Grand Forks Lions Club Records, 1923-1987

Title: Grand Forks Lions Club Records, 1923-1987

ID: OGLMC/1180

Creator: Grand Forks Lions Club (1921-)

Extent: 3.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 01/13/1989

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Grand Forks Lions Club Records contains club records starting in 1923. The records from the club's first year are missing. The collection contains correspondence dating from 1942 to 1985. Club records from 1923 to 1936 were kept in bound journals. From 1936, the records were on membership report and attendance record forms. There are club rosters from 1930 to 1985, but they are incomplete. There is a complete list of Officers and Board of Directors from 1936 to 1962. The collection also contains miscellaneous financial records, supply orders and statements, convention materials, and projects in which the club participated. Newspaper clippings of the club's projects and award certificates and plaques are also included.

The records are incomplete and only give a fragmentary view of the history of the Grand Forks Lions Club.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: John Fleur

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.89-1638

Related Materials: Grand Forks Lioness Club Records: OGLMC 1297

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks Lions Club Records. OGLMC 1180, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in May 2014.

Other URL: http://library.und.edu/holdings.php?id=ODIN_ALEPH000769233

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Forks Lions Club, 1920s
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1942 - 1949
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1950 - 1952
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1953 - 1959
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1960 - 1968
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1971 - 1985
Folder 7: Board of Directors minutes, 1936 - 1964
Folder 8: Club Secretary's record book, 1923 - 1930
Folder 9: Club Secretary's record book, 1930 - 1936
Folder 10: Club Secretary's files, 1979 - 1985
Folder 11: Club rosters, 1930, 1942, 1946 - 1957
Folder 12: Club rosters, 1961, 1963, 1965 - 1967, 1970 - 1973, 1976 - 1985
Folder 13: Club attendance records; 1936 - 1968, miscellaneous-1979,1981,1982
Folder 14: Membership reports, July 1939 - January 1941
Folder 15: Membership reports, June 1945 - June 1950
Folder 16: Membership reports, July 1950 - December 1958
Folder 17: Membership reports, January 1959 - June 1973
Folder 18: Membership reports, July 1973 - June 1981
Folder 19: Membership reports, July 1981 - June 1987
Folder 20: Officers and Board of Directors, 1936 - 1962
Folder 21: Officers annual reports, 1949 - 1952

Box 2

Folder 1: Financial statements; miscellaneous
Folder 2: Members debit/credit records, 1940s
Folder 3: Bank deposit receipts, 1941 - 1953
Folder 4: Conventions, 1936, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965-1968, 1982
Folder 5: Thirteenth Annual Convention, District 5-N, 5-S, 5-C, Lions International, June 15-17, 1949, Grand Forks.
Folder 6: 25th, 40th, and 50th Anniversary dinner programs
Folder 7: Initiation ceremony material
Folder 8: "The Lions Din", club newsletter, 1947 - 1983
Folder 9: Lioness Club, women's auxiliary.
Folder 10: Guest book, 1976 - 1984
Folder 11: Members transfer forms, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s
Folder 12: Leader Dogs for the Blind program
Folder 13: Lions Club Swim Meet - 1946, 1947, Grand Forks
Folder 14: State School for the Blind project, 1950
Folder 15: North Dakota State Basketball Tournament, 1961
Folder 16: Lions Club Housing Committee
Folder 17: Thank You cards and letters.
Folder 18: Nomination for membership applications(misc.).
Folder 19: Supply orders and statements, 1949, 1954-1955, 1961-1962, 1978-1985
Folder 20: Award applications.
Folder 21: Club certificates, forms, and posters(blank).
Folder 22: Miscellaneous pamphlets.
Folder 23: Miscellaneous material.
Folder 24: Newspaper clippings and newspapers, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, undated
Folder 25: Award certificates presented to club.

Box 3

Item 1: Plaque: United States Air Force Hospital-Grand Forks to Grand Forks Lions Club, 1987
Item 2: Plaque: Grand Forks Public Schools to Grand Forks Lions Club, 1986
Item 3: Plaque: Grand Forks Education Association to Grand Forks Lions Club, February 1984
Item 4: Plaque: University of North Dakota to Grand Forks Lions Club, 1986
Item 5: Plaque: "Bike-A-Thon" Champion, Lions State Convention, 1986

Photographs :

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: Club Members, 1925
Photograph 2: Club Members, 1925
Photograph 3: Club Members, 1983

Grand Forks Lions Club Records, 1923-1987

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing