California Hands Across America records, 1986.

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California Hands Across America records, 1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/681959429

This collection contains the records of the California office of Hands Across America. The materials present in this collection include correspondence, internal memoranda, promotional materials, press releases, ephemera, newspaper clippings and artifacts.

4.96 linear ft. (5 boxes)

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7971134

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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USA for Africa

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USA for Africa, incorporated under the leadership of Ken Kragen on Jan. 10, 1985, was part of a plan to distribute the proceeds of a musical recording to benefit famine victims in Africa; forty-five musicians recorded the single titled, We are the world, on Jan. 28, 1985, which became the quickest selling record in music history; over $53.1 million was distributed or allocated to projects in Africa and the US. From the description of Records, 1986-1989. (University of California, Los...

Hands Across America

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