DARE Interview : Warren, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA181

Fieldworker

Sloan, Timothy

Date

• 1969

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA181: White; female; age: 62 (old); education: college; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: PA181 (2:37)
• Full Interview (Tape 1425-S1).
• Content:
• 00:25 Arthur the Rat
• 03:10 Job history—kindergarten teacher for 32 years, description of ideal kindergarten, purpose of kindergarten, games, children’s progress in kindergarten
• 11:10 Music—Informant plays piano, belongs to music club
• 15:30 Changes in community in Informant’s lifetime, race relations
• 21:30 Education—Oberlin Kindergarten School, 1925-7
• 25:20 Recipe—beef stroganoff
• 26:20 Travel—Hawaii, San Francisco
• 30:25 Family history—parents' background, parents' jobs
• 33:45 Tape end