HAYS-RR-0002
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hays, Lee, 1914-1981
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content: Lee Hays papers
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content: Lee Hays papers / Series 7: Audio Recordings
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound tape reel (7 inch reel, 1/4" tape)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.HAYS, File HAYS-RR-0002
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tape reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Master preservation file: Hays_07_0002.wav

File in DAMS, 2015-12-29
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Performance by the Weavers. Box indicates "Wire #1" - possibly a dub from wire original. Box reads "Hoot Thanksgiving 1948" and lists: Wevers [sic], Betty Sanders, and Ervin Silvers. Handwritten at bottom is the phrase "We Will Over Come."

A New York Times "Music Notes" column published November 24, 1948 lists the performers at the Thanksgiving hootenanny as Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Jackie Gibson, Ronnie Gilbert, Betty Sanders and Bob Claiborne. The location given was Irving Plaza, Irving Place and Fifteenth Street. This performance was the first time the Weavers performed together onstage. 

Acetate-backed tape found in poor condition with multiple splices. No Leader, loosely packed. Writing on Hub says "#1." Half of box says "Wire #1." Additional box top found in collection later indicates the artists as the Weavers, Betty Sanders, and Erwin Silvers. Performance by the Weavers. Box indicates "Wire #1" - possibly a dub from wire original. Box reads "Hoot Thanksgiving 1948" and lists: Wevers [sp], Betty Sanders, and Ervin Silvers. Handwritten at bottom is the phrase "We Will Over Come."