Fargo Lions Club Records, 1983-2016
Collection
Identifier: Mss 3046
Scope and Contents
The numerous records of the Fargo Lions club detail the activities of one of the first service clubs in the Fargo area.
The Meeting Minutes Series consists of board meetings and minutes of the Lions Club.
The Correspondence Series consists of writings of club members, newsletters and brochures.
The Annual Event Series consists of the annual Lions All-Star game, its publicity, and other anniversaries of the club.
The Program Series consists of activity reports, program schedules, and committee ideas.
The Financial Series consist of the club’s balance sheets, member dues, and tax records.
The Fundraising Series consists of the club’s fundraising activities and the “Take the Cake” fundraiser.
The Digital Record Series consists of 4 CDs, containing both born digital photographs, records and documents. The file contents are listed as appear on the original CDs. The backed up on the NDSU Libraries shared drive: S:\SLA\NDSU-Archives\Shared\Born Electronic Records - Preservation\Institute\2017-021irs Lions Club
The Oversized Series consists of two scrapbooks containing cards and memos of the club. In addition to some oversized flags.
Dates
- 1983-2016
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
History
The Fargo Lions Club was organized on 7 May 1921 by Frank C. Berry with forty-two charter members. E.T. Conmy served as its first president and Fred M. Hector as its first secretary and treasurer. Outgrowing meeting places at the Chamber of Commerce, Powers Hotel, and Gardner Hotel, the club quickly gained membership. In 1961, attendance at weekly meetings was eighty individuals out of 146 members. Membership and attendance fluctuated and later records show a decrease in both categories.
Many of the organization’s expenditures are of a philanthropic nature. Some literature states that Helen Keller charged the early Lions organizations to ameliorate the condition of sightless individuals. More recent documents show a concern with individuals possessing hearing difficulties. The club has financed guide dogs and closed-caption televisions for needy individuals and solicits donations of old prescription glasses. During a polio epidemic in the 1950s, the club purchased an iron lung for a local hospital.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (4 linear feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records document the activities of a established and active service and philanthropic organization in the Fargo-Moorhead community.
Provenance
Donated by Fargo Lions Club (Acc. 2501, 2802, 2649, 2820, 2946, 3837, 2017-021irs, 2017-050irs, 2017-076irs).
Separation Record
42 Photographic prints, and 2 CD’s processed into the Lions Club of Fargo Photograph Collection (Photo 2141)
9 North Dakota Lions All-Star Hockey medals, processed into the Institute for Regional Studies Archives Artifact Collection (Mss 1597, Box 3, Files 50-58).
9 North Dakota Lions All-Star Hockey medals, processed into the Institute for Regional Studies Archives Artifact Collection (Mss 1597, Box 3, Files 50-58).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Lions Club of Fargo Records
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu