▁becoming ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁popular . ▁ ▁Wilson ▁cha ired ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁at ▁BY U ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁BY U ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁began ▁organ izing ▁a ▁new ▁fol kl ore ▁archive , ▁using ▁the ▁method ▁he ▁had ▁developed ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University . ▁The ▁archive ▁began ▁with ▁papers ▁that ▁students ▁wrote ▁for ▁Wilson , ▁John ▁Sor enson , ▁an ▁anth rop ologist , ▁and ▁Thomas ▁E . ▁Chen ey , ▁another ▁folk lor ist . ▁The ▁collection ' s ▁papers ▁report ▁on ▁leg ends , ▁belief s , ▁j okes , ▁songs , ▁and ▁material ▁culture ▁popular ▁with ▁M orm ons ▁and / or ▁in ▁the ▁Inter mount ain ▁West . ▁The ▁first ▁permanent ▁archiv ist ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁collection ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Harold ▁B . ▁Lee ▁Library ' s ▁collection ▁when ▁Wilson ▁retired . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁collection ▁officially ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁L . ▁Tom ▁Perry ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁library , ▁and ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁William ▁A . ▁Wilson ▁Fol kl ore ▁Archives . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁with ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Fellow , ▁American ▁Fol kl ore ▁Society ▁Fellow , ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Historical ▁Society ▁Karl ▁G . ▁Ma es er ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Sch olar , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Ut ah ▁Governor ' s ▁Award