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 Raymond Ruggy

Donald Shehan

An interview with Raymond M. Ruggy (1875-1973) about his life experiences. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-021
Interview with Henry F. and Marie M. Streit

Gene Streit

An interview with Henry Francis "Hank" Streit (1906-1993) and Marie Margaret Nusse Streit (1907-1995) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-099
Interview with John R. Hodges

Robert Trumbull

An interview with John Richard Hodges (1909-1975) about agriculture in the 1930s and 1940s. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-032
Interview with William Lee Blackburn

Wayne W. Blackburn

An interview with William Lee Blackburn (1883-1977) about the Tonopah gold strike. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-003.
Interview with Winona Engel and Lorene Barton

Devona L. Engel

An interview with Winona Barton Engel Gray (1927-2022) and Lorene Ethel Maddox Barton (1905-2005) about life during the Great Depression and World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_14-1_71-113.
Interview with Rufus Jamison

Ronald Feldt

An interview with Rufus Wilson Jamison (1913-1983) about farming in the earth 20th century. Audio is on tape MS016_14-1_71-107
Interview with Arnold Grote

James Ferguson

An interview with Arnold Grote (1905-2000) about farming during the 1920s and 1930s. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-054
Interview with J.B. Wells

Gary W. Grippin

An interview with Joseph B. Wells (1915-1999) about life during the Great Depression and World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-011.
Interview with Anton Dome

Bob Malone

An interview with Anton Dome (1910-1997) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-089
Interview with Robert D. Mayberry

Betty Pittman

An interview with Robert D. Mayberry (1900-1981) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-076
Interview with W.A. Ernest

Daniel M. Pratt

An interview with Walter A. Ernest (1911-1971) about his life experience. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-078
Interview with Alice Wynne

Valorie Schiewe

An interview with Alice Wynne (1895-1986) about life in the early 20th century. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-090_01
Interview with Owen A. Hunsicker

Gary Skipper

An interview with Owen Asa Hunsicker (1886-1982) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-064
Interview with Evert A. Eversole

Kenny Stramel

An interview with Evert Warren Eversole (1912-1986) about World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-098
Interview with Joe Zvolanek

Doug Ubelaker

An interview with Joe Zvolanek about conservation practices. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-030
Interview with M. J. Hines

Richard Brock

An interview with Michael Joseph "Joe" Hines (1901-1981) about life during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-040
Interview with Emerson MacDonald

Greg MacDonald

An interview with Emerson MacDonald (1917-2011) about life during World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-088
Interview with Alfred Ruder

Terry Ruder

An interview with Alfred R. Ruder (1909-1992) on the topic of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. There is no audio for this interview.
Interview with Andrew Riegel

Dee Smith

An interview with Andrew Riegel about farming during the Great Depression. There is no audio for this interview.
Interview with David Bellis

Lance Stults

An interview with David Bellis about the Vietnam War. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-100
Interview with Paul Graber

Robert Ryder

An interview with Paul Allen Graber (1912-1989) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-085
Interview with Andrew "Andy" Scheck

Thomas C. Jacobs

An interview with Andrew A. "Andy" Scheck (1911-1985) about farming conditions in the early 1900s. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-043
Interview with Louise Hamby

Benjamin R. Jumper

An interview with Louise Evenson Hamby (1914-2013) about life during the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_18-3_71-056
Interview with Ralph McElroy

John F. Butler

An interview with Ralph Ulysses "Mac" McElroy (1913-1993) about his experiences in World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_18-1_71-112.
Interview with Chris C. Green

Greg Johnson

An interview with Chris C. Green (1893-1975) about his work as a banker in rural Kansas during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-070