[Membership Certificate to Elmer Wheatly]

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Membership certificate to the Dance Masters of America, Inc. presented to Elmer Wheatly in 1949. The text on the certificate reads: "This is to certify that Elmer Wheatly is an active member of the Dance Masters of America, Inc., and is hereby entitled to all privileges of active membership in this organization for the year 1949."

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[1] p. ; 22 x 27 cm.

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Dance Masters of America, Inc. 1949.

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This letter is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Private Collection of Margay Welch to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 5983 times, with 7 in the last month. More information about this letter can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Margay Welch

The Bahl, Wheatly, and Hessdoerfer families were residents of Waco, Texas from the 1850's. The items in this collection were found in the Elmer and Josephine (Bahl) Wheatly home after the death of Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in 2010.

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  • Main Title: [Membership Certificate to Elmer Wheatly]
  • Added Title: Dance Masters of America, Inc. Membership Certificate

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Membership certificate to the Dance Masters of America, Inc. presented to Elmer Wheatly in 1949. The text on the certificate reads: "This is to certify that Elmer Wheatly is an active member of the Dance Masters of America, Inc., and is hereby entitled to all privileges of active membership in this organization for the year 1949."

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[1] p. ; 22 x 27 cm.

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According to an outside source, Elmer Wheatly owned the Wheatly School of Dance in Waco, Texas.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

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  • 1949

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  • May 8, 2016, 10:51 p.m.

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  • July 12, 2016, 2:13 p.m.

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Dance Masters of America, Inc. [Membership Certificate to Elmer Wheatly], letter, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth744000/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Margay Welch.

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