https://digital.buffalolib.org/files/original/719c95bed3c14cc083fa88fab5c7ea60.mp3 a639defb7a6b067aabb4c08b1cd851b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Spilling Grain: Audio Stories from the People of Buffalo's Grain Elevators, 2019-2020 Description An account of the resource <em>Spilling Grain </em>is an oral history project created by Kate Kaye, Buffalo native and journalist, to chronicle the grain industry in Buffalo, as well as those who worked in it and its cultural impact. The project was begun in 2019, and is currently hosted on Kaye's website at <a href="https://redtailmedia.org/spilling-grain/">redtailmedia.org</a>. <br /><br />Kaye graciously donated a copy of the complete project for permanent preservation and inclusion in the B&amp;ECPL Digital Collections in 2023.<br /><br />The collection includes photographs taken by Kaye in 2019 and 2020, as well as edited oral history recordings from grain industry and mill workers, scholars, and musicians. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jack Driscol, former boss of a Buffalo grain scooping gang, railroad man and elevator worker Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaye, Kate Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Driscol, Jack Grosvenor Room of B&ECPL (repository) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2023-08-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sg_audio_005 Subject The topic of the resource Grain elevators--New York (State)--Buffalo--Employees Grain elevators--New York (State)--Buffalo Grain trade--New York (State)--Buffalo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://redtailmedia.org/spilling-grain/">https://redtailmedia.org/spilling-grain/</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource ©2023 Kate Kaye Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mpeg Extent The size or duration of the resource. 00:22:43 Language A language of the resource eng Description An account of the resource <p><em><span>"The scoopers were at the whim of everybody."</span></em></p> A railroad man at age 17 who would soon become the “boss” of a grain scooping “gang” in 1962, Jack Driscol toiled on Buffalo’s waterfront his whole working life. Jack shared memories of scooping grain deep down in the hold of a ship, of working with equipment that stayed the same since his dad's time as a scooper, and about what being the boss of a scooping gang was really like. Driscol was interviewed in early 2020 by Kate Kaye.<br /><br /><em>NOTE:</em> This story features detailed descriptions of scooping gangs and scooping work and equipment, grain elevator and railroad operations and related work.