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Festa (Bruce) Collection of Political Protest Audio
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AR 001
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Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Bruce Festa collection of political protest audio tapes
Creator:
Timko, Mike
Creator:
Lynd, Staughton
Creator:
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998
Creator:
Peter, Paul, and Mary (Musical group)
Identifier/Call Number: AR 001
Physical Description:
8 Reels
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1965-1968
Language of Material:
English .
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Edward Bruce Festa and Maryvonne Festa, 2021.
The collection consists of reel-to-reel audio tapes created by Mike Timko containing
speeches and music taped at political campaigns and anti-war demonstrations held in various
locations across California from 1965 to 1968. Included are speeches by Edmund Gerald "Pat"
Brown, Stuart Symington, Staughton Lynd, Eugene McCarthy, George Wallace, Julian Bond, and
Robert Kennedy. The audio of Robert Kennedy was taped at a whistle stop in Turlock,
California, days prior to his assassination on June 5, 1968. The tapes also include a
performance by the American folk band, Peter, Paul and Mary, who sang as part of Eugene
McCarthy's anti-war campaign in 1968.
These eight reel-to-reel tapes were created by Mike Timko, a social justice activist,
during the time period 1965 to 1968. Timko taped various political campaigns and anti-war
demonstrations that he attended around California and other parts of the United States. In
the early 1970s Timko passed the tapes on to firends and fellow anti-war and civil rights
activists, Edward Bruce Festa and Maryvonne Festa.
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Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the
collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in
the collection. Unpublished works are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years
after their creation; works published before 1923 have entered the public domain. The
California Historical Society (CHS) is not authorized to grant permission to publish or
reproduce materials from this collection.
[Identification of item, date]; Bruce Festa collection of political protest audio tapes,
AR-001; California Historical Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiocassettes
Audiotapes
Political campaigns -- California
Political candidates -- California
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Anti-war demonstrations.