James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Virginia Music Educators Association records
Virginia Music Educators Association
Novara, Vincent J.
University of Maryland at College Park. Libraries
SC 0302
6.4 cubic feet
21 boxes, 1 audiocassette
1944-1996
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.
English
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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.
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.
Provenance
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.
Administrative History
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
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
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).
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.
Bibliography
"Our Mission." VMEA, accessed September 13, 2019, https://www.vmea.com/index.php/news-and-announcements/148-mission
"Mission Statement." Nafme, accessed September 13, 2019, https://nafme.org/about/mission-and-goals/mission-statement/
"Past Presidents," VMEA, accessed September 23, 2019. https://www.vmea.com/index.php/general/leadership#past
Minutes (administrative records)
Financial Records
Administrative records
Programs (documents)
Handbooks
Music teachers -- Virginia
Music -- Instruction and study -- Virginia
Music -- Societies, etc.
Novara, Vincent J.
University of Maryland at College Park. Libraries
Virginia Music Educators Association
Photographs1944-194611OV 11Constitution and by-lawscirca 194512Meeting minutes1946-194913High Schools' Pupils and Teachers Make Music at Massanetta newspaper article, Richmond Times-Dispatch1949 June 19OV 11Meeting minutes1950-195914Virginia High School District IV Music Festival programApril 195215VMEA handbookOctober 195516VMEA vocal section handbook195817Four letters1957-196618Honorary membership1960-196519Meeting minutes1960-1969110Financial statements1960-1970111Virginia High School League1962-1967112Copyright1964113Wilkerson - conference1964114VMEA handbookNovember 1967115VMEA resolutions - recommendations1967116Committee for Progress & Virginia Tanglewood for the Arts1967-1970117Letters MENC & VMEA1967-1972118Virginia State Symphony Orchestra196821Elementary section1968-196922Past - presidents recognition1968-196923State - string orchestra - workshops1968-196924Student section - VMEA1968-196925College section1968-197026Adult and continuing education - MENC, VMEA196927Instrumental section - VBODA1969-197028National Association of Jazz Educators1969-197029Music in Secondary Education resource bookJuly 1970210Audit & financial reports1970-1971211VMEA - minutes1970-1971212Meeting minutes1970-1979213VMEA correspondence1972214MENC - VMEA (folder 1 of 2)1972-1973215MENC - VMEA (folder 2 of 2)1972-197331VMEA - fall meetings1972-197332VMEA correspondence197333VMEA - redistricting197334VBODA1973-197435Correspondence (folder 1 of 2)1973-197436Correspondence (folder 2 of 2)1973-197437VMEA - convention (folder 1 of 2)197438VMEA - convention (folder 2 of 2)197441Doris Hutton1974-197642VMEA - MENC197543Alliance for Arts197644Application for grants197645VMEA - executive board business1976-197746Sidney Swiggett1976-197847Certification proposal1976-197948Executive boardfall 197749Southern MENCApril 1977410VMEA letter1977411VMEA - executive meetingspring 1977412VMEA executive board spring meetingMay 1977413VMEAfall 1977414VMEA - VBODAfall 1977415VMEA - VCU1977 September 24416VMEA - state convention, executive meeting1977-1978417VMEA - supervisors meeting October 17-181977-1978418Agenda VMEAfall 1978419VMEA - Charlottesville1978 May 13420Executive boardfall 1978421John Marshall - floor plans1978422Stars & Stripes1978423State conference - RoanokeJanuary 1978424VMEA - executive board names & addresses1978425VMEA "notes" correspondence1978426Calendar of events1978-1979427Elementary section1978-1979428MIOSW1978-1979429Notes1978-197951President's letters, VMEA1978-197952Proposed subjects - junior high music education1978-197953VCDA1978-197954MENC correspondence1978-198055VMEA presidents1978-198056Annual reports197957Application for grants197958Bills/receipts for convention197959College section convention meeting1979510Convention businessfall 1979511Elections1979512Elementary and Secondary Education Act, use of band instruments1979513Executive board and convention wrap-up1979514Executive boardJanuary 1979515Executive boardspring 1979516Executive boardfall 197961Executive board and council of review - state officers197962Final info to performing groups197963Future conference plans for MENC/VMEA/SMENC197964History - VMEA197965Intercollegiate choir197966Membership VMEA national197967MENC executive boardJuly 197968MENC III position197969Monies approved by president - VMEA1979610Omni - executive board meeting1979 January 29611Presidential1979612Proposals - music certification1979613Southern MENC - Nashville, Tennessee1979614Virginia High School League1979615VMEA convention1979616VMEA - executive board meetingspring 1979617Executive board meeting1979 September 15618VMEA - financial statements1979619College section - VMEA1979-1980620GRC1979-1980621President's correspondence - VMEA convention1979-1980622VBODA1979-1981623Financial statements (folder 1 of 2)1979-198371Financial statements (folder 2 of 2)1979-198372Agenda - executive board meeting1980 May 1073Executive boardJanuary 198074Festival solo ensemble forms, returnedspring 198075Financial statements1980 April 2676MENC proposed dues increase198077Miami - MENC198078Planning session - MENCMay 198079VMEA convention1980710State department communications (folder 1 of 2)1980711State department communications (folder 2 of 2)1980712VMEA Notes1980713VHSL1980-1981714Virginia1980-1981715Education standards1980-1982716VMEA correspondence1980-1982717Meeting minutes1980-198981VMEA - April/November198182VMEA - board meetings198183VMEA convention198184Copyright/photo198185Exhibits198186VCDA198187VMEA Notes198188Festival reports1981-198289Curriculum crisis, enrollment lists1981-1986810MENC1982811VMEA convention1982812David Solomon1982813Equipment forms1982814In-service conference program1982815Miscellaneous1982816President elect198291Program forms198292Public relations and others198293VMEA conference timeline and schedule198294Selmer Company information198295MENC1982-198396VMEA annual report1982 February 297VMEA conference198398Conference planningDecember 198399Exhibits1983910Food1983911Handbook revisions1983912Hotel Roanoke arrangements1983913Mr. Solomon1983914Omni Hotel1983915Public relations1983916Southern Division MENC1983917Virginia1983918VMEA1983919AMEA1983-1984920Financial statements1983-1984921Curriculum crisis - FEA materials1983-1984922Agenda1983-1986101VBODA1983-1987102VMEA executive boards1983-1993103Board meeting (folder 1 of 2)1984 January 14104Board meeting (folder 2 of 2)1984 January 14105Equipment originals1984106Financial statements1984107Program copy1984108SCMEA1984109TMEA19841010Virginia Beach conference plans19841011Curriculum crisis articles1984-19851012VMEA/MENC1984-19851013VMEA1984-19851014George Marshall1984-19851015Petition papers1984-198810161985 conference19851017Correspondence1985111Curriculum crisis committee materials1985112Curriculum crisis lists1985113Curriculum crisis - Valley Arts Alliance19851141985 conference equipment forms19851151985 conference program info1985116Durrette/Baliles1985117Music education (folder 1 of 2)1985118Music education (folder 2 of 2)1985119Virginia19851110Curriculum crisis1985-19861111Miscellaneous1985-19881112Financial reports - sections1985-19861113Conference plans1986 March 111114Finances19861115MENC - conference location correspondence1986-19871116Constitution Train - Philadelphia and others1986-19871117Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel1986-19871118VMEA - receipts1986-1987121Notes correspondence1986-1987122Redistricting1986-1988123VMEA1986-1988124Conference summary1986-1989125VMEA - school calendars1986-1989126Financial reports - VMEA1986-1990127"Notes" president letters1986-1991128Calendar proposal1987129Districting information19871210Finances19871211MENC national assembly meeting19871212Awards19871213Conference1987-19881214Policies1987-19881215Betty Tabor1987-19881216VMEA districting1987-1988131VMEA draft directory1987-1988132Betty Tabor miscellaneous correspondence1987-1988133State requirements1987-1988134Superintendent nomination1987-1988135Conference summary and others1987-1989136Leadership conference1987-1989137Miscellaneous correspondence1987-1989138MENC (folder 1 of 2)1987-1990139MENC (folder 2 of 2)1987-19901310VMEA calendar1987-19931311Betty Tabor outgoing correspondence19881312VMEA board elections19881313VMEA conference correspondence19881314VMEA conference equipment19881315VMEA conference finances1988141VMEA in-service conference planning1988142In-service conference schedule1988143VMEA executive board materials1988144VMEA finances1988145VMEA meeting agendas1988146VMEA "Notes" materials1988147Sessions requested1988148Constitutions1988149Insurance19881410Mailing lists19881411Omni Hotel1988151Conference summary1988-1989152VMEA1988-1989153Conference programs1988-1989154Directories1988-1989155VMEA1988-1989156Agendas1988-1990157Membership1988-1990158VMEA1988-1990159VMEA miscellaneous1988-19901510Account summaries19891511MENC info1989-19901512Charlotte Collins materials1989-19901513Various documents1989-19901514Minutes1989-19921515International Honors Chorus check-in1990161International Honors Chorus - program, notes, schedule, others1990162Incoming correspondence, Stamback1990163Letter of intent1990164Outgoing correspondence, Charlotte Collins/Stamback1990165Miscellaneous VMEA1990-1992166Meeting minutes1990-1999167Collegiate chapter members1991168Newsletters & other info1991169MENC and others1991-19921610Standards in the Arts1991-19921611Future conference sites19921612National Coalition for Music Education19921613Virginia organizations19921614America 2000 and others1992171Common Core1992172Hyatt Regency - Reston1992173Music Educator of the Year score sheet1992174Standards of quality1992175Various music education correspondence1992176Conference session requests1992-1993177Leadership session - info1992-1993178Executive director1992-1993179National standards1992-19931710MENC correspondence (folder 1 of 3)July 1992-June 19941711MENC correspondence (folder 2 of 3)July 1992-June 19941712MENC correspondence (folder 3 of 3)July 1992-June 1994181VMEA miscellaneous1992-1993182VMEA & SAF1992-1993183VMEA correspondence (folder 1 of 2)July 1992-June 1994184VMEA correspondence (folder 2 of 2)July 1992-June 1994185VMEA meeting agendas1992-1994186Various info1992-2000187Leadership training session1993188VMEA executive board passout materialsJanuary 1993189District representatives & chairs19931810Election procedures committee19931811Executive board meeting1993 June 5191VMEA executive board meeting1993 September 11192Financial reports1993193Home schooling1993194Marriott Norfolk1993195Norfolk info1993196Omni Hotel1993197Recertification committee1993198Richmond Marriott1993199Southern Division MENC board meeting1993 August 20-231910Southern Division MENC meetings19931911Sheraton Inn Charlottesville19931912VAAE - Virginia Arts Education Task Force19931913VHSL19931914VMEA handbook & membership info19931915VMEA music camp19931916VMEA event manual, financial1993-19941917Various VMEA correspondence1993-1994201Coalition for Music Education1994202VMEA 50th anniversary1994203VMEA elections1994204VMEA executive board meeting1994 January 15205Executive board meeting1994 June 4206Meeting notices1994207VMEA past presidents/officers 50th anniversary sessionNovember 1995SC0302-CS-001Correspondence1995-1996208