Manuscripts: In Portuguese.
Comprises a group of field materials documenting Louise Franco, Clifford Franco, and Mary Silveira performing Portuguese songs on August 15, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Oakland, California. Recordings include Portuguese dance tunes, songs, Christmas music, and lullabies from the Azores sung unaccompanied or with the English guitar.
Recordings:For additional recordings of Clifford Franco and photographs of his English guitar, see: Alice Lemos Avila and friends performing Portuguese songs and music, 1938-1939
For technical drawings of the English guitar made for this collection, search by using subject terms.am Jun-27-97