LINDEN HILLS DANCING CLUB:
An Inventory of Its Club Records at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
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| Creator: | Linden Hills
Dancing Club (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator. |
| Title: | Club records. |
| Dates: | 1914-2017. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Constitution and bylaws (1947-2010), six scrapbooks
(1914-2014), photographs of anniversary parties (1974, 2008, 2014), files documenting
each season (1920s-2017), histories and articles (undated, 1980s-2010s), and digital
video and files of administrative records and anniversary celebrations
(2005-2014). |
| Quantity: | 4 cubic feet (5 boxes), 2 user video
files: MP4 (2.64), and 4 zip file directories containing 186 digital files. |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
The dance club begun in 1914 for members of the Linden Hills neighborhood in
Minneapolis. The club grew out of a neighborhood dancing class and was composed of
married couples. Later dances included both formal and costume balls.
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Access Restrictions:
Select video recordings in copyright in this collection are not available online, but
can be accessed upon request for use in the Gale Family Library reading room. Please
consult reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Linden
Hills Dancing Club (Minneapolis, Minn.). Club Records. Minnesota Historical
Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,876; 16,263; 17,883
Processing Information:
Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, April 2011; Leif Kopietz, March 2024.
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant
awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990017302380104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 152.F.5.14F | 1 | 60th Anniversary photo, April 20, 1974. 1 photoprint: black and white; 8 x 17 in. |
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| | Miscellaneous materials, 1948-1990. |
| | | Contains party checklist, membership application form, fashion revue program,
Executive Committee newsletters, constitution and by-laws, and a brief history of
the group. |
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| Location | Box |
| 154.I.5.1B | 2 | Linden Hills Dancing Club seasons, 1920s-2014. 49 folders. |
| | | Season folders typically include Executive Committee minutes, membership
directories, newsletters, programs, budget information, correspondence, and
occasional photographs. |
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| Location | Box |
| 154.J.15.2F | 3 | Linden Hills Dancing Club seasons, 2014-2017. 3 folders. |
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| | Bylaw changes and constitutions, 1947-2010. |
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| | History compilations and articles, undated, 1980s-2010s. |
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| | Dance planning guides, undated, 2009. |
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| | Brochures, guest booklets, promotional materials, website, 1990s-2010s. |
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| | Documents and photographs, undated. |
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| | 100th Anniversary, October 11, 2014. |
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| | 95th Anniversary photographs, 2008. |
| | | [0.50 cubic feet empty, letter-sized] |
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| Location | Box |
| 152.F.5.14F | 1 | Scrapbooks: |
| | | General scrapbook, 1914-1982. |
| | | | Compiled by Helen Parker Backstrom and Russell E. Backstrom. Contains similar
materials to the official Linden Hills Dancing Club volumes. |
| | | Volume 1, 1914-1964. |
| | | Volume 2, 1965-1990. |
| Location | Box |
| 153.A.15.5B-2 | 4 | | Volume 3, 1991- May 2000. |
| | | Volume 4. 25th, 60th, 75th, 80th, 85th, and 95th Anniversary
scrapbook, 1920s-2014. |
| Location | Box |
| 153.A.15.6F-1 | 5 | | Volume 5. Linden Hills Dancing Club: Celebrating 100 unforgettable
years, 1914-2014. |
| | | Volume 6. 75th Anniversary photograph album, 1989. |
| | | 60th Anniversary Linden Hills Dancing Club group photograph, April 20, 1974. |
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| Location | |
| Internet | | Contents of Disc 1. Selected prints for 100th Anniversary photograph
album, 2014-2015. 1 ZIP file (192 MB): |
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Download
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| | | LHDCalbumpix-100th: |
| | | | CocktailPartyPrints: 16 digital images: JPEG: |
| | | | | DSC08227.JPG-DSC08273.JPG |
| | | | GalaPrints: 51 digital images: JPEG: |
| | | | | DSC00113.JPG-DSC00318.JPG |
| | | | NarvelPrints: 27 digital images: JPEG: |
| | | | | LHDCGroup100.jpg |
| | | | | N-001.jpg-N-029.jpg |
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| Location | |
| Internet | | Contents of Disc 2. Linden Hills Dancing Club guest packet
files, August 2015. 1 ZIP file (1.88 MB): |
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Download
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| | | LHDCGuestPkt: |
| | | | WhyJoin.pdf |
| | | | WelcomeNote.pdf |
| | | | WelcomeLabels.pdf |
| | | | ThankYouPanel.pdf |
| | | | NametagTemplateB.pdf |
| | | | GuestPacketIntro.pdf |
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| Location | |
| Internet | | Contents of Disc 3. Linden Hills Dancing Club files 2005-2006. 1 ZIP file (73.3 MB): |
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Download
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| | | Linden H 05-06: |
| | | | 2004 Dance Club Photos: 77 digital files: JPEG and Powerpoint: |
| | | | | Dance Club April 2004 009.jpg-Dance Club April 2004
160.jpg |
| | | | | Linden Hills 2005 -2006 Photo ONLY.ppt |
| | | | Gotta Dance, JAN 2005.doc |
| | | | Gotta Dance, May 2006.doc |
| | | | Gotta Dance, October 2005.doc |
| | | | Linden Hills 2005 -2006 Photo ONLY.ppt |
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| Location | |
| Internet | | Contents of Disc 4. Linden Hills Dancing Club 95th Anniversary dance
invitation, July 21, 2008. 1 ZIP file (66.6 KB): |
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Download
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| | | LHDCinvite95: |
| | | | LHDCinvitationHb.pdf |
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| Location | |
| Internet | | Linden Hills Dancing Club, 100th Anniversary Celebration, October 11, 2014. 1 user video files: MP4, color, sound; 899 MB. |
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Digital video
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| | Linden Hills Dancing Club, 1914-2014, 100 years, 2014. 1 user video files: MP4, color, sound; 1.74 GB. |
| | | IN COPYRIGHT. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Ballroom dancing.
- Balls (Parties) -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Dance -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Places:
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Clubs.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Digital images.
- Files (digital files).
- Video recordings.
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