Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEileen O'Toole, Special Collections Assistant and William & Mary Special Collections Research Center staff.
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Part of this collection was formerly part of the University Archives Publications Collection.
Department of Music records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Acc. 2008.095 recieved on 8/28/2008 from the Department of Music, and was moved to the University Archives Audiovisual Collection; Acc. 2009.255 was transferred via Libby Covairt on 6/17/2009. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
A box and folder list was created by Amy White, SCRC Staff, in May 2009. Acc. 2009.255 was accessioned and described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in June 2009. Acc. 2009.255 was interfiled into the existing collection by Nathaniel Baako, SCRC Staff, in August 2009. Acc. 2011.325 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in May 2011. Acc. 2013.082 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookmkan, University Archives Specialist, in May 2013.
The Department of Music at the College of William and Mary offers programs of study in music composition, theory, performance and musicology. Large ensembles include the William and Mary Symphony Orchestra, the Wind Symphony, the Concert Choir, and the Women's Chorus. Medium-sized ensembles include the Jazz Ensemble, Botetourt Chamber Singers, Appalachian String Band, Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, Gallery Players, Performance Art Ensemble, and Indonesian Gamelan. In addition, the department regularly offers eight to ten other small ensembles, featuring various combinations of string, percussion, and wind instruments.
The collection includes fliers, announcements, programs, newsletters, and audio-visual material generated by the Department of Music at William and Mary. Topics document departmental business, visiting performers, recitals and performances by college students and faculty, choir, ensembles, Ewell Concert Series, Jazz Combo, and the Gallery Players.
Acc. 2011.325 is currently not fully arranged or described. Consult a staff member for assistance.
Papers of Carl A. "Pappy" Fehr (UA 6.017); Alumni Band Organization (UA 271); William and Mary Pep Band (UA 7.035); University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58); University Archives Poster Collection (UA 12); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8).
Photographs of various music ensembles were separated from Acc. 2009.255 on 6/17/2009 and were made part of the University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8). Three CDs featuring various music ensembles including The New Hellenic Expression, William and Mary Symphony, and a mix CD of various music ensembles were separated from Acc. 2009.255 on 6/17/2009 and were made part of the University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58). Several posters announcing music concerts were separated from Acc. 2009.255 and added to the University Archives Poster Collection (UA 12).
The audiovisual material from Acc. 2010.334 was separated from this collection and made part of the University Archives Audiovisual Collection on 6/16/2010. The posters from Acc. 2010.334 were separated from this collection and made part of the University Archives Poster Collection on 6/16/2010.
The photographs and audiovisual material were separated from this collection and were made part of the University Archives Photograph Collection and University Archives Audiovisual Collection, respectively, on 5/25/2011.
The audio recordings were separated from this collection and were added to the University Archives Audiovisual Collection on 5/17/2013.
This series includes fliers, announcements, programs, newsletters, and related material generated by the Department of Music of the College of William and Mary. It was formerly part of the University Archives Publications Collection and was collected from various gifts and transfers over the years. Topics covered relate to departmental business, visiting performers, recitals and performances by College students and faculty, the Choir and other student vocal and instrumental ensembles, Ewell Concert Series, Jazz Combo, Gallery Players Materials, and other related topics.
Formal certificate to student in recognition of active participation in W&M choir. Used in 1970's.
Fliers.
Programs in Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, and Finnish from the European Tour of the William and Mary Choir and the Botetourt Chamber Singers.
Schedules.
Program and flier for May 18, 2013 concert at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church.
This series holds accession 2011.325, which contains posters, fliers, programs, and similar material for performances by varous vocal and instrumental ensembles. Some of the ensembles include the William and Mary Choir, Gallery Players, Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Early Music Ensemble, and others.
Contains concert programs, recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, and audio recordings of the William and Mary Wind Symphony at the College of William and Mary. Included in the records are administrative records of the band, reel-to-reel audiotapes of performances including the Jazz Ensemble, and scrapbooks of events during the academic year for both the William and Mary Symphony and the Concert Band, the precursor band to the William and Mary Symphony.
Accession includes CDs of various ensembles in the music department at William & Mary. Ensembles include: William & Mary WindSsymphony, Chorus, Early Music ensemble, Christopher Wren Singers, concert band, and the Appalachian Music Ensemble.
Inventory for audio-visual materials include: Concert band, Appalachain Music Ensemble, Concert band, Christopher Wren singers, Performance Art Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, Jazz Band/Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, combined groups, William & Mary Chorus, Senior Recitals, William & Mary Symphony Orchestra, William & Mary Wind Symphony.