Elizabeth D. Guthrie Papers on the VPI Glee Club

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Elizabeth D. Guthrie Papers on the VPI Glee Club, Ms1988-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Guthrie, Elizabeth D. and Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club
Abstract:
The Elizabeth D. Guthrie Papers on the VPI Glee Club consists of material relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club from the years 1940-1946. The collection contains administrative files, the "Blackout" program script, sheet music, including the original version of "Moonlight and VPI," and group photographs.
Language:
The materials in the colletion are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Elizabeth D. Guthrie Papers on the VPI Glee Club, Ms1988-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of material relating to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club from the years 1940-1946. The collection contains administrative files, the "Blackout" program script, sheet music, including the original version of "Moonlight and VPI," and group photographs. The administrative files contain annual reports, concert programs, and correspondence to and from Elizabeth D. Guthrie, Glee Club Director. The administrative files also include a brief history of the VPI Glee Club, and Guthrie's role within it. Some of the material contains handwritten explanatory notes added by Guthrie.

Biographical / historical:

Elizabeth D. Guthrie (1910-2005) served as the director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club from at least 1940 to 1943 (her records and account end suddenly in 1943, the time in which the VPI cadets left to serve in WWII). According to Guthrie's account, after the previous VPI glee club had disbanded, two cadets approached Guthrie in the fall of 1940 to inquire whether she might be interested in directing a new Glee Club. The club met in War Memorial Hall, and Guthrie volunteered as director for the first year, since the club had no funds.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to Special Collections in April 1988.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Elizabeth D. Guthrie Papers on the VPI Glee Club was completed in October 2013.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard