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 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
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