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Dance Invitations from Massachusetts Collection
MS.P.041
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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 .
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. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Invitations
Dance -- Archives
Balls (Parties) -- Massachusetts