BYU

Harold B. Lee Library

Folklore: Illuminating Then and Now

  • Time: 7:00 AM
  • Date: Feb 20, 2003 to May 31, 2003
  • Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections


About the Event

The exhibit is a part of a folklore celebration promoting awareness of folklore and honoring William A. Wilson the founder of BYU folklore archives and recipient of various awards.

Wilson brought the boxed archives from his office to a well-developed display for the benefit of students and researchers of folklore.

“People tend to have a misconception of what folklore really is,” said Kristi Bell, curator for the William A. Wilson Folklore Archives.

Folklore is a term that most people associate with the past, Bell said. What they don’t realize is that it is a part of our everyday life.

Bell said folklore can include everything from family traditions, to the very clothes you are wearing.

The collection features different folklore exhibits put together and collected by BYU students, professors and private individuals.

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