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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: 15-Minute Christmas Program
Subject
Radio
Radio programs, Public service
Radio announcing
Music performance
Performing arts
Singing
Carillons
Bells
Bell towers
Christmas music
Holidays and festivals
Religious songs
Religious music
Christianity
Singers
Description
One reel to reel recording (14:50). A musical Christmas program featuring the Sterrett Family and the carillon tower at the Stephen Foster Memorial. The family consists of University of Florida professor Dr. Delbert Sterrett, his wife, and children. These programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.