Abstract In 2010 the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter (Snyderville Basin, Park City, Utah) was donated to Utah State University, making it the largest gift in USU history. Known to native peoples as the “Hole in the Sky,” the preserve encompasses a 1,200 acre wildlife preserve and state of the art environmental education facility. The dream of the preserve started in 1992, when Dr. Paula Swaner and her children pursued a way to honor their late husband and father Leland Swaner; and culminated in the...

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This collection contains papers, correspondence, and publications pertaining to the research and career of folklorist Elaine Thatcher.

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Photographs and slides collected or taken by Barre Toelken from 1954 to 2002, including pictures of cemeteries, Native American customs (mostly Navajo), folk art, vernacular architecture, and customs of Austria, Germany, Japan, United States, and topical images.

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Fieldwork cassette and reel-to-reel tape recordings made by Barre Toelken from 1958-1979, with the bulk consisting of folksongs and instrumental folk music.

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Fifty-six oral interviews recorded on audio tape, tape logs, fieldwork data sheets, and in some instances, transcribed oral narratives.

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Character legends collected by undergraduate students in USU (1960s to present) and BYU (1960 to 1978) folklore classes. Collected primarily in Utah, the items focus principally on folklore of the Western U.S.

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Contemporary legends collected by undergraduate students in USU (1960s to present) and BYU (1960 to 1985) folklore classes. Collected primarily in Utah, the items focus principally on folklore of the Western U.S.

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Individual items of electronically transmitted folklore collected by undergraduate students in USU folklore classes from 1977 to the present.

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Material culture collected by undergraduate students in USU (1960s to present) and BYU (1960 to 1978) folklore classes. Collected primarily in Utah, the items focus principally on folklore of the Western U.S.

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Riddles collected by undergraduate students in USU (1970 to 2013) and BYU (1970 to 1978) folklore classes. Collected primarily in Utah, the items focus principally on folklore of the Western U.S.