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Rotary Club of Salisbury Collection

7 boxes, 221 folders (7.4 linear feet)

(1920 – 2020)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2021.029
Creator(s) The Rotary Club
Acquisition

This collection was donated by Terry Greenwood in 2021.
Language(s) English, English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Nevaeh Ross
Related Materials

Princess Anne Rotary Club records (1928 – 2000)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

This collection contains documents including newsletters, annual reports, correspondence, and other foundational sources that document the Rotary Club of Salisbury’s activities from 1920 to 2020. The Rotary Club of Salisbury is a branch of Rotary International that also has other branches located in different areas around the world.

Administrative History

The subject of this collection is the Rotary Club of Salisbury, and it is often called the Salisbury Rotary Club. Rotary International, the parent organization, was founded in 1905. The Rotary Club of Salisbury began on January 14, 1920, and was founded by Marvin Evans, who applied for a charter from Rotary International in 1919 to begin the Club. Evans received the charter on February 1, 1920. Within the organization, there have been two additional organizations that emerged within the Rotary Club called the Inner Wheel and the Rotaract Club. The Inner Wheel was an all-women’s club, and they focused on the same standards as the Rotary Club. The Rotary Club identified themselves as the first club for service on the Delmarva Peninsula. The Rotary Club collaborated and worked under the District Governors throughout the club’s existence. There are leaders of the club including the president and different chairmen. The organization likes the recruit members that have different careers to access the community. Throughout the club’s existence, it pioneered acts of service such as giving out scholarships, hosting international students, delivering meals, sponsoring sports teams, and volunteering for different events or programs in the community. The Rotary Club has worked with Salisbury University for different events The Salisbury Rotary Club had many conferences and even met with international members of the International Rotary Club. They are still active today, along with Rotary International.

Scope and Content Note

This collection includes the organization’s newsletters, annual reports, attendance records, directories, event programs and schedules, and biographical information on some of the early members of the club.  It also consists of the club’s publications, pictures, and awards of recognition. Together, these documents describe the organization’s founding, the people involved, and the work that they did from the early 20th century to 2020. The Rotary Club is still in effect, but the contents of the collection end in 2020. The biggest portions of the collection are the newsletters, annual reports, and minutes. A majority of the documents range from the 1960s, but the earliest records are from the 1920s such as attendance records and a few letters.

The collection contains newsletters of various types between the years 1950 and 2006. There are annual reports of two types, Annual District Governor Reports and general annual reports between the years of 1959 to 2017. Directories, Rosters, Attendance, and Membership Lists includes all artifacts that lists the members of the Rotary Club between the years of 1920 to 2007. The collection also includes all documents involving the Inner Wheel, a smaller organization within the Rotary Club. There is a grouping that includes all of the organization’s correspondence from 1928 to 2004. The correspondence varied from letters of the Rotary Club to other people and vice versa, as well as post cards. The club's board minutes range from 1951 to 1994. Biographical Information, does not have specific dates for the artifacts, but it is an accumulation of biographical information for some of the early members of the Rotary Club. The biographical information consists of print outs from a book, pictures, and career information for each of the club members. The collection contains photographs, many of which were not dated. There are also awards and certificates that were given to the Rotary Club by the House of Delegates, the Senate, and the governor of Maryland. Documents described the organization history, such as a collection of pamphlets and books that the Rotary Club made that demonstrate their deeds from 1920 to 2020. The collection broadcasts the pamphlets and booklets that the club prepared for committees or songs. There are plans, schedules, and events that demonstrate the development of different events such as a golf competition and trips. Land records are included that show a deed to a plot of land and an urban design book of Salisbury, Maryland. Media such as CDs and VHS tapes of PowerPoint presentations and videos about the Rotary Club are also found within the collection. Lastly, the collection presents financial records that hold documents for the club such as the cumulation of fees and prices.

Arrangement Statement

This collection is primarily organized in chronological order. Some of the contents such as scrapbooks and biographical information were kept in the original order that it was received in. A majority of the other contents in the collection were already organized in chronological order upon arrival. The collection is organized into various series due to the artifacts having commonalities or being the same type of document.

Series 1: Newsletters

Series 2: Annual Reports 

Series 3: Directories, Rosters, Attendance, and Membership Lists

Series 4: Inner Wheel

Series 5: Correspondence

Series 6: Minutes

Series 7: Biographical Information

Series 8: Photographs

Series 9: Awards, Certificates, and Recognition Letters

Series 10: Organization History

Series 11: Rotary Club Publications

Series 12: Rotary Club Plans, Schedules, and Events

Series 13: Plans, Schedules, and Events.

Series 14: Land Records

Series 15: Media

Series 16: Financial Records.

Subject Terms

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Inventory List

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Box 1

  1. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1950-1951
  2. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1951-1952
  3. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1952-1953
  4. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1953-1954
  5. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1954-1955
  6. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1957-1958
  7. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1960-1961
  8. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1962
  9. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1936-1964
  10. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1964-1965
  11. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1965-1966
  12. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1966-1967
  13. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1967-1968
  14. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1968-1969
  15. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1970-1971
  16. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1971-1972
  17. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1972-1973
  18. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1973-1974
  19. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1945-1975
  20. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1976-1977
  21. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1977-1978
  22. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1978-1979
  23. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1979-1980
  24. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1981-1982
  25. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1982-1983
  26. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1983-1984
  27. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1984-1985
  28. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1985-1986
  29. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1986-1987
  30. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1987-1988

Box 2

  1. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1989-1990
  2. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1990-1991
  3. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1991-1992
  4. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1992-1993
  5. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1993-1994
  6. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1994-1995
  7. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1995-1996
  8. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1996-1997
  9. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1997-1998
  10. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1998-1999
  11. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 1999-2000
  12. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 2000-2001
  13. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 2004-2005
  14. 1: Newsletters, Rotary Club, 2005-2006
  15. 1: Newsletters, Rotary International Governor’s Monthly Letter, 1962-1964
  16. 1: Newsletters, Rotary International Governor’s Monthly Letter, 1965-1967
  17. 1: Newsletters, Rotary International Governor’s Monthly Letter, 1968-1970
  18. 1: Newsletters, Rotary International Governor’s Monthly Letter, 1972-1974
  19. 1: Newsletters, Rotary International Governor’s Monthly Letter, 1984-1984
  20. 1: Newsletters, Bulletin, 1963-1964
  21. 1: Newsletters, News from the Governor’s Pen, 1974-1975
  22. 1: Newsletters, Reporter, 1981
  23. 1: Newsletters, Rotary International, 1983-1984
  24. 1: Newsletters, District 7630, 1991-1993
  25. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1959
  26. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1960-1961
  27. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1962-1963
  28. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1963-1964
  29. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1964-1965
  30. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1965-1966
  31. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1967-1968
  32. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1966-1967
  33. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1968-1969

Box 3

  1. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1969-1970
  2. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1970-1971
  3. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1971-1972
  4. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1972-1973
  5. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1973-1974
  6. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1975-1976
  7. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1976-1977
  8. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1977-1978
  9. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1978-1979
  10. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1979-1980
  11. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1980-1981
  12. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1981-1982
  13. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1982-1983
  14. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1983-1984
  15. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1984-1985
  16. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1985-1986
  17. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1986-1987
  18. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1987-1988
  19. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1988-1989
  20. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1989-1990
  21. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1991-1992
  22. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1992-1993
  23. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1993-1994
  24. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1994-1995
  25. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1996-1997
  26. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1997-1998
  27. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 1999-2000
  28. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2001-2002
  29. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2002-2003
  30. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2004-2005
  31. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2006-2007
  32. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2007-2008
  33. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2008-2009
  34. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2014-2015
  35. 2: Annual District Governor’s Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2015-2016
  36. 2: General Annual Report, Salisbury Rotary Club, 2003-2017
  37. 3: Membership Book (1), Salisbury Rotary Club, 1920-1973
  38. 3: Membership Book (2), Salisbury Rotary Club, 1920-1973
  39. 3: List of Officials, Rotary Club, 1962-1965
  40. 3: New Membership Procedures, Rotary Club, 1963-1964
  41. 3: Senior Active Records, Rotary Club, 1963-1969

Box 4

  1. 3: Attendance Records, Rotary Club, 1963-1980
  2. 3: Chairman Notifications/Notices, Vocational Service, 1965-1966
  3. 3: List of District Governor’s, Rotary Club, 1967
  4. 3: Membership Proposal Cards, Rotary Club, 1977, 1983-1984
  5. 3: Directories and Rosters, Rotary Club, 1959-1991
  6. 3: Directories, Rotary Club, 1961-1981
  7. 3: Directories, Rotary Club, 1981-1991
  8. 3: Directories, Rotary Club, 1991-1999
  9. 3: Directories, Rotary Club, 2003-2008
  10. 3: Directory, District 7630 Rotary International, 2001-2007
  11. 4. Scrapbook, May 1979-May 1980
  12. 4: Scrapbook, September 1980-May 1981
  13. 4: Scrapbook, September 1984-December 1986
  14. 4: Scrapbook, 1987-1990

Box 5

  1. 4: Scrapbook, 1990-1991
  2. 4: Minutes, Inner Wheel, 1979-1996
  3. 4: Minutes, Inner Wheel, 1997-2003
  4. 4: Organization Book, Inner Wheel: Frendship, Fellowship, Fun: 1969-1970
  5. 4: Newsletters, The Shore Rim: Inner Wheel, 1952-1957
  6. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1928
  7. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1960
  8. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1961
  9. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1962
  10. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1963
  11. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1964
  12. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1965
  13. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1967
  14. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1969-1970
  15. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 1975
  16. 5: Correspondence, Rotary Club, 2004
  17. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1948-1952
  18. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1951
  19. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1952-1956
  20. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1956-1961
  21. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1961-1965
  22. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1965-1967
  23. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1967-1968

Box 6

  1. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1972-1973
  2. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1973-1974
  3. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1975
  4. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1977-1978
  5. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1978-1979
  6. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1979-1980
  7. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1980-1981
  8. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1981-1982
  9. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1982-1983
  10. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1983-1984
  11. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1984-1985
  12. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1985-1986
  13. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1986-1987
  14. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1987-1988
  15. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club,1988-1989
  16. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1989-1990
  17. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1990-1991
  18. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1991-1992
  19. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1992-1993
  20. 6: Board Minutes, Rotary Club, 1993-1994
  21. 6: Handwritten Minutes, Rotary Club, Undated
  22. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s William Mark Cooper
  23. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Floyd W. Woodcock
  24. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Henry W. Ruark
  25. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s William F. Allen 1926-2002
  26. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s August Toadvine
  27. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Clarence W. Miles
  28. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Marvin C. Evans
  29. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Robert D. Grier
  30. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Albert M. Walls
  31. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Walter S. Sheppard
  32. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Edward D. Mitchell
  33. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Henry H. Hanna
  34. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s James MacFadden Dick
  35. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Mark Cooper
  36. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Jesse D. Price
  37. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Charles F. Smith
  38. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Edward Riall White
  39. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Israel L. Benjamin
  40. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Carl M. Paynter
  41. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Arthur E. Williams
  42. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Louis W. Gunby
  43. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s William S. Gordy
  44. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Hooper S. Miles
  45. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Marion A. Humphreys
  46. 7: Biographical Information, Rotary Club’s Fred P. Adkins
  47. 7: Business Profile, Post Master General, 1970
  48. 7: Business Profiles, Rotary Club, Undated
  49. 8: Photographs, Rotary Club, Undated
  50. 8: Photographs, Rotary Club, 1970, 2018
  51. 9: Awards, Certificates, and Recognition Letters, Rotary Club, 1948-2000
  52. 10: Organization History, Rotary Club, 1914-1982
  53. 10: Organization History, Rotary Club, 1920-2020
  54. 10: Organization History, Rotary Club of Salisbury: A Century of Service, 1920-2020
  55. 10: Organization History, A Century of Service: The Story of Rotary International, 2003
  56. 11: Newspaper Clippings, 1906-2020
  57. 12: Songs, Rotary Club, 1956-2008
  58. 12: Booklet, Club Service, 1974
  59. 12: Pamphlets, Rotaract Club, 1993-1995
  60. 13: Special Events, Boy Scouts, 1948-1958
  61. 13: Events, Del-Mar-Va Interclub Rotary Meeting, 1956, 1963, and 1969
  62. 13: Event Plans, Inner-Shore Meeting, 1959-1967

Box 7

  1. 13: Plans and Schedules, Rotary Club, 1959, 1967
  2. 13: Golf Event, Rotary Club Golf Tournament, 1962
  3. 13: Hershey Club Event, Rotary Club, 1962
  4. 13. Speeches, Rotary Club, 1962
  5. 13: Program Lists, Rotary Club, 1962-1963, 1968-1969
  6. 13: Anniversary Event, Rotary Club, 1962, 1970
  7. 13: District Conference Booklets, Rotary Club, 1962-1982
  8. 13: Program, Daily Bulletin, 1963
  9. 13: Documents Involving Peninsula General Hospital, 1963
  10. 13: Convention Information, Rotary Club’s “Meet Me in St. Louis,” 1963
  11. 13: Four-Way Test Materials, Rotary Club, 1963-2006
  12. 13: International Youth Programs, Rotary Club, 1964
  13. 13: Events, Rotary International District 762 Conference, 1969
  14. 13: Events, Rotary Club’s Changing of the Guard Ceremony, 2005-2006, 2020
  15. 13: Rules and Procedures, Rotary Club, 1960
  16. 13: District Governor Nominees, Rotary Club, 1963-1964
  17. 14: Urban Design Records, Rotary Club, 1951, 1980, 1990
  18. 15: Video Media, Rotary Club. 2000, 2005
  19. 16: Financial Records, Rotary Club, 1959-1969

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