Virginia Music Educators Association records

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

The original audiocassette contained in this collection is restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Virginia Music Educators Association Records, 1944-1996, SC 0302, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
6.4 cubic feet 21 boxes, 1 audiocassette
Creator:
Virginia Music Educators Association, Novara, Vincent J., and University of Maryland at College Park. Libraries
Abstract:
The Virginia Music Educators Association Records, 1944-1996, comprise the administrative records pertaining to the operation and management of VMEA since its conception in 1945.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Virginia Music Educators Association Records, 1944-1996, SC 0302, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia Music Educators Association Records, 1944-1996, comprise the administrative records pertaining to the operation and management of VMEA since its conception in 1945. Records include meeting minutes, conference materials, correspondence, handbooks, financial files, and materials related to a curriculum crisis.

Affiliated organizations documented in the collection include Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Virginia High School League (VHSL), Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA), Virginia Choral Directors Association (VCDA), Government Relations Committee (GRC), Music in Our Schools Week (MIOSW), Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA), Fairfax Education Association (FEA), South Carolina Music, Educators Association (SCMEA), Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA), Southern Arts Federation (SAF), and Virginia Alliance for Arts Education (VAAE).

Biographical / historical:

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) was founded in Keokuk, Iowa in 1907 as the Music Supervisors National Conference (MENC) with the mission "to advance music education by promoting the understanding and making of music by all." Since its conception, NAfME has created numerous branches (known as Federated Associations) in all 50 states including Washington, D.C., with additional branches in Europe and India to help advance its mission in supporting music educators.

The Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) was created in 1945 as a branch of NAfME which was known from 1934-1998 as MENC. The first president of the VMEA was Sena Wood, serving from 1944-1946, and all the presidents after have served a single term of two years. As stated by the official website, the mission of the VMEA is "to promote quality education throughout the Commonwealth by providing leadership, instructional resources and professional development opportunities for Virginia's music educators."

VMEA Past Presidents
Date Event
1944-1946
Sena Wood
1946-1948
Sharon Hoose
1948-1950
Wendell Sanderson
1950-1952
Raymond Reed
1952-1954
Gene Morlan
1954-1956
Sidney Berg
1956-1957
Luroy Krumwiede
1957-1958
Leo Imperial
1958-1960
William Troxell
1960-1962
Bernard Busse
1962-1964
Catherine Dycus
1964-1966
Alton Howell
1966-1968
Paul Sanger
1968-1970
Donald Tennant
1970-1972
Ruth Pace
1972-1974
James Simmons
1974-1976
Dorris Hutton
1976-1978
Sidney Swiggett
1978-1980
John Savage
1980-1982
Harriet Heath
1982-1984
David Solomon
1984-1986
Daniel Schoemmell
1986-1988
Betty Tabor
1988-1990
Charlotte Collins
1990-1992
Robert Stamback
1992-1994
Stephen E. King
1994-1996
Diana B. Love
1996-1998
Davidson Burgess
1998-2000
Scott Lambert
2000-2002
Terry Austin
2002-2004
Linda Gammon
2004-2006
Charlotte Smith
2006-2008
Curtis Nolley
2008-2010
Michael Ehrlich
2010-2012
Jack Elgin
2012-2014
Lois Castonguay
2014-2016
Terry Hall
2016-2018
John Brewington
2018-2020
Allen Hall
Acquisition information:
After the University of Maryland Libraries determined that this collection was out of their collecting scope, the collection was transferred to JMU Special Collections in July 2019.
Custodial history:

Collection was first donated to the University of Maryland by former VMEA president and longtime VMEA historian Betty Tabor in 1997 with two subsequent accruals.

Processing information:

The collection was reboxed, but kept in the same archival folders provided by the University of Maryland. All folder titles were retained from the University of Maryland's supplied description.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically and is largely organized according to its original arrangement imposed while in the custody of the University of Maryland.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard