A Guide to the Melvin Feldenheimer Collection, 1940-1997
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms2008-083
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
USA
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Email: specref@vt.edu
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Processed by: Jennifer Mitchell, Special Collections
Adminstrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Melvin Feldenheimer Collection, Ms2008-083, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Melvin Feldenheimer Collection was donated to the University Archives in Special Collections in 1997.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Melvin Feldenheimer Collection was completed in August 2009.
Biographical Information
Melvin Feldenheimer graduated from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1944. While attending VPI he was the band leader of the Southern Colonels. The band became very popular following World War II and they toured the south under the name "Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels." In 1946 the band was featured on the radio station WCSC in South Carolina. A copy of this broadcast is included with the collection.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a recording of an August 1946 performance by Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels as well as materials from Melvin Feldenheimer's time as a cadet at VPI. Materials include dance tickets, event programs, and two photographs. The collection also contains photocopies of newspaper clippings about Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels as well as a photocopy of a poster advertising a performance by the band. An article from the Fall 1997 Virginia Tech Magazine about the Southern Colonels is included as well as a letter praising the 1946 recording.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Related Material
Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels Recordings, Ms2016-002. Finding ai d available online.
Index Terms
- Feldenheimer, Melvin
- University Archives
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University