Yavapai College Lecture
Presenter: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Audio Number: 164
Duration: 01:02:07
Date: 1982
Acquisition Number: ACC# 2022.003
Topics Discussed: Gardner Family History, Prescott History, The 1900 Great Fire, Poetry, Origin of the "Sierry Petes" Poem & Song and Chinese Comminity of Prescott.
Oral History
Interviewee: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Interviewer: Virginia Rice
Audio Number: 1469-1470
Duration: 02:06:57 & 00:47:56
Date: August 27, 1974
Acquisition Number: ACC# 88.015
Topics Discussed: Gardner Family History, Growing up in Prescott, Ranching & Cattle Business, Postmaster and Smoki People History. The last 47 minutes of this interview is Gail Gardner as his Smoki People persona Chief Hairlip.
Oral History
Interviewee: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Interviewer: Charles Franklin Parker
Audio Number: 720A
Duration: 00:31:47
Date: August 17, 1959
Acquisition Number: ACC# 90.007
Topics Discussed: Gardner Family History, Writing Poetry, Origin of the Poem/Song "Sierry Petes," and Billy Simon.
Oral History
Interviewee: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Interviewer: Liz Woods - Gardner's Housekeeper
Audio Number: 1141
Duration: 01:30:42
Date: July 14, 1987
Acquisition Number: ACC# 2022.003
Note: The audio quality of this tape was very poor.
Topics Discussed: Gail Gardner and his housekeeper Liz Woods discuss their lives and Gardner sings some of his songs.
Oral History
Interviewee: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Interviewer: Tres Moore
Audio Number: 1248
Duration: 00:18:46
Date: c. 1972
Acquisition Number: ACC# 98.109
Topics Discussed: History of the "Sierry Petes" Poem & Song, Wild Cattle Catching, Poetry, and Ranching & Cattle Business.
Lecture / Presentation
Title: Whiskey Row & Prescott Early Days
Presenter: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Audio Number: 719A
Duration: 00:36:29
Date: 1961
Acquisition Number: ACC# 90.007
Topics Discussed: Whiskey Row History & Entertainments; Bob Canell Sr.; Wholesale Liquor Stores; Whiskey Row, Cortez Street & Miller Valley Bars & Owners; Lone Pine Station; Elks Lodge #330; Gambling Games; Musical Monstrosity Under Glass; Saloon Singers; Sheriff George Ruffner & Teamster Johnny Summers; Badger Fights; Trains Arrivals & Departures; Halfway House; First Class Brawls; Jake Marx; Whiskey Transport; Skull Valley; Iron Springs Summit; Ranch Chickens; John Barleycorn; Annual Temperance Lecture; Restricted District; Parlor House; “Denisons of the Underworld”; Band Leader Achilles LaGuardia; Barouche Carriage; Gamblers & Lady Friends; Turn of the Century Pastimes & the Good Old Days.
Lecture / Presentation
Title: Early Prescott Education
Presenter: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988)
Audio Number: 719B
Duration: 00:25:53
Date: 1961
Acquisition Number: ACC# 90.007
Topics Discussed: Prescott Schools in the 1900s; Washington School; Territorial Building; Miller Valley School; Recreation; Early Prescott High School Graduating Classes: Pastime Entertainments; July 4th Celebrations; Hose Races; Dudes, Toughs, OK’s and Hook & Ladders Fire Department Teams; Miner’s Drilling Contests; Children’s’ Sports; Bicycle Races, Bull Races; Pie Eating Contests; Jack Shull; Chinese History in Prescott: population, restaurants, laundries, and vegetable gardens; Joss House; Chinese New Year; Chinese kites; Chinese funerals and customs; 1900 gold, silver and currency; Sam Hill Hardware Store; Goldwater’s Store; Moore Insurance; Hazeltine Bank; First National Bank of Arizona & Deliveries Issues to Prescott.
Oral History
Interviewee: Gail Irwin Gardner (b. 12/25/1892 - d. 11/23/1988) & Delia (Gist) Gardner (b. 06/28/1900 - d. 04/18/1990)
Interviewer: Don van Doren
Audio Number: 714
Duration: 00:44:08
Date: October 24, 1982
Acquisition Number: ACC# 2022.003
Topics Discussed: Prescott History, Prescott's Tunnel Myths, Chinese Culture in Prescott, Gardner Family History.
Oral History
Interviewee: Ray Gardner (b. 07/28/1922 – d. 02/14/2015)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number: 1404
Duration: 01:00:50
Date: May 9, 2002
Topics Discussed: Camp Friendly Pines, cowboy music, Mayer schools, Reata Pass
Oral History
Interviewees: Joan (Gegg) Fornara (b. 09/10/1927 - d. 03/29/2016) & Marge (Gegg) Trengove (b. 07/28/1922 – d. 00/00/YYYY)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number: 1513
Duration: 01:01:01
Date: February 21, 2006
Topics Discussed: Gegg Family History; Husbands Charles "Charlie" Fornara and Ray Trengove, St. Joseph's Academy, Vyne Bros. Electric Business and Whipple Barracks.