J. Golden Kimball Book

[Doctor Steuss]

I seem to recall that a few of Kimball's descendents collaborated on making a book of J. Golden Kimball stories that they were able to verify were true (since there are supposedly many fabricated stories out there).

Does this sound familiar to anyone? If so, would you mind hooking a feller up with the name of the book (I have an Amazon gift card, and this seems like a worthy thing to spend it on).

Thanks,

Stu

Oh, and if you want, please feel free to use this thread as a dumping ground of fun J. Golden stories (true, or not).

[Doctor Steuss]

In my own search for the book, I stumbled upon the following podcast (on J. Golden, and Folklore) which was pretty interesting: *&$%^@ Link

[Duncan]

I have a book entitled, "The Golden Legacy" written by a Thomas Cheney, it is footnoted and it is a folklore history, I bought it online and it was a great read, but flipping through it required some effort and eye strain so you owe me $2

[Doctor Steuss]

I have a book entitled, "The Golden Legacy" written by a Thomas Cheney, it is footnoted and it is a folklore history, I bought it online and it was a great read, but flipping through it required some effort and eye strain so you owe me $2

This is one that I keep finding great reviews on, and was about to buy, but then remembered one that was done by a few of his descendents (or maybe it was only one descendant that was collaborating with someone else... *shrug*).

Maybe I’ll just pull the trigger on this one… and then maybe someone will owe me $2.

[Duncan]

This is one that I keep finding great reviews on, and was about to buy, but then remembered one that was done by a few of his descendents (or maybe it was only one descendant that was collaborating with someone else... *shrug*).

Maybe I’ll just pull the trigger on this one… and then maybe someone will owe me $2.

There was a CD put out by a James Kimball? I think it was about his stories, I know that oh man the MHA or some other similar LDS themed history magazine ad a fascinating article about J. Golden Kimball, it was excellent, I would have to dig that out which requires an extra $7 but take me out to lunch and we call it even

[asbestosman]

I also listened to a CD although I don't remember who did it (a friend played it in his car). Apparently he even learned to imitate J. Golden Kimball's speech.

[Calm]

My memory says a descendant of his did a one man show and he claimed to have used only verified stories.....

Will look for the info.

[Calm]

Okay, found this: http://www.kued.org/?area=productions&action=details&id=58

Can't find anything about the stories being verified yet.

[Calm]

Something else: http://www.motleyvis...lden-folk-hero/

Includes this comment...

Eric A. Eliason’s extended introduction to The J. Golden Kimball Stories (an “as-complete-as-possible” compilation recently published by the University of Illinois Press) distinguishes between the man of history and the man of folklore.

A UofI book would probably indicate which stories had been confirmed or not.

add-on: the link to this book's review was in your podcast link, did you notice that?

http://byustudies.by...aspx?title=7844

In his effort to present a complete picture of the anecdotal tradition, Eliason leaves out some material that appeared in Thomas E. Cheney’s The Golden Legacy: A Folk History of J. Golden Kimball published by Brigham Young University Press in 1973. Cheney’s book was a mixture of J. Golden Kimball sermons, newspaper accounts, and snippets of biography, as well as anecdotes told about him. Consequently, the book is characterized as a folk history rather than as the documentation of a folk narrative tradition. If Eliason does not include a particular anecdote from Cheney’s work (for example, “Heir-Conditioned”) in his book, I presume it is because Eliason found no evidence either among his informants or in the folklore archives for its oral circulation.

and

Thirty-nine pages of endnotes provide not only the sources of the texts but also detailed cultural information that makes the texts understandable to the non-Mormon reader. The cultural commentary varies from the most basic kind of information to esoteric aspects of Mormon behavior and practice.

and

If The J. Golden Kimball Stories has a flaw, it is that it tries to appeal to two audiences: scholars of oral tradition on the one hand and those “in search of a good laugh” on the other (xv). Consequently, the anecdotes in the collection are not numbered for easy reference, and the annotations and sources are relegated to the endnotes. For the scholar, this is an inconvenience. Nevertheless, Eliason’s volume is the first collection of J. Golden Kimball stories compiled and edited according to contemporary folkloristic standards. There is a concern to document the genuine oral tradition; there is an effort to situate the tradition in the context of Mormon history and culture. Therefore, The J. Golden Kimball Stories is the volume that scholars will consult and cite when they write about Mormon folklore or religious humor.

[Calm]

The Golden Legacy book review is here: http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=8168

In 1973, Brigham Young University Press published the first edition and then recalled it after the sale of a few copies. The second edition, published by Peregrine Smith, Inc., is a reprint of the first except for two stories which are replaced by a single story not in the first edition.

In all, The Golden Legacy contains approximately 90 “J. Golden stories” and 100 extracts from Kimball’s discourses, replete with damns and hells, and with earthy language that was less offensive two generations ago.

[Doctor Steuss]

Thanks Cal!

You shall surely be spared when the Stupocalypse comes.

Super-duper-hugs,

Stu

[Calm]

Super-duper-hugs,

Stu

Back at you, my dear.

[Nathair/|\]

Okay, found this: http://www.kued.org/...n=details&id=58

Can't find anything about the stories being verified yet.

You beat me to it. My parents used to have a copy of it on VHS.