0.2 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 unboxed binder)
Creator
West Virginia Square Dance Convention
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
A history of the West Virginia Square & Round Dance Convention and of America's distinct folk dance tradition including clogging,
contra and flat-foot, and round and square dancing. Also includes documentation regarding efforts by the Convention to acquire
passage of a state bill authorizing the square dance as the officially recognized dance of West Virginia. Included in this
lobbying endeavor are petitions from local square dance clubs and correspondence from Gerald Ash, Percy Ashcraft, Ken Hechler,
Jay Rockefeller, Clyde See, and Bob Wise.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Square Dance Convention, A&M 2620, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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