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  • Audio Recording
    I Could Tell You the Time
    • Contributor: Matthews, Nettie - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Friddle, Jane A. - Timmins, Maggie - Carolina Ladies Quartet (Greenville, S.C.) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Sentell, Jessie
    • Date: 1939-06-11
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    Ecuadorian writer Alejandro Carrión reading from his poetry and prose Mr. Carrión reads twelve poems from seven of his collected volumes including Luz del nuevo paisaje, Poesía de la soledad y el deseo, and Agonía. He concludes with selections from his novel, La espina.
    • Contributor: Carrión, Alejandro - Palabra Archive (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1961
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    Dale W. Smiley Collection
    • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
    • Branch of Service: Air Force; Navy
    • Location of Service: Korea; Japan; France
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/54688
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:41:06.0
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    In happy moments
    Maritana
    Victor 16552. Matrix/Take: B-3207/2.
    • Contributor: Fitzball, Edward - Wallace, William Vincent - Turner, Alan
    • Date: 1906-03-23
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    Worth killing for Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available [A]fter three decades of absence, Julia's conman father has resurfaced to throw her life into turmoil again. Julia was only seven when Duke Gooden abruptly left. Barely a month later, her nine-year-old brother, Ben, disappeared. Ben was her hero and protector, and though the case is cold, Julia has never given up hope of finding him. Duke's return offers vital clues--but it also makes…
    • Contributor: Haseldine, Jane - Zeller, Emily Woo
    • Date: 2019
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    Nepal-born, English authoress Manjushree Thapa, reads selections from her novel Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available Manjushree Thapa, English authoress, reads pages 13-29 of "Chapter 3" from her novel, The tutor of history.
    • Contributor: South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress) - Thapa, Manjushree - Archive of World Literature on Tape (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2004
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    Anthony T. Pagano Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 22nd Marine Regiment; 6th Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina (basic training); Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Panama Canal; Hawaii; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); Marshall Islands; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/86313
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:33:53.0
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    Talk on money George Graham, speaker. Recorded at an unknown location, June 2, 1896. Recorded on one side only. Acoustic recording. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1982. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 15 ips, double track, mono. ; 10 in. Production level cataloging.
    • Contributor: Graham, George
    • Date: 1896
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    Eugene George Fairfax Collection
    • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Hornet; VF-11 (Fighter Squadron)
    • Location of Service: Coral Sea; Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/65986
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    Uncle Josh plays Santa Claus
    Laughing story
    Columbia 3738. Matrix/Take: 3738/3.
    • Contributor: Stewart, Cal
    • Date: 1907-11-30
  • personal narrative
    Robert G. Bradshaw, Jr. Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron; 100th Bomb Wing
    • Location of Service: Texas; Georgia; Kansas; Arkansas; Alabama; Florida; North Carolina; New Hampshire; Spain; Thailand; Vietnam
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/107218
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:37:27.0
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    Diane Andrews and Robert Andrews interview conducted by Hannah Harvester, 2013-01-07 Robert "Bob" Andrews and Diane Andrews run an 80-cow dairy that has been in Bob's family for over 80 years. They discuss the history of the farm, economic difficulties for small farmers, plans to reduce their herd and increase efficiency, their registered dairy herd, why they have remained "small," the joys and pleasures of farming, changes in technology, changes in land usage in St.…
    • Contributor: Harvester, Hannah - Occupational Folklife Project - Andrews, Bob - Cooper, Martha - Andrews, Diane
    • Date: 2013
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    Charles Jeffory Cochran Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: Naval Security Group
    • Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; Guam (Mariana Islands); San Diego, California
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/27619
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:13:41.0
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    Oh Cap'n Cain' Read
    • Contributor: Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Johnson, Dawson
    • Date: 1939-06-04
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    Harlan County blues
    • Contributor: Davis, George - Korson, George Gershon
    • Date: 1940
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    Roderick Levon Williams Collection
    • War or Conflict: Cold War
    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment; 7th Infantry Division (Light); 4th Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Mainz, Germany; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Carson, Colorado; Korea; Fort Ord, California; Fort Irwin, California; Kitzingen, Germany
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/88226
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:08:47.0
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    Melvin E. Lyles Collection
    • War or Conflict: Cold War
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Boston (CAG 1)
    • Location of Service: Bainbridge, Maryland; Piney Point, North Carolina; Washington, DC
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/548
    • Resource: Audio, Audio Interview, 00:09:33.0
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    Napoli e bello e stinco = Naples is lovely Dust jacket notes: A tarantella, sung in Neapolitan dialect. Giuseppe Russo, unaccompanied vocals. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Pittsburg, California on March 11, 1939. In Italian. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Giuseppe Russo performing Sicilian and Italian songs, some in Neapolitan dialect, at times accompanying himself on the piano, on March 11 and 29, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson…
    • Contributor: Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Russo, Joseph W.
    • Date: 1939-01-01
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    Joseph Evangelista Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Camp Maxey, Texas; Camp Swift, Texas; Holland; Germany; Le Havre, France; Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Belgium; European Theater
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/14856
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:36:11.0
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    In quelle trine morbide
    Manon Lescaut. In quelle trine morbide | Manon Lescaut
    Columbia A5178. Matrix/Take: 30378/1.
    • Contributor: Puccini, Giacomo - Cavalieri, Lina
    • Date: 1910-02-24
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    Jennifer Sgro, Nurse Practitioner, Night Ministry Bus. Chicago, Illinois This episode features Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Sgro, who works with The Night Ministry in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1976, The Night Ministry provides housing and healthcare to people who are homeless or who are living in low income situations. Sgro talks about providing healthcare on the Ministry’s Outreach Bus, which travels to a different low-income Chicago neighborhood every evening. In this thoughtful interview with…
    • Contributor: Nancy Groce - Jennifer Sgro - Margaret Miles
    • Date: 2021-05-06
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    Dennis Lee Turner Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: 7th Fleet; USS Coral Sea (CV 43)
    • Location of Service: Pacific Ocean
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/41430
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 00:17:19.0
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    Ain't that a shame Victor 1124. Matrix/Take: [Pre-matrix A-]1124/3.
    • Contributor: Wilson, Walter - Leachman, Silas F. - Queen, John
    • Date: 1901-12-06
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    El bateo
    Paso doble
    Victor 63249. Matrix/Take: O-482/1.
    • Contributor: Presa, V. M. - Banda De Policía De México
    • Date: 1910-11-11
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    Susan J. Kohut Collection