Lectures, Concerts, and Events Audio-Visual Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 5102
Scope and Contents
The Lectures, Concerts, and Events Audio-Visual Collection contains audiovisual recordings in varying formats, and on a wide variety of subjects, dating 1949-2002. Many of the accessions in this collection include multiple copies of the same video recording, for example on reel-to-reel and on VHS. Subjects of these recordings include: football, homecoming, the Plemmons Student Union, the Appalachian House, fraternities, faculty training, archives, ASU campus and buildings, Impact North Carolina project, John E. Thomas, LGBT issues, and alumni. Additionally, the collection includes both audio and video recording of: musical performances, lectures, a 1949 football game, homecoming festivities, and dedication events.
Dates
- 1949-2002
Historical Note
The Lectures, Concerts, and Events Audio-Visual Collection highlights special academic and popular programming on Appalachian’s campus and ASU’s commitment to bringing diverse, culturally invigorating and intellectually stimulating events and people to Boone. Many departments and offices on campus facilitate and sponsor these events, including: A.P.P.S., the Athletic Department, the Plemmons Student Union, the Performing Arts Series, University Archives, the Chancellor’s Office, WASU, the Harlan E. Boyles CEO Lecture Series and the Diversity Lecture Series, among others. Media Services (formerly Audiovisual Services) helped to create some of the recordings found in this collection, as they offer audio and visual recording, editing and production services to the ASU faculty, staff and students.
Extent
7.1 Linear Feet (9 boxes, 1 records carton, 5 reel-to-reel recordings, 1 folder, 12 audiocassettes, 1 vinyl record, 6 DVDs, 2 CDs, 18 VHS tapes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lectures, Concerts, and Events Audio-Visual Collection contains audiovisual recordings in varying formats, and on a wide variety of subjects, dating 1949-2002. Events and subjects of the recordings include: football, the library, lectures and seminars, musical performances, and other special events, mostly on ASU's campus.
- African American students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Archival resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Football Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greek letter societies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lectures and lecturing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music -- Performance -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Plemmons, William H.
- Radio stations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Thomas, John Edwin
- Video recordings Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Grant Maher
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Appalachian State University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
218 College Street
Boone U.S.A. - North Carolina 28608-2026 United States
8282624975
8282624975 (Fax)
witsmands@appstate.edu
218 College Street
Boone U.S.A. - North Carolina 28608-2026 United States
8282624975
8282624975 (Fax)
witsmands@appstate.edu
