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"To Arms in the Valley" program and script

 Collection
Identifier: W-0152

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a program, typed script, and list of cast members for the historical pageant To Arms in the Valley. The play, presented by the Tennessee Valley Historical Society and the Colbert-Lauderdale Civil War Centennial Commemoration Committee, both located in northern Alabama, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, narrating Civil War events that occurred in Colbert County and Lauderdale County.

The commemorative pageant program contains historical sketches of Tuscumbia and Florence and the communities' earliest Civil War volunteer companies: the Franklin Blues and the Florence Guards. The program also includes a brief outline of pageant scenes, beginning with a series of antebellum scenes and ending with a scene that represented the reuniting of the Union and Confederacy. The twenty-three page script includes descriptions of the staged scenes and a transcript of the text read by the play's narrators.

Dates

  • 1961

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

"To Arms in the Valley" was an historical play presented by the Colbert-Lauderdale Civil War Centennial Commemoration Committee (Alabama) and the Tennessee Valley Historical Society (Alabama) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Performances of the play were held on May 17-18, 1961, at Deshler Stadium in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and featured performances by the Deshler High School Senior Chorus and the Deshler High School Band.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Program, cast list, and script of To Arms in the Valley, an historical play about the Civil War set in northern Alabama and presented by the Tennessee Valley Historical Society and the Colbert-Lauderdale Civil War Centennial Commemoration Committee in 1961.

Physical Location

The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama

Provenance

Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010

General

Title on box: A. S. Williams III Americana Collection - Civil War materials

Processed by

Haley Aaron, 2013
Title
Guide to "To Arms in the Valley" program and script
Status
Completed
Date
January 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513