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Interview with Cornelius and Salamea Blotsky, 1979
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| Title | Interview with Cornelius and Salamea Blotsky, 1979 |
| Interviewee | Blotsky, Cornelius, 1906-1981
Blotsky, Salamea Volk, 1908-1996
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| Interviewer | Spiker, Allen L.
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| Description | The interview with Cornelius and Salamea Blotsky by Allen Spiker at their home in Bismarck, N.D. It is conducted almost exclusively in German. The interview begins with a brief biographical and historical |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| Date of Original | 1979-07-17 |
| Duration | 00:45:52 |
| General Subject | Ethnic
Communication
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Language
Prohibition
Sod buildings
Musicians
Alcoholic beverages
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| Subject (LCSH) | Russian Germans
German language
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| Personal Name | Spiker, Allen L.
Blotsky, Cornelius, 1906-1981
Blotsky, Salamea Volk, 1908-1996
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
Burleigh County (N.D.)
Raleigh (N.D.)
Grant County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | Mss 371.Tape 3; Mss 371.Tape 24 |
| Format of Original | Audio tapes
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| Transcription | Transcription available at NDSU Germans from Russia Heritage Collection: http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/history_culture/oral/samples/blotsky_cornelius.html |
| Notes | Digitization done by an outside vendor from Tape 3 in collection.
Tape 24 (other copy of same interview, possibly the master) copied onto four cassettes by Institute staff.
Topics Covered in Interview:
0 - 5:27 Introduction and Biographical information, in German.
5:27 -22:08 Vocabulary words, in German, including singular and plural, counting, seasons of the year, common phrases, etc.
22:08 – 27:22 Familial relationship terms in German.
27:22 - 30:37 Discussion of Krasna Bessarabia, and Raleigh, N.D. in German
30:37 – 39:14 Discussion of sod houses in German.
39:14 – 41:30 Discussion of prohibition and making schnapps, beer and wine in German.
41:30 – 45:52 Discussion of entertainment, music and dances, and closing remarks in German. |
| Biography/History | Cornelius Blotsky was born in Krasna, Russia on February 24, 1906. He came to the United States in 1909 with his family, and grew up near Raleigh and Solon, N.D. He married Salamea Volk on November 27, 1928. She was born on March 7, 1908, in Grant County, N.D. They farmed near Freda, N.D. until moving to Bismarck, N.D. in 1957. In Bismarck Cornelius worked for the Hoskins-Meyer Greenhouse and the Bismarck Public Schools until his retirement in 1972. Cornelius died on November 2, 1981, in Bismarck, and Salamea died on March 28, 1996, also in Bismarck. They were the parents of eight daughter s and six sons. |
| External Resource | Consult transcription at: http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/history_culture/oral/samples/blotsky_cornelius.html |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Allen Spiker German Russian Dialect Tapes 371
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/16742 |
| Credit Line | Allen Spiker German Russian Dialect Tapes (Mss 371), Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University, Fargo. |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the Institute by Allen Spiker. |
| Language | eng
ger
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| Digital ID | Mr and Mrs Blotsky |
| Original Source | Digital audio |
| Audio Tracks | 1 track mono
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| Audio Sample Rate | 44100 Hz
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| Data Rate | 128 kbps
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