DARE Interview : Dayton, Ohio; Primary Informant OH093

Fieldworker

Ruff, Dale

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• OH093: White; female; age: 72 (old); education: college; community type: large city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OH093 (3:45)
• Full Interview (Tape 1277-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Childhood memories, activities, description of street Informant grew up on
• 03:15 Description of Dayton, comparison to today
• 03:50 Description of childhood games, memories
• 06:35 Family history—number of siblings
• 07:30 Travel—Informant went to Philippines to be a missionary for five years
• 13:30 Family history—jobs and locations of Informant’s children
• 14:00 Education- reasons for strong emphasis in Informant’s family
• 15:05 Personal philosophy about raising children
• 20:05 Description of Dayton when Informant was a child
• 21:15 Arthur the Rat
• 25:05 Tape end