Oral History Interview Ed Jungbert Jr.

Partial Transcript: Today is March 21st, 1985. My name is Teka Ward. I'm interviewing Ed Jungbert Jr. We are at 2141 Southside Drive, Louisville, Kentucky, location of the Jungbert Corporation. Our topic is Lou Tate and the Little Loomhouse.

Segment Synopsis: Ward introduces the interview by giving the date, her name, her interviewee's name (Jungbert), their location, and the topic.

Keywords: Ed Jungbert Jr.; Jungbert Corporation; Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Kentucky—History; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Weaving

Partial Transcript: I want you to tell me some more about when your daughter first went up there.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Jungbert talks about his daughter Laurie and how she would visit Lou Tate for weaving lessons. He says that sometimes the two of them would get into arguments.

Keywords: Laurie Jungbert; Laurie Katherine Moquin; Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; Murray State University; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Kentucky—History; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Universities and colleges; Weaving

Partial Transcript: Do you think that her not letting the other people get involved -- the banker, the lawyer, and you -- was she protecting her privacy?

Segment Synopsis: The interview jumps into a discussion of Lou Tate's privacy, but it is unclear what Ward is referring to when she asks Jungbert about Lou Tate not letting people get involved.

Keywords: Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; Private; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Kentucky—History; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Privacy; Weaving

Partial Transcript: We have a picture here of the...well it's a 1972 spider page, but your name is mentioned on it...

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Jungbert talks about some of the property issues on Kenwood Hill, including drainage and erosion. He suggests that the cabins be sold and abandoned because they are too expensive to keep up. He talks about how many of the neighbors did not like Lou Tate -- he was one of the few who knew her more personally and had a good relationship with her. Jungbert says he admired Lou Tate, even though he did not care about weaving.

Keywords: Filson Club; Filson Historical Society; Grouchy; Kenwood Hill; Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; Native American Indians; Parking areas; Property rights; Smithsonian; Smithsonian Institution; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Drainage; Erosion; Indians of North America; Kentucky—History; Log cabins; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Neighbors; Parking lots; Right of property; Weaving

Partial Transcript: Now tell again about taking the...she would call you up and want you to take a Little Loom somewhere.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Jungbert says that Lou Tate would often call him and ask him to give her rides and deliver her looms to places for her when she was teaching at schools. They move on to a further discussion about the feasibility of the Lou Tate Foundation maintaining the cabins and storing the collections there. Jungbert talks about an idea he had before Lou Tate died for a community alliance of organizations that would work together to maintain the cabins.

Keywords: Board meetings; Bottom House; Lions Club; Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Lou Tate Foundation Incorporated; Louisa Tate Bousman; Sally Moss; The Little Loomhouse; Top House

Subjects: Boards of directors; Foundations; Kentucky—History; Looms; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Preservation; Private collections; Remodeling; Weaving

Partial Transcript: When you would go up there in the old days you said that you would sit near the park benches...

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Jungbert says that he would visit Lou Tate and help out, but that he didn't have a lot in common with the other visitors of The Little Loomhouse. He also tells a story about how Lou Tate was the first to notice that his daughter had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; Open houses; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Kentucky—History; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Rheumatoid arthritis in children; Weaving

Partial Transcript: Ms. Tate called several times, and as I walked by she talked to me, she said, "Eddie, we need to get the community involved."

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Jungbert talks about how Lou Tate would ask him for his help on getting the community involved at The Little Loomhouse. Ward asks if Jungbert thought that Lou Tate asked for his help because she had known him for a long time, but he says it was because she knew he had trucks and was willing to help, and his company never charged her anything for their work.

Keywords: Community; Hermit; Jungbert Corporation; Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; Maintenance; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Kentucky—History; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Weaving

Partial Transcript: I think that it's really neat that I had the experience, and my family had the experience of growing up around Lou Tate.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Jungbert talks about the importance to himself and his family of growing up around Lou Tate. He reiterates that he would like to save Lou Tate's belongings, but that he thinks people need to be practical about how that is done.

Keywords: Lou Tate; Lou Tate Bousman; Louisa Tate Bousman; The Little Loomhouse

Subjects: Kentucky—History; Louisville (Ky.)--History; Weaving