<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>VMI sheet music collection<num>MS.0246</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-04-12 07:02:53 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <repository>
      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>VMI sheet music collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Bowering, Benjamin, 1894-1952</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0246</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/resources/328</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.25 cubic feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">approximately 20 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1857-1930</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_89bb44ddc0457f89c933e235bfb24c0d">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
  </did>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_bc128504f4f9f6c89954c5fd09d73725">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>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.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_c2f4716f771eb794195fe64d174ff04e">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_3652f183933ddb537894ad567c0ac1c9">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>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.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_bbddd72c0ede00878e467928a6ebd8a1">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>VMI sheet music collection, 1857-1930. MS 0246. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Songs and music</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Music in universities and colleges</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Sheet music</genreform>
  </controlaccess>
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</archdesc>
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