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Interview with Homesteaders
Egla Steinle Olson and Alice Foley
An interview with several homesteaders who lived in Western Kansas during the late 1800s. The recording includes various folk stories and folk songs. Persons interviewed include Lew H. Galloway, Dale W. Olson, and Ruth Collins Miller.
00:00:26 - Lew H. Galloway, Lynching of Wooten
00:04:37 - White Bull story
00:05:20 - Death of the town of Millbrook, KS
00:06:50 - Starting a prairie fire
00:07:45 - Floods
00:09:47 - Pranks
00:12:10 - Moss agates
00:12:51 - Finding an Indigenous American camp
00:13:40 - Origin of the Trego County Fair
00:16:14 - Lew Galloway and Dale Olson swap tall tales
00:16:24 - 1,000 head cattle drive
00:16:55 - German wolf story
00:17:32 - Fishing story
00:18:28 - Shoeing Buffalo
00:18:56 - Ruth Collins Miller introduction
00:20:10 - Song, Six Young People
00:22:54 - Song, Old Irishman in Peoria
00:25:12 - Song, Charles J. Guiteau
00:27:15 - Song, Lake of Pontchartrain
00:29:33 - Song, The Hancock Boys (Timmy-I-oh)
00:31:15 - Song, Captain Jinks
00:31:59 - Song, Good Morning Merry Sunshine
00:33:08 - Song, Come Little Leaves -
Interview with James Richard Start
Treva Decker
An interview with James Richard Start regarding the history of FHSU and his experiences as a teacher at the Fort Hays Kansas State College.
00:00:25 - Early days of the college
00:05:53 - History of the location
00:08:08 - First teachers and Mr. Picken
00:10:31 - Anecdote about Chap Picken, son of President Picken
00:12:12 - History of campus buildings
00:16:47 - Model schools
00:17:34 - Mr. Picken
00:19:08 - Allowing dancing on campus
00:20:22 - Picken Auditorium
00:22:30 - Faculty
00:23:41 - Coliseum
00:27:16 - First athletic field
00:28:50 - Origins of the Quad and campanile
00:29:50 - History of the library
00:31:19 - Size of the student body
00:32:07 - Assemblies and songs
00:33:33 - Origin of the school song
00:35:16 - Lyceums and Literaries -
Interview with Janet Birch and Ida Walker
Helen Harper and Gloria Havens
Interviews with Janet Birch and Ida Walker. High quality recording.
00:00:02 - Introduction, Janet Birch of Dodge City, on June 16, 1962
00:00:28 - Song, "Skip To My Lou"
00:01:24 - Song, "If I Had a Ribbon Bow"
00:02:55 - Song, "I Wish I Was"
00:04:53 - Song, "Greensleeves"
00:06:41 - Song, "Hush You Bye"
00:07:51 - Song, "Oh, Sally, My Dear"
00:09:23 - Song, "Riddle Song"
00:10:58 - Song, "Black Is The Color of my True Love's Hair"
00:12:53 - Song, "Whistle, Daughter, Whistle"
00:14:25 - Song, "Jesus, Rest Your Head"
00:16:40 - Song, "Sweet Betsy From Pike"
00:19:06 - Song, "Shady Grove"
00:21:27 - Song, "Molly Malone"
00:23:46 - Introduction, Ida Walker of Norton, KS on June 12, 1962
00:24:07 - Recollections of the Lewey-Berry Trial -
Interview with John O. Carter
Sara Ann Johnson
Interview with John O. Carter.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:32 - The founding of Garden City, KS and its early history
The following excerpts are a repeat of RT398_F666m_1965_07, Interviews with Jessie Mae Decker, Mary Burgtorf McKinney, and Ralph McKinney
00:16:25 - Winter storm of February 13, 1919 told by Jessie Mae Decker of Great Bend, KS
00:19:48 - Flood of Walnut Creek in the 1870's told by Mary McKinney
00:24:38 - Life on the family farm told by Ralph McKinney
00:35:14 - Mary McKinney reads from the diary of her in-laws, Andrew and Mariah McKinney who homesteaded east of Great Bend in 1870. The diary spans the years 1875-1876 -
Interview with Joseph and Irene Drees Kippes
Vera Weigel
An interview with Joseph and Irene Kippes regarding their experiences living in western Kansas in the early 20th century. This recording is transcribed.
00:00:27 - Dust storms
00:03:05 - Lack of food
00:04:11 - More memories of dust storms
00:09:40 - Family's immigration from Russia
00:13:22 - Father's cigar factory in Hays, KS
00:15:00 - Diphtheria outbreak in Hays, KS
00:16:36 - Making sauerkraut
00:18:53 - Collecting "Kansas coal" (cow chips) for fuel
00:19:15 - Blizzard of 1911
00:20:57 - Curing meat
00:25:07 - Favorite Russian dishes
00:29:54 - Father's death
00:32:18 - Christmas customs
00:34:42 - Running the farm after father's death
00:37:21 - Irene Kippes, German dishes
00:40:20 - Joseph Kippes, school experiences
00:46:37 - Dances
00:48:40 - Courting
00:53:42 - Stories and jokes
00:57:17 - House parties
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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