Oral History
Interviewee: Anton Henry "Hank" Bisjak (b. 01/24/1917 – d. 12/15/2006)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Numbers: 939-940
Duration: 01:18:11
Date: August 12, 1992
Topics Discussed: Chino Valley, Arizona; Russian Colony in Chino Valley; Dry Farming; Country Dances; Jerome Junction and the Fred Harvey Farm at Del Rio.
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: Anton Henry “Hank” Bisjak, Jr. (b. 01/24/1917 - d. 12/15/2006)
Interviewer: Virginia Rice
Audio Number: 983
Duration: 01:37:52
Date: November 26, 1974
Topics Discussed: Homesteading Chino Valley, Arizona; Bisjak Family History; Mining in McCabe; Farming during Depression Era; Chino Valley Irrigation District and Santa Fe ownership of Del Rio Farm/Ranch, supplies for Fred Harvey Houses and raising of Mules for Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trial.
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: Elladean (Hays) Bittner (b. 02/01/2019 – d. xx/xx/xxxx)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number: 1437A
Duration: 01:02:06
Date: September 18, 2002
Topics Discussed: Peeples Valley, Hays Family, Genung Family, Peeples Valley Schools, Vulture and Congress Mines, Cattle Shipping, Hays Cattle Company and Minotto Family.
Westerners Presentation
Title: Frontier Days Past
Presenter: Gail Gardner & Bill Simon
Audio Number: 25A (Side 1)
Duration: 00:45:26
Date of Presentation: June 27, 1969
Oral History
Interviewee: Leonard Black (b. 02/12/1904 – d. 11/16/2007)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number: 1505
Duration: 01:01:10
Date: September 19, 2005
Topics Discussed: Ranching, Yavapai County Cowboy Life, 7V Ranches, Skull Valley, Yarnell, Peeples Valley, Williamson Valley and Yolo Ranch.
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: Zoeleen "Zoe" (McLain) Blain (b. 07/16/1922 – d. 05/11/2000)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1030
Duration: 00:33:12
Date: August 29, 1994
Topics Discussed: Community Sings at the Plaza, c. 1930s; Tex Ritter; Demolition of old High School building on Gurley and the Miss Prescott & other beauty contests.
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.