Interview with Leo and Katherine Dellva, 1962-05-06

File — Box: MS 017-06, Folder: MS 017-06-09

Identifier: MS 017- File MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1962 no. 09

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RT 398 F666m 1962 no. 09 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

4 index cards - Delva, Leo; Folklore of the Middle West, 1962, no. 9; Frontier and pioneer life - Kansas; Mai, Norman;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interview with Leo and Katherine Dellva of Hays, KS on May 6, 1962

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:39 - Immigrating to North America. First Canada then to the United States

00:02:11 - An incident on the railroad in Canada

00:05:17 - Wedding and family

00:05:56 - A letter from the old country

00:06:59 - Dances

00:08:37 - Katherine Dellva's parents

00:11:34 - Watermelon syrup and cookies

00:13:10 - Life in Russia and using camels to plow

00:27:52 - First cars in Hays

00:29:35 - Grandchildren

00:32:53 - Moving from Canada to the US without speaking English

00:39:46 - Rabbits around Hays

00:43:00 - Children and grandchildren

00:48:13 - Life at Fort Hays Kansas State College