Kiwanis Club of Yuma Collection

TITLE: Kiwanis Club of Yuma Collection

DATE RANGE:   1918-1996 (bulk)

CALL NUMBER:   Y-MS #64

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:   6 linear feet (12 boxes)

PROVENANCE:  Donated serially by past Kiwanis Presidents and Board of Directors Members, 1980s-1990s 

COPYRIGHT:  Yuma County Library District owns the copyright to this collected.

RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted.   

CREDIT LINE: Kiwanis Club of Yuma, Y-MS 64, Yuma County Library District

PROCESSED BY: Linda Whitaker, April 2016

HISTORICAL NOTE:   In 1915, the first Kiwanis Club was founded by business and professional men in Detroit, Michigan. Organizers coined the word “Kiwanis” meaning “We Trade.”  By 1924 the club became Kiwanis International with 1200 clubs worldwide and 90,000 members.  In 1987, bylaws were changed so that women could be elected as members. 

The Kiwanis Club of Yuma is part of the Southwest District which originated in El Paso, Texas in 1917. Phoenix was the first club chartered in Arizona. The Yuma club was organized in 1922. What began as a business network has evolved into an organization dedicated to community service around the ideal of “The Golden Rule in Business, Civic, and Social Life” with the motto “We Build.”   The focus of Kiwanis fundraising is to benefit young children and youth through gun shows, pancake dinners, and the Yuma County Fair.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE:  

Arranged in six series, alphabetically and chronologically within. While the records date from the 1918 through 2000, there are significant gaps throughout.   

Series I:  Administrative - includes governance, correspondence, membership rosters; Board of Directors and club minutes; annual and other reports.  Series II: Financial – audits, treasurer reports, budgets. Series III: Photographs - various club activities; individuals largely unidentified. Series IV:  Publications - Kiwanis newsletters, manuals, Series V: Memorabilia – plaques, certificates and awards. Series VI: Oversized - membership and financial ledgers; scrapbooks of news clippings, photographs, cards, programs, and newsletters. 

 CONTAINER LIST: 

Box Folder Title Dates
1 1 Administrative:  Annual Report  1966-1996
  2 Administrative:  Arizona Corporation Commission   1970-1991
  3 Administrative:  Bylaws 1942-1980
  4 Administrative:  Club Rosters 1963-1993
  5 Administrative:  Correspondence 1968-1989
  6 Administrative:  Correspondence 1991-1992
  7 Administrative:  Correspondence 1993-2000
  8 Administrative:  Forms 1970s-1990s
  9 Administrative:  Forms 1970s
2 1 Administrative:  History 1918-1961
  2 Administrative:  Kiwanis Club of Yuma (from 3-ring notebook; overview of club organization, activities, guidelines) 1993-1994
  3 Administrative:  Kiwanis Club of Yuma 

(overview of mission, club functions, budget)

 1995-1996
  4 Administrative:  Membership  (A-C)  1950s-1980s
  5 Administrative:  Membership  (D-G) 1950s-1980s
  6 Administrative:  Membership  (H-J) 1950s-1980s
  7 Administrative:  Membership  (K-M) 1950s-1980s
  8 Administrative:  Membership  (N-R) 1950s-1980s
  9 Administrative:  Membership  (S-V) 1950s-1980s
  10 Administrative:  Membership  (W-Z) 1950s-1980s
  11 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1931-1932
3 1 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1948-1956
  2 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1957-1960
  3 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1961-1964
  4 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1971-1974
  5 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1977-1979
  6 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1980-1981
  7 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1984-1985
  8 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1987-1989
  9 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of 1990-1992

 

    Directors Meeting Minutes  
  10 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1993-1994
  11 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1995-1996
  12 Administrative:  Minutes - Official Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1995-2000
4 1 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1970-1972
  2 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1973-1974
  3 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1975
  4 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1977-1978
  5 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1979-1980
  6 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1981-1982
  7 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1987-1989
  8 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1990-1992
  9 Administrative:  Minutes – Official Regular Club Meeting Minutes 1993-1996
  10 Administrative:  Reports -Various 1960s-1970s
5 1 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1930-1932
  2 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1933, 1937
  3 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1952 
  4 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1954-1955
  5 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1956-1957
  6 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1958-1959
  7 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1960-1961
  8 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1962-1964
  9 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1972-1974
  10 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly 1975-1976

 

    Reports  
  11 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1983-1985
  12 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1986-1989
  13 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1990-1992
  14 Administrative:  Reports – Official Monthly Reports 1993-2000
 6  1 Financial:  Audits

1978, 1990,

1993
  2 Financial:  Tax Returns 1973-1988
  3 Financial:  Treasurer’s Reports 1975-1978
  4 Financial:  Treasurer’s Reports 1987-1990
  5 Financial:  Treasurer’s Reports 1991-1992
  6 Financial:  Treasurer’s Reports 1993-1994
  7 Financial:  Treasurer’s Reports 1995
  8 Financial:  Treasurer’s Reports 1996-1997
7 1 Photographs:  Banquets 1957, 1963
  2 Photographs:  Banquets n.d.
  3 Photographs:  Gun Show 1967, 1976
  4 Photographs:  Gun Show n.d.
  5 Photographs:  Kiwanis Park n.d.
  6 Photographs:  Kiwanis Wellton-Mohawk n.d.
  7 Photographs:  Various  1975, 1993, n.d.
  8 Photographs:  Youth Groups 1980s, n.d.
8 1 Publications:  Bulletin for Kiwanis Officers

1983, 1987,

1989, 1992-1994
  2 Publications:  Directories

1975-1980,

1982-1983,

1995-1996
  3 Publications:  Kiwanis Club of Yuma Newsletters

1980, 1985,

1987-1989, 1990
  4 Publications:  Kiwanis Club of Yuma Newsletters 1992-1995
  5 Publications:  Manuals for Club Officers and Secretaries 1960, 19741975, n.d.
  6 Publications:  Manuals and Guidelines for Committees (various) 1920s-1930s, n.d.
  7 Publications:  News Clippings 1968-2000
  8 Publications:  Reports of Lieutenant

Governors, District Treasurer and District Committees

1932
  9 Publications:  Songs of Kiwanis 1920, 1951
  10 Publications:  Songs of Kiwanis 1978
  11 Publications:  The Buildup 1977, 1989-1995
  12 Publications:  The Miracle Makers (Southwest District newsletter)  1987-1989
9 1 Memorabilia:  Boy Scouts   1990
  2 Memorabilia:  Dick Groggert appreciation award 1995-1996
  3 Memorabilia:  Girl Scouts   n.d.
  4 Memorabilia:  Henry Ryzek recognition award  1994-1995
  5 Memorabilia:  South Yuma Bobby Sox 1992
  6 Memorabilia:  The Kiwanis Code of Ethics n.d. 
10 OV Ledger Excerpts 1929-1933
    Ledger 1955-1956
    Ledger 1960
    Ledger 1961
    Ledger 1961-1962
    Ledger 1962-1963
11 OV Ledger 1964-1965
    Ledger 1965-1967
    Ledger 1967-1969
    Ledger 1970-1973
12 OV Scrapbooks 1961-1962

 

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