Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of people's adjustment process to being married. The analysis discusses the prevalence of newlywed folklore. Topics include the adjustment to the following aspects of married life: living together, sleeping together, noisy neighbors, working together, and tying it all together. Items collected from BYU students, and include stories about clogging the toilet on a honeymoon, noisy neighbors, fighting for the covers, and several others. Collected by Janie B....

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Witt collects stories of bad dates from freshman at Brigham Young University. She finds that the dates tend to be termed as bad for the following three reasons: the boys refusing to act like gentleman, someone is rejected, or something embarrassing occurs. Created by Jessica Witt when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course in Winter 2005.

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Collection of stories involving flight and planes as told by pilots. Includes stories of strange cases of crashes and the dangers of flight, cheating hours, unwritten rules, ethics of flight, idioms and vocabulary. Created for Utah State University's English 391 course in winter, 1984.

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Submitted by BYU student Roger McOmber for his Winter 1987 English 392 class. About the folklore of doctor's in a small-town setting and the unique challenges they face. contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include "the not-so-fast draw", "an Old Spice extraction", "free ride", "tanning session", "the spider lady", and more.

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Crawford collected the engagement stories of her father's family and notes the differences between the three generations included, the religious affiliation at the time, and the gender of the story-teller. Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Goldie analyzes trends in Mormon missionary stories and how they relate to stories told by missionaries around the world. Goldie discusses oiko types common to each of these stories. Finally, Goldie explores the roles that missionary folklore stories play in Bascom's four functions of folklore. Created by Rebekah Dudley Goldie when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class in fall 2003.

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Pamela and Robert Teachout collected information about the 19th century Central School in Payson Utah. Included are descriptions of the building and facade (building is now demolished), the duties of teachers who taught there, and approximate sketches of the floor plan based on documents from the time period. Project was written for an Anthropology 315 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1984.

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Suzanne Eatough collected personal narratives of The Old Folks Sociable, an event held in the city of Grantsville, Utah every year. Included are songs sung at the event, memories of the Sociable, and descriptions of both the Old Folks Sociable and the Children's sociable. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

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Ahlgren discusses the different communities and folkloric aspects of the Olympic games. Her main topics are the volunteering community, fads (pin collecting), and the stories that surround the 2002 Olympics. Created by Jennifer Ahlgren when she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 course in

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Submitted by BYU student Paula C. Hytrek for her Summer 1975 English 391 class. About hunting lore and its commentary on the Western U.S.'s hunting folkgroup experience. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts, and informant's hunting stories. Stories include Grandpa Tullis shooting a deer without his pants on, exciting shots at bucks, the legend of the moo-elk, shooting swans accidently, moose steak, crazy elk in Canada, bears and more.