MC 85.13.2, 8/9/1942 pts 1+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: 8/9/1942 pts 1+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
Introduction.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Song (marcha): “Espírito de marcha” by the Orchestra (live). Dedicated to (?) Casanova, from Cambridge, MA, who left for Alabama to enlist in the US Armed Forces
Advertisements for local businesses.
Reading article from New Bedford, MA newspaper Diário de Notícias about letters containing checks that were confiscated by Censorship.
Advertisements for local businesses.
Reading letter from Mrs. Cristina Gouveia, who has recently been operated at Fall River Hospital, her husband Mr. Gouveia and their children, who are in the US Armed Forces., thank all who had visited her when she was in hospital. Request for song Minha mãe, minha amada, dedicated to Cristina Gouveia and all her friends and acquaintances that visited her.
Song: “Dá-me o teu coração” sung by Agustinho Bessa, dedicated to Mrs. Goutier.
Track # 2
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Track # 3
Feast “Hora Portuguesa”, August 15th and 16th, 1942. Saturday (8/15) Chamarrita and Orchestra, dance for younger audience. Sunday (8/16) “arraial”, City Brand.
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