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Audio Recording "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1942

"Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6427, side b

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"Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6427, side a

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Title

  • "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1942

Names

  • Williams, James
  • Austen, Ted
  • Erickson, Reid
  • Gelb, Phillip
  • Hofley, Barbara
  • Kingsbury, Margarit
  • McDowell, Betty Ann
  • Olsson, Olaf
  • Olstead, Tor
  • Pertchard, Bruce
  • Raymond, Lotte
  • Saturn, Leland
  • Schuller, M.R., Mrs.

Created / Published

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 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
  • -  Isolationism
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States
  • -  Profiteering--United States
  • -  Conscientious objection--United States
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Casualties
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  United States -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  Part of a series of recordings made February 7, 1942.
  • -  Contents: AFS 06427A, Leland B. Saturn; Unidentified librarian; Bruce Pertchard; Philip Gelb; Lotte Raymond; Reid Erickson; Ted Austen; AFS 06427B, Margarit Kingsbury; Tor Olstead; James Williams; Olaf Olsson; Mrs. M.R. Shuller; Barbara Hofley; Betty Ann McDowell; Unidentified social worker

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 6427

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

Chicago citation style:

Williams, James, Ted Austen, Reid Erickson, Phillip Gelb, Barbara Hofley, Margarit Kingsbury, Betty Ann McDowell, et al. "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7. Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1942. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr61/.

APA citation style:

Williams, J., Austen, T., Erickson, R., Gelb, P., Hofley, B., Kingsbury, M. [...] Schuller, M. R. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7. Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr61/.

MLA citation style:

Williams, James, et al. "Dear Mr. President," Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7. Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr61/>.