DARE Interview : Emmetsburg, Iowa; Primary Informant IA047

Fieldworker

Nimz, Evelyn

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• IA047: White; female; age: 40 (middle-aged); education: college; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: IA047 (3:03)
• Full Interview (Tape 0377-S1).
• Content:
• 00:37 Character of town, family, home
• 02:24 Story of friend's impression of Iowa
• 04:28 Family—winter activities, summer activities
• 05:50 Character of town—safe, lack of racial problems
• 06:57 Local history
• 07:37 Personal history
• 10:20 St. Patrick's Day in town
• 11:29 Vacations: Mexico, Chicago, northern Minnesota, Phoenix, Denver
• 27:35 Arthur the Rat
• 30:39 Tape end