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 Anna Teichmann

Verlin K. Siefkes

An interview with Anna Teichmann (1891-1978) on the topic of early farm life in Kansas. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-002.
Interview with Vaugn L. Stansbury

C. Robert Hillman

An interview with Vaughn Luther Stansbury (1893-1983) about his experiences during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-041
Interview with Eilt Miller

Thomas Michel

An interview with Eilt Anton Miller (1923-2004) on the topic of farming during the Great Depression and World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-017
Interview with John L. Neidhart

Paul Neidhart

An interview with John L. Neidhart (1920-1988) about life during World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-083
Interview with Val W. Orth

Wayne Scofield

An interview with Valentine W. Orth (1894-1973) about life during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-009.
Interview with Joseph T. Pfeifer

Leon S. Staab

An interview with Joseph Theodore Pfeifer (1903-1989) about his time as superintendent of Ellis County schools during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-033
Interview with Otto Brungardt

Robert L. Brungardt

An interview with Otto Raymond Brungardt (1897-1983) about his life in Victoria, KS. Audio is on tape MS016_14-1_71-120
Interview with Edgar George

Linda Grout

An interview with Edgar Tony George (1900-1972) on the topic of the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-012
Interview with Elizabeth Hizen

Pete Hizen

An interview with Elizabeth Hizen about life during the Great Depression in New York. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-050
Interview with Glen Barnaby

Glenn Barnaby Jr.

An interview with Glenn Arthur "Poke" Barnaby (1915-2007) about farming during the 1930s. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-059.
Interview with Horace G. Smith Jr.

John R. Stoskopf

An interview with Horace Geoffery Smith Jr. (1918-1993) about his career in the United States Army. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-097.
Interview with Walter E. Geiger

John Walburn

An interview with Walter E. Geiger about his work with the Union Pacific Railroad. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-034
Interview with Al and Fannie Jantz

Steven Woodman

An interview with Albert "Al" Jantz (1905-1976) and Fannie M. Unruh Jantz (1908-1988) about life in western Kansas in the early 20th century. Audio is on tape MS016_14-1_71-105.
Interview with Opal Billips

Layton Billips

An interview of Opal Irene Stone Billips (1908-2003) about life during the 1920s and 1930s. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-060.
Interview with Martha Breitenbach

Tyna Breitenbach

An interview with Martha Ellen McGinty Breitenbach (1892-1980) about her life experiences. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-025
Interview with Marion Bremer

Stella Howell

An interview with Marion Bremer (1900-1981) about life during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-042
Interview with Ella Keltner

Mike Keltner

An interview with Ella Mae Lowry Keltner (1891-1977) about farming during the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-051
Interview with Ross Jasper

Lynn Shriock

An interview with Ross Newton Jasper (1902-1982) about life during the 1930s. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-093.
Interview with Harold Hatfield

Randy Skinner

An interview with Harold C. Hatfield (1903-19925) about farming during the Great Depression. There is no audio for this interview.
Interview with Matilda R. "Tillie" Hekele Springer

Nancy Springer

An interview with Matilda R. "Tillie" Hekele Springer (1919-1993) about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-013
Interview with Alex Hampl

Lexi Morgan

An interview with Alex Hampl (1900-1980) on the topic of the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-015
Interview with Herb L. Wieland

Larry Washburn

An interview with Hubert Leo Wieland (1892-1987) about life during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_18-3_71-087
Interview with Joe F. Luecke

James D. Emmot

An interview with Joseph Francis Luecke (1908-1995) about farming in Kansas and Oklahoma during the 20th century. Audio is on tape MS016_18-2_71-115
Interview with Cliff Witt

Patrick Moss

An interview with Cliff Witt on the topic of World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-016
Interview with Emmett Fisher

June Wittig

An interview with Emmett Myron Fisher (1897-1975) about his experiences during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-101.