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Stephen Collins Foster  - http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/foster.htm  Biography from the Center for American Music, Foster Hall Collection, Stephen Foster Memorial, University of Pittsburgh.  Lawrenceville: People: Stephen Collins Foster  - http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/neighborhoods/lawrenceville/law_n102.html  An Address by John Tasker Howard. Made at the Annual Stephen Foster Memorial Program in Carnegie Music Hall on 13 January 1934.  Stephen Collins Foster Site, Table of Contents Page 1  - http://www.bobjanuary.com/foster/table1.htm  Biography and photos, the Foster family, first published songs, musical instruments, and Athens Academy.  The Music of Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864)  - http://www.pdmusic.org/foster.html  The Foster family and a chronological list of his songs including the names of the lyricists.  Stephen Collins Foster, A Pictorial Biography  - http://www.bobjanuary.com/foster/sf_16.htm  A page of pictures with biographical notes.  Stephen Foster Songs - American Dreams  - http://www.stephen-foster-songs.de/index.htm  Biography in five parts with pictures interspersed.  Stephen Collins Foster  - http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/bib.htm  Selected bibliography.  Selected Poetry of Stephen C. Foster (1826-1864)  - http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/authors/fosters.html  From the University of Toronto.  PBS Online: Stephen Foster  - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/index.html  Companion to the documentary: includes audio files, sheet music, and program transcript.  Infography about Foster, Stephen (1826-1864)  - http://www.infography.com/content/859995806990.html  Bibliography.  Foster, Stephen Collins  - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=3330  Biography noting his various works including sentimental solo songs, minstrel songs, and hymns and Sunday school pieces. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.  Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864)  - http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/f/foster.html  Listing including texts of "Beautiful Dreamer" and "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" from the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.  Stephen Foster  - http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0288062/  Brief biography and filmography showing the movies and television shows using his works from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).  State Song of Florida  - http://www.flheritage.com/kids/symbol.cfm?page=2&id=19  Includes history and lyrics for "Swanee River" ("Old Folks at Home") with photograph of the actual Suwannee River.