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Debutante Ball historical facts?
My gran was a Deb and presented at court (in London) sometime between 1903-1908. I would love to find out more details. Are there any documents that list the names of debs during that period of time?
4 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
In the USA, the New York Times is the newspaper of record for most of the country. There are three libraries in my county here in California that have
1) An index to the NYT by year - names of people, names of places, names of events; it is a book that comes out every year.
2) The NYT on microfilm back a LONG way.
(The three are the state college, the junior college, and the county library main branch. You can visit and read microfilm at both college libraries, even though you are not a student, although you can't check materials out.)
I suspect there are medium to large libraries in England that do the same for the Times of London. You'll need the index, because you can't just start reading January 1, 1903 on microfilm or you'll get seasick. You may have to look at the ball article for each year to find her.
Best of luck!
- ObserverLv 78 years ago
There would be Newspaper accounts of the Ball. They were quite the social event. Suggest you start by typing Debutante Ball London 1903 - 1909 into the search and go from there
Source(s): Genealogical researcher 40+ years - 8 years ago
Try looking at the following Website:
The Great Presentation. (2012). The Edwardian Promenade. Retrieved from http://edwardianpromenade.com/etiquette/the-court-...
Additionally, WorldCat lists the following book:
Court presentation dresses, 1898-1939. (1978). London: Museum of London. Costume and Textile Department.
If your local public library does not own a copy of this book, it should be able to obtain a copy of it through Interlibrary Loan.
P. S. -- The picture that I am using with my screen name is a picture of my paternal grandmother, who was about the age of your gran when her picture was taken; however, she lived in a small town in Texas.
- Anonymous8 years ago
I'd try the newspapers, here is a really good newspaper site - it does cost money though. You could try your library and see if they have a subscription to it depending on what country you live in.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Or you can edit your question and add her name and if I see it I will have a look for you. (I have a subscription).