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Provo Rotary Club records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 701

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Board of Directors Minutes, club plans and objectives, correspondence, rosters and committee membership lists, roll books and attendance records, membership terminations, financial records, historical scrapbooks (bound and indexed), newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and materials relating to Rotary Parks and Rotary Scholars. The inclusive dates for the collection are 1919-2011.

Dates

  • 1919-2011

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Provo Rotary Club records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

The Rotary Club was begun in Chicago, Illinois, on February 23, 1905 by Paul Harris. In 1919, the Provo chapter began, and was club 554, making it one of the first clubs of Rotary International. Rotary serves as a service organization throughout the world. Today, it combines its efforts with those of other service organizations to fulfill many needs world-wide.

Extent

1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

1 oversize box (0.5 linear ft.)

11 cartons (11 linear ft.)

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Materials maintained in original order.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS701.xml

Custodial History

Donated in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2010, and 2012.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; 1976, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012.

Appraisal

Provides insight into the service organization of The Rotary Club in Provo, Utah, since its founding in 1919.

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).

Processing Information

Processed by Hollis Scott, Dennis Rowley and Jennifer Cherrington, LeGrand Baker, Elizabeth Ballif, and John Murphy, Curator. Addition processed by Kelsey Samuelsen, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2012.

Title
Register of the Provo Rotary Club records
Status
Completed
Author
Hollis Scott, Dennis Rowley and Jennifer Cherrington, LeGrand Baker, Elizabeth Ballif, and John Murphy, Curator.
Date
2010 June 3
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States