Dudes and Dolls Square Dancing Club Photographs and Records

1951-1997


Descriptive Summary

Title: Dudes and Dolls Square Dancing Club Photographs and Records
Dates: 1951-1997
Collection Number: 2005-33
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.5 linear feet
Repository: History San Jose Research Library
Abstract: Photographs, anniversary scrapbook, and membership lists of San Jose's Dudes and Dolls Square Dancing Club, founded in 1951.
Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is open to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library and Archives.

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Preferred Citation

Dudes and Dolls Square Dancing Club Photographs and Records. History San Jose Research Library

Acquisition Information

Donated to History San Jose in 2005.

Scope and Content of Collection

Photographs, anniversary scrapbook, and membership lists of San Jose's Dudes and Dolls Square Dancing Club, founded in 1951. Photographs between 1994 and 1997 document club events including the traditional Mardi Gras Hoedown. The anniversary scrapbook (1951-1976) includes photographs dating back to the club's origins in 1951, as well as membership rosters and a small amount of ephemera.