Scope and Contents "Miners in the West: Folk Group Approach to the Career of Mining"; Human Condition--mining; Four informants relate their experiences: Sally Kadleck as the wife of a miner in Utah and Idaho; Fred Rasmussen as a miner in Lark, Utah; Brad Shallit as a miner in Cripple Creek, Alaska; and Newell Carter, as a prospector and miner in Ophir, Utah. Carter discusses experiences of his father's salt explorations around the Great Salt Lake. Carter also tells the story of the lost Spanish Mine somewhere...

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"Multiform Genres of Folklore: Folksongs, Storytelling, Jokes, Poetry and Woodworking--An Interview with Warren Crawford"; Oral Tradition--songs, poems, jokes; Material Culture--woodwork, improvising tools during informants' farming years; (Interview in) Magna, Utah (1 video cassette).

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"Jack and Rita--Objects of Values: Expressing Values Through Narratives"--Author interviewed a couple married for forty years about their interests, hobbies, and family. Through narrative and examples of material culture their relationship emerges; Salt Lake City, Utah (2 cassettes, photos).

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"The Adventures of Underdog"--The informant, Foster Thomas Hoover, recorded personal narratives of some of his adventures including the forced landing of a crippled plane bound for Hawaii. The author notes values and the theme of the "little guy" triumphing through his own wit and preparedness; (Informant in) Tulsa, Oklahoma (1 cassette).

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"Mirrors of the Urban Folk Group: A Study of Inner City Murals in Los Angeles"; Material Culture--inner city murals; In this essay, Lobb contrasts folk art and professional art based on Barre Toelken's definition and comments on the cultural values and heritage of the various murals observed; Los Angeles, California.

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"What's in a Name...The Folklore and Function of Nicknames"; Oral Tradition--nicknames. The author discusses nicknames given in her family and a group of close friends; Salt Lake City, Utah (1 cassette).

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"Wittgenstein and Basketball: Rule Following and Rule Breaking in Game Playing"; Customary Lore and Behavior--focus on 10-13 year old play; The author has focused on play of the game Elimination as interpreted by his informant group of 10 to 13 year olds. There is also a brief description of a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) ward Young Adult group playing; Bountiful and Kaysville, Utah (1 cassette).

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"'Hello, This is Your Captain Speaking'--A Look at Airline Folklore"--The author has collected several stories from a pilot and a flight attendant with Delta Airlines; Salt Lake City, Utah.

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"Whimmy-diddles and Wagon Trains: Pioneer Profiles"--The author has discussed the living history program, Pioneer Profiles, at the Latter-day Saint Church Museum of History and Art. The focus of the program is 1847. Docents are dressed in authentically designed costumes and tell stories from that time period; Salt Lake City, Utah (2 cassettes).

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"Frank Andersen"--The author interviewed and photographed Frank Andersen, a craftsmen, who develops his own designs for woodwork, furniture, and art objects; Salt Lake City, Utah (cassette, photos).

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"Superstitions"--The author has collected from her mother and mother-in-law; also some "ghost" stories from a woman acquainted with the Holladay, Utah, area; Utah (2 cassettes).

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"Superstitions and Rituals in Baseball"--Reeser interviewed the manager and assistant manager of the Salt Lake Trappers. He also discusses his own superstition as a fan in wearing a certain bandana to games; Salt Lake City, Utah.

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"Threads"--The author interviewed four mother-daughter groups to determine what things are passed on and how they are passed on regarding three topics: sex education, housekeeping, and family relations; Salt Lake City, Utah (3 cassettes).

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"Nyle Sawyer's Wooden Chain Narrative"; Material Culture--wood carving; The author, who has done some wood carving, interviews the man who inspired his interest. Sawyer began carving as a young man, left it for twenty years, then returned to carving, and to his childhood home in southern Utah; Panguitch and Hatch, Utah.

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"Introduction to Bridgelore"; Customary Behavior and Lore--bridge (card) games; The author shows how playing bridge keeps his informants mentally alert and socially involved. Includes questionnaires and analysis; Salt Lake City, Utah (2 cassettes).

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"Christmas Traditions in Family Folklore"; Customary Beliefs and Lore--seven informants describe their family traditions at Christmastime; (Informants in) Salt Lake City, Utah (1 cassette, 12 photos).

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"'Old Boss Wants Into Heaven,' Well Go Ahead and Try"--Using Houston A. Baker's theory of mastery of form, the author discusses the Old Boss and Slave story.

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"Believe It or Not...The Vanishing Nephite Hitchhiker"; Oral Tradition--legend: The Three Nephites, The Vanishing Hitchhiker; The author discusses the re-surfacing of the vanishing Nephite and the possible reasons for it. Tape transcript and fieldnotes included; Informants in (Salt Lake City, Sandy, and West Jordan, Utah (1 cassette).

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"Beyond Green Jell-o: The Value-Teaching Function of Mormon Cooking"--Based on interviews and printed sources of pioneer and farmlife food ways among Mormon women, the author draws conclusions regarding ethics and values; Layton and Laverkin, Utah.

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"Drinking Games"; Customary Lore--games; The author discusses three types of drinking games played with friends in Park City, Utah: card games, coin games, and word games. Rules and actual situations are described; Park City, Utah.