[Programme] Desk and Derrick Fourth Annual Convention, Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America, Hotel Commodore, New York, 2-3 September, 1955

View of Programme, Front Cover

View of Programme, Front Cover

Name/Title

[Programme] Desk and Derrick Fourth Annual Convention, Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America, Hotel Commodore, New York, 2-3 September, 1955

Entry/Object ID

2025.0.1

Tags

1970s, Desk and Derrick Club, Women's Associations, Women's Group, Gold, Programme, Black, Cream, New York, Hotel, Paper, Paper Ephemera

Description

An elegantly bound printed programme for the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America's Fourth Annual Convention, held 2-3 September 1955, at the Hotel Commodore in New York. Description: A decoratively bound event programme for the Fourth Annual Convention of the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America. The cover is a sheet of bi-folded textures cream cardboard with black print and a square of embossed gold foil in the upper-right corner of both the front and back covers, as well as roughly finished outer edged. The front cover text reads: "DESK AND DERRICK" in the centre, and "Fourth Annual Convention; Hotel Commodore, New York; September 2-3, 1955". The back cover text reads: ""EXTENDED HORIZONS"". The internal pages are white with black print. The booklet is bound with a length of twisted black and gold-coloured cording, looped around the pages, and tied off at the base, with a length ending in a tassel. The booklet contains a welcome message from Sybil Sureck (Association President); event programme; list of Board Members; list of Convention Committee members; American and Canadian National Anthems; and a list of appreciation and contributors. Binding: Saddle Stitch (Single Staple), with cord loop. Cover Material: Medium-weight paper stock, textured cream-white. Body pages Material: Heavy-weight paper stock, white glossy. Pages: 10

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Invitations, Menus, and Programmes
Paper Ephemera

Acquisition

Accession

2025.0

Acquisition Method

Found

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Booklet with Cord and Tassel

Height

305 mm

Width

140 mm

Depth

5 mm

Dimension Description

Booklet without Cord and Tassel

Height

95.5 mm

Width

136 mm

Depth

3 mm

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 5, 2025

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2025