Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians. This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS Constitution, scrapbooks, and a band uniform. Many of the materials were sent to the Marching Virginians from other bands and are signed by band members from these various institutions.
Dates
- 2007 - 2007
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical and Historical Notes
Formed in 1974, the Marching Virginians are one of Virginia Tech's two university marching bands. On April 16, 2007, the Marching Virginians lost one of their baritone players and band leaders, Ryan "Stack" Clark, in an attack on the Virginia Tech campus that took the lives of 27 students and five members of the faculty and staff. In the following days and months, the Marching Virginians received an outpouring of condolence letters and items from Marching Virginian alumni and bands from various institutions expressing their sympathy and solidarity. Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark (1984-2007) was born in Landstuhl, West Germany. He attended Virginia Tech, majoring in Psychology, Biology, and English. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, Virginia Tech's university band, where he played the baritone. He was also a student leader on campus and served as resident advisor in West Ambler Johnston Hall. For more biographical information refer to the following: http://www.weremember.vt.edu/biographies/clark.html
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007. Much of the material pertains to Ryan "Stack" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians. This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS Constitution, scrapbooks, and a band uniform.
Acquisition Information
The Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2011.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marching Virginians' April 16 Condolence Collection was completed in October 2013.
- Title
- Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection, 2007
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alexandra Dowrey, Graduate Assistant, and Tamara Kennelly, University Archivist
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu