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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 6430, side a

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"Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6430, side b

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About this Item

Title

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

Names

  • Faulk, John Henry
  • Whittaker, J.E., Mrs.
  • Barker, Bob

Created / Published

  • Austin, Texas, 1942

Headings

  • -  Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • -  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
  • -  Patriotism--United States
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--War work
  • -  Liberty bonds--United States
  • -  Ranchers--Texas--Interviews
  • -  War, Declaration of--United States
  • -  Military training camps--United States
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  United States -- Texas -- Austin
  • -  Texas -- Granbury
  • -  Texas -- Hood County

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  Part of a series of recordings made by John Henry Faulk, Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February 1942.
  • -  Contents: AFS 06430A, Bob Barker, Granbury, Texas; AFS 06430B, Mrs. J.E. Whittaker, Austin, Texas

Medium

  • 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS shelflist: LWO 3493 r44A
  • Call number: AFC 1942/003: AFS 6430

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

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Chicago citation style:

Faulk, John Henry, J.E Whittaker, and Bob Barker. "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February. Austin, Texas, 1942. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr30/.

APA citation style:

Faulk, J. H., Whittaker, J. E. & Barker, B. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February. Austin, Texas. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr30/.

MLA citation style:

Faulk, John Henry, J.E Whittaker, and Bob Barker. "Dear Mr. President," Granbury, Austin, and Hood County, Texas, January or February. Austin, Texas, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr30/>.