April Showers Dance Dance Card

Scope and content:

A dance card in the shape of a raindrop. The front of the card features a rainbow in the top right corner and another rainbow at the bottom. In the middle of the front of the card "April Showers" is written in black stylized script. There is a depiction of a sideways umbrella on the left side of the front of the card. The umbrella is blue with a gray handle. A clear plastic cover protects the front and back of the dance card. There is also a small gray pencil attached to the dance card by a gray rope. Inside the dance card, on the first page, "The Junior Class of Saint Scholastica presents APRIL SHOWERS Friday, April 6, 1951 8:00 to 12:00" is typed in black. The rest of the inside of the dance card features a program for the dance, including what songs were sung and the names of those who were danced with for each song. It also features the names of the junior class officers, the committees that contributed to the dance, as well as the chaperones who attended the dance. The second to the last page has an illegible name written on it in pencil. The letter "I" is also written in pencil on the back cover of the dance card. The dance card measures approximately 10.5in. (length) x 7.5 in. (width). The string (including the pencil) measures approximately 24in. The dance card is in good condition. There is a series of small black ink stains on the front of the dance card between the rainbow and the umbrella. There is also white residue on both the front and back plastic covers. Some of the letters are starting to fade in the names of the junior class officers and the Entertainment and Refreshments Committees. Transferred from the DeVonne McNeil Papers. Mss. 2011.594.04

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