a_s2043_00020 | 100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home | Sound | Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Music performance Performing arts Anniversaries Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) State songs Special events Public officer Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home
- Date
- 1951-09-30
- Description
- Six reel to reel recordings. Songwriter Stephen Foster wrote Old Folks at Home in 1851. In 1935, the Florida Legislature designated "Old Folks at Home" (often referred to as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River") as Florida's state song. Over the next two decades, several Floridians began to push for a memorial to the song's composer, Stephen Collins Foster, considered by many to be the nation's first commercial songwriter. Finally, after the efforts of the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, the state opened the Stephen Foster Memorial, a 250-acre state-owned park, in White Springs, Florida in 1950, and would eventually comprise a bell tower, a Stephen Foster Museum, landscaped park grounds, and an annual Florida Folk Festival, along with other public programs. That same year, the state created the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission to administer the development and maintenance of the park.
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a_s2043_00006 | 99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home | Sound | Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Music performance Performing arts Anniversaries Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) State songs Special events Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home
- Date
- 1950
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Songwriter Stephen Foster wrote Old Folks at Home in 1851. In 1935, the Florida Legislature designated "Old Folks at Home" (often referred to as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River") as Florida's state song. Over the next two decades, several Floridians began to push for a memorial to the song's composer, Stephen Collins Foster, considered by many to be the nation's first commercial songwriter. Finally, after the efforts of the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, the state opened the Stephen Foster Memorial, a 250-acre state-owned park, in White Springs, Florida in 1950, and would eventually comprise a bell tower, a Stephen Foster Museum, landscaped park grounds, and an annual Florida Folk Festival, along with other public programs. That same year, the state created the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission to administer the development and maintenance of the park.
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a_s2043_00253 | Billy Vaughn performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial | Sound | Audiotape recordings Saxophone music Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Jazz music Saxophone music (Jazz) Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singers Jazz musicians Saxophonists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Billy Vaughn performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial
- Date
- 1959
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Concert by jazz saxophonist Vaughn. In 1959, he recorded at LP for Dot Records, Billy Vaughn Plays Stephen Foster (DOT 3260). Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Vaughn began his career with the Hilltoppers as a vocalist. He then moved to the saxophone, covering instrumentals as an orchestra leader. He was known for his twin saxophone sound.
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a_s2043_00028 | College Bands performing Stephen Foster Songs at the Stephen Foster Museum | Sound | Concerts Music performance Performing arts Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Singing Musical ensembles Universities and colleges Musicians Bands (Music) Singers Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s2043_00124 | Evelyn Foster Morneveck interview for the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission | Sound | Interviews Oral narratives Biographies Authors | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s2043_00017 | Jean Gautier performs Stephen Foster songs | Sound | Music--Performance Folksongs Vocal music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t91-009 | Lynn Wadley, Sarah Cameron, and Marshall Dukes performing Stephen Foster songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Pianists Dulcimer music Songs Singing Piano music Popular songs Musical saws Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial | Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial | Still Image | Rites and ceremonies Special events Speeches, addresses, etc. Occasional speeches Oral communication Architecture Singing African Americans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial
- Date
- 1951-10-04
- Description
- Twenty-one black and white prints. Images from the opening ceremony for the Stephen Foster Memorial (Stephen Foster Center) in White Springs on October 4, 1950. Today the site is a Florida State Park. For several years, the Florida Folklife Bureau worked out of the site as well. This ceremony was the culmination of the work of the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission, created under Gov. Fred Cone in the 1930s. P79-812 - P79-816 Front and side gates at the memorial P79-817, P79-818 Museum interior P79-819 FAMU chorus performs for crowd at dedication P79-820 John Howard and Governor Fuller Warren P79-821 Governor Fuller Warren addressing crowd P79-822 Museum exterior, southside P79-823 Earl Brown addressing crowd P79-824 Sen. Spessard Holland addressing crowd P79-825 Author John Howard and vocalist Gloria Villar (Jennie with the Light Brown hair) P79-826 Jessie Rose Welsh and Gov. Fuller Warren P79-827 Ribbon cutting P79-828 Fletcher Hodges, Jessie Welsh, and unidentified person P79-829 Crowd at dedication P79-830 Vocalist Gloria Villar signing "Jennie with the Light Brown Hair" P79-831 FAMU chorus performing P79-832 Stephen Foster paintin
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a_s1576_t79-024 | Recording of Thelma Boltin and singer-guitarist Mike Moore performing at Hamilton County High School | Sound | Fieldwork Education Classrooms Storytelling Local history Singing Religious songs Old time music Teaching of folklore Spirituals (Songs) Schools Singers Musicians Guitarist Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t91-023 | Sarah Ann Cameron and Marshall Dukes performing Stephen Foster songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Songs Singing String instruments Old time music Musicians Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |