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Gygi had an especially close relationship with her grandparents and chose to write a folklore project on her grandfather Alvin M. Larsen. Included are stories of his childhood, his marriage, and his family. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Angie Leal collected and wrote the life story of Emma Jensen. Included are stories of her childhood years living in a log cabin near Nephi, Utah, her first marriage to Leonard Pitt (who was killed in a plaster mill explosion), her miserable marriage to a cruel man named Charles Jensen, and her love of animals. Project was written for an Honors 207R-011 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1986.

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Submitted by BYU student Nicole Black for her Fall 2010 English 392 class under Dr. Eliason. About fast food worker's social hierarchies and cohesion, and the experiences that solidify them. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informant's interviews about their customers, opinions on the uniforms, their easiest days and worst days, worst injuries received on the job, other people's opinions of their job, and wedding proposals.

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A collection of stories and pictures concerning the life of Everett's grandfather, Marshall Russon. Created by Mary Everett when she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 course in Spring 2000.

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Braby interviewed her grandmother about her life and experiences. Included are childhood memories, stories of young married life, and stories of being a mother and grandmother. Project was created for an English course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Lambert writes about family folklore of the Roger and Sue Anne Speakman Lambert family. Includes favorite recipes, Christmas stories, and favorite family memories. Project created for Eliason's English 391 class at Brigham Young University in 2001.

Scope and Contents note Explains that the life of the author's aunt, JoAnn Johnson Jensen, was characterized by "service, family, humor, education, friendship, religion, and hard work." Includes several vignettes under the headings "childhood," "the middle years," "the college years," "the career years," "marriage," "the retirement years," gleaned from an interview and from emails from various family members. Includes a transcription of a lengthy interview with Jensen. Created by Jamie Johnson while she was...

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Lynn Christy collected personal narratives from the life of her mother, Marjorie Robinson Glassford Stewart. Included are stories about her childhood, youth in Salt Lake City, Utah, meeting and marrying her first husband, Guy Glassford, living in Panama, living during the Great Depression, raising children, meeting and marrying her second husband Warren L. Stewart. Project was written for an English 667 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1994.

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This project is a collection and history of the experiences of Dale Freeze Jr., the collector's grandfather. The analysis gives a biography of Dale Freeze Jr. commenting on his birth, childhood, marriage, World War II experience, and family life. Project includes 4 pages of scanned photos of Dale Freeze's life. Also includes a printed biography written by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bush Freeze. Collected by Scott Freeze, Dr. Rudy's ENGL 392 class, Fall 2008.

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Johnson recorded the life story of her maternal grandmother, Donna Palmer Spackman. Included are stories of her childhood during WW2, her marriage and life as a mother, and experiences in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.