The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Little Songs on Big Subjects

Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Album Info
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue NumberPSR 1; PSR 2; PSR 3; PSR 4
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Public Service Records
Record Format78 RPM - 10" Album
Shelf Number12249
Number of Tracks11
Date Recorded1947
Album Artists
Notes N/A
Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
Tracks Info
1 - What Makes a Good American
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
2 - Brown-Skinned Cow
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
3 - Columbus Said
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
4 - I'm Proud To Be Me
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
5 - Close Your Eyes and Point Your Finger
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
6 - Ol' Commodore Gray
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
7 - Traveling Broadens One
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
8 - It Could Be a Wonderful World
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
9 - There Were Thirteen Colonies
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
10 - I've Got a Church - You've Got a Church
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer
11 - American Hymn
Composer(s) : Hy Zaret; Lou Singer