Oakwood Rotary Club Records
Scope and Content
The records in this collection comprise administrative files such as meeting minutes, handbooks, club rosters, and correspondence, as well as newsletters spanning the history of the club from its inception in 1980 to 2012.
Series I, Administration, contains handbooks, club policies, financial records, board minutes, attendance reports, club rosters and 7 group photographs.
Series II, Newsletters, contains newsletters from 1980 -2012. Newsletters for the years 2008-2012 are stored on CDs.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-2012
Creator
- Rotary Club (Oakwood, Ohio) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
History of Oakwood Rotary Club
Rotary International issued the Charter creating the Rotary Club of Oakwood on August 27, 1980. Don Treiman, a Kettering Rotarian, was the principle force behind the creation of this new club. Treiman and Ed Saslow secured the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Dayton and worked out the details required to launch a new Rotary Club.
Oakwood Rotary Club members participate in numerous activities such as fundraising for causes both local and national, hosting exchange students, and raising money for scholarships for local high school students. They also contribute their time to local community causes. The club's flagship annual fundraising events are; "That Day in May" and "Oktober Fest". These events and numerous smaller ones have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for various charities since 1980. Club members also have the opportunity to attend various casual networking mixers hosted by the club and to hear speakers on a variety of topics at their weekly meetings.
Rotary International, the worldwide umbrella organization to which all rotary clubs belong, was created in by Paul P. Harris, in 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr's office in downtown Chicago. This was the first Rotary club meeting. They decided to call the new club "Rotary" after the practice of rotating meeting locations. The name Rotary International was adopted in 1922.
Rotary has 1.2 million members in more than 200 countries. The organization's motto is; Service Above Self.
Extent
2.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Oakwood Rotary Club was founded on August 27, 1980. The records in this collection comprise administrative files such as meeting minutes, handbooks, club rosters, and correspondence, as well as newsletters spanning the history of the club from its inception in 1980 to 2012.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series:
- Series I: Administration
- Series II: Newsletters
Technical Requirements
The collection contains floppy disks and compact disks which will require a compatible computer to read.
Acquisition Information
Donated to Special Collections and Archives by John Ferneding, June 2011. Additional Material donated by Ed Rodabaugh, March 2013
Accruals
It is possible that additional material of the same type will be added to the collection.
Separated Material
Seven group photographs in the administration category are stored separately in an oversize location.
Processing Information
The collection was originally stored in folders based on which board member had collected the items. It is now sorted into two categories, Administration and Newsletters.
Subject
- Rotary International (Organization)
- Rotary Club (Oakwood, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Oakwood Rotary Club Records (MS-475)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Karis Raeburn, September 2013
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
