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Lewis explores the process of naming children and the significant choices that go into each name chosen for a child. Included are stories of a child being named after a significant family member or historical figure, personal taste of the parent and accidental or unplanned names. Project was created for an English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Black collected jokes and folklore from fellow music majors at Brigham Young University. Included are stories that fall under the categories of practice room folklore, Viola (and other instrument) jokes, and humorous performance narratives. The project was written for Dr. Eliason's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Chavez collected amusing injury stories from subjects. Included are stories about a four year old punching through a window, a man flying over the handlebars on his dirt bike in front of girls, and a boy being stabbed by his sister with a sharp stick accidentally. The project was written for Dr. Thursby's Myths, Legends, and Folklore class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Miller collected creative date asking ideas from informants. Included are stories of people who asked with a plain cake and the flavor of the frosting would indicate a yes or no answer, boys serenading girls, and having a pizza delivered with a message spelled in olives.

Scope and Contents note Stevens recounts several different pranks played by missionaries in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He believes that missionaries play pranks as a release from the stress and heartache from preaching all day long, and as a result of their age (most are only 19). He suggests that pranks can also create bonds between fellow missionaries and between missionaries and the cultures they are part of. Created by Robin Stevens when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 368...

Scope and Contents note Scott collects pregnancy advice exchanged between older and younger women, and analyzes the childhood games that deal with birth and babies. She believes that pregnancy advice comes from women's personal experiences with childbirth, and gain validity and legitimacy as a result of that personal experience. She finds that pregnancy advice is a folkloric domain almost entirely exclusive to women, and reflects the distinct separation of gender roles found in most cultures. She concludes by...

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Johnson interviewed her parents to collect folklore surrounding Millard County, Utah, and the small city of Delta. Included are stories of the severe snowstorms during the winter of '48-'49, church being canceled for a deer hunt, and a hermit that lived near Delta on Highway 6. Project was collected for an English 392 class taught by Dr. Jill Rudy at Brigham Young University in 2009.

Scope and Contents note Explores Sanders' theory that "acceptance of food equals acceptance of the provider of the food" and that a guest's reception of food influences the way the hosts treats them. Discusses one informant who lived in China for several years, but who chose to serve family recipes instead of Chinese dishes when she wanted to impress guests. Describes three other examples of people who connect the approval of food to approval of the person who prepared the food or created the recipe. Created by...

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Rasmussen wrote an essay that examined the traditions of wedding receptions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are descriptions of different traditions and the reasons behind it as well as description of how the Latter-day Saint reception is different from a secular reception. Essay was written for Dr. Eliason's English 667 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Evans collected fairytales with strong female heroines. Included are an analysis of women's role in fairytales, and transcriptions of several traditional stories from around the world. The project was written for an English 391 class taught by Dr. Jill Rudy in 2010 at Brigham Young University.