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Title: Dance invitations from Massachusetts collection,
Date (inclusive): 1806-1859 (bulk 1850-1859)
Collection number: MS-P041
Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises an inaugural ball admittance ticket and eleven invitations for dances, balls, and a cotillion party
held in locations in Massachusetts, chiefly in the city of Worcester. All materials are printed. Several include holograph
notations of dates or individual invitees, and contain information such as the location and sponsor of the dance, names of
the dance managers or members of the arrangement committee, and the name and number of members of the quadrille band or orchestra.
Sponsoring organizations for these dances include the Worcester Light Infantry, the Worcester City Guards, and several fire
companies. Some invitations request an "early answer" and several indicate that carriages will call for the attendees. Several
of the items are on embossed paper or card stock, with design elements including firemen, warriors, an eagle, and a horse-drawn
fire engine. One invitation is printed in gold and its printer is identified as Fletcher. In addition to Worcester, other
locations of dances include Hubbardstown, Jonesville, and Templeton, all small towns in eastern Massachusetts.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Dance Invitations from Massachusetts Collection. MS-P41. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California.
Purchased in three separate lots in 2000 and combined by Special Collections and Archives staff. No provenance information
is available.
Processed by William Landis in 2001.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises an inaugural ball admittance ticket and eleven invitations for dances, balls, and a cotillion party
held in locations in Massachusetts, chiefly in the city of Worcester. All materials are printed. Several include holograph
notations of dates or individual invitees, and contain information such as the location and sponsor of the dance, names of
the dance managers or members of the arrangement committee, and the name and number of members of the quadrille band or orchestra.
Sponsoring organizations for these dances include the Worcester Light Infantry, the Worcester City Guards, and several fire
companies. Some invitations request an "early answer" and several indicate that carriages will call for the attendees. Several
of the items are on embossed paper or card stock, with design elements including firemen, warriors, an eagle, and a horse-drawn
fire engine. One invitation is printed in gold and its printer is identified as Fletcher. In addition to Worcester, other
locations of dances include Hubbardstown, Jonesville, and Templeton, all small towns in eastern Massachusetts.
Materials in this collection are arranged chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Balls (Parties)--Massachusetts--Archival resources.
Dance--Archival resources.
Invitations.