USU student folklore genre collection of games and pranks, 1969-[ongoing].

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USU student folklore genre collection of games and pranks, 1969-[ongoing].

Individual items of games collected by undergraduate students in USU and BYU folklore classes from 1969 to the present. Most items include informant, context, text (the folklore item), texture (stylistic notation), and collector data. Collected primarily in Utah; genre items focus primarily on the Western U.S. Topics in the games subgroup include pastimes, hopping games, chase games, hiding games, battle games, ball games, mental games, guessing games, clapping games, kissing games, drinking games, and forfeit games.

ca. 300 items.

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