Post Author: Kayla Payne
Methodology:
In researching this topic, I first turned to The Bluestone and The Breeze to get a general timeline of names and dates to discover who the directors were and which uniforms were in use during what time. Secondary research included Masters and Ph.D. dissertations such as Hinton and Robertson. In-class guest lectures with Dr. Carrier, Joe Carico, Susanne Meyers, and Sidney Bland were also helpful.
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks go out to Mr. Bill Posey, who gave tremendous insight to what was going on with the band during the 1970s.
Thank you to Trevor Alvord for use of Special Collections and Grover Saunders and the rest of CIT for developing the website.
Thank you to the five other students of HIST 337, especially those who offered pictures and insights about my topic while they were researching their own.
And a special thank you to Dr. Mulrooney and the History Department at James Madison University for offering this class and allowing me to pursue a topic I am passionate about.