MC 85.1.2, 5/24/1942 pts 2+5?
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the recordings of 22 or 23 broadcasts on 54 vinyl disks of "Voz de Portugal" hosted by Affonso Ferreira Ferreira-Mendes. The recordings were made over the period on one year, in 1942 by Pat Mauretti, of an unspecified government intelligence agency, possibly a World War II-era precursor to the CIA; they were done without Mr. Ferreira-Mendes' knowledge. Thirty years later, in the early 1970s, these disks were sent in a box to his daughters in Taunton. The originals are on 16-inch vinyl recording disks. Archives and Special Collections staff transferred most, but not all of these recordings to CD in 2007. All of these broadcasts are associated with WSAR in Fall River. Each program is about one hour in length. Each vinyl disk contains fifteen minutes of programming per side.
Dates
- Other: 5/24/1942 pts 2+5?
Language of Materials
Material entirely in Portuguese.
Extent
From the Collection: 55 items (55 vinyl recording disks and 72 compact disc recordings)
Materials Specific Details
Voice of Portugal Radio Station WSAR, Fall River MA
Affonso Ferreira Ferreira-Mendes
Track # 1
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Track # 2
Announcements: Festival in Pawtucket, RI the following Saturday beginning at 5:30 pm and all day Sunday; Holy Trinity Feast, Providence, RI also on the following weekend.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Announcements: Opening South … Portuguese Club, Taunton, MA; every Friday clams, beer, and other; the following Friday 29th American Dance from 8pm to 1 am, with live music from the João Frederico Orchestra; Saturday 30th Silvia’s Orchestra.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Song: “Soldado das Trincheiras”, Laurinda Rocha with Orchestra (live); dedicated to Mrs. Serafina Coelho by her husband Mr. João Coelho.
Announcement: Wednesday 5/27/42 first viewing in Taunton, MA of Portuguese film “Portugal no Mundo”, next to the police station of that city; “Pão nosso”; “Maria Papoila”. Continuous film sessions from 2pm.
Song: “Cantiga da Primavera”, (?) Tavares. Singer dedicates song to a friend, Manuel Rego, who had a birthday recently.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Track # 3
Advertisements for local businesses.
Song (fado): “Cuidai de vosso filhos”, sung byAgostinho Bessa, Portuguese guitar Manuel Magano, guitar António Simões. Dedicated by Mr. Aníbal Faria to his wife Mrs. Alcinda Faria, who had given birth to a girl the previous Friday in Fall River.
Advertisements for local businesses for the female/ housewife audience (Female announcer).
Song: “I miss you”, sung by Laurinda Rocha, guitar (?)
Advertisements for local businesses.
Announcement: Wednesday 5/27/42 first viewing in Taunton, MA of Portuguese film “Portugal no Mundo”, next to the police station of that city; “Pão nosso”; “Maria Papoila”. Continuous film sessions from 2pm.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Repository Details
Part of the UMass Dartmouth Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives Repository
Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Rd.
N. Dartmouth MA 02747 USA
jfarrar@umassd.edu