Kansas Oral History Collection | FHSU Digital Collections

The Kansas Oral History Collection originated from the office of Dr. James L. Forsythe, professor for the History Department at Fort Hays Kansas State College. The majority of the interviews were collected by students as an element of their coursework under Dr. Forsythe. The subject matter covered in the student collected oral histories directly relates to the coursework students were covering in their respective courses. Interview dates range from 1971 through 1977. Some interviews are only available to the campus community. Users may request access to restricted materials by contacting ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu For more information, see the finding aid.

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Interview with Lucille Lentfer

Dorothy D. Richards

An interview with Marion Lucille Riegel Lentfer (1903-1989) about her experiences during the "Dirty Thirties" Audio is on tape MS016_14-3_73-020.
Interview with Jack Heather

Randy Westerman

An interview with Jack R. Heather (1924-2011) about radio broadcasting during World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_73-103
Interview with Albert Benignus

Elsbeth J. Benignus

An interview with Albert Benignus (1892-1985) about his experiences as a grocer. Audio is on tape MS016_15-2_73-133
Interview with Eve Brandt

John Comerford

An interview with Eve Brandt about life during the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_73-126.
Interview with John A. O'Leary Sr.

Anbel Shiroky

An interview with John A. O'Leary Sr. (1901-1984) about his career as a banker in Luray, KS. Audio is on tape MS016_15-2_73-128
Interview with Henry Hansen

Ray A. Hansen

An interview with Henry Albert Hansen (1904-1981) about his life experiences. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-084.
Interview with Thurston Van Horn

Jerie Bray

An interview with W. Thurston Van Horn (1923-2002) about his experiences as a deep sea diver during World War II and the Korean War. Audio is on tape MS016_14-3_73-026
Interview with Albert Mitchell

David Kearney

An interview with Albert "Allie" Mitchell about life growing up in the 1890s in Kansas. Audio is on tape MS016_15-2_73-127
Interview with Herbert McClelland

John S. Mathes

An interview with Herbert Charles McClelland (1907-1983) about farming during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_14-3_73-045.
Interview with Amalea Lochmann

Dana Sayre

An interview with Amalia Lochmann about her life experiences. There is no audio for this interview.
Interview with Rupert Pfannenstiel

Cletus Gross

An interview with Rupert Pfannenstiel (1923-1996) about life during the 1930s in Kansas. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-058.
Interview with Joseph C. Polcyn

Jay B. Thielen

An interview with Joseph Charles Polcyn (1888-1977) about life as a farmer in Kansas. Audio is on tape MS016_15-2_73-117.
Interview with Willis J. Istas

Jerrold L. Istas

An interview with Willis Joseph Istas (1897-1976) about life during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-079.
Interview with Karl Sette

Gregory Borchers

An interview with Karl F. Sette (1900-1990) about life as a farmer in Kansas. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-061.
Interview with Joe Kranewitter

Tom Pfannenstiel

An interview with Joe Krannewitter about his work as a janitor. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-069.
Interview with Lillian Beyer

Jim Beyer

An interview with Lillian Urban O'Leary Beyer (1903-1985) who came to Kansas on the Orphan Train. There is no audio for this interview.
Interview with Lidia Rohleder

Gerald Rohleder

An interview with Lidwina "Lydia" Weigel Rohleder (1898-1981) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_14-3_73-029.
Interview with Eva N. Kirk

Cheryl Hiegert

An interview with Eva N. Dillinger Raines Kirk (1893-1987) about her life experiences. There is no audio for this interview
Interview with Bob Crabill

Gary Litzenberger

An interview with Robert L. Patterson Crabill (1922-2009) about his experiences during World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_15-2_73-116
Interviews with M.J. Schoenfeld and Helen R. Stegman

Belinda Schoenfeld

Interviews with Michael James "MJ Mike" Schoenfeld (1901-1985) and Helen Ruth Schoenfeld Stegman (1909-1989) about farming and railroading in the early 20th century in Kansas. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-057.
Interview with Hully Newcomb

Milan Berry

An interview with Hully Newcomb about his experiences in World War I and as a rancher on the Devil Claw Ranch MS016_15-2_73-109
Interview with Nancy Ellen Leighton Miller

Lee Anne Martin

An interview with Nancy Ellen Leighton Miller about life during World War I and discrimination against war protestors. Audio is on tape MS016_15-2_73-118
Interview with Ethel M. Bland

Marvin G. Beesley

An interview with Ethel Marie Johnson Bland (1895-1982) about her experiences as a teacher. Audio is on tape MS016_14-3_73-031.
Interview with Ernest Blake

Cecil D. Blattner

An interview with Ernest Leonard Blake (1907-2004) about his life experiences. Audio is on tape MS016_14-3_73-022
Interview with Jean Keller

Kenneth A. Keller

An interview with Jean Keller about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_15-1_73-077.