Major Attractions Committee records, 1957-1995
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Union. Major Attractions Committee
- Abstract:
- Major Attractions is a committee of Duke University Union. Its purpose is to present major events of contemporary entertainment with an emphasis on popular music. The collection contains files about attractions and artists brought to the Duke Campus by the Major Attraction committee. Materials present include administrative documents including annual reports, budgets, and policy notices, correspondence, committee minutes, performance contracts, hospitality/technical riders, publicity materials, and clippings. Dates in the collection range from 1957-1995.
- Extent:
- 6 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.09.13.0006
- University Archives Record Group:
- 09 -- Student Affairs
09 -- Student Affairs > 13 -- Student Union
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains files about attractions and artists brought to the Duke Campus by the Major Attraction committee of Duke University Union. Materials present include administrative documents including annual reports, budgets, and policy notices, correspondence, committee minutes, performance contracts, hospitality/technical riders, publicity materials, and clippings. Not all attractions and artists actually came to or performed on campus on the dates indicated; some folders may contain information on proposed events that did not occur. The collection is arranged into the following groupings subject files, publicity, and performances. Dates in the collection range from 1957-1995.
- Biographical / historical:
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Major Attractions is a committee of Duke University Union. Its purpose is to present major events of contemporary entertainment with an emphasis on popular music, as well as other events the committee proposes all the while striving to present a diversity of programs to the university community. The committee is administered by students and consists of General membership and an Executive Committee made up of the following positions: chairperson; publicity chairperson; security/usher chairperson; hospitality chairperson; and finance chairperson.
Duke University Union was founded in 1954, as the Duke Student Union, with the purpose of promoting the social, recreational, cultural, educational, and spiritual activities of the students. The Union consists of the following committees and programs: ACE (All Campus Events); Broadway at Duke; Cable13; the Coffeehouse; Freewater Presentations; Freewater Productions, Major Attractions; Major Speakers; Small Town Records; Visual Arts; and WXDU.
- Acquisition information:
- The Major Attractions Committee records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1973-2007.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sherrie Bowser, July 2007
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, July 2007
Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Major Attractions Committee Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.