Melvin Feldenheimer Collection
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a recording of an August 1946 performance by Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels as well as materials from Melvin Feldenheimer's time as a cadet at VPI. Materials include dance tickets, event programs, and two photographs. The collection also contains photocopies of newspaper clippings about Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels as well as a photocopy of a poster advertising a performance by the band. An article from the Fall 1997 Virginia Tech Magazine about the Southern Colonels is included as well as a letter praising the 1946 recording.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1997
Creator
- Feldenheimer, Melvin (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
Melvin Feldenheimer graduated from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1944. While attending VPI he was the band leader of the Southern Colonels. The band became very popular following World War II and they toured the south under the name "Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels." In 1946 the band was featured on the radio station WCSC in South Carolina. A copy of this broadcast is included with the collection.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Melvin Feldenheimer graduated from the Virginia Tech in 1944. Collection consists of materials from Feldenheimer's time as a cadet at Virginia Tech. Also included is a recording from a 1946 performance of Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels, a dance band lead by Feldenheimer during his time as a student and following World War II the band reunited and toured the south.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Melvin Feldenheimer Collection was donated to the University Archives in Special Collections in 1997.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Melvin Feldenheimer Collection was completed in August 2009.
Subject
- Feldenheimer, Melvin (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Melvin Feldenheimer Collection, 1940-1997
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Mitchell
- Date
- © 2008 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