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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Date: 1963-10
Description: One reel to reel recording (13:18 minutes). Excerpts from various folk festivals. There is also a 30 minute verision. 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: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Date: 1963-10
Description: One reel to reel recording (27:30 minutes). Excerpts from various folk festivals. There is also a 15 minute verision. 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: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)

Date: 1963-10
Description: One reel to reel recording (13:11 minutes). Story about Foster scholar Fletcher Hodges, Jr., who was the curator of Foster Hall at the University of Pittsburgh, and author of a Foster biography. Hodges was a native of Indiana, where he was asked in 1932 to curate the Eli Lilly and Co.'s collection of Foster materials (20,000 items). He moved with the collection to the University of Pittsburgh in 1937. Also features performances of songs by Foster. 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: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)

Date: 1963-10
Description: One reel to reel recording (28 minutes). Story about Foster scholar Fletcher Hodges, Jr., who was the curator of Foster Hall at the University of Pittsburgh, and author of a Foster biography. Hodges was a native of Indiana, where he was asked in 1932 to curate the Eli Lilly and Co.'s collection of Foster materials (20,000 items). He moved with the collection to the University of Pittsburgh in 1937. Also features performances of songs by Foster. 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: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)

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a_s2042_sfm_63	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Folk singers Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_64	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)	Sound	Choruses Harpists Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Folk singers Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Nepalese Americans Arts, Asian Asian Americans African Americans Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_61	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)	Sound	Archivists Curators Authors Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_62	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)	Sound	Archivists Curators Authors Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)

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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Hodges & Music (30-minute version)