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Interviews with Walter Williams, Ira Leidig, Troy Thomas Dillinger, Troy Clyde Dillinger, Leland C. Rumford, Fred Riddle, Virgil Miller, and Cecil Miller
Carol Jean Brown, Bill Hayes, Doris L. Quinzer, Clair Rumford, and Agnes Newbridge
Interviews with Walter Williams, Ira Leidig, Troy Thomas Dillinger, Troy Clyde Dillinger, LelanD C. Rumford, Ed Hirschler, Fred Riddle, Virgil Miller, and Cecil Miller regarding their early experiences in Kansas.
00:00:17 - Introduction to interview with Ira Leidig by Carol Jean Brown
00:00:35 - Brewster then and now
00:01:46 - First job sod busting in 1912
00:03:30 - Meeting the Oklahoma Kid at the Cimarron River Bottom, Oklahoma
00:07:06 - Hunting and preserving quail
00:09:47 - Introduction to interview with Ira Leidig by Bill Hays
00:10:15 - 1878 raid by Indigenous Americans in Decatur County, KS
00:19:18 - Introduction to interview with Troy T. Dillinger by Doris L. Quinzer
00:19:43 - Dust storms
00:21:02 - Poem, "Excuse Me If I Shed a Tear."
00:23:26 - Introduction to interview with Arlita S. Dillinger by Doris L. Quinzer
00:23:54 - Poem, "Widow Sprigin's Daughter"
00:25:24 - Introduction to interview with Troy C. Dillinger by Doris L. Quinzer
00:25:40 - Song, "The Matinee"
00:29:34 - Song, "Old Farmer" or "Farmer's Daughter"
00:31:10 - Song, "Katie Lee and Willie Gray"
00:33:22 - Introduction to interview with Troy T. Dillinger by Doris L. Quinzer
00:33:36 - Hunting coyotes
00:35:16 - Introduction to interview with Leland Rumford by Clair Rumford
00:35:36 - Song, "Old Joe Finley"
00:37:16 - Introduction to interview of Ed Hirschler by Clair Rumford
00:37:36 - Sam Hertel murders and hanging
00:45:53 - A Boston millionaire's son and his troubles with sheep
00:53:13 - Introduction to interview with Virgil and Cecil Miller by Clair Rumford
00:53:36 - Song "Little Robbie"
00:56:00 - Play party games
00:57:07 - Miller boy
00:58:58 - Pig in the parlor
01:00:53 - Skip to my Lou
01:03:54 - Old Dan Tucker
01:05:07 - Topsy Through The Window
01:06:03 - The Girl I Left Behind Me
01:08:41 - Buffalo Gal
01:10:44 - Farmer Boy or Oats, Beans, and Barley Grow
01:17:57 - Wabash Bottoms and Weevilly Wheat
01:21:32 - Introduction to interview with Fred Riddle by Agnes Newbridge. This portion of the recording is muffled.
01:21:53 - Home remedies
01:26:32 - Recording of interview with unknown woman from Cimarron, KS
01:28:07 - Influenza epidemic of 1918
01:29:00 - Farming
01:32:20 - Song, Be Kind To One Another -
Interviews with Wilson G. Shelley, Paul Sissel, Lark Lyn Gunther, Ida L. Phillips, May Swanson and Frank Gull
Patty Jo Wright, Paul Sissell, Judith Ann Higgins, and Richard E. Olson
Interviews with Wilson G. Shelley, Paul Sissel, Lark Lyn Gunther, Ida L. Phillips, May Swanson and Frank Gull. This recording is unavailable.
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Interview with Alice F. Kuiper
Ray C. Blackford
An interview with Alice F. Kuiper. This recording is unavailable.
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Interview with Alice White
Geneva Hewitt
An interview with Alice White of Coldwater, KS regarding her experiences homesteading in Comanche County, Kansas. Recording contains various songs and remembrances.
00:00:24 - Moving to western Kansas in 1885
00:02:31 - Life in a sod house
00:04:43 - Experience with Indigenous Americans
00:09:30 - School experiences
00:14:14 - Churches
00:19:13 - Literary Society
00:20:14 - Poem, "No I wasn't cryin' neither"
00:22:07 - Poem, "A woman come to our house once"
00:24:10 - Poem, "You're surprised if ever I ay so"
00:28:52 - Poem, "It is well I ran into the garden"
00:29:44 - Poem, "Once there was a kitty"
00:30:44 - Poem, "Kentucky Belle"
00:38:37 - Poem, "Who shall it be?"
00:43:06 - Poem, "St. Valentine's Eve"
00:46:37 - Poem, "Ms. Dorothy Dot with her little red chair"
00:47:09 - Poem, "Kitty, kitty"
00:47:34 - Poem, "Daddy says I love him too"
00:47:55 - Poem, "A good wife rose from her bed that day"
00:49:46 - Poem, "The Dashing Ride of Jenny McNeil" -
Interview with Alma Carlson, George Sidwell, Max McCall, and Carl Carlson
Laura P. Carlson
An interview with Alma Carlson followed by an interview with George Sidwell, Max McCall, and Carl Carlson regarding their experiences as county agents.
00:02:05 - Coming to the United States from Sweden
00:02:40 - Chicago fire of 1871
00:05:41 - Moving to Kansas
00:11:24 - Life in the dugout
00:14:50 - Building the frame house
00:16:16 - Life as a Swedish immigrant
00:17:37 - Song, a Swedish verse (Swedish language)
00:18:47 - Song, What a Friend We Have In Jesus (Swedish language)
00:19:03 - Learning English
00:22:50 - Life as a shut-in
00:25:26 - George Sidwell, Max McCall, and Carl Carlson introduction
00:26:15 - George Sidwell, experience as a county agent in Leoti, KS in 1918
00:29:46 - Experience as a county agent in Ness County, KS
00:32:00 - Max McCall, experience as a county agent in Clark County, KS in 1921
00:35:12 - Carl Carlson, experience recruiting labor during a labor shortage and cultural tensions between African Americans and Volga-Germans
00:38:18 - Vaccinating livestock
00:39:54 - Gaining the trust of the Volga-German community in Rush County, KS
00:42:57 - McCall, experiences with prairie dogs and fires in Clark County, KS
00:45:20 - Sidwell, poultry culling
00:46:46 - Gaining the trust of farmers
00:49:07 - George Sibler's Model-T roadster
00:50:22 - Working long hours as a county agent
00:51:51 - Mixing poison for prairie dogs and grasshoppers
00:54:26 - History of the Farm Bureau in Kansas
00:56:25 - McCall, life after working as a county agent
00:57:02 - Sidwell, life after working as a county agent
00:58:36 - Carlson, women in extension work
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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