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24 Palms, Calif Jan. 2, 1970

Dear f.w. F & A.

Your letter of Dec. 27 - 69 with ref. to the contents of the Joe Hill song book just issued. Yes sir "nearer my job to Thee" is on page 19 of the above mentioned song book the English version on the next page. The editor says that "it was published in the sixt [sic] edition of "The Little Red Songbook." The melody from Lowell Masons "Nearer My God to Thee." The editor name is Enn Kokk "Coffee An" is on page 32 and titled "Räkna noga" in the Swedish version It was translated by Jacob Branting and a good job I would say. Musik: E O Excell 1897 ("Count Your Blessings") "Räkna noga" means count carefully. "Where the Fraser River Flows" which has appeared in some IWW version uncredited to J. H is on page 24. This one is definitely Joe Hillish and Frenchy Moreau, Lone Pine Calif. now dead, did say that Joe Hill certainly was present at the Fraser River job at the time of the strike there. "Down in the Old Dark Mill" and "The Old Toilers Message" are not in this song book and as you imply these may have been written by somebody else.

I don't have a copy of Joyce Kornbluh work on IWW songs. Had it loaned to me by John