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Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: The Flint Sit-Down Strike; Fiddle Styles

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.

Performer

Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991
Simons, Berdene
Foster, Shirley
Simons, Nellie
Raber, Les, 1911-2000
Hammon, Mel

Collection Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS; LES RABER, PAUL GIFFORD, MEL HAMMON, RON HAMMON, ED LAULUMA SIT-DOWN STRIKE; COMPARATIVE MICHIGAN FIDDLING 4 OF 4

Track Information

101 Sit-Down Strike: Key Events / Fred Ahearn, Berdene Simons, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons. 102 Comparative Fiddle Styles / Les Raber, Mel Hammon. Fiddle.
sova.cfch.sff.1987_ref794

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5cd192a69-19a1-4afa-8979-29c56cfaaf7d

Local Numbers

FP-1987-CT-0277

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1987.

Place

United States
Washington (D.C.)
Florida
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Davison (Mich.)
Hastings (Mich.)

Topic

Oral history
Fiddle tunes
Violin
Strikes and lockouts
Automobile industry workers

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.

Performer

Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991
Simons, Berdene
Foster, Shirley
Simons, Nellie
Raber, Les, 1911-2000
Hammon, Mel

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio

Function

Labor unions

Extent

compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Date

1987 July 1

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0277

Type

Archival materials
Sound cassettes

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
CFCH.SFF.1987_ref794
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5cd192a69-19a1-4afa-8979-29c56cfaaf7d
CFCH.SFF.1987
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1538498415784-1538498421874-2

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