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

Persons:

• Feldenheimer, Melvin

Subjects:

• University Archives
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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