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Interviews with John and Fred Stoskopf
Sherri Stoskopf
Interviews with John and Fred Stoskopf on August 16th 1965. Introduction begins in progress.
00:00:18 - Explanation of military terms related to nuclear programs
00:03:43 - Korean phrases picked up by soldiers
00:05:49 - Korean sex workers br> 00:07:49 - Kimchi and its role in the soldiers' vernacular
00:10:12 - "Slicky boys"
00:11:57 - Local Korean colloquialisms
00:15:38 - Army terminology
00:18:50 - Korean words used and phrases by soldiers (Contains racist language)
00:21:19 - First Cavalry in Korea
00:22:27 - 7th Cavalry and Gary Owen
00:26:07 - Military songs and the Korean-inspired First Cavalry song
00:28:28 - Tradition of throwing your cap and patches off the ship
00:31:17 - Guard duty and KP
00:32:55 - Inspections
00:35:22 - Technical Proficiency Inspections for nuclear capable groups
00:37:07 - A "deuce and a half"
00:38:34 - Types of artillery
00:45:20 - Discussion of MOS
00:48:16 - Korean slang
00:50:10 - Origin of the term "jarhead" and jokes about other branches of service
00:51:38 - Terms used while working in the Jayhawk Cafe in Lawrence, KS
01:17:21 - Unidentified woman reading song lyrics, "My Dream Abode"
01:18:27 - "Bonnie Blue-eyed Nell"
01:19:30 - "Mabel Claire"
01:20:26 - "The Girl I Met at the Matinee"
01:23:24 - "The Broken-Hearted Girl" (same words as the song "Wildwood Flower by the Carter family)
01:24:58 - "The Stepmother"
01:26:37 - "You Are False, But I Will Forgive You"
01:28:00 - "Sweet Genevieve"
01:29:07 - "The Old Elm Tree"
01:30:31 - "Where are you going, Billy Boy?"
01:32:31 - "Barbara Allen's Cruelty"
01:34:10 - "I Had a Cat"
01:34:44 - "I Had A Sister Sally" -
Interviews with John Hartman, Walter C. Harsh and Lee Samuels
Ken Zrubek and Donna Gene Harsh
Interviews with John Hartman, Walter C. Harsh and Lee Samuels.
00:00:03 - Introduction, John T. Hartman of Pratt, KS
00:00:28 - Folk legend of Skunk Johnson
00:03:01 - A ghostly light in Cherokee County, Kansas
00:06:07 - Introduction, Walter C. Harsh of Lincoln, KS on May 9, 1965 by Donna Harsh
00:06:27 - Biographical information
00:06:48 - Blizzard of 1888
00:07:47 - 1891 move to Enterprise, KS in Dickinson County and a visit from a church elder
00:08:52 - Life in Kansas in the late 19th century
00:11:14 - Story about a man he knew in Stockton, KS
00:12:01 - Prices of common goods in the late 19th century
00:13:00 - First steam threshing machine
00:13:40 - Getting kicked by a colt
00:15:08 - Moving from Illinois to homestead in Trego County, KS in 1878
00:16:33 - Grandfather's move to near Chicago in 1850 and the later Chicago fire
00:17:57 - Grandfather's work on the Erie Canal
00:18:45 - Father's work as an ordained minister
00:19:54 - Games played as a child
00:21:44 - Ice house at Enterprise, KS
00:24:05 - Playing coronet in the community band
00:26:04 - Story about Tipton, KS
00:27:14 - Work on the railroad near Waconda Springs
00:28:49 - Move to Texas in 1911 and a fish story. The story ends before finishing.
00:32:53 - Introduction, Lee Samuels of Stockton, KS on May 9, 1965 by Donna Harsh
00:33:31 - Early life and biographical information
00:36:30 - Hiring harvest hands the the IWW (International Workers of the World) 00:37:37 - Anti-union sentiments and abuse of workers (racist language)
00:40:15 - Medical care in the early 20th century
00:42:43 - Story about why he doesn't like fish
00:43:29 - Mail carriers
00:45:43 - Florida land speculation
00:48:44 - Schooling in the late 19th century at rural schools
00:52:52 - Working in the lumberyard
00:55:47 - Railroad shipping
01:00:14 - Dust Storms of 1933 in WaKeeney KS
01:03:46 - Story of Uncle Bob Samuels who murdered an Indigenous man
01:08:00 - Story about their dog named Bob and a description of their dugout
01:14:42 - Song, "Casey Jones" spoken word
01:15:50 - Song, "Don't Count Your Chickens" vocal
01:16:22 - Winter of 1911
01:19:26 - Life events in the 1920s and 1930s -
Interviews with John H. Clawson, Hobart Haggard, Mary C. Truan, Fern Adams Goodman, Thomas Herbert Heym, Lloyd Armstrong, Minnie Armstrong, June Stearns, B.J. Kingdon, and Kim Trout
Helen L. Truan, Brenda Banker, and Susan Armstrong
Interviews with John H. Clawson, Hobart Haggard, Mary C. Truan, Fern Adams Goodman, Thomas Herbert Heym, Lloyd Armstrong, Minnie Armstrong, June Stearns, B.J. Kingdon, and Kim Trout.
00:00:00 - Introduction, John H. Clawson and Hobart Haggard of Gorham, KS
00:00:17 - Song, "Down on the Farm", vocal and guitar
00:02:26 - Song, "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight", vocal and guitar
00:04:57 - Song, "The Baggage Coach", vocal and guitar
00:08:17 - Song, "Break the News to Mother", vocal and guitar
00:12:12 - Song, "I Heard Him Say", vocal and guitar
00:16:31 - Song, "The Rose", vocal and guitar
00:18:58 - Song, "Coon, Coon, Coon", vocal and guitar (racist)
00:21:03 - Hobart H. Haggard, Song, "William Goat Song", vocal
00:22:55 - WWI Cadence, "Oh it's home boys home"
00:23:21 - Song, "The Darkies' Bible Stories"
00:24:56 - John H. Clawson, Song, "When The Works All Done This Fall" , vocal and guitar
00:27:13 - Song, "The Blind Child" , vocal and guitar
00:31:55 - Introduction, Mary C. Truan of Gorham, KS
00:32:21 - Grandmother's move to Kansas in 1880. 00:33:01 - Death omen
00:34:00 - Farming
00:35:03 - Recipes
00:38:28 - Raising geese
00:39:19 - Remedies
00:40:17 - Volga German recipe
00:42:42 - Unknown man speaking prior to introduction to Fern Adams Goodman of Russell, KS
00:43:14 - Song, "The Blind Girl", vocal
00:43:26 - Song, "Hello Central", vocal
00:44:22 - Song, "Raise the Pillow Up", vocal
00:45:08 - Thomas Herbert Heym, song, "Roguish Eyes", piano and vocal
00:45:51 - Song, "Grandfather", piano and vocal
00:46:33 - Song, "The Robin", piano and vocal
00:46:52 - Song, "Good Morning Mary Sunshine", piano and vocal
00:47:25 - Song, "Mother Doesn't Know I'm Coming Home", piano and vocal
00:47:54 - Information about previous interviews
00:48:34 - Lloyd Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "Old Sow Died", vocal
00:49:17 - Song, "Some Folks Say Nigga's Don't Steal", vocal (racist)
00:49:42 - Song, "The Dream of the Miner's Child" vocal
00:51:48 - Minnie Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "She Churned The Butter"
00:52:15 - Lloyd Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "Cowboy Ballad", vocal
00:54:03 - Minnie Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "Poor Little Joe", vocal
00:54:25 - B.J. Kingdon of Haysville, KS, song, "Lil Rabbit", vocal
00:54:53 - Song, "Poor Sadie O'Grady", vocal
00:55:20 - Song, "Mrs. Murphy's Daughter", vocal
00:55:33 - Song, "in The Pines", vocal
00:56:04 - Song, "A Cold Winter's Evening", vocal
00:57:06 - Introduction, Kim Trout of Haysville, KS
00:57:28 - Original song, "Barefoot", vocal
00:58:54 - Original song, "Fortune", vocal -
Interviews with John Heersink, Harry Kinn, Jake Kuiper, Charlie Colip and Jessie Dunn
Alice Kuiper
Interviews with John Heersink, Harry Kinn, Jake Kuiper, Charlie Colip and Jessie Dunn. The tape for this interview was unable to be transferred due to its condition.
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Interviews with John O. Carter, Carol Charlotte, Paul T. Sissell, Virgie Stevenson, Addie May Morrison, and Clarence A. Morrison
Sara Ann Johnson, Elva Jean Latas, Dallas Paul Sissell, and Janet Karen Morrison
Interviews with John O. Carter, Carol Charlotte, Paul T. Sissell, Virgie Stevenson, Addie May Morrison, and Clarence A. Morrison.
00:00:00 - Introduction, John 0. Carter of Garden City, KS on February 16, 1966
00:00:31 - Founding of Garden City
00:16:46 - Introduction, Carol Charlotte of Kinsley, KS
00:17:18 - Song, "The Chinaman", vocal
00:18:37 - Song, "True Blue Bill", vocal
00:20:52 - Song, "Tie Pin Knots in the Devil's Tail", vocal
00:24:18 - Song, "Put me in your pocket", vocal
00:30:15 - Song, "My True Love", vocal
00:32:42 - Introduction, Paul T. Sissell of Palco, KS
00:33:11 - Song, "When I was a little boy", vocal
00:35:23 - Tall tale, "Melted stove"
00:36:55 - Song, "Madelina Catalina", vocal by an unnamed woman
00:38:15 - Introduction, Virgie F. Stevenson of Iola, KS
00:38:40 - Move to Abilene, KS in 1871
00:39:58 - Grasshopper swarm in 1872
00:40:50 - Fear of Indigenous Americans
00:41:56 - Housing
00:42:36 - Introduction, Addie May Morrison of Elkhart, KS
00:43:03 - Father's trip to Santa Fe, NM in 1860
00:45:13 - Discovery of coal in Kansas (beginning of the story is cut off)
00:46:26 - Introduction, Clarence A. Morrison of Elkhart, KS
00:46:44 - Grandfather's stories about Indigenous Americans and their relationship with the gray wolf
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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