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.

Ballad for Americans


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue Number26516-A / 26516-B / 26517-A / 26517-B
Matrix Number P 20-1-P 20-4
Record Label Victor - His Master's Voice
Record Format78 RPM - 10"
Shelf Number290
Number of Tracks4
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Nathaniel Shilkret: Jewish Conductor

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.
1 - Ballad for Americans - Part 1
Composer(s) : John Latouche ; Earl Robinson
2 - Ballad for Americans - Part 2
Composer(s) : John Latouche ; Earl Robinson
3 - Ballad for Americans - Part 3
Composer(s) : John Latouche ; Earl Robinson
4 - Ballad for Americans - Part 4
Composer(s) : John Latouche ; Earl Robinson