VMI sheet music collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

VMI sheet music collection, 1857-1930. MS 0246. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet approximately 20 items
Creator:
Bowering, Benjamin, 1894-1952
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

VMI sheet music collection, 1857-1930. MS 0246. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection (approximately 20 items) includes published music written for or about VMI during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The earliest is "The VMI March" (1857) by C. M. Stephani. The collection also includes the "VMI Spirit," "The VMI Alma Mater," "The VMI Cadet Waltz," and others.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks