Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
Alexandria Recital Series Papers (MS312)
MS312
1.25 Linear Feet
3 boxes
1980-2002
English
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Content Description
The collection includes scrapbooks and papers of the society containing various materials such as programs from the recitals, promotional materials for the musicians, newspaper articles, photographs, letters, administrative records, and grant applications.
Biographical / Historical
The Alexandria Recital Series was founded by Willis Bennett in 1980 and operated until 2002. The organization hosted classical music recitals once a month from September through May at the Lyceum. These recitals were free to the public and featured developing as well as established musicians who performed for a small fee.
The organization operated on donations, grants from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, and money collected from benefit performances that were held once per year.
Preferred Citation
[Item identification], Alexandria Recital Papers, MS312, Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections, Alexandria, VA.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Willis W. Bennett, Artistic Director, ARS, Judith Viggers Nordin, President, ARS, and T. Michael Miller, Office of Historic Alexandria, July 8, 2004.
Music.
Scrapbooks.
Brochures
Bennett, Willis W. (Willis Wirt), 1937-2010
Series I: ScrapbooksScrapbooks1980-198111Scrapbooks1981-198212Scrapbooks1982-198313Scrapbooks1983-198414Scrapbooks1984-198515Scrapbooks1985-198616Scrapbooks1986-198717Scrapbooks1987-198818Scrapbooks1988-198919Scrapbooks1989-1990110Scrapbooks1990-1991111Scrapbooks1991-1992112Scrapbooks1992-1993113Scrapbooks1993-1994114Scrapbooks1994-1995115Scrapbooks1995-1996116Scrapbooks1996-1997117Scrapbooks1997-1998118Scrapbooks1998-1999119Scrapbooks1999-2000120Series II: PapersGeneral Papers21Mailing Lists22Papers1983-198423Papers1984-198524Papers1985-198625Papers1986-198726Papers1987-198827Papers1988-198928Papers1989-199029Papers1990-199131Papers1991-199232Papers1992-199333Papers1993-199434Papers1994-199535Papers1995-199636Papers1996-199737Papers1997-199838Papers1998-199939Papers1999-2000310Papers2000-2001311Papers2001-2002312