LeTissier recalls his family, travels, education at Oklahoma A&M, meeting Vachel Lindsay, military bands, songwriting, grocery business, job at the Illinois Department of Public Aid, and his love of music.

1 tape, 72 mins., 14 pp. Interview by Rosalyn Bone, 1975 OPEN See collateral file

Prater, postmaster, discusses rural life in Kilbourne, Illinois: farming, holidays, Depression, WWII, and operation of the Kilbourne post office.

2 tapes, 110 mins., 28 pp. Interview by Rosalyn Bone, 1976 OPEN See collateral file

Ringland, farmer, discusses rural Illinois life during the early and mid 20th century: farming, rural mail service, his family, and elementary school education.

1 tape, 90 mins., 17 pp. Interview by Rosalyn L. Bone, 1975 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photos.

Anna M. Williams discusses rural life in Mason and Menard Counties, Illinois in the early 20th century: livestock, crops, life on the farm, and fishing in Illinois River backwaters; one room school education, lessons and programs; homemade foods and crafts; and family life, parents, brother, and her German-American heritage.

2 tapes, 225 mins., 33 pp. Interview by Rosalyn L. Bone, 1975 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photographs.