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Grand Purim masquerade ball invitation, 1902

 Item — Box: JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 11, Folder: 1, Item: 1

Collection Overview

From the Item:

The collection consists of an invitation to a grand Purim masquerade ball at the Academy of Music on March 24, 1902. The ball was sponsored by the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Orangeburg, South Carolina, and printed on the invitation is a photograph of winners from the previous year's costume contest, among them Julia Peterkin, who, in 1929, won a Pulitzer Prize for literature. The invitation also contains a list of the ball's patronesses, arrangement committee, associate reception committee, refreshment committee, and floor managers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1902

Creator

Language of Material

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Materials in English

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Item: 1 folder (1 item)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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