Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Blacksburg Chamber Music Series Collection, 1967-1982, Ms2023-051, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Blacksburg Chamber Music Series Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in November 2014.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Chamber Music Series Collection was completed in June 2023.

Adminsitrative History

The Blacksburg Chamber Music Series was founded in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1967. The series was run by a Board of faculty members from Virginia Tech, including its chairman David A. West and his wife Lindsay Butte West. Other Board members include Leslie Malpass, Charles Frohn, Guy B. Hammond, and Herschel and Wilhelmina Elarth.

In the 1970-1971, it became the Virginia Tech Union Chamber Music Series.

Scope and Content

The collection contains programs, correspondence, and other ephemera relating to the Blacksburg Chamber Music Series and the Virginia Tech Union Chamber Music Series from 1967-1982 in Blacksburg, Virginia, collected by its chairman David A. West. The correspondence contains letters and contracts with booking agents for different musicians and musical groups.

Arrangement

The material in this collection is arranged chronologically by season.

Related Material

There may be more materials about the Virginia Tech Union Chamber Music Series in the RG 31/8/1, Chamber Music folder in the Record Group Vertical Files .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Chamber music series (Blacksburg, Va.)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• Music
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
• Virginia Tech Union

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Blacksburg Chamber Music Series Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).