Jan Roush Student Folklore Writing collection
Scope and Contents
MSS 259 is a collection of student papers from 1986 to 2000. The papers are organized alphabetically by author within each year. The papers are amalgamations of folk stories collected by the students, with a short biography on the student and his or her source included in each paper. Family traditions, stories, recipes, and personal experiences are some of the topics addressed by the papers. Many papers deal with the experiences of students who immigrated to or were visiting the United States from foreign countries. The papers are an average of 20-30 pages in length, though the size varies widely. The student papers are the result of an introductory English course assignment by Professor Jan Roush where students collect a minimum of ten stories from members of their "families," encompassing immediate, extended, occupational, social, and civic family groups. The stories are compiled with a cover essay explaining and summarizing the significance of the individual saga. For more information, see the enclosed syllabus and writing instructions by Jan Roush regarding the assignment.
Dates
- Creation: 1986-2000
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Jan Roush Student Folklore Writing collection must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Dr. Jan Roush was the acting director of American Studies at Utah State University. She was also an associate Professor of English, and taught courses on family folklore, folklore and gender, Native American literature, folk narrative, and introduction to folklore.
Extent
21 boxes (8 linear feet)
Abstract
This is a collection of student papers from 1986 to 2000. The papers are compilations of folk stories collected by the students, with short biographies of the student and his or her source included in each paper.
Arrangement
Arranged by year (first two digits) and then alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers of Jan Roush Student Folklore Writing collection were donated by the student authors as part of Professor Roush's Family Saga Writing assignment for introductory English courses (English 100 or 1010) and Folklore of the American Family (English 3710) in 1986 through 2000.
Processing Information
Processed in April of 1999.
- Title
- Guide to the Jan Roush Student Folklore Writing collection 1986-2000
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Angela Clark
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu