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Interviews with Lola Adams Carter and Ivan & Lillian Breidenstein
Bettie Westerhaus Nebergall 1926-2009
Lola Adams Carter of the Prairieview School district near Dodge City, KS along with a group of 16 former schoolteachers and students relate various party games played by children in the one-room schools and sings some popular songs. Bettie Westerhaus Nebergall interviews Ivan and Lillian Breidenstein and Ivah Westerhaus of Marion, KS about their experiences growing up as homesteaders in western Kansas in the early 20th century.
00:00:54 - Introductions
00:02:50 - Miller Boy
00:03:52 - Way Down in the Holler
00:04:39 - We're Marching 'Round the Levee
00:06:06 - Weevilly Wheat
00:07:28 - Here Goes Topsy Through the Window
00:08:25 - Down the Ohio
00:09:16 - Pig in the Parlor
00:10:17 - Paw Paw Patch
00:11:26 - Three Little Girls a' Skating Went
00:12:55 - Skip To My Lou
00:16:01 - Captain Jinks
00:16:49 - Nita Juanita
00:18:09 - Prairie View Literary Society
00:21:02 - Ivan and Lillian Breidenstein interviewed by Bettie Nebergall
00:21:26 - Grandparent's immigration to the United States and moving to Kansas
00:23:42 - Grandfather's failed farm in Butler County
00:25:11 - Prospect School in El Dorado, KS
00:26:36 - After leaving school in the 8th grade
00:27:02 - Common entertainment in the period
00:29:58 - Pranks
00:35:01 - Discipline
00:35:28 - Experiences with Indigenous Americans
00:37:20 - Availability of medical care
00:38:33 - Local churches
00:39:07 - Toys
00:39:38 - Price of goods
00:41:36 - Westerhaus side of the family
00:47:47 - Tobacco spitting incident
00:50:55 - Common entertainment in the period
00:51:42 - Discipline
00:53:41 - Time as a telegraph operator
00:58:05 - Grandfather Westerhaus's Civil War service -
Interviews with Mary Booth, Bertha Menhoff, Thomas Boyd Jimerfield, Sr., Truman Zieskie, and A.L. "Doc" Kennedy
Tom Jimerfield Jr. and Jim Hill
Interviews with Mary Booth, Bertha Menhoff, Thomas Boyd Jimerfield, Sr., Truman Zieskie, and A.L. "Doc" Kennedy.
00:00:00 - Introduction, Mary Booth on December 4, 1963 at Plainville, KS
00:00:21 - Indigenous Americans
00:02:07 - School days and early life
00:04:58 - Home remedies
00:05:25 - Introduction, Bertha Menhoff of Prairie View, KS on September 4, 1963
00:05:53 - Interview begins in progress. Discussion of relations with Indigenous Americans.
00:06:19 - Home remedies
00:13:09 - Songs and stories they've forgotten
00:14:13 - Weather wisdom
00:15:35 - Family history and life in the sod house
00:16:04 - Hairstyles and fashion
00:17:54 - Introduction, Thomas Boyd Jimerfield, Sr. of Morningside, MD on December 27, 1963
00:18:22 - Cheer, "Cannonball King"
00:18:44 - Poem, "At Naches Under the Hill"
00:22:29 - Poem, "The Cremation of Sam McGee"
00:26:12 - Poem, "The Face on the Barroom Floor"
00:30:10 - Poem, "The Dying Hobo"
00:30:55 - Poem, name unknown
00:32:48 - Poem, "The Gila Monster Route"
00:35:55 - Poem, "Punching cows"
00:37:13 - Interview with an unidentified woman. How Wamego was named
00:37:53 - Introduction, Truman Zieskie of Norton, KS
00:38:07 - Poem, unnamed war poem
00:39:22 - Poem, unnamed war poem
00:41:44 - Minstrel skit
00:43:44 - Minstrel skit
00:45:36 - Poem, unnamed
00:46:45 - Recording degrades and is unintelligible
00:48:39 - Introduction, A.L. "Doc" Kennedy of Lawrence, KS on January 3, 1964. This is a poor quality recording and is mostly unintelligible.
00:49:11 - Fourth of July celebrations
00:54:20 - Indigenous Americans present at the Fourth of July celebrations
00:55:41 - Lincoln assassination
00:57:17 - Quantrill's Raids
00:57:59 - His mother and her religion
00:59:41 - Literary societies
01:01:33 - First Christmas tree
01:04:17 - More stories about Quantrill
01:10:06 - Playing football at Madison Square Garden in 1901
01:16:08 - Football career starting at KU in 1895
01:24:26 - Various jokes -
Interviews with Matilda Prosser and Mary Frances Russell Redd
Elaine Prosser
Interviews with Matilda Prosser and Mary Frances Russell Redd.
00:00:00 - Interview with Mary Frances Redd begins in progress. The beginning of the tape is missing.
00:00:41 - Story about an African American funeral in Arkansas in 1926
00:02:17 - Attending church services at traditionally Black churches
00:06:16 - Cure for warts -
Interviews with May Swanson, Frank Guill, and James A. Pechin
Richard E. Olson
Interviews with May Swanson, Frank Guill, and James A. Pechin. This recording is unavailable.
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Interviews with Milt Warner and Lloyd White
Larry Higerd
Interviews with Milt Warner and Lloyd White.
00:00:00 - Introduction, Milt Warner of Gem, Kansas on November 29, 1963.
00:00:17 - Song, "Little Lone Robin", vocal and guitar
00:02:35 - Song, "Night Time in Nevada", vocal and guitar
00:04:34 - Song, "The Little Shirt My Mother Made For Me", vocal and guitar
00:07:34 - Song, "Down by the Railroad Track", vocal and guitar
00:08:51 - Song, "Maggie Jones", vocal and guitar
00:11:43 - Song, "Ending Song", vocal and guitar
00:12:16 - Poem, "Miss Bliss"
00:14:59 - Poem, "On Dad's Old Farm"
00:16:40 - Introduction, Lloyd White of Colby, KS on November 30, 1963
00:16:56 - Song, "John Henry", vocal and guitar
00:19:51 - Song, "Crawdad Song," vocal and guitar
00:21:21 - Song, "Wreck of No. 9", vocal and guitar
00:23:39 - Song, "Little Old Sod Shanty", vocal and guitar
00:28:10 - Song, "Jesse James", vocal and guitar
00:32:04 - Song, "Great Grand-dad", vocal and guitar
00:33:53 - Song, "Git Along Little Doggie", vocal and guitar
00:36:02 - Song, "Down In The Valley", vocal and guitar
00:37:42 - Song, "Rag-time Annie", piano and fiddle
00:39:24 - Song, "Home on the Range", piano and fiddle
00:40:50 - Song, "Devil's Dream", piano and fiddle
The Samuel J. Sackett Folklore Collection consists of recordings created by Dr. Sackett and his graduate assistants between the years of 1954 and 1977. Dr. Sackett and his assistants interviewed immigrants, homesteaders, and other community figures in Kansas and beyond, with a specific focus on folk music and folk lore. Subjects covered include folk music, folk stories, immigration and homesteading in the late 1800s through early 1900s, relations with Indigenous Americans and other minorities, Volga-German music, language, and customs, along with a wealth of genealogical information. Some of the recordings include racially sensitive language and as well as accounts of hate crimes. Originally recorded on reel-to-reel media, the collection was migrated to cassette tape in the 1990s and then transferred to digital beginning in 2020. Many of the recordings were in poor condition. The access recordings presented here have undergone audio enhancement in order to improve the user experience where possible, though some recordings remain difficult to understand. Unaltered audio transfers are available for researchers on request. Dr. Sackett served in the Department of English at FHSU for 23 years and founded the Kansas Folklore Society. His research materials were transferred to the University Archives in 1992.
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