Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection,

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:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection, Ms2013-084, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
3 Cubic Feet 5 boxes
Abstract:
The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians. This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS Constitution, scrapbooks, and a band uniform.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection, Ms2013-084, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians. This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS Constitution, scrapbooks, and a band uniform. Many of the materials were sent to the Marching Virginians from other bands and are signed by band members from these various institutions.

Biographical / historical:

Historical Note

Formed in 1974, the Marching Virginians are one of Virginia Tech's two university marching bands. On April 16, 2007, the Marching Virginians lost one of their baritone players and band leaders, Ryan "Stack" Clark, in an attack on the Virginia Tech campus that took the lives of 27 students and five members of the faculty and staff. In the following days and months, the Marching Virginians received an outpouring of condolence letters and items from Marching Virginian alumni and bands from various institutions expressing their sympathy and solidarity.

Biographical Note

Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark (1984-2007) was born in Landstuhl, West Germany. He attended Virginia Tech, majoring in Psychology, Biology, and English. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, Virginia Tech's university band, where he played the baritone. He was also a student leader on campus and served as resident advisor in West Ambler Johnston Hall.

For more biographical information refer to the following: http://www.weremember.vt.edu/biographies/clark.html

Acquisition information:
The Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2011.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marching Virginians' April 16 Condolence Collection was completed in October 2013.