American Songs of the California Gold Rush
Scope and Contents
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection contain recordings of oral histories, radio programs, meetings, lectures, telephone conversations, ceremonies, and music perfomances of local old timers and influential people. These 184 electronic files, extracted from 98 one quarter-inch reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, represent the earliest audio recordings made by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Dates
- 1955 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
2 Electronic files
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
Track 1 consists of the following ten (10) songs for a program of Gold Rush era music sung by Elizabeth Hvolboll and Robert Walton, accompanied by Bernice Shapiro on piano:
La Rue - Elizabeth
Green Grow the Lilacs - Bob
Santiana - Bob
The Race to California - Elizabeth
Crossing the Plains - Bob and Elizabeth
Life in California - Bob
Humbug Steamship Companies (Uncle Sam's Farm) - Bob
The California Stage Company - Bob and Elizabeth
Corrido de Joaquín Murrieta - Elizabeth
Twelve Hundred More - Bob and Elizabeth
Track 2 consists of the same ten (10) songs from Track 1, as recorded during a practice session.
Source
- Hvolboll, Elizabeth Erro, 1930-2018 (Singer, Person)
- Walton, Robert (Singer, Person)
- Geiringer, Bernice Abrams Shapiro, 1918-2001 (Musician, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Gledhill Library Repository