MC 85.11.2, 7/26/1942 pts 1+3
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: 7/26/1942 pts 1+3
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
Introduction. 9 years of radio (7/23/42); 6 years from this radio station in Fall River, MA.
Introducing Maestro and Orchestra.
Song (marcha): “A comissão agradece” (live).
Announcements: Picnic in [...] R.I celebrating Saint Peter; Holy Ghost Feast at Clube Miguel Corte-Real, 8/2/42, Fall River, MA.
Advertisements for local businesses that sponsor the program.
Song: “Não tem nada que saber”, Armando Vieira and Orchestra (live). Dedicated to Mrs. Inês A. Pinto 39 [ ] Street, New Bedford, M A for her birthday by her children and husband Mr. João Pinto.
Track # 2
Advertisements for local businesses that sponsor the program.
Song: not identified, author not identified.
Advertisements for local businesses that sponsor the program.
Track # 3
Thanking local businesses for supporting the program over its nine years of existence.
Song: “A Trigueira”, Laurinda Rocha with Orchestra (live).
Advertisements for local businesses that sponsor the 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