John Allendorf Collection
Content Description
The collection consists of one DVD of an oral history interview of John Allendorf. The interview was done on February 11, 1990 at John’s residence. The DVD shows several shots of the Allendorf homestead and buildings. Some topics covered in the interview include: midwives, homesteading, homestead laws, sod house construction, ranching, cattle and livestock, the Great Depression and Drought from 1934-1936, hay stations, post offices and country stores, Daviston, SD, local neighbors and rattlesnakes. John Allendorf was born January 17, 1918 at his parent’s homestead in the Date community of Perkins County. He attended school at the Date school and lived on the family farm until his retirement in the fall of 1992. He died on September 28, 2001 at Hettinger, ND. The interview runs 32 minutes long.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1990
Extent
1 dvds
2.16 Gigabytes
0.1 Cubic Feet
- DVD -- Video Disc Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Date Community (S.D.) -- Perkins County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daviston (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Digital Media Collections -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Depression, 1929-1939 -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Oral History -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Perkins County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Allendorf, John (Person)
