Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of programs and newspaper clippings and a small number of photographs documenting the balls and other activities of the Debutante Ball Society. A folder of materials relating to the society’s by-laws is also included. The collection contains no materials for the years 1959 and 1971.
Dates
- 1955 - 2017
- undated
Creator
- Debutante Ball Society of Durham (N.C.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Biographical / Historical
Each year, the Debutante Ball Society, which draws its membership from Durham and Orange Counties, presents approximately 40 young women, placing emphasis on “integrity, honor, dignity, and society.” Durham’s first Debutante Ball was held in 1955 at the Durham Armory so that young girls might “make their formal bows to society under conditions as ideal as possible.”
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (3 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject in 3 series: Series 1: Programs and Clippings Series. 2. Society By-laws. Series 3: Photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
- Debutante Ball Society of Durham (N.C.)
- Debutantes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the North Carolina Collection Repository
