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Audio Recording "Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1942

"Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6415, side a

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"Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1942; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6415, side b

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About this Item

Title

  • "Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1942

Names

  • Fortier, Delores
  • Graham, Robert Bruce
  • Gromkovski, Nicholas S.
  • McCall, Henry
  • Ozure, Elaine
  • Pinsky, Dorthey
  • Porier, Estelle
  • Roth, Ann
  • Rust, Glen
  • Wozjek, Daniel
  • Clark, Robert

Created / Published

  • Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1942

Headings

  • -  Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • -  American National Red Cross
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
  • -  College students--United States--Interviews
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--War work
  • -  Liberty bonds--United States
  • -  Civil defense--United States
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  United States -- Michigan -- Detroit

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  The name of the collector is unknown.
  • -  Part of a series of recordings made at Radio Station WJR, Detroit Michigan, January 13, 1942.
  • -  Contents: AFS 06415A, Robert Clark; Robert Bruce Graham; Daniel Wozjek; Henry McCall; Estelle Porier; Nicholas S. Gromkovsky; AFS 06415B, Mrs. Elaine Ozure; Glen Rust; Ann Roth; Delores Fortier; Miss Dorothy Pinsky

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 6415

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:

Fortier, Delores, Robert Bruce Graham, Nicholas S Gromkovski, Henry McCall, Elaine Ozure, Dorthey Pinsky, Estelle Porier, et al. "Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan. Detroit, Michigan, 1942. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr59/.

APA citation style:

Fortier, D., Graham, R. B., Gromkovski, N. S., McCall, H., Ozure, E., Pinsky, D. [...] Clark, R. (1942) "Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan. Detroit, Michigan. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr59/.

MLA citation style:

Fortier, Delores, et al. "Dear Mr. President," Detroit, Michigan. Detroit, Michigan, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1942003_sr59/>.