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Audio Recording "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February 1942

"Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6416, side a

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"Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6416, side b

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Title

  • "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February 1942

Names

  • Erickson, Gordon
  • Fisher, Dorthy
  • Holt, Coreen
  • Knowlty, Charles
  • Leo, John
  • McFadden, Lee
  • Price, Richard R.
  • Scutter, Jack
  • Singer, Beth
  • Bordon, Edward S.

Created / Published

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1942

Headings

  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Songs and music
  • -  Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • -  World War, 1914-1918
  • -  American National Red Cross
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion
  • -  United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1939-1945
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States
  • -  College students--United States--Interviews
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--War work
  • -  Housekeeping--United States
  • -  Liberty bonds--United States
  • -  Civil defense--United States
  • -  Psychology, Military
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  United States -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  Part of a series of recordings made at Radio Station WLB, Detroit, Michigan, January or February 1942.
  • -  Contents: AFS 06416A, John Leo and others; 06416AB, Dorothy Fisher and others

Medium

  • 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 16 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS shelflist: LWO 3493 r46A
  • Call number: AFC 1942/003: AFS 6416

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:

Erickson, Gordon, Dorthy Fisher, Coreen Holt, Charles Knowlty, John Leo, Lee McFadden, Richard R Price, Jack Scutter, Beth Singer, and Edward S Bordon. "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February. Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1942. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr60/.

APA citation style:

Erickson, G., Fisher, D., Holt, C., Knowlty, C., Leo, J., McFadden, L. [...] Bordon, E. S. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February. Minneapolis, Minnesota. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr60/.

MLA citation style:

Erickson, Gordon, et al. "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, January or February. Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr60/>.