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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 | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Spring Hill School collection, 1926-1939. | Litchfield Historical Society | |
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| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Letter, 1953, Beacon, N.Y., to Art Schrader. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
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| 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 | |
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| referencedIn | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 26. | Georgia State University | |
| creatorOf | Breathe Again. Breathe Again records, 1971-1974. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| 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 | |
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| referencedIn | Tom Raymond collection, 1984-2003 | Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) | |
| referencedIn | Kingston Trio. Kingston Trio records, 1956-1986. | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Folsom-Elting Collection (MS 246), 1862-2005, 1930-1995 | University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept. | |
| referencedIn | People's Song Library. People's Song Library records, 1940-1970. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
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| referencedIn | Rockwell Kent papers | Archives of American Art | |
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| 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 | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 11. | Georgia State University | |
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| referencedIn | Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Dec. 31. | Georgia State University | |
| creatorOf | Marion Walton papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Seeger, Pete, 1919-. Autograph card signed : [Beacon, N.Y.], [1965]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | E. Y. (Yip) Harburg papers, 1913-1985 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Billy Faier Collection, 1955-2003 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | The E.Y. Harburg Collection, 1929-1968 (inclusive) | Irving S. Gilmore Music Library | |
| creatorOf | Durr, Virginia Foster. Papers, 1904-1991. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | David Gahr Collection of Photographs, c.1960s-1970s | V & A Department of Theatre and Performance | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Holly Near, 1967-1994 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
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| creatorOf | Dear, John, 1959-. Papers, 1979- | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
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| creatorOf | Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.). Highlander Folk School Audio Collection. | Auburn University. | |
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| referencedIn | Breathe Again records, 1971-1974 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Willard, Nancy. Nancy Willard papers, 1941- . | University of Michigan | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1920(?), 1935-1983 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
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| referencedIn | Broadside Collection, 1962-1991 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Civil Rights History Project collection | Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) | |
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| referencedIn | Camp Kinderland Records, 1923-2011 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
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| referencedIn | Guide to the Charles Rivers Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1921-1989 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
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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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