USU student folklore genre collection of customs, 1969-[ongoing].

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USU student folklore genre collection of customs, 1969-[ongoing].

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Individual items of customs 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 customs subgroup include childbirth; puberty; courtship and marriage; death and funeral arrangements; folk interactions and human relations; home and domestic pursuits; economic and institutionalized social relationships; holidays, festivals, and celebrations; cosmic phenomena; animals, fishing, hunting; plants; and games, sports, and hobbies.

ca. 3000 items.

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7543520

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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