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Swarthmore Rotary Club Records

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG7.003
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
3 linear ft. (6 boxes, stored off site as of 2005)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Swarthmore Historical Society Archives, Swarthmore Rotary Club records, [Indicate the cited item or series here], RG 7/003, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Date:
1955-1997 (inclusive)
Creator:
Swarthmore Rotary Club
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Rotary Club was organized April 1, 1937, and held its first luncheon on April 9th. It was chartered on April 26, 1937, with fifteen charter members. The Club's activities include supporting various charitable causes. It is active in the community with a web site at http://www.swarthmorerotary.org/

The Swarthmore Rotary Club was founded April 1, 1937. An organization of business persons, it is dedicated to educational and charitable pursuits with the motto is "Service Above Self."

The collection contains the records of the Swarthmore Rotary Club, an organization of business persons, dedicated to educational and charitable pursuits with the motto is "Service Above Self."

The collection is divided into 8 series:

  1. Official Papers and Minutes
  2. Publications and Reports
  3. Financial
  4. Membership
  5. Activities
  6. Correspondence
  7. Publicity
  8. Miscellaneous

Donor: Swarthmore Rotary

Date: 1999

The first group of papers were deposited in 1999 and a detailed inventory was created. Later deposits have been added to existing series.

Organization
Subject
Place

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2013
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Friends Historical Library staff at friends@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

By-Laws.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

Board Minutes, (Incomplete), 1956 - ongoing.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

Officers and Committees, duties, 1987-1988.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

Officers and Committees, duties, 1988-1989.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

Past Presidents.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

Committee officers.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

50th Anniversary Meeting and Committee, 4/29/l987.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0339)
Physical Description

1 folder

Administrative files beginning with Attendance, 1998-1999.
Box 6 (offsite box FHL-0344)
Physical Description

1 folder

Administrative files, 1998-2000.
Box 6 (offsite box FHL-0344)
Physical Description

1 folder

Booklet: 50 Years of Service, Contains History, 5/26/1987.
Scope and Contents

Contains History

Physical Description

1 folder

Booklet: Service Above Self-60th Anniversary.
Scope and Contents

Contains History

Physical Description

1 folder

Annual Reports (incomplete), 1955-ongoing.
Physical Description

1 folder

Cog Notes (incomplete), 1955-ongoing.
Scope and Contents

Cog Notes are passed out at each meeting and serve as the agenda and announcements.

Physical Description

1 folder

Rotary Meditations and Prayers by Swarthmore Rotary Club, Frederick E. Christian, n.d. [1996/1997].
Scope and Contents

Also, letter from FEC concerning profits from booklet benefitting Rotary.

Physical Description

1 folder

Financial Reports (Incomplete), 1955-1994.
Physical Description

1 folder

Insurance, 1995.
Physical Description

1 folder

Membership Directories, 1969-1999.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Membership Teams, 8/21/1997.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Membership Application Cards.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Membership Application Cards.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Charting Progress Of Proposed Members, 1987-1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Information For Prospective Members.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Membership Changes, 1988-1992.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Attendance.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0340)
Physical Description

1 folder

Formula Used For Calculating Average Attendance Figure.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Perfect Attendance, 1991-1993.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Membership Attendance Reports For District Governor, 1992-1993.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Weekly Attendance Sheets, 1993/94, 1995-1/98.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Attendance Reports, 1989-1994.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Supplementary Club Membership Attendance, 1981.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Letter Terminating Membership For Non-Attendance, 1994, 1991-98.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Rotary International Semiannual Reports.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0341)
Physical Description

1 folder

Bicycle Safety, 1956.
Physical Description

1 folder

Club Service Committee "A", n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

Community Service Club, 1978-79.
Physical Description

1 folder

Delaware County Fair, n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

District Vocational Service Award, n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

Gift Sale, 1990, 1991.
Physical Description

1 folder

Guntaker Foundation, n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

Interact Club-Swarthmore Academy, 1989-90.
Physical Description

1 folder

International Service Committee, n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

Landscaping K-8 School, 1987.
Physical Description

1 folder

Polio Plus, 1987.
Physical Description

1 folder

Report On Service To Rotary International (Incomplete), n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

Rotary Foundation, 1985.
Physical Description

1 folder

Sister Club Stade Germany, 1955, 1965, 1982.
Physical Description

1 folder

Special Projects, n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

Strike Out Hunger Night, 1989.
Physical Description

1 folder

Student Scholarship Program, n.d.
Physical Description

1 folder

United Nations, 1955.
Physical Description

1 folder

Proposals for International Projects, 12/9/96.
Physical Description

1 folder

Correspondence, 1955 - ongoing.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0342)
Physical Description

1 folder

Publicity.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0342)
Physical Description

1 folder

Display Materials from 1982 Convention, 1982.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-0343)
Physical Description

1 folder

Gavel.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-0343)
Physical Description

1 folder

Paul Harris Fellow Medal.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-0343)
Poster from Chicken-Bar-B-Q.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-0343)
Physical Description

1 folder

Photographs, 1982 Hershey, 1982.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-0343)
Physical Description

1 folder

Two Small Flags.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-0343)

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