Interview with Nancy Ellen Miller, 1958-07-01

File — Box: MS 017-02, Folder: MS 017-02-11

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 06

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RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 06 - 7 inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

7 index cards - Folk-songs--Kansas; Folklore of the Middle West, 1958, no. 6; Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas; Gove County, Kansas--History; Miller, Nancy Ellen; Outlaws - Kansas; Sackett, Samuel John;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Nancy Ellen Miller regarding her life on the Kansas plains during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Recording includes various songs and stories from the time period.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:37 - Experiences with the Dalton family and other outlaws.

00:19:50 - Literaries

00:23:51 - Song, Streets of Laredo

00:27:36 - Bill Doolin

00:28:46 - Sam Bass

00:32:53 - Fare You Well Mollie

00:34:24 - Gallant Donahoe

00:36:37 - More memories of outlaws

00:39:56 - Common games of the era

00:41:15 - Celebrating Christmas

00:42:22 - Celebrating Independence Day

00:44:34 - Community dances

00:46:30 - Predicting the weather

00:47:23 - Riddles, jokes, and stories

00:48:50 - School and church experiences

00:49:46 - Sioux-speaking Evangelist

00:52:33 - School curriculum

00:54:41 - Driving cattle on the trail

00:55:33 - Differences between Kansas and Oklahoma