Guide to the Dance Invitations from Massachusetts Collection MS.P.041

Processed by William Landis; machine-readable finding aid created by Lynette J. Stoudt
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2001
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Dance invitations from Massachusetts collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.041
Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1806-1859
Date (bulk): 1850-1859
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 of Material: English .

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

Dance Invitations from Massachusetts Collection. MS-P41. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
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Acquisition Information

Purchased in three separate lots in 2000 and combined by Special Collections and Archives staff. No provenance information is available.

Processing History

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Invitations
Dance -- Archives
Balls (Parties) -- Massachusetts

box 1, folder 1

Inauguration Ball admittance ticket 1806.

box 1, folder 1

Ball and dance invitations 1850-1859.

Physical Description: 11 items.
General Physical Description note: no content