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College students' writings

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Found in 4635 Collections and/or Records:

A study of two types of riddle jokes : genocide (anti-Jew) and dead baby jokes / Charles B. Cummins, 1980

 Item — Box 47: [Barcode: 31197233253498], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 503
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Charles B. Cummins for his Fall 1980 English 391 class. About white supremacism and various anti-semitic and dead baby jokes. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant list, and informant items. Items include various anti-semitic and cruelty to baby jokes.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A study of two Utah ranches and the men that ranch them / Lloyrd Dean Rickenbach, 1997

 Item — Box 135: [Barcode: 31197233256079], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1394
Scope and Contents

Rickenbach collected stories about ranch life from Dean J. Rickenbach and Dale Christofferson. Included are interviews with the men and their families, life stories of the ranchers, and photographs of the ranches. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates: Other: 1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A survey of the girls' camp songs in Northern New Jersey / Jill Holley, 1984

 Item — Box 51: [Barcode: 31197233253555], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 545
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Jill Holley for her Fall 1984 English 391 class. A collection of girls' camp songs from New Jersey. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant list, and informant items. Items include songs sung in all three camps, song sung in old Morristown and Caldwell stakes, songs sung in old Morristown stake, and songs sung in the Caldwell stake.

Dates: 1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

"A symbol--for the rejection of something that is disagreeable" : an analysis of euphemisms in modern speech / Julia Kristine Carter, 1998

 Item — Box 160: [Barcode: 31197233256400], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1668
Scope and Contents note

Carter collected euphemisms in modern speech, and examined why they are used. Included are euphemisms to refer to death, bodily functions, and expletives. The project was collected for Dr. Eliason's English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Dates: Other: 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A taste of tradition : a study of an American family's Thanksgiving celebration / Jessica Griffin Anderson, 2003

 Item — Box 247: [Barcode: 31197233254876], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2693
Scope and Contents note Includes a discussion about variations in traditions among families. Specifically discusses American families and their Thanksgiving traditions. Notes that Thanksgiving is more widely celebrated than many other holidays in America. Discusses the traditional location, participants, attire, decorations, food, and other traditions, including the sending of invitations and a family talent show, which are all involved in the author's family Thanksgiving celebration. Created by Jessica Griffin...
Dates: Other: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A time like no other : an exploration of World War II as experienced by Giacomo "Jim" and Marguerite Favero / Jessica Favero, 2001

 Item — Box 239: [Barcode: 31197233254819], Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2617
Scope and Contents note An oral history containing WWII experiences of Favero's grandfather, Giacomo Favero. Includes personal narratives and photographs from Favero's grandfather and grandmother. Describes her grandfather's three year service in the war, including his experience with the draft, the time he spent in Africa, and the time he spent in Italy. Discusses how the war changed her grandfather. Created by Jessica Favero while she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 392 class during Fall Semester...
Dates: Other: 2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A time to laugh : a study of Mormon jokes told among members of the Mormon church / Alison Kitchen, 2001

 Item — Box 218: [Barcode: 31197233254587], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2293
Scope and Contents note

Kitchen writes about jokes reflecting the popular culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are jokes about titles of church services, authority figures having divine abilities, and jokes of other churches 'ignorance'. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 368 course taught at Brigham Young University during 2001.

Dates: Other: 2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A toilet full of roses and other creative dating practices / Kelli Lim, 1996

 Item — Box 126: [Barcode: 31197233256160], Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1306
Scope and Contents

Kelli Lim collected personal narratives about creative ways to ask on dates. Included are invitations involving food, music, doorsteps and porches, and various responses. Project was written for an Intensive Writing class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

Dates: 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A Tovey Burton Christmas / Schuyler Burton, 2007

 Item — Box 348: [Barcode: 31197233256012], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4234
Scope and Contents note

A collection of family Christmas traditions, narratives, and recipes. Most of the family traditions are German or European in origin. Traditions surrounding and including Christmas are advent, St. Nicholas' Day, decorations, the Christmas tree, food, music, and spreading the joy of the holidays. Collected by Schuyler Burton, Dr. Deirdre Paulsen's HONRS 300R class, Fall 2007.

Dates: Other: 2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

A transatlantic connection : a study of Irish-Americans and American tourists in Ireland / Carly Smith, 2009

 Item — Box 368: [Barcode: 31197233256673], Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4446
Scope and Contents note This project is a collection that studies Irish Americans and American tourists in Ireland. The analysis discusses self-perceptions of nationality and identity with Irish-Americans, as well as American's perceptions of Ireland. The collector comments on how many Irish-Americans continue to return to Ireland and maintain their Irish identity. Also notes stereotypes of American tourists in Ireland as being dumb, fake, or condescending. Includes 18 items from 3 informants. Collected by Carly...
Dates: Other: 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

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