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FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)

Date: 1963-09-29
Description: Two reel to reel recording.
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FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Date: 1964-09-27
Description: Two reel to reel recording.
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FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

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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Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)

Date: 1963-12
Description: One reel to reel recording (14:00 minutes). Performances by various university/college choruses. The Steelets were from FAMU. There is also a 30-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)

Date: 1963-12
Description: One reel to reel recording (27:35 minutes). Performances by various university/college choruses. The Steelets were from FAMU. There is also a 15-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)

Date: 1963-12
Description: One reel to reel recording (14:05 minutes). Excerpts from various events in 1963. There is also a 30-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)

Date: 1963-12
Description: One reel to reel recording (28 minutes). Excerpts from various events in 1963. There is also a 15-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Museum Dedication

Date: 1950-10-04
Description: Three reel to reel recordings. 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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Stephen Foster Museum Dedication

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a_s2043_00156	FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singing Big band music Musical ensembles Universities and colleges Special events Bands (Music) Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00185	FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singing Big band music Musical ensembles Universities and colleges Special events Bands (Music) Singers Students	/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
a_s2042_sfm_29	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Universities and colleges Choir singing Choirs (music) Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_30	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Universities and colleges Choir singing Choirs (music) Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_36	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)	Sound	Musicians Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Universities and colleges Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Folk singers Folk festivals Students Beauty contests Girl Scouts Scouts and scouting Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_35	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)	Sound	Musicians Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Universities and colleges Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Folk singers Folk festivals Students Beauty contests Girl Scouts Scouts and scouting Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00002	Stephen Foster Museum Dedication	Sound	Dedications Music performance Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Museums Special events Public officers Public speaking Occasional speeches Speeches, addresses, etc. Public officer Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial

Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Museum Dedication

Stephen Foster Museum Dedication

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FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1963)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

FAMU Chorus performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial

Opening ceremonies for the Stephen Foster Memorial

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: College Chorus (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Museum Dedication

Stephen Foster Museum Dedication