Thomas Adriance Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection consists almost exclusively of performance programs, playbills, and other threater literature of theater, dance, and music performances attended by Adriance. The performances were given in Blacksburg, Virginia, and other regional, national, and international locations. Includes programs from performances at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Opera de Paris in France.
Dates
- Creation: 1957, 1971-1995
Creator
- Adriance, Thomas (Collector, Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Thomas Adriance Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Thomas Adriance was born in 1937 and educated at Dartmouth College (B.A., 1959) and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1968). He served as an Assistant and then Associate Professor of History at Virginia Tech from 1968 until his death in February 1996, specializing in French History and military battles.
Full Extent
4.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists almost exclusively of performance programs, playbills, and other threater literature of theater, dance, and music performances attended by Adriance.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by event location.
Acquisition Information
The Thomas Adriance Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1996.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Adriance Papers commenced in April 1996 and was completed in June 1996.
- Title
- Thomas Adriance Papers, 1957, 1971-1995
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu