to date them. Includes the reasons girls gave for making up an excuse, the man's reaction to such excuses, and some of the more outrageous ways that girls attempted to avoid a date. Project was created for Professor Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University during the winter semester of 2001.

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Item is a folklore project that includes lore about caves. Includes caver vocabulary, cave names and their origins, tales by and for cavers, names of various cave features, and humor used amongst cavers. Item was created for an English 391 course in the Summer of 1970.

Scope and Contents Sharon Burr Lee collected personal narratives about Cedarwood Ranch, a property her father built and developed, and the objects her father has collected there. Included are descriptions of quilts, blankets, baskets, boxes, furniture, indigenous items, pictures of home, and special pieces kept at Cedarwood Ranch. The project also includes several photographs and slides of the items mentioned. Project was written for an English 394 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter...

Scope and Contents note Crapse examines the many common and popular traditions of various kinds of people, from various generations in relation to Christmas time. The origins of the traditions included in this collection, Crapse asserts, reveal the special meaning and importance that individuals and families attach to them that inevitably make Christmas one of the most anticipated and Christ-centered holiday of the year. In addition, a brief history of various secular traditions that have been inspired since the...

Scope and Contents note Describes the traditions associated with the annual Spud Day festival in Shelley, Idaho. Explains that the festival, first held in 1927, marks the beginning of the potato harvest. Mentions the festival's role in unifying the community and in welcoming other communities in. Explains how the folk festival contributes to the community's sense of identity. Includes several items collected from a coordinator of the festival as well as a copy of an article entitled "The History of Spud Day."...

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Submitted by BYU student LaNae Cook for her Fall 1980 Englsih 391 class. About various traditions and customs of Cedar Valley and, in particular, the town of Cedar Fort. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include Cedar Fort celebrations, customs, legedns and pictures.

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Submitted by BYU student Jordan Argyle. Contains autobiographical sketch, cover essay, and informant interviews. About celebratory customs and holiday traditions. Includes interviews on the LDS Church anniversary, Easter, and Christmas customs practiced in Latvia. Other informants discuss holiday traditions and celebratory customs throughout the U.S.

Scope and Contents Julia Condie collected personal narratives about folklore surrounding celebrities. Included are stories of the Van Halen brothers playing at Mormon stake dances, speculations about celebrities' sexuality and sex lives, and the belief that the Kennedy family had Marilyn Monroe murdered and framed it as a suicide to prevent her affair with JFK from becoming a bigger scandal than it already was. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter...

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Collection of stories about opinions on celebrities and the amount that stardom effects views of celebrities. Includes encounters with celebrities, opinions on how celebrities are portrayed in the media, and the manner in which various stars affect the lives of the informants. Created for Dr. Rudy's Englsih 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Fall 2007.