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Grand Forks Lions Club Records, 1923-1987

Collection Overview

Title: Grand Forks Lions Club Records, 1923-1987

ID: OGLMC/1180

Creator: Grand Forks Lions Club (1921-)

Extent: 3.0 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 boards 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 fragmented 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; 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 added to Archon in May 2014.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Constitution and Bylaws of the Grand Forks Lions Club, 1920sAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1942-1949Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1950-1952Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1953-1959Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1960-1968Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1971-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Boards of Directors minutes, 1936-1964Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Secretary record book, 1923-1930Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Secretary record book, 1930-1936Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Secretary files, 1979-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Club rosters, 1930-1957Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Club rosters, 1961-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Club attendance records, 1936-1968, and miscellaneous, 1979-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Membership reports, 1939-1941Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Membership reports, 1945-1950Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Membership reports, 1950-1958Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Membership reports, 1959-1973Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Membership reports, 1973-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Membership reports, 1981-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Officers and Boards of Directors, 1936-1962Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Officers annual reports, 1949-1952Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Financial statements - miscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Members debit/credit records, 1940sAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Bank deposit receipts, 1941-1953Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Conventions, 1936, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965-1968, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Thirteenth Annual Convention, Grand Forks, Lions International, June 15-17, 1949Add to your cart.
Folder 6: 25th, 40th, and 50th Anniversary dinner programsAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Initiation ceremony materialsAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: "The Lions Din", club newsletter, 1947-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Lioness Club (women's auxiliary)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Guest book, 1976-1984Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Members transfer forms, 1940s, 1950s, 1970sAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Leader Dogs for the BlindAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Lions Club Swim Meet - Grand Forks, 1946-1947Add to your cart.
Folder 14: State School for the Blind project, 1950Add to your cart.
Folder 15: North Dakota State Basketball Tournament, 1961Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Lions Club Housing CommitteeAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Thank You cards and lettersAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Membership applicationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Supply orders and statements, 1949-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Award applicationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Club certificates, forms, and postersAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Miscellaneous pamphletsAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Miscellaneous materialsAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Newspaper clippings, 1949-1986 and undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Award certificates presented to clubAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: PhotographsAdd to your cart.

1180-1: Grand Forks Lions Club members, May 1925 (most men identified in photograph)

1180-2: Similar to 1180-1, but in poorer condition

1180-3: Livingston and Meldrum on trip to AVTI site, April 1983 (polaroid image)

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