Fairfield Rotary Club records, 1939-1995.

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Fairfield Rotary Club records, 1939-1995.

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Administrative records; newsletters; membership material; programming material; photographs; and records of two individuals who served in various offices. Also contains records of the Fairfield Rotary Foundation (1965-1989), including legal documents; articles of incorporation and by-laws changes; information on scholarships and grants (1965-1979); complemented by proposals submitted to the Foundation for grants (1989); papers of William J. Clarke, who served as president of the club in 1960, and also worked on youth programs, fund raising, and secured speakers for regular meetings. He collected correspondence, program flyers, and his own working papers. Alan D. Loeser's notebook of material documents his year as club president (1981-1982). Materials were removed from the looseleaf binder according to the subject divisions he made; all of the correspondence, speeches, minutes, news releases, and published information was kept in the original reverse chronological order; photographs, some taken by Clarke, together with press releases and newspaper clippings announcing club projects and activities (1971-1989); and awards given to the club (1976-1986); and directories, handbooks, and manuals published by Rotary International for use in the individual clubs (1958-1989).

2.5 linear ft. (2 cartons, 1 box)

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Rotary international

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An intertnational organization of business and professional leaders founded in Chicago in 1905 for the purpose of fostering humanitarian service, peace and goodwill. The organization has over 1 million members in 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 167 countries. Districts 5610, 5650, 5970 and 6000 include the Iowa clubs. From the description of Rotary International records pertaining to Iowa clubs, 1923- [ongoing] (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 64578103 Men'...

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Clarke, William J., 1915-1997

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William Clarke was born in New York City and graduated from the Taft School and Yale University. He was the former plant manager of Handy & Harman and was active in a wide variety of civic and cultural affairs. After his retirement in 1976 he pursued his interests in photography and poetry. He won several awards for his photography and displayed his work in solo exhibitions at the Fairfield Public Library, First Church Congregational and local banks. From the description of Willi...

Fairfield Rotary Club (Fairfield, Conn.)

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Rotary International is an organization devoted to encouraging and fostering the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. It encourages the development of acquaintances, promotes high ethical business and professional standards, encourages the application of the service ideal by every Rotarian, and promotes the advancement of international understanding. The Fairfield Rotary Club was founded in 1939 with eighteen charter members. Charter Night was held 26 June 1939 at the Greenfield Hil...

Fairfield Rotary Club (Fairfield, Conn.). Information Committee

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