| a_s2042_sfm_73 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Jeanie Auditions (1965) | Sound | Accordionists
Dancers
Radio
Documentaries Radio
Radio programs, Public service
Competitions
Singing
Contests
Talent shows
Popular songs
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Radio announcing
Advertising, Public service
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Jeanie Auditions (1965)
- Date
- 1965-03
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (13:30 minutes). Radio program about the 1965 Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair competition, featuring the winner Graham singing the Foster song. 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. One reel to reel recording. Starting in 1951, each February, the Stephen Foster Memorial and the Florida Federation of Music Clubs sponsored a competition aimed at young female vocalists. The winner was dubbed that year's "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair." A ball was also held in association with the contest. Starting in 1954, winners were awarded musical scholarships, and a spot on the Florida Folk Festival program.
- Collection
| 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 |
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.
- Collection
| 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 |
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.
- Collection
| 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 |
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.
- Collection
| a_s2042_sfm_68 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Memorial Preview (15-minute version) | Sound | Choruses
Radio
Documentaries Radio
Radio programs, Public service
Performing arts
Singing
Folk festivals
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Fiddle music
Music performance
Radio announcing
Advertising, Public service
Choir singing
Choirs (music)
Fiddling
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Memorial Preview (15-minute version)
- Date
- 1963-11
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (28:30 minutes). Preview of upcoming events for the Stephen Foster Memorial. Events mentioned include Florida Folk Festival, the Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair competition, various concerts, and the American Hemerocallis Society (Mrs. Mederer). 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.
- Collection
| a_s2042_sfm_67 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Memorial Preview (30-minute version) | Sound | Choruses
Radio
Documentaries Radio
Radio programs, Public service
Performing arts
Singing
Folk festivals
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Fiddle music
Music performance
Radio announcing
Advertising, Public service
Choir singing
Choirs (music)
Fiddling
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Memorial Preview (30-minute version)
- Date
- 1963-11
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (28:30 minutes). Preview of upcoming events for the Stephen Foster Memorial. Events mentioned include Florida Folk Festival, the Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair competition, various concerts, and the American Hemerocallis Society (Mrs. Mederer). 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.
- Collection
| a_s2043_00231 | Radio program on the 1966 Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair contest | Sound | Competitions
Music performance
Performing arts
Singers
Singing
Contests
Special events
Beauty contests
Radio programs
Radio announcing
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Radio program on the 1966 Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair contest
- Date
- 1966-02-14
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Radio program on the Lake City radio station, WDSR. Starting in 1951, each February, the Stephen Foster Memorial and the Florida Federation of Music Clubs sponsored a competition aimed at young female vocalists. The winner was dubbed that year's "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair." A ball was also held in association with the contest. Starting in 1954, winners were awarded musical scholarships, and a spot on the Florida Folk Festival program.
- Collection
| a_s2042_sfm_15 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Four Short Features | Sound | Composer
Curators
Archivists
Musicians
Radio
Radio programs
Radio announcing
Documentaries Radio
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Popular songs
Commercial songs
Composers
Folklore and history
Life histories
Accordion music
Arts, Czechoslovakia
Oral narratives
Storytelling
Tall tales
Humor
Jokes
Personal experience narratives
Oral education
Advertising, Public service
Accordionists
Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Four Short Features
- Date
- 1961
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. (15 minutes). Four short radio stories: 1. Open Thy Lattice, Love (3:30) -- story behind Stephen Foster's first published song. 2. Fletcher Hodges, Jr. (3:46)-- story about 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. 3. Masaryktown (3:45) -- story of the Czechoslovakian community, with Jerry Psenka's music. 4. Lem Griffis (4:00) -- sampler of Griffis' humorous stories; who was from the Okeefenokee swamp in South Georgia (the headwaters of the Suwannee River). He was a regular performer at the Festival. These 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.
- Collection
| a_s2042_sfm_23 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair competition (1963) | Sound | Composer
Contests
Competitions
Talent shows
Beauty contests
Singing
Judges
Composers
Commercial songs
Songs
Advertising, Public service
Radio
Radio announcing
Radio programs
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair competition (1963)
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (14:20 minutes) Radio program about the 1963 Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair competition, featuring the winner Keitha Holz singing the Foster song, and remarks as well as an original composition by commercial songwriter and contest judge Gerald Marks. There were 21 contestants, and the event culminated in a Jeanie ball. Marks was the composer of "All of Me," and "The Night Shall Be Filled With Music." He also several Broadway shows and motion pictures. These 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.
- Collection
| a_s1576_05_c81-036 | Recording of the Compas Creole radio show | Sound | Disc jockeys
Fieldwork
Radio announcing
Radio programs
Radio stations
Arts, Haitian
Haitian Americans
Radio broadcasters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
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