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Audio Recording "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942

"Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6434, side a

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"Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6434, side b

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[ Dust jacket for SR34 (AFS 06434) ]

About this Item

Title

  • "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942

Names

  • Faulk, John Henry
  • Grumbles, Bill

Created / Published

  • Austin, Texas, 1942

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American
  • -  African Americans--Interviews
  • -  Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
  • -  Racism--United States
  • -  Democracy--United States
  • -  African Americans--Violence against
  • -  Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
  • -  African Americans--Segregation
  • -  African American soldiers
  • -  Discrimination in the military
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  United States -- Texas -- Austin
  • -  Texas -- Granbury
  • -  Texas -- Hood County

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  The name of one interviewee is unknown.
  • -  Part of a series of recordings made by John Henry Faulk, Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942.
  • -  Contents: AFS 06434A, Unidentified woman; AFS 06434B, Bill Grumbles (?)

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1942/003: AFS 6434
  • MBRS shelflist: LWO 3493 r44A and r44B

Source Collection

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

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image
  • audio

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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

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Chicago citation style:

Faulk, John Henry, and Bill Grumbles. "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February. Austin, Texas, 1942. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr34/.

APA citation style:

Faulk, J. H. & Grumbles, B. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February. Austin, Texas. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr34/.

MLA citation style:

Faulk, John Henry, and Bill Grumbles. "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February. Austin, Texas, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr34/>.