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Audio Recording "Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February 1942

"Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6408, side a

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"Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6408, side b

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Title

  • "Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February 1942

Names

  • Todd, Charles L., 1911-2004
  • Sonkin, Robert, 1910-1980
  • Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
  • Cavanaugh, James (Jimmy)
  • Cavanaugh, Robert

Created / Published

  • New York, New York, 1942

Headings

  • -  Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion
  • -  United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1939-1945
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
  • -  Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States
  • -  Racism--United States
  • -  Antisemitism--United States
  • -  Hatfield-McCoy Feud
  • -  Labor movement--United States
  • -  Louis, Joe, 1914-1981
  • -  Protest songs--United States
  • -  Working class--Songs and music
  • -  Music
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  United States -- New York -- New York

Genre

  • Music
  • Sound recording

Notes

  • -  Sound Recording, Music; Sound Recording, Non-Music Dear Mr. President, talking blues song sung by Peter Bowers (Pete Seeger) (Side A) / The Martins and the Coys sung by Peter Bowers (Pete Seeger) (Side B)
  • -  Contents: AFS 06408A, "Dear Mr. President," a talking blues song sung by Peter Bowers (Pete Seeger); AFS 06408B, James (Jimmy) Cavanaugh; Robert Cavanaugh; "The Martins and the Coys" sung by Peter Bowers (Pete Seeger)
  • -  Part of a series of interviews made by Charles Todd and Robert Sonkin, New York, New York, January or February 1942

Medium

  • 1 sound disc : analog, 78 rpm; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1942/003: AFS 6408
  • MBRS shelflist: LWO 3493 r42B and r43A

Source Collection

  • Dear Mr. President collection (AFC 1942/003)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection or any other restrictions in the material in this collection, except as noted below. All other materials are free to use and reuse.

The following materials are included with permission. Please contact the American Folklife Center for additional information where contact information is not provided:

"Dear Mr. President" and "The Martins and the Coys" performed by Pete Seeger.

"White Bird Flying," performed by Enos Francisco, Sr. Permission granted by Enos Francisco, Jr. Special thanks to Daniel Lopez for translating the "White Bird Flying" lyrics.

Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these collection materials should contact the Folklife Reading Room for assistance.

Credit line

Please cite the source collection title, collection number, and repository:

"Man-on-the-Street" interviews collection (AFC 1941/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

"Dear Mr. President" collection (AFC 1942/003), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Radio Research Project Manuscript collection (AFC 1941/005), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Todd, Charles L, Robert Sonkin, Pete Seeger, James Cavanaugh, and Robert Cavanaugh. "Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February. New York, New York, 1942. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr11/.

APA citation style:

Todd, C. L., Sonkin, R., Seeger, P., Cavanaugh, J. & Cavanaugh, R. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February. New York, New York. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr11/.

MLA citation style:

Todd, Charles L, et al. "Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February. New York, New York, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr11/>.