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Audio Recording "Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8, 1942

"Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8, 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6455, side b

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"Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8, 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6455, side a

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About this Item

Title

  • "Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8, 1942

Names

  • Allen, Robert Eugene Barton, 1906-1982
  • Thurston, Kenneth
  • Vernasco, Ted

Created / Published

  • Bloomington, Indiana, January 8, 1942

Headings

  • -  Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  United States -- Indiana -- Bloomington
  • -  Indiana -- Mishawaka

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  Part of a series of recordings made by Robert Allen, Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8, 1942.
  • -  Contents: AFS 06455A, Kenneth Thurston; AFS 06455B, Ted Vernasco

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS shelflist: LWO 3493 r45B
  • Call number: AFC 1942/003: AFS 6455

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

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Chicago citation style:

Allen, Robert Eugene Barton, Kenneth Thurston, and Ted Vernasco. "Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8. Bloomington, Indiana, January 8, 1942. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr53/.

APA citation style:

Allen, R. E. B., Thurston, K. & Vernasco, T. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8. Bloomington, Indiana, January 8. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr53/.

MLA citation style:

Allen, Robert Eugene Barton, Kenneth Thurston, and Ted Vernasco. "Dear Mr. President," Bloomington and Mishawaka, Indiana, January 8. Bloomington, Indiana, January 8, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr53/>.