MC 85.5.2, 7/5/1942 pts 6
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: 7/5/1942 pts 6
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
Song: Rosa Enjeitada, sung by Laurinda Rocha with Orchestra. (continued). Dedicated to Mr. Manuel dos Santos, on the occasion of his birthday. Dedicated by his godparents Mr. Aníbal Cruz and Mrs. Etelvina da Cruz, from Taunton, MA.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Song: (?) da Colina, sung by Agostinho Lessa, with orchestra. Dedicated to Ms. Liliana Lopes, daughter of Mr. José and Mrs. Leopoldina Lopes from Taunton, MA. Dedicated by her grandparents (António and Maria do Céu Preto of Taunton, MA) on the occasion of her birthday.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Reading letter from listener: requesting the fado “Amor de Mãe” (Mother’s love). This was requested for the previous week and because Ferreira-Mendes only got the letter after the last show, he is going to dedicate another song.
Song: “Margarida”, sung by Irene Almeida, with António Simões (Portuguese guitar) and Manuel Magano (acoustic guitar).
Advertisements for local businesses.
Announcement: 5th Annual Portuguese Feast in New Bedford “A Hora Portuguesa”. Musical entertainment, film, food and beverages. (July 5, 1942).
Closing of program.
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