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Personal narratives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Works which relate eyewitness accounts of events such as wars or disasters.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Bear River Stake history and record books

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9352
Scope and Contents Contains a ward history titled, "Brief History of Tremonton Second Ward," compiled by the Tremonton Second Ward historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dated 1984. The history includes photographs, descriptions of the families in the ward, and the history and organization of previous wards. There are images of the members of the bishoprics ranging from 1927 to 1984. There are also two record books in the collection titled "Division Supervisors Roll and Record Book of...
Dates: approximately 1954-1984

Collection of Mormon folklore during the COVID-19 pandemic

 Collection
Identifier: FA 45
Scope and Contents Contains interviews conducted by or under the direction of Christine Elyse Blythe with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as some members of the broader Mormon diaspora, about their experiences, beliefs, customs and material lore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the items are audio recordings and associated transcriptions, but several physical items such as masks and sacramento trays, as well as digital images and photographs, are also included within...
Dates: 2020 March-November

Collection of personal narratives

 Collection
Identifier: FA 08
Scope and Contents Contains personal experience narratives. Items were collected by students taking folklore classes at Brigham Young University. Narratives fall into several categories, and describe informants' thoughts, feelings, and memories relating to the occurances described. The collection contains narratives that fall into multiple categories and span several decades. Dated 1954 to 2020. Digital collections (2016-2021)can be accessed at ...
Dates: 1954-2021

Denise Jamsa collection of William A. Wilson oral history

 Collection
Identifier: FA 21
Scope and Contents

Collection of oral history interviews conducted by Denise Jamsa with her father William (Bert) A. Wilson about his life from 1996 to 2003. Most of the interviews were conducted in Wilson's home in Provo, Utah. A few interviews were conducted in Jamsa's home in Salem, Utah. Includes 40 MP3 audio files and the original mixed media transcriptions on PDF, created by Denise Jamsa.

Dates: 1996-2004

Memories and history of Clayne R. Jensen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239275776]
Identifier: MSS 9402
Scope and Contents

Spiral-bound book (183 pages) compiled and written by Elouise Jensen, recounting the life of her husband Clayne R. Jensen. Includes scanned images of photographs, documents, and newspaper clippings from his life, including his childhood, his university years, and his career in the Brigham Young University Athletic Department. Materials dated 2017.

Dates: 2017

Norma McCune Rall's Personal History

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251108]
Identifier: MSS 9305
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact disc containing the personal history of Norma McCune Rall, written by Norma, and the eulogy given by her son at her funeral in 1993. Materials created in March 2008.

Dates: 2008 March

William A. Wilson and John B. Harris Missionary Folklore collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: FA 20
Scope and Contents Contains folklore stories and accounts from missionaries or relatives and friends of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, separated in 17 bound volumes with no inner chronological organization. The stories date back to the 1870s, and they were collected between 1958 and 1994. Includes accounts of missionaries' language mistakes, funny stories, miracles, songs, and experiences with the priesthood, the supernatural, or other people. The interviews for the accounts...
Dates: 1958-1994