Dance Program, Senior Ball, Alabama College, 1936

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Title

Dance Program, Senior Ball, Alabama College, 1936

Description

Dance program for Alabama College's Senior Ball, 1936. Along with a printed list of student leaders and chaperones, this program includes a completed dance card, identifying the evening's dance partners for student Roberta Taylor.

A four-year college for women, Alabama College began in 1896 as Alabama Girls' Industrial School; the school developed into Alabama College, State College for Women, in 1923. The college began admitting male students in 1956 and in 1969 was renamed the University of Montevallo.

Music for this dance was provided by The 'Bama Skippers, a Montevallo-based dance orchestra directed by Eddie Mahaffey.

Date

1936-05-23

Citation

“Dance Program, Senior Ball, Alabama College, 1936,” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 1, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1505.