Dorothy Williams Bratton scrapbook, 1953-2002 (bulk, 1953-196u).

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Dorothy Williams Bratton scrapbook, 1953-2002 (bulk, 1953-196u).

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Scrapbook volume, ca. 1953-1960s, and funeral programs (1986, 2001, 2002) documenting cultural life, specifically opera, musical theater, and choral performances staged in various venues around the state; other items reflect her membership in music clubs and organizations active during mid-20th century; includes newspaper clippings, ephemera, programs, a single issue, ca. 1954, of the Opera Club News listing officers and activities, and several letters from the Laurel Street USO (United Service Organizations) in Columbia, S.C. Venues around the state represented include Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.), McClenaghan High School (Florence, S.C.), and in Columbia, S.C.: Dreher High School, Columbia College, the Laurel Street USO and a production with the Fort Jackson Drama Club (includes program and ticket stub, July 1-3, 1957, from a production of Light up the Sky, by Moss Hart). Several funeral programs include biographical sketches of local musicians: John Hills (1919-2002), a fellow opera singer with whom Bratton performed; Margarette Richards (1901-2001), professor of music at various colleges, and daughter of S.C. Gov. John G. Richards; and John Richards McCrae (1919-1986), with whom Bratton studied, and who directed her in multiple productions (The Gondoliers, 1956; Cosi Fan Tutte, 1955; The Old Maid and The Thief, and Down in the Valley, 1955).

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United Service Organizations (U.S.)

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The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated in the state of New York on February 4, 1941, as a joint operation by the YMCA, YWCA, National Catholic Community Service, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Traveler's Aid Association, and the Salvation Army, to provide religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment services to men and women in the armed forces during World War II. The USO has continued to provide these services to the present. From t...

Hills, John, 1919-2002.

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Afternoon Music Club (Columbia, S.C.)

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A music appreciation club and social organization for women, founded, 1905, in Columbia, S.C.; federated in 1920. From the description of Records, 1919-1994. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42140845 ...

South Carolina Opera Workshop.

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Richards, Margarette, 1901-2001.

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Musician and music educator at various colleges, including Columbia College (S.C.), where she taught piano 1931-1968; native of Liberty Hill, S.C.; daughter of John G. Richards (1864-1941) who served as governor of S.C. during 1927-1931. From the description of Margarette Richards papers, 1908-1989. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30843781 ...

Fort Jackson Drama Club (Columbia, S.C.)

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McCrae, John Richards, 1919-1986.

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Bratton, Dorothy Williams.

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Resident of Columbia, S.C.; "Dottie" Williams Bratton was married to Randolph Bratton; a soprano, she served as an active member of the Afternoon Music Club, the South Carolina Opera Workshop [later known as the Columbia Lyric Theatre], and other organizations that fostered performance and appreciation of music. From the description of Dorothy Williams Bratton scrapbook, 1953-2002 (bulk, 1953-196u). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 505219308 ...