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Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
Variant namesPete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.
As a member of the Weavers, Seeger was often heard on the radio in the early 1950s, most notably on their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.
A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (with additional lyrics by Joe Hickerson), "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (with Lee Hays of the Weavers), "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (also with Hays), and "Turn! Turn! Turn!".
Seeger was one of the folk singers responsible for popularizing the spiritual "We Shall Overcome" (also recorded by Joan Baez and many other singer-activists), which became the acknowledged anthem of the Civil Rights Movement, soon after folk singer and activist Guy Carawan introduced it at the founding meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960.
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| creatorOf | Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956. Zilphia Horton folk music collection, 1935-1956. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous speeches, lectures and labor music. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 26. | Georgia State University | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Horton, Myles, 1905-1990,. Myles Horton oral history interview, 1989 Dec. 15. | Georgia State University | |
| referencedIn | Kenton, Gary, 1950-. Gary Kenton collection, 1971-1989 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Dear, John, 1959-. Papers, 1979- | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | United Farm Workers of America. Administration Dept. United Farm Workers Administration Department records, 1960-1975, (bulk 1968-1973). | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Papers of George Wald, 1927-1996 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Woody Guthrie Foundation. Woody Guthrie Archives, ca. 1925-present, (bulk 1942-1956). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Labor Research Association Records, 1914-2009 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Darling, Erik. Erik Darling papers, 1950s-2008. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. 1 TLS (xerox), 1976 May 14, Beacon, N.Y. to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Rockwell Kent papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-. Papers, 1922-1990 (bulk 1945-1985). | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Marion Walton papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | The E.Y. Harburg Collection, 1929-1968 (inclusive) | Irving S. Gilmore Music Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1920(?), 1935-1983 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Labor Research Association Records, 1914-2009 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sullivan, Patricia, 1950-. Progressive Party oral history interviews, 1975-1982. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Guide to Sam Reiss 1975 Retrospective Exhibit, 1948-1975 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Civil Rights History Project collection | Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Labor Research Association Records, 1914-2009 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Holly Near, 1967-1994 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Ronald D. Cohen Collection, 1914-2005, (bulk 1940-2005) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 610 (Wilmerding, Pa.). Records of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 610 (Wilmerding, Pa.), 1937-1990. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| referencedIn | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 11. | Georgia State University | |
| referencedIn | Records of, Sojourner, (inclusive), (bulk), 1920-2004, 1975-2002 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Kramer, Aaron, 1921-. Aaron Kramer papers, ca. 1940-1986. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Oral History of the American Left Collection, 1940-2011 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Letter, 1972 April 18, Beacon, N.Y. [to] Martha M. Earl, West Point, N.Y. | United States Military Academy, USMA Library | |
| referencedIn | E. Y. (Yip) Harburg papers, 1913-1985 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection, 1901-1992, (bulk 1936-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Autograph card signed : [Beacon, N.Y.], [1965]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Newman, Harold, 1903-. Harold Newman papers, 1921-1993 (bulk 1941-1988) | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the James E. Jackson and Esther Cooper Jackson Photographs Collection, 1910-1995 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| creatorOf | Durr, Virginia Foster. Papers, 1904-1991. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Ola Belle Reed Collection, 1969-1979 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997. Papers, 1936-1997. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Ben Shahn papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell. Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell records, 1946-1969. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Arnold, Rus, 1909-1973. Rus Arnold papers, 1920, 1938-1987. | Chicago History Museum | |
| referencedIn | Faier, Billy. Billy Faier collection, 1955-2003 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | O'Connor, Jessie Lloyd, 1904-. Papers, 1850-1988. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| creatorOf | Willard, Nancy. Nancy Willard papers, 1941- . | University of Michigan | |
| creatorOf | Breathe Again. Breathe Again records, 1971-1974. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Annette T. Rubinstein Papers, Bulk, 1946-1975, 1937-2007 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Sol Stetin Papers, 1935-1992, bulk 1972-1989 | Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Oct. 7. | Georgia State University | |
| referencedIn | Thompson, Harold William, 1891-1964. Harold William Thompson papers, 1942-1955. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Sidney Robertson Cowell correspondence, 1936-1973. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Camp Kinderland Records, 1923-2011 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | George Washington University Lisner Auditorium. Lisner Auditorium records 1946-2005 | George Washington University | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Barbara Kopple Collection on the Peekskill Riots, 1925-1999 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Lumsden family. Papers [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Harold Newman papers, 1921-1993, 1941-1988 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
| referencedIn | Albert Prago Audio Collection, 1981-1982 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Kingston Trio. Kingston Trio records, 1956-1986. | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.). Highlander Folk School Audio Collection. | Auburn University. | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1832-1973. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Beckhorn, Susan. Susan Beckhorn collection, 1989-1991. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the James E. Jackson and Esther Cooper Jackson Papers, 1917-2018 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Mackay, Kathleen, 1948-. Kathleen Mackay Research Papers 1967-2007. | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Kuralt, Charles, 1934-1997. Charles Kuralt collection, 1935-1997. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Jerome, V. J. (Victor Jeremy), 1896-1965. Victor Jeremy Jerome papers, 1923-1967 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Johnson, Becky. Becky Johnson collection, 1970-2003. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Ferris, William R. William R. Ferris collection, 1919s-2003 (names H-W). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Ashford, Paul. Paul Ashford papers, 1890-1958 (bulk 1920-1946) | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Jascha Heifetz Collection, 1911-1972 | Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to quot;Studio Onequot; Broadcasts | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Breathe Again records, 1971-1974 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Moving Images Collection, 1920-1969 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Charles Rivers Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1921-1989 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | People's Song Library. People's Song Library records, 1940-1970. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Spring Hill School collection, 1926-1939. | Litchfield Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Seaman, Barbara. Papers, 1920-1983 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists R-Z). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Jessie Lloyd O'Connor Papers 1850 - 1988 | Sophia Smith Collection | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Dec. 31. | Georgia State University | |
| creatorOf | Marion Walton papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Rubinstein, Annette T. (Annette Teta), 1910-2007. Papers, 1937-1994 (bulk 1946-1975). | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Charles Rivers Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1921-1989 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | IU Folklore Institute, 1987 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Letter, 1953, Beacon, N.Y., to Art Schrader. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | Tom Raymond collection, 1984-2003 | Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) | |
| creatorOf | Rockwell Kent papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Neat Stuff Collectables. Jazz Playbill Collection, 1923-1952. | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Bluestein, Gene, 1928-. Gene Bluestein collection, 1955-2002. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Camp Kinderland Records, 1923-2012 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992 (bulk 1936-1990). | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981. E.Y. Harburg papers, 1913-1985. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Folkstreams.net. Folkstreams.net collection, 1963-2010. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Williams, Claude Clossey, 1895-1979. Claude C. Williams papers, 1929-1979. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | David Gahr Collection of Photographs, c.1960s-1970s | V & A Department of Theatre and Performance | |
| referencedIn | Aaron Kramer papers, ca. 1940 -1986. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to "Studio One" Broadcasts. 1955 - 2003. Let My Songs Speak for Me | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Cedric Belfrage Papers, Bulk, 1945-1985, 1922-1990, (Bulk 1945-1985) | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Broadside Collection, 1962-1991 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the James E. Jackson and Esther Cooper Jackson Papers, 1917-2018 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Holly Near, 1967-1994 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Steiner, Stan. Papers, ca. 1961-1987. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | MARGARET GARDINER PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 129). 'Vietnam: an American View'; 1967.includes:ff. 2, 34 Harrison Evans Salisbury, Associate Editor, 'The New York Times': Letters to Margaret Gardiner of Harrison Evans Salisbury: 1967: Signed.ff. 3, 40 ..., 1967 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Broadside Collection, 1962-1991 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Billy Faier Collection, 1955-2003 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Folsom-Elting Collection (MS 246), 1862-2005, 1930-1995 | University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept. | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Charles Kuralt Collection, 1935-1997 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Ola Belle Reed Collection, 1969-1979 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | John T. Huddle Collection, 1936-1993 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Papers of George Wald, 1927-1996 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Gene Bluestein Collection, 1955-2002 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Gary Kenton Collection (#20321), 1971-1989 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
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| referencedIn | A Celebration of the Life of Studs Terkel | Media Burn Independent Video Archive |
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Birth 1919-05-03
Death 2014-01-27
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