DARE Interview : Buffalo, New York; Primary Informant NY131

Fieldworker

Jacobs, Robert

Date

• 1969

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• NY131: White; male; age: 74 (old); community type: large city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: NY131 (3:15)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1156-S1). [Additional speakers: Adult females, Adult male]
• Content:
• 00:50 Arthur the Rat
• 04:10 Family history
• 09:35 Book about rich people, expression plaster mortgage, local people
• 14:40 Family history
• 16:35 Finance companies, loans, debt, stock exchange
• 25:00 Bankers, banking, Federal Reserve, interest rates
• 32:25 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1156-S2). [Additional speakers: Adult females, Adult male]
• Content:
• 00:05 Banking, interest rates
• 01:55 Insurance policies
• 06:25 Ted Kennedy, Kennedy family
• 19:00 Personal philosophy
• 21:30 Local people
• 23:20 Magazines, the Mafia, Mafia wedding
• 32:00 Tape end