Winfield Digital Collections

Winfield, Kansas

Howard Everett Faust Interview on October 29, 1985

Title

Howard Everett Faust Interview on October 29, 1985

Subject

Faust, Howard Everett

Interviewing

Oral history - Winfield, KS

Description

Howard was born in 1900 in Winfield, KS. He was raised by his grandparents. They moved here from North Carolina after the Civil War. They were both slaves on a plantation. His grandfather worked for the city street department. He remembered the large stones his grandfather would lay. He shared memories of his chilhood days in Winfield. He went to the Bryant school, Lowell school, and finished the 8th grade. He worked for W. C. Robinson taking care of the house and chauffer. He drove them to Salem, Massachusetts and New York City. In 1920, he married Dorothy Norris in Wichita, KS. They had 6 children and all but one live in Chicago, IL. After W. C. Robinson passed away, Howard began to work for the city.

Creator

Frankie Cullison

Source

Unknown

Publisher

Winfield Public Library, Winfield, KS USA

Date

1985-10-29

Format

audio/mp3

Language

English

Type

Audio



Citation
Frankie Cullison, “Howard Everett Faust Interview on October 29, 1985,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/165.
Interviewer

Cullison, Frankie

Interviewee

Faust, Howard Everett

Original Format

Audio Cassette Tape

Duration

00:55:50

Bit Rate/Frequency

255 kbit/s