DARE Interview : Philipsburg, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA175

Fieldworker

Logan, Albert

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA175: White; female; age: 65 (old); education: high school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: PA175 (3:26)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1422-S1P1). [Additional speakers: Fieldworker's wife]
• Content:
• 01:00 Arthur the Rat
• 04:50 Newspaper photo of 2 misspelled signs
• 06:15 Local girl—Informant has photos
• 07:00 [General conversation]
• 08:00 Silver heirlooms
• 10:35 Family history—4 siblings
• 15:00 [General conversation]
• 18:20 Informant’s fur coat—storage
• 19:30 Transportation—bus
• 21:45 Description of Informant’s TV set
• 23:25 Local theft
• 26:10 Food—meat that ends up in stew
• 26:30 Local woman
• 27:50 Family history
• 32:00 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1422-S1P2). [Additional speakers: Fieldworker's wife]
• Content:
• 00:05 [Informant is showing Fieldworker photos]
• 01:45 Her uncle’s job
• 01:55 Her mother was a seamstress, discussion of dressmaking
• 02:45 Informant’s father—description of funeral
• 04:50 Description of her mother
• 06:30 Description of her apartment, her landlords, her building, her neighborhood
• 09:40 Tape end