Collection number: MC 279 [Stored Offsite]
Size:
(10 boxes)
(10 cu.ft.)
About the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Boston Branch
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch was formed in 1950 and was both the first branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society established outside the United Kingdom and the first branch in North America.
About the RSCDS Boston Branch Papers:
The collection, which has been minimally processed, consists of various organizational materials relating to the Boston Branch of the RSCDS, including by-laws, minutes, event materials, such as the annual Highland Ball, photographs, publications and recordings. The arrangement described below reflects the current contents of the boxes and is not necessarily intended as a final organization.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
This collection is housed in our offsite storage facility. Please contact the archive a minimum of 48 hours in advance for access to the materials.
Copyright Notice
Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder Number], [Box Number], Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Boston Branch Papers, 1984-2012, MC 203, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donations, RSCDS, Boston Branch, Boston MA, 2009-2013 (accession numbers: 2009.12; 2013.18)
Related Material
MC 280 George Fogg Collection
MC 288 Pinewoods Camp Collection
Collection Arrangement
The collection is organized into four series: Papers, Photographs, Publications, and Audio-Visual Materials. A partial original order was maintained.
Collection Contents
Series 1: Papers, 1948-2013
(6.5 cu. ft.)Subjects include Cambridge Scottish dance classes, highland balls, camps, RSCDS in the US, Executive committee and other committee minutes, programs, Jeannie Carmichael, RSCDS-BB, some dances and music materials, and various serial publications (Tartan Times, The Independent, others).
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Cambridge Class Contracts | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Cambridge class committee history | |
| Box 1, Folder 3-20 | Binders: Cambridge Classes 1991-2001 | |
| Box 1, Folder 21-24 | Boston Branch Teaching Committee Minutes & Correspondence, 1963-1989 | |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | TAC Weekend, Worcester 1980 | |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | Music Committee 1987-1988 | |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Burns Night Programs 1979-2004 | |
| Box 1, Folder 28 | Burns Night Flyers 1976-2005 | |
| Box 1, Folder 29-30 | Burns Night Reports 1983-1994 | |
| Box 1, Folder 31 | Burns Night Newspaper articles | |
| Box 1, Folder 32-49 | Boston Highland Ball 1992-2006 | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1-25 | Boston Highland Ball 1968-1991 | |
| Box 2, Folder 26 | RSCDS North America Directory | |
| Box 2, Folder 27 | Boston Branch History 1948-1973 | |
| Box 2, Folder 28 | SDCEA Articles of Organization, 1987 | |
| Box 2, Folder 29 | RSCDS Bylaws | |
| Box 2, Folder 30 | RSCDS Boston Branch booth at the 1976 Whole World Festival | |
| Box 2, Folder 31 | Whole World Festival budget summary | |
| Box 2, Folder 32 | History of the Scotch Bluebonnet of the Highlanders, 1958 | |
| Box 2, Folder 33 | Partial Newspaper Clipping, Highland Games 1960? | |
| Box 2, Folder 34 | Evelyn Murray - Scroll award, 2000 | |
| Box 2, Folder 35 | RSCDS welcome fliers, 1976-77 | |
| Box 2, Folder 36 | Boston Branch workshop with Paul Sarvis, 1972 | |
| Box 2, Folder 37 | Boston Branch Budget for 1987 NEFFA food booth | |
| Box 2, Folder 38 | RSCDS Tokyo branch newsletters, 2000. Photographs of Jean Milligan gravesite | |
| Box 2, Folder 39 | Music Weekend 1974-1975 | |
| Box 2, Folder 40 | Music Weekend 1976 | |
| Box 2, Folder 41 | Tenth Anniversary materials, 1960 | |
| Box 2, Folder 42 | Branch Party Flyers, c. 1986-1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 43 | Event fliers, 1986 | |
| Box 2, Folder 44 | Dances: Hadrian’s Wall, Skullduggery. Correspondence, 1957 | |
| Box 2, Folder 45 | Boston Branch demonstration team materials | |
| Box 2, Folder 46 | Scottish Country Dance Logo materials | |
| Box 2, Folder 47 | RSCDS Annual General Meeting materials, 1999 | |
| Box 2, Folder 48 | Jean Milligan materials. Obituary - correspondence | |
| Box 2, Folder 49 | Hamish kidnapping message and clues | |
| Box 2, Folder 50 | Jeannie Carmichael - memorial materials, photograph | |
| Box 2, Folder 51 | Muriel Gibson - obituary | |
| Box 2, Folder 52 | Kay Jacobs - clippings - photograph - programs - correspondence | |
| Box 2, Folder 53-55 | Semi Annual General Meeting Minutes, 1964-2005 | |
| Box 2, Folder 56-58 | Annual General Meeting, 1957-2006 | |
| Box 2, Folder 59-60 | Boston Branch packets – classes – memos, 1988-2004 | |
| Box 2, Folder 61 | Outside publicity | |
| Box 2, Folder 62-72 | Executive committee minutes, 1990-2000 | |
| Box 3 | ||
| Box 3, Folder 1-19 | Executive committee minutes, 1972-1990 | |
| Box 3, Folder 20-32 | Pinewoods, 1954-1977 | |
| Box 4 | ||
| Box 4, Folder 1-21 | Pinewoods, 1978-2006 | |
| Box 4, Folder 22-33 | Boston Branch committee minutes, 1950-1971 | |
| Box 5 | ||
| Box 5, Folder 1-4 | Executive committee minutes, 1966-1977 | |
| Box 5, Folder 5-13 | Unpublished dances and music | |
| Box 5, Folder 14-17 | Membership directories, 1953-2006 | |
| Box 5, Folder 18-50 | "Tartan Times," 1956-1996 | |
| Box 6 | ||
| Box 6, Folder 1-10 | "Tartan Times," 1996-2006 | |
| Box 6, Folder 11-17 | 50th anniversary project | |
| Box 6, Folder 18 | 1950s era scrapbook | |
| Box 6, Folder 19-22 | Hal Robinson scrapbook | |
| Box 6, Folder 23 | Cambridge class Basic Level notebook 1991-1994 | |
| Box 6, Folder 24 | Ball programs 1973-1985 | |
| Box 6, Folder 25-38 | Concord, MA class records 1950-1989 | |
| Box 6, Folder 39-53 | Jeannie Carmichael papers | |
| Box 7 | ||
| Box 7, Folder 1 | The Independent – Jan 2, 1983 | |
| Box 7, Folder 2 | Ball programs, 1974-2006 | |
| Box 7, Folder 3-5 | Boston Branch events, 2008-2013 | |
| Box 7, Folder 6-10 | Tartan Times, 2007-2012 | |
| Box 7, Folder 11-12 | Executive minutes, 2008-2013 | |
| Box 7, Folder 13 | Annual and Semi Annual General Meeting minutes, 2008-2013 | |
| Box 7, Folder 14 | Boston Branch class information and mailings, 2008-2013 | |
| Box 7, Folder 15 | Celebrate 50 Years of Scottish Dance – Submissions | |
| Box 7, Folder 16-31 | Boston Highland Ball, 1980-2012 | |
| Box 7, Folder 32 | Boston Highland Ball nametags | |
| Box 7, Folder 33 | Dissertation – Devin Shepard McLachlan, 1996 | |
Series 2: Photographs, 1952-2006
(0.5 cu. ft.)Photographs of Scottish dancing at NEFFA, Highland Balls, and Scottish country dance parties.
| Box 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 7, Folder 34 | NEFFA Demo, Worcester 1952 | |
| Box 7, Folder 35 | Scottish Dance Team 1961 | |
| Box 7, Folder 36 | Northampton SCD party, 1990 | |
| Box 7, Folder 37 | From Concord SCDS Book IV, 1991 | |
| Box 7, Folder 38 | Intermediate Workshop, Salem, Nov 18, 1995 | |
| Box 7, Folder 39-42 | Highland Ball, 1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 43 | Highland Ball, 2000 | |
| Box 7, Folder 44-46 | Highland Ball, 2006 | |
Series 3: Publications, 1948-2012
(3.0 cu. ft.)Scottish dance music, dances, indexes, and related materials. Some of these may be duplicated in library's catalog.
| Box 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Published Scottish dances and music | ||
| Box 9 | ||
| Publications
Box 9 contains the following materials:
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| Box 10 | ||
| Publications
Box 10 contains the following materials:
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Series 4: Audio-Visual Materials, 1952-2010
(2.0 cubic feet)Recorded lectures, dances, and commercial music recordings in several formats, along with the RSCDS Boston Branch's certificate of Incorporation from 1950 (box 12).
| Box 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Audio Visual (Mostly Digital)
Box 11 contains the following materials:
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| Box 12 | ||
| Audio-Visual (Analog) & Incorporation Certificate
Box 12 contains the following materials:
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