<?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" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196802">A&amp;M 0450</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>West Virginia University, Orchesis Dance Group, Collected Material <num>A&amp;M 0450</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:28:37 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">.25 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1950/2005" type="inclusive">1950-1951, 2004-2005</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_6e16b9318d19859ba075b628996486da">West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Orchesis Dance Group, Collected Material, A&amp;M 0450, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Related Materials</head>
<p>Additional photographs of Orchesis dancers are available in WV History OnView, the Center's online photos database. </p><p>Programs, event announcements, and flyers for Orchesis (1950s-1980s) can be found in our Printed Ephemenra Collection, call number P4136.</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Three photographs and an advertising poster of Orchesis dance programs, 1950-1951. Addendum includes two VHS tapes of Orchesis dance concerts from 2004 and 2005. Orchesis was a student dance group at WVU in existence from 1928-2010.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="ingest">Dance and dancers.</subject>
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