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Bachelor's Cotillion record books

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0041

Abstract

This collection contains the record books, receipts, and correspondence for the Bachelor's Cotillion, 1911-1948.

Dates

  • 1911 - 1948

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.

Biographical / Historical

While dance assemblies were held in Baltimore as early as 1796 there is no evidence the Bachelor's Cotillion formally organized before the 1870s.

Extent

3.0 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Roger Brooke Hopkins, February 1955.

Scope and Contents

BOX 1: Invitation lists, 1911-1924, 1 vol.; Invitation lists, 1925-1945, 1 vol.; Cash book, 1917-1924, 1 vol.; BOX 2: Cash book, 1925-1930, 1 vol.; Cash book, 1930-1935, 1 vol.; Cash book, 1936-1940, 1 vol.; BOX 3: Cash book, 1940-1948, 1 vol.; Correspondence, 1923-1941, 5 items; Receipts, 1927-1930, 15 items; Leases, Lyric Theatre, 1936-1937, 2 items; Invitation lists, 1941, 2 items; Misc. papers removed from bound volumes, n.d., 7 items.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Bachelor's Cotillion record books
Status
Minimally Processed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021-09-02: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750