Interview with John O. Carter, 1966-02-05

File — Box: MS 017-08, Folder: MS 017-08-16

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1965 no. 09

Staff Only

RT 398 F666m 1965 no. 09 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

6 index cards - Carter, John O.; Decker, Mrs.; Folklore of the Middle West, 1965, No. 9.; Folklore - Kansas; Johnson, Sara Ann; McKinney, Mrs.;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interview with John O. Carter

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:32 - The founding of Garden City, KS and its early history

The following excerpts are a repeat of MS 017-RT398 F666m 1965 No. 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