Records of the Cambridge Dancers' Club, 1963 - 2005
Scope and Contents
The category - Student administration and support records - comprises records relating to student admissions at all levels, graduate students, visiting senior scholars, student careers advice and welfare, together with the records of clubs and societies.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 2005
Creator
- Cambridge Dancers' Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Cambridge Dancers' Club was founded in October 1950 to promote dancing in Cambridge. Its members are predominantly drawn from the University. It provides tuition for both novice and advanced dancers in ballroom and Latin; dancesport; rock and roll; and salsa. A variety of couple and team competitions have been both held and entered by the club including the Varsity match (first held in 1974) and a Cuppers competition. Further information about the club's activities is on its website (www.cambridgedancers.org) together with a history of the club from which some of the preceding notes were drawn.
Extent
4 archive box(es) (4 boxes) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Ms.Add.8694
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The majority of records were transferred to the University Archives from the Manuscripts Department on 22 April 2008. They had been deposited by the Cambridge Dancers' Club with the Manuscripts Department on 23 September 1986 and had been given the classmark Ms.Add.8694. SOC.93.1 (addnl) and SOC.93.6 were deposited in the University Archives by S.M. Blanchflower, formerly of Trinity College, on 18 September 2010.
General
The online catalogue entry was completed in April 2008 and expanded in January 2011..
Originator(s)
Cambridge Dancers' Club
Finding aid date
2008-03-19 12:08:16+00:00
Repository Details
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