Provenance
The Vernon Perdue Davis Collection was donated to the Old Dominion
University Library in 1995 by Mrs. Virginia D. Chapman, sister of Vernon
Perdue Davis. It was housed in the Diehn Composers Room in 1997. On
January 24 though February 7, 1999 Old Dominion University Libraries
sponsored a concert and exhibit funded by the Norfolk Foundation. For
more information about the concert and an online exhibit of selected
works, click
here. For audio selections of Davis' work, click
here.
Access and Borrrowing Materials
The collection is available for research in the Diehn Composers Room only. These materials are not available for borrowing or photocopying. Some duplicate scores are cataloged and shelved in the circulating collection of the Diehn Composers Room. To search the online catalog of the Old Dominion University Libraries, click here.
Size
Number of containers: 29
Size: approximately 18 linear ft.
Collection Numeration
Boxes 1995-1:1-26
Status
No further donations are anticipated.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Vernon Perdue Davis Collection, Box number [insert
number], Old Dominion University, Diehn Composer's Room, Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Center, Norfolk, Virginia.
Publication Rights
[Copyright has not been assigned to the University Library. All requests
for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted
in writing to the University Librarian. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the University Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.]
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