DARE Interview : Waltham, Massachusetts; Primary Informant MA012

Fieldworker

Carlson, David

Date

• 1967

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• MA012: White; female; age: 78 (old); education: college; community type: large city
• MA013: White; female; age: 75 (old); education: college; community type: large city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: MA012 (3:23)
• Full Interview (Tape 0831-S1). [Additional speakers: MA013]
• Content:
• [Unless noted, both Informants speak throughout] 00:40 Arthur the Rat [MA012]
• 04:10 Family life—Swedish spoken at home
• 06:50 Life in the past—heating, clothing
• 09:20 School in the past
• 10:15 Nursing career[MA013]
• 11:00 Transportation in past, life in the past
• 14:40 Nursing career [MA012]
• 15:55 Local history
• 22:00 Life in the past—lighting
• 24:50 Influenza epidemic nursing [MA012]
• 32:00 Tape end