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The Beers Family Brochure, ca. 1960s

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1612

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A brochure advertising the Beers Family Singers, a folk music group who performed at the Florida Folk Festival during the 1960s. The brochure includes photographs of the performers taken by Ann Meuer and reviews of the musical group.

Date

1960 (circa)

Contributors

Meuer, Ann

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Brochures

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Topic

Arts And Culture

Subjects

Beers Family Singers (Musical group)
Beers, Bob, 1920-1972
Beers, Martha
Beers-Burnstine, Evelyne
Entertainers
Folk music groups
Folk musicians

General Note

Popular on the folk circuit in the 1960s, the Beers family was sent in 1968 by the U.S. Department of State on a tour of India, and played for the White House in 1969. In 1966, they also began the popular Fox Hollow Festival in upstate New York. The group ended after the death of Bob Beers in 1972.

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The Beers Family Brochure, ca. 1960s

Subject

Folk musicians

Folk music groups

Entertainers

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1612

Date

1960 (circa)

Contributor

Meuer, Ann

Format

brochures

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1612_b002_f01_06

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Arts And Culture

Subject - Corporate

Beers Family Singers (Musical group)

Subject - Person

Beers, Bob, 1920-1972

Beers-Burnstine, Evelyne

Beers, Martha

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The Beers Family Brochure, ca. 1960s. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333832>, accessed 4 December 2024.

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The Beers Family Brochure, ca. 1960s. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333832>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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