TITLE: Arthritis Foundation Collection
DATE RANGE: 1985-1992
CALL NUMBER: Y-MS 43
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: .5 linear feet (1 box)
PROVENANCE: Donated by Marlene Gershaw, former officer of the Yuma Branch of the Arthritis Foundation in 2003.
COPYRIGHT: The Yuma County Library District owns the copyright to this collection.
RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted.
CREDIT LINE: Arthritis Foundation Collection, Y-MS 43, Yuma County Library District
PROCESSED BY: Benjamin Findley, July 2014
HISTORICAL NOTE: The Arthritis Foundation is a non-profit health association founded in 1949 to spread awareness and promote research for treatment of arthritis. The Yuma Arthritis
Voluntary Action Committee was founded in 1984 as a local group associated with the Central
Arizona Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. The group later became the Yuma Branch of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. The group’s purpose was to raise awareness of arthritis and to assist the victims of arthritis and their families. In addition to educational and victim support the organization also organized fundraising events such as a Bowlathon and a Telethon.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This collection consists of documents from the Yuma branch of the Arthritis Foundation. Materials include various documents concerning the administration of the foundation, newsletters, meeting minutes, and membership lists.
No Series. Materials are organized in chronological order.
CONTAINER LIST:
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 1 | Administration | 1986 – 1992, n.d. |
| 2 | Board Member Information | 1992 | |
| 3 | Correspondence | 1984 – 1993 | |
| 4 | Meeting Minutes | 1985 – 1993, n.d. | |
| 5 | Membership Lists | 1985 – 1992 | |
| 6 | News Clippings | 1985 – 1992 | |
| 7 | Newsletters | 1985 – 1993, n.d. | |
| 8 | Photographs | n.d. |
