Abstract This collection represents documentation of the Valentine’s Tea held at Adams Elementary School in Logan, Utah. The collection includes interviews of teachers, parents, and the principal regarding the this celebration day event, that includes manner’s tea hosted on Valentine’s Day (14 February) by the Partent Teachers Association (PTA). Folklorist Randy Williams conducted the research in 1995 and 2001. Williams published a journal article on the tradition in “Tea for Two” and the Rest of the...

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Reel-to-reel tapes tapes from 1985-1996 of Singin' Sam Agins performances, interviews, and a 1996 memorial service for Sam Agins.

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Video and beta tapes from 1985-1996 of Singin' Sam Agins performances, interviews, and a 1996 memorial service for Sam Agins.

Abstract This collection hosts the products from the Bear River Heritage Area Historic Barn Survey that works to tell the story of the historic barns in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho through interviews, photographs, and fieldnotes. Criteria for documented barns included an age of fifty-years-old and older, those in good condition, and barns with easy access for public viewing. The project goals included documenting the barn builders; describing the historic uses of the barns; educating the...

Abstract Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, Folk Coll...

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The Hal Cannon collection: A Life of Fieldwork and Creative Endeavors spans 55-years of ethnographic collecting and creative works by folklorist and musician Hal Cannon. The collection contains 26 boxes and three series: fieldwork, creative endeavors, and purchased materials.

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The Climate Challenge digital collection is a small but important oral history effort that presents 19 voices of Utah State University climate scientists (2018), Northern Utah and Northern Idaho climate activists (2021), and people engaged in land restoration efforts in the Intermountain West. The goal of the effort is to document the experiences of these three groups to add to the growing scholarship about the human side of climate scholarship, awareness, and land restoration efforts.

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Collecting Memories contains oral histories (and related materials) of American folklorists. The project is a joint effort of Utah State University and the American Folklore Society.

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This collection contains the working files of the Deseret String Band.

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This collection contains materials pertaining to the life and work of the poet and artist Ernesto Edwards, including correspondence, original artworks, journals, and performance documents.