Charles Town Bicentennial Collection

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Charles Town Bicentennial Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC792

Scope and Content

Collection of materials produced for the Charles Town Bicentennial celebrations in 1986. Items include: - Staple bound program for "The Anvil" play, at the Opera House in June 1986. - 3 copies Charles Town Historic Trail map made by Boy Scout Troop 142; includes stapled packet of information and legal-sized map. - Light blue, single page menu for Bicentennial luncheon on June 20, 1986 at Shu Chen's Chinese Restaurant; invitation to luncheon; Full page, single sided list of dignitaries attending luncheon. -Printed invitation from City of Charles Town and the Bicentennial Committee to a pre-parade luncheon for guest dignitaries, June 20, 1986, at Shu-Chen's Restaurant in Charles Town - Program of Millbrook Orchestra, Old Opera House, June 22, 1986. - 3 copies, tri-fold Bicentennial program - Fold-out brochure titled "Bicentennial Guide to 'Old' Charles Town, 1786-1986" illustrated by Betty Davis; 1 copy on heavy stock paper, 1 photocopy. - 3 copies of program for the dedication of Martin Luther King Avenue held on June 21, 1986. - Program and list of works in the Patty Willis Art Show - Folded invitation card to the Patty Willis Art Show opening reception on June 19, 1986. - 3 copies of staple bound Bicentennial Worship Service program; blue heavy stock cover. - Map of parade route; over-sized page; black and white print with hand-colored routes and notes. - Single-page flyer for Charles Town's 200th Birthday by the Charles Town Merchants Association. - Single-page flyer and 2 copies double-sided program for the Jackson Perks Post #71 dedication ceremony for a monument for deceased veterans of World War I through the Vietnam War. - Single-sided, heavy stock card acknowledging contribution to the Bicentennial Committee, inside an addressed envelope. - Poster-sized, glossy reproduction of a message from President Ronald Reagan acknowledging the Bicentennial. - 2 copies of the Bicentennial insert of The Evening Journal, issued June 16, 1986. - 1 copy of the Bicentennial issue of the Charles Town Advertiser. - Bicentennial stationary; 1 single page with letterhead and 1 envelope. - 3 copies of folded card featuring an image titled "Sentinels of Charles Town" by Dorothy Tabb, commemorating the 1st Rural Free Delivery on October 1, 1896.

Acquisition

Accession

158

Source or Donor

Bicentennial Committee of Charles Town

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

NB: No Deed of Gift on record for this donor as of 2/12/14

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1986

Archive Size/Extent

All items stored together in oversized archival folder.

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1986