Interview with Linda Harsh, Debbie Ballard, Pam Wagoner, Bonnie Pierce, and Peggy Schroeder, 1965-05-10

File — Box: MS 017-08, Folder: MS 017-08-08

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1965 no. 01

Staff Only

RT 398 F666m 1965 no. 01 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 2 Audio Cassette Tapes

3 index cards - Folklore of the Middle West, 1965, No. 1.; Folklore; Harsh, Donna Jean;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interview with Linda Harsh, Debbie Ballard, Pam Wagoner, Bonnie Pierce, and Peggy Schroeder, a group of 6th grade girls from Hays, KS.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:32 - Assorted jokes

00:05:58 - Elephant jokes

00:08:34 - Assorted jokes

00:12:06 - Knock-knock jokes

00:13:12 - Little Moron jokes

00:14:01 - Knock-knock jokes

00:14:35 - Little Moron jokes

00:15:19 - Assorted jokes and knock-knock jokes

00:22:03 - Superstitions

00:25:53 - Assorted jokes

00:28:18 - Superstitions

00:29:56 - Jump rope rhymes

00:45:22 - More superstitions

00:46:41 - More jump rope rhymes and other games

00:54:04 - Legends and myths

01:01:15 - Tall tales

01:10:39 - Introduction to day two of the interview on May 11, 1965

01:10:50 - Hawaiian superstition

01:11:17 - Jokes

01:19:19 - Song, "Casey Jones" vocal

01:20:36 - Song, "Erie Canal" vocal

01:21:30 - Discussion about various songs

01:24:21 - Song, "On Top of Spaghetti" vocal

01:24:55 - Superstitions and proverbs

01:26:26 - Song, "The Thing" vocal

01:27:35 - Assorted riddles, jokes, and superstitions