Simplified Tango Instructional Booklet

Name/Title

Simplified Tango Instructional Booklet

Entry/Object ID

2016.18.9

Scope and Content

An instructional booklet titled "Simplified Tango", written and compiled by Professor William Cogdell of Denver, Colorado, dated June 3, 1929. The booklet is 3.25" x 6", staple bound. Cogdell apparently gave the booklet as a gift to longtime Broomfield resident Ella Mitze, who was Cogdell's nurse at Denver General Hospital where she worked. The booklet was originally sold for $1.00 per copy. A written ink inscription from Cogdell on the inside cover reads, "To my nurse - best regards W.C" The booklet's contents include 7 pages of verbally written instructions for various types of Tango steps such as Promenade, Cortez, Chasse, El Sharon, and Kick-Up.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet, Instruction

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Dance, Booklets

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1929 - 1929

Archive Size/Extent

One booklet, stored in a legal size file folder.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1929 June 3 Date(s): 1929/06/03 Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thaete, Ella