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[identification of item], [box #, folder #], University Program Board Records, 1972-2023, UA 0063, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
The collection was transferred to Special Collections on March 11, 2024 by the University Program Board. The transfer was facilitated by Mary Wright, Coordinator for Student Life at UPB.
Scrapbooks with unstable bindings or detached boards were stabilized.
The University Program Board (UPB) was first established as the Campus Program Board (CPB) in 1971. The name was updated in 1977 to coincide with the change from Madison College to James Madison University. The organization, as it was first conceived, was "composed of students selected with the purpose of providing social, cultural, recreational, and educational activities on campus" (Student Handbook, 1971). Those main tenets are largely in line with the current objectives of the University Program Board.
The University Program Board organized various types of events including concerts; comedy shows; talent shows; speakers and lecturers; movie showings; hypnotists; annual Kids Drop, You Shop holiday event; Madipalooza; collaborative programming with other university organizations; co-hosting Black Emphasis Week events; Spring Break sponsored trips; Late Night Breakfast; and more.
Over the years major events were held in Godwin Hall, Wilson Hall auditorium, Memorial Hall auditorium, Taylor Down Under (TDU), Convocation Center, and most recently Atlantic Union Bank Center.
The collection comprises scrapbooks, posters, fliers, and paperwork documenting events, concerts, and activities organized by the University Program Board (UPB). Event preparation and tear down, meetings, trainings, retreats, and team building activities involving UPB staff and student employees are also documented.
The 26 scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, calendars, and ephemera (ticket stubs, backstage passes, etc.) for events hosted by the University Program Board. Typically, one scrapbook was created and is present for each academic year beginning in 1972. The scrapbooks also document behind-the-scenes activities of UPB staff and student employees including their attendance at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) annual conference, planning meetings, and casual gatherings. Letters to the editor and opinion pieces from The Breeze address dissatisaction with UPB programming including a lack of diversity in event offerings.
Additional materials include event posters and fliers (some autographed) and talent contracts for the Spring 2012 semester.
Major events: Jesus Christ Superstar performance by the original American touring company, The Association concert, The Guess Who concert, Norman Baker lecture, Robin Williams and "Dakota Dave" Hull concert, and Madness at Madison concert featuring The Crystals, Chubby Checker, Tommy James, The Happenings, Gary U.S. Bond, and The Dovells.
Major events: Jim Croce concert, Nikki Giovanni lecture, Jimmy Castor Bunch concert, Bob Katz lecture on JFK assassination conspiracy, Rare Earth concert, Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids concert, The Muledeer and Moondog Medicine Show comedy act, Seals & Crofts concert, Serendipity Singers concert, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert, Dick Gregory lecture, and Rufus Thomas concert.
Major events: Three Dog Night concert, America concert, Hall and Oates concert, Pure Prairie League concert, Michael Murphey concert, Fleetwood Mac concert, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert, Gloria Gaynor disco revue, Tom Chapin concert, Average White Band concert, and Shirley Chisholm lecture.
Major events: New Riders of the Purple Sage concert, George Benson concert, Hall and Oates concert, Marshall Tucker Band concert, Atlanta Rhythm Section concert, Mother's Finest concert, Bonnie Raitt concert, Tom Chapin concert, Doobie Brothers concert, and Little Feat concert.
Includes news articles discussing a controversial review of the Homecoming Revue talent show which featured a performance by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Major events: Count Basie concert, Grafton-Stovall Theater dedication, Boston with Sammy Hagar concert, Flying Burrito Brothers concert, Crown Heights Affair concert, Outlaws with Molly Hatchet concert, John Prine concert, Tom Chapin concert, Little River Band concert, Kenny Loggins concert, Chuck Mangione concert, Jimmy Buffett concert, and Marshall Tucker Band concert.
Includes news articles discussing calls for more diverse programming.
Major events: Dixie Dregs concert, Flamin' Oh's concert, Vincent Price lecture, Dizzy Gillespie concert, John Prine concert, Molly Hatchet concert, Julian Bond lecture, Pure Prairie League concert, and Pat Benatar concert.
Newspaper clippings discuss the establishment of UPB's minority affairs committee.
Major events: The Kinks concert, Betty Williams lecture, Second City comedy show, Gerald Ford lecture, Weird Al Yankovic concert, Dr. Ruth lecture, The Motels concert, and Thompson Twins concert.
Major events: Chuck Mangione concert, Hank Williams Jr. with Earl Thomas Conley concert, Hooters concert, Awareness Art Ensemble concert, Bob Hope lecture, Max Weinberg concert, Yolanda King lecture, .38 Special concert, and Hoodoo Gurus concert.
Major events: James Kilpatrick lecture, Jimmy Buffett concert, Hoodoo Gurus concert, Lou Rawls concert, Nikki Giovanni lecture, controversial showing of the X-rated movie Last Tango in Paris , and 10,000 Maniacs concert.
Major events: BoDeans concert, Steven Wright comedy show, Bruce Hornsby and the Range concert, UB40 concert, Gallagher comedy show, and Oliver North lecture.
Includes picture of Lou Rawls.
Major events: Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians concert, Little Feat concert, Marty Putz and Bertice Berry comedy show, New Potato Caboose concert, Adrian Belew concert, Yellowjackets concert, Jehan Sadat lecture, David Aikman lecture, Bobcat Goldthwait comedy show, Hoodoo Gurus concert, and Joe Clark lecture.
Major events: EU (Experience Unlimited) concert, Jeff Dunham ventriloquism show, Sarah Weddington lecture, Joe Piscopo performance, The Romantics concert, Robert Klein performance, and Public Enemy concert.
Major events: Toad the Wet Sprocket concert, Allman Brothers Band concert, Speech (rapper with Arrested Development) lecture, James Brown concert, Jane Elliott lecture, Carrot Top comedy show, Maya Angelou lecture, Dave Matthews Band concert, and Tom Deluca hypnosis and comedy show
Major events: MasterCard Acts: American Collegiate Talent Search.
Major events: Mark Rust concert, Matthew Sweet concert, Cornel West lecture, and FeSKAval featuring Ruder Than You.
Major events: Wyclef Jean featuring Refugee Camp All-Stars concert, Norm Macdonald comedy show, Ben Harper concert, John Waters lecture, and Widespread Panic concert.
Photographs document an impromptu show by Wyclef Jean and John Forté at the Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge which was used as a dormitory.
Major events: campus visit by Tibetan monks, Fighting Gravity concert, Cracker concert, Spike Lee lecture, Third Eye Blind and Eve 6 concert, Busta Rhymes concert, Kweisi Mfume lecture, and Jim Breuer comedy show.
Major events: Vertical Horizon concert.
The scrapbook pages were removed from the binding (3-ring binder) due to condition issues.
Major events: Black Eyed Peas concert, Gavin DeGraw concert, Paul Rusesabagina address and showing of Hotel Rwanda , Bruce Campbell appearance, Jimmy Eat World concert, and Mark Curry comedy show.
Major events: Ron Jeremy and Craig Gross debate, Guster concert, Recycled Percussion concert, Lupe Fiasco concert, and Ben Folds concert.
Major events: Dennis Haskins Q&A, Gym Class Heroes concert, Cocoa Brown comedy show, Baron Vaughn comedy show, Rock the Vote event featuring Real World stars Jose Tapia and Robin Hibbard, Josh Gracin concert, Judson Laipply (famous for Evolution of Dance YouTube video) performance, Uganda Child Soldier Awareness Week speakers Grace Akallo and Betty Bigombe, Say Anything concert, Mae concert, T-Pain concert, and Jim Breuer comedy show.
Major events: Boys Like Girls concert and Jay McCarroll "Trashion" Show.
Major events: Corey Smith concert, Third Eye Blind concert, and Aziz Ansari comedy show.
Major events: B.o.B. concert, Sara Bareilles concert, Cartel concert, Wiz Khalifa concert, Arthur Moats lecture, Michael Ian Black comedy show, Andrew Jenks lecture, and Geoff LaTulippe lecture.
Compilation of photo booth pictures taken during a late night breakfast prior to the demolition of D-Hall (aka Gibbons Hall).
Includes multiple signed Flo Milli posters.
Some fliers are signed by the artists including several signed copies of Flo Milli's set list.
Files comprise evaluations, checklists, talent contracts, and budgets for events and programs.