Charlotte Hall School Collection Addendum--Special event programs

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Charlotte Hall School Collection Addendum--Special event programs

Entry/Object ID

2005.003.0010

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 9 5/8" x 11 3/4" This folder contains special event programs and a Christmas card 1943 or 1944 6 1/4"h x 4 1/2" w cream heavy card stock with black old English lettering. In the top third, the paper is embossed to create a "frame" around a 2 1/16" x 3 3/16" black and white photo or drawing of the Dent Chapel as seen from the grounds of the school. Text: "Charlotte Hall School wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas with a fervent Prayer that the New Year bring US Victory and a Lasting Peace" 1947 An incomplete copy of the Washington and Stonewall Literary Society's sesquicentennial program. The 9"h x 6"w booklet has a light weight cream cover. Four sheets were neatly razored out in the front and five in the back, leaving a three page description of the Washington and Stonewall Literary Society and three pages about the White House. November 5, 1960 A folded 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of white paper with red print and a red line drawing of a football player on the cover panel. On the two inside panels were listed the rosters of Lancaster High School from Kilmarnock, Virginia and Charlotte Hall Military Academy with names, numbers, positions, and weights. On the back panel in red print were listed the headmaster/principal, etc. of each school. October 21, 1961 4 3/4" x 9 3/4" sheet folded in half to be the program for the dedication of a new dormitory at the school. There was a photo of the three story building on the cover. The dedication was at 11am, with speeches, including one by a former ambassador from Korea, then a battalion parade, a reception and luncheon, and a football game against Quantico Post High School. The back panel of the program had a reproduction of the State Highway Commission Historical Marker. An invitation card for the event was in the program. June 1, 1974 An 8 3/8"h x 5 1/2"w fat program for the Bicentennial program for the school. There was an orange and black school seal on the cover that included the Maryland state seal. On the inside front cover was a photo of Z. D. Blackistone, an alumnus, jogging on his 101st birthday as he dedicated the joggers' track at a Marriott Hotel. The grounds of the school were designated into areas and there were events going on all day long, from quilting, to attack dogs, to Boy Scouts, to Confederate cannons, all kinds of music, the Port Tobacco Players, etc., etc. There was a history of the school, a list of patrons, a map, many photos, and many ads. There were seventy-two numbered pages. Two years later, the school closed forever.

Collection

Charlotte Hall School Collection Addendum

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - 1974

Location

Container

Charlotte Hall School Collection Addendum, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 03, Shelf 3

Rack

Rack 03

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Charlotte Hall School Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 03, Shelf 3

Rack

Rack 03

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barthelme, Albert L.

Person or Organization

Blackistone, Zachariah D. (1871-1982)

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Bowie, William B.

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Briscoe, John Hanson

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Burgee, Miel

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Digges, J. Dudley

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Goldstein, Louis L.

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LeVasseur, Richard

Person or Organization

MacAlvanah, Bruce

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Mandel, Marvin

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Newcome, David A.

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Pinkus, Eric

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Wrabley, Robert E.

Person or Organization

Youtz, Richard E.