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Preferred Citation:

Lavinia Phillips Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2011.280 was hand delivered to the SCRC by Lavinia Phillips on 5/2/2011.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2011.280 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in May 2011.

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Scope and Contents

Contains newsclippings, correspondence, tickets, scrapbook, and other material related to the planning of the three Fehr-Well Fest reunions for the William and Mary Choir in 1974, 1983, and 2005. The Fehr-Well Fest reunions were created in celebration of Carl "Pappy" Fehr, director of the William and Mary Choir from 1945-1974. The scrapbook was created by Lavinia Phillips, class of 1959, and features newsclippings about the reunions, events scheduled during the reunions, and publications about Dr. Fehr created specifically for the reunions. Box 1 contains correspondence, tickets, and newsclippings while Box 2 contains the scrapbook.

Related Material

Carl A. "Pappy" Fehr Papers (UA 6.017); Department of Music Records (UA 212); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Choir and Chorus
• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Music
• Fehr, Carl A