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World War I record of service survey for Merritt S. Hughes, signed 6 April 1926.
No full textQuestionnaire about Merritt Stow Hughes' service in World War I, 1917-1919, signed by Hughes on 6 April 1926.Questionnaire originally part of a survey of Norwich University alumni conducted by a “Norwich in the World War” committee consisting of Charles N. Barber (chairman), Carl V. Woodbury, K.R.B. Flint, and Gustaf A. Nelson. Data from these questionnaires may have been used in a chapter of "Vermont in the world war, 1917-1919" by Harold P. Sheldon (1928)
Oral history interview: Ronnie Merritt
No full textEdited and unedited transcript files (.pdf) and edited and unedited video files available with closed captioning.Interview with Troy Merritt about his father, Ronnie W. Merritt. Troy discusses his father's time in the military, his life outside, and his passion for storytelling
Interview with George S. Merritt, Madalen Merritt, Ava Schwindt and Louis T. Jacobi
No full textInterview with George S. Merritt, Madalen Merritt, Ava Schwindt and Louis T. Jacobi. 00:00:50 - A bad snowstorm that stopped a train 00:07:00 - The train hits a car 00:09:03 - The amount of coal and water used on a trip 00:14:00 - Interview with Madalen Merrit 00:14:20 - Story told by her grandmother about a man who was buried alive. Story is told in Ukrainian 00:16:21 - English translation of the preceding story 00:18:18 - Story about a girl who would visit her grandmother in the cemetery 00:20:52 - Ukrainian Fairy Tale, The Spindle 00:26:18 - Interview with Ava Schwindt of Norton, KS. Recording is muffled. 00:26:40 - Beginning of Ava Schwindt interview. Audio is severely degraded. 00:49:19 - Prairie Fires 01:05:55 - Song, Too-roo-lee-loo 01:06:57 - Song, When You and I Were Young, Maggie 01:07:44 - Song I\u27m just a little . . . 01:08:40 - Song, Bright Eyes So Bright 01:09:34 - Louis T. Jacobi of Agra, KS plays the fiddle. Interview begins in progress. 01:09:38 - Song, Miss Brown Reel 01:10:51 - Song, Unnamed folk tune 01:12:17 - Song, Unnamed polka 01:14:51 - Song, Jenny Lind Polka 01:15:57 - Song, Unnamed folk tune 01:17:10 - Song, Unnamed folk tune 01:18:09 - Song, The Mockingbirdshttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/1067/thumbnail.jp
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