MC 85.20.2, 8/23/1942 pts 2+4
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: 8/23/1942 pts 2+4
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 [nothing] Track # 2 [nothing] Track # 3 Song: ?, sung by Agostinho Lessa with orchestra. Dedicated to Mr. José da Rosa, from East Providence RI, on the occasion of his 51st birthday the previous day. Dedicated by his wife, Mrs. Olívia Rosa and son Carlos da Rosa. Track # 4 [nothing] Track # 5 [nothing] Track # 6 Reading announcement by organizing committee II Congresso da Imprensa (Press Meeting) beginning at 9:30 A.M. August 23, 1942, in Fall River, MA. Announcement: Dia Madeirense” (Madeira Day) charity fundraising. August 30, 1942. New Bedford Hotel at 8 p.m., New Bedford, MA. Song: “Saudades da minha Terra” sung by Laurinda Rocha with orchestra. Dedicated to Mrs. Clotilde de Moreira Nunes from Pawtucket, RI on the occasion of her birthday. Dedicated by her father-in-law and brother-in-law also from Pawtucket, RI, Mr. Albino and Mário Nunes. Due to the fact that Mr. Mário Nunes is enlisted in the Armed Forces his father also dedicates the song to his son. Track # 7 Advertisements for local businesses. Announcement: Barbecue “Festa Campestre” at the Southern Portuguese Club, Taunton, MA September 4-7, 1942. Musical entertainment, food and beverages. Advertisements for local businesses. Announcement: Holy Ghost Feast August 29-30, 1942. Norwood, RI, promoted by the “Irmandade da Nossa Senhora do Rosário”. Musical entertainment, mass, procession, parade, food and beverages. Advertisements for local businesses. Song: “Tudo para ti”, by the orchestra. Dedicated to Manuel Rodrigues Nascimento, president of “Dia Madeirense” of 1942. Announcement: Holy Ghost Feast, Riverpoint, RI, organized by the Irmandade do Divino Espírito Santo from that town. September 2-6, 1942. Sacrifices, bread and meat, music and dance, processions and mass. Portuguese Club of Education and Recreation (Clube Português de Instrução e Recreio): procession, mass, music and Holy Ghost soup. [scratched] Track # 8 [nothing] Track # 9 [nothing] Track # 10 Announcement continued from track # 7 :Holy Ghost Feast, Riverpoint, RI, organized by the Irmandade do Divino Espírito Santo from that town. September 2-6, 1942. Sacrifices, bread and meat, music and dance, processions and mass. Portuguese Club of Education and Recreation (Clube Português de Instrução e Recreio): procession, mass, music and Holy Ghost soup. Advertisements for local businesses. [scratched]
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