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generally includes contact information, schools attended, and the social and country clubs to which he or she belongs. Many institutions and organizations are cited repeatedly using an extensive system of abbreviations
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1073:"America's Social Elite Still Love New York"
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1043:Robinson, Ruth (December 5, 1973).
754:Vice President of the United States
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1071:Morin, Richard (August 6, 1995).
466:However, while inclusion in the
927:Smith, Jack (January 8, 2018).
891:Montgomery, Maureen E. (2016).
1421:The Social Register of Canada,
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315:(WASP) families, within the
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501:Printed editions of
301:American upper class
143:was born out of the
1459:Upper class culture
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645:Southern California
527:Palm Beach, Florida
503:The Social Register
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445:fox hunting
441:trust funds
424:Robb Report
392:upper class
348:Los Angeles
269:, with the
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207:World War I
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1299:"Original"
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647:, chiefly
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593:Cincinnati
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476:Tom Wolfe
433:old money
415:High Life
384:St. Louis
344:Cleveland
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267:Manhattan
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625:Portland
514:Register
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