DARE Interview : Meridian, Mississippi; Primary Informant MS068

Fieldworker

Crane, Benjamin L.

Date

• 1966

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• MS068: White; female; age: 78 (old); education: grade school; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: MS068 (3:00)
• Full Interview (Tape 0767-S1). [Additional speakers: Adult female]
• Content:
• 00:25 Family history—family members, family home
• 04:35 Life in the past
• 07:40 Family life
• 09:40 [Adult female describes a "calf-scramble"] Celebrations, festivals, fairs
• 12:15 Food—dairy products, ice cream and butter making
• 17:40 Arthur the Rat
• 20:30 Tape end