Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Dance cards and invitations from California,
Date (inclusive): 1876-1912,
Date (bulk): bulk 1879-1880
Collection number: MS-P042
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 30 dance cards, tickets, and invitations to balls and prize masquerades held in San Francisco, Oroville,
and Petaluma (primarily San Francisco). The materials are printed; some of the dance cards are partially filled in and some
invitations include holograph notations of individual attendees. Some contain rules and prize lists for competitions, a few
contain information about the club or organization, and some list the names of the organizers or offices. The events were
hosted by the Florence Social Club, the Elite Club, the Frolic Club, the Athletic Minstrels, and the Uniques, among others.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
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 University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Dance cards and invitations from California. MS-P42. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2001-2005. No provenance information is available.
Processing Information
Processed by Tami Morse McGill in 2001, and Special Collections and Archives staff in 2004. One addition in 2005.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection comprises 30 dance cards, tickets, and invitations to balls and prize masquerades held in San Francisco, Oroville,
and Petaluma (primarily San Francisco). The materials are printed; some of the dance cards are partially filled in and some
invitations include holograph notations of individual attendees. Some contain rules and prize lists for competitions, a few
contain information about the club or organization, and some list the names of the organizers or offices. The events were
hosted by the Florence Social Club, the Elite Club, the Frolic Club, the Athletic Minstrels, and the Uniques, among others.
Arrangement
Materials in this collection are arranged chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Dance--Archives.
Balls (Parties)--California--San Francisco--Archives.
Balls (Parties)--California--Archives.
Clubs--California--San Francisco--Archives.
Clubs--California--Archives.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Social life and customs--Archives.
California--Social life and customs--Archives.
Genres and Forms of Material
Invitations.
Dance cards.
Index Terms Related to this Collection
Online Archive of California.
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