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Date(s)
- 1957-1986 (Creation)
Extent
3.1 linear feet
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Administrative history
The Synchonette Swim Club was established in 1957. Between the years of 1957 and 1986, the Synchronettes produced an annual swim show on campus that was open to the public. The main objective of the club was to demonstrate that physical activity and exercise could be both fun and entertaining.
The swim shows put on by the club had a variety of themes related to the zodiac, Broadway musicals, fairy tales, and comic strips. The club created the concept, storyline, choreography, and sets for each show, all based from the earnings from the show held the previous year.
The Synchronettes disbanded in 1988 due to lack of active members.
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Scope and content
These records document 28 years of the club activities, mainly the preperation, production, and evaluation of their yearly swim show. The records contain the yearly evaluation of the show, the committee members and thier notes, as well as the script and choreography for that year's show. Also included are original tickets and programs along with newspaper clippings, prints, negatives, and slides.
The collection also contains minutes from official club meetings from 1957-1960 and 1964-1971. In addtion, there is a seperate booklet containing the club's budget between 1962 and 1974. Lastly, this collection includes scrapbooks created by club members that detail the swim shows and other club activities such as Homecoming and the annual post show banquet.
System of arrangement
This collection it split up into three series: Club Activities, Administrative Records, and Scrapbooks.
Series 1: Club Activities
The records are arranged by folder in chronological order, then further seperated within the folders into subcategories of General Records, Committee Notes, and Choreography when available.
Series 2: Administrative Records
These records are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series 3: Scrapbooks
The scrapbooks are in chronological order.
Records are located at 29D.6c-6e and 29D.7a.
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There are no access restrictions.
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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- English
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Gift
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Accruals
A10-003 and A14-009
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Archivist's note
These records were processed by Kennedy Gratke in April 2022.