Charlie and Bertha Baldwin were New England square dance pioneers from 1967 to 1986. They were the founder and first president of the Square Dance Foundation of New England, organized in 1973. They were leaders in the organization and promotion of square dancing in New England and across the country. A square dance caller and teacher, Charlie published a magazine on square dancing. His spirit, energy, enthusiasm, dedication, and love of the activity created a togetherness in square dancer. He was the great communicator for square dancing, and above all, everyone's friend. We have dedicated the library area of our Archive Center to Charlie and Bertha Baldwin.

We are one of the only archives in the world that house a collection of square dance research material. Our ever-expanding collection includes:

• books
• music records, & tapes
• photographs, slides, & videos
• awards & trophies
• sound equipment
• vintage clothing
• newsletters, magazines, & publications
• manuscripts & papers
• dance and biographical history
• art
• badges
• organizational records

This collection comes not only from New England, but throughout the world, depicting the evolution of the social dance activity.

We welcome you to visit our Archive Center. While archival material is not available to take out, we welcome those who would like to do research by appointment only.