Dance Card Collection
Scope and Content
The Dance Card Collection has dance cards from 1939-1942. They are from events like the Engineer's Ball, Junior Prom, the Interfraternity Ball, Dad's Day, Peden Day, the Women's League, and various halls and Greek organizations. An interesting piece in the collection is the card for the Third Annual Military Ball for the Ohio University ROTC: Duke Ellington played for that event.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1942
Creator
- Ohio University (Person)
Language of Materials
The records are in English
Extent
1 boxes (1 flat)
Abstract
This collection contains dance cards from dances held at Ohio University.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is in its original arrangement
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Dance Card Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jessica Nelson
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
