Dance card for the University of Illinois Senior Ball
date: label: Date
content: 1924
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: University of Illinois, American, founded 1867
label: Subject of
content: King Oliver, American, 1885 - 1938
label: Subject of
content: Lil Hardin Armstrong, American, 1898 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, American, founded 1920
notes: label: Description
content: A dance card from the 1924 University of Illinois Senior Ball, which featured live music from King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. The dance card is a small, printed paper booklet strung on a silk cord loop with front and back covers composed of thin wood. Both the covers and twelve interior pages have been cut in a Swiss shield shape. Threaded through the jump ring at the top of the booklet is a gold and blue twisted cord loop that terminates in a blue and gold tassel at the top.
label: Description
content: Adhered to the center of the front cover is a bronze medallion stamped with the University of Illinois seal. Around the edge of the seal is a circular band with embossed text that reads [UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS / CHARTERED 1867]. The band frames the school motto that reads [LEARNING & LABOR] embossed in a semicircle at the top. Below are embossed symbols that includes a plow, an anvil, and a steam engine beneath an open book. The open book has small text embossed on the pages that read [AGRCUL / TURE] on the left and [SCIENCE / & ART] on the right. The edges of the medallion are molded in a braid pattern. The back cover is plain.
label: Description
content: The interior pages are white and feature printed black text as well as four handwritten name entries. The first page is blank. The second page has large, Old English font text that reads [1924 Senior Ball / University of Illinois / Gym Annex / June 5 and 6] and features a small, black-and-white graphic of a female flamenco dancer at the center of the page. Pages 3-7 of the booklet is a continuing list of names under the title [Patrons and Patronesses] printed at the top of each page. The next two pages, pages 8 and 9, are titled, [Dances] with numbered, fillable lines printed below. Page 8 has the name, [Ulla Graner] written under dance number three, and the name [Olga Jilly] under dance number five. On page 9, the name [Grace Finch] has been filled in under dance number seven, and the name [Helen Finch] has been filled in under [1st Extra] dance. The names all appear to be written in black ink by the same hand and the rest of the lines have been left blank. Page 10 is the name of the Class President of 1924. Page 11 features the title [Senior Ball Committee] followed by the names of 16 individuals. The last page, page 12, features black centered text that reads [Music by / KING OLIVER / and his / CREOLE JAZZ BAND] as well as the name of the decorations supplier. Threaded through the jump ring at the top of the booklet is a gold and blue twisted cord loop that terminates in a blue and gold tassel at the top.
place: label: Place used
content: Champaign County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Segregation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.45
objectType: label: Type
content: dance cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: brass (alloy) on wood with ink on paper (fiber product) , metal and cord (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 22 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (57.2 × 6.3 × 1.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Dance card only): 3 1/16 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (7.8 × 6.3 × 1.2 cm)