Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org
113 THL
Inventory created by Archives Staff 09/1984. Last revised 03/2018.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.
USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.
EXTENT: 4.45 linear feet
CREATOR: Rotary Club of Winchester
DATE: 1926-2008
SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, histories, membership rosters (1926-1997), minutes, and other papers of the club.
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: The Rotary Club was started by Paul Harris on February 23, 1905, as a philanthropic organization. The Winchester Rotary Club was organized in 1921 by Fred E. Clerk who served as the first president. The club is comprised of professionals on the management or supervisory level and has admitted women since 1988.
CITE AS: Winchester Rotary Club Records, 113 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA
ORGANIZATION:
BOX 1
News articles – unnumbered leaves, printed (photocopy)
Correspondence and related materials, 1940-1960; unnumbered items, typescript, printed
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1944, 52 items, printed
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1945, 52 items, printed
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1946, 52 items, printed
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1947, 1 item, printed
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1950,1 item, printed
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1958-1959 and 1961-1966, 1 item, bound
BOX 2 Newsletters
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1966-1972, 1 item, bound
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1972-1979, 1 item, bound
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1984, 1 page, typescript
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1987, 1 page, typescript
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 1996, 1 page, typescript
The Cog Wheel newsletter, 2001, 1 page, typescript
BOX 3 Newsletters (future)
BOX 4 Minutes
Minutes—Rotary Club of Winchester, Virginia, 2 volumes, typescript, bound
1954-1955 and 1958-1968
1968-1979
BOX 5 Minutes (future)
BOX 6
Arts and Crafts Festival, 1 page, printed
Attendance Rules—1954, 1 item, printed, 16 pages
Awards—Phil Sprenkle Vocational Award, 1 leaf, typescript
Awards—Presidential Citation, 1 leaf, printed
District Assembly, 1930, held in Winchester, 13 items, printed; 2 leaves, typescript
District Governor's monthly letter, 1944-1946 (incomplete), 29 items, printed
Group Study Exchange, 1 item, printed
History—25th Anniversary, Winchester Club, Nov. 1, 1946
History—50th Anniversary, Winchester Club, 1921-1971
History—75th Anniversary, Winchester Club, 1921-1996, supplement to The Winchester Star, October 31, 1996, 3 items, printed, photocopy
"History of the 757th District Rotary International," 1980, by J. Carl Coiner, 8 copies, printed
History of the Winchester Rotary Club, 1955, 2 items, printed
History—notes on members, no date, unnumbered items, manuscript/typescript
Interfaith Worship and Memorial Service 2004, one item,
Questions and Answers—Rotary, 1 item, printed
Rotary International—July 17-18, 1930, George Washington Hotel and Handley Library Auditorium, 1 item, 8 pages, unnumbered
Rotary International Service Program, 1941, 1 item, printed
Socks with Rotary Emblem, c. 1930, 1 pair, nylon
BOX 7 Membership Records (1926-1969)
Membership Records, 1926-1927, 1 item, 4 pages, printed
Membership Records, 1939, 3 leaves, typescript
Membership Records, 1940s, 6 items, printed
Membership Records, 1950s, 5 items, printed
Membership Records, 1960-1963, 3 items, printed
Membership Records, 1964-1967, 3 items, printed
Membership Records, 1967-1970, 3 items, printed
BOX 8 Membership (1970-1989)
Membership Records, 1970-1974, printed
Membership Records, 1974-1977, printed
Membership Records, 1977-1980, printed
Membership Records, 1981-1985, printed
Membership Records, 1986-1990, printed
BOX 9 Membership (1991-2000)
Membership Records, 1991-1994, printed
Membership Records, 1994-1996, printed
Membership Records, 1996-1997, printed
Membership Records, 1998-1999, printed, unnumbered pages
Membership Records, 1998-2000, printed
BOX 10 Membership (2000-present)
Membership Records, 2000-2002, printed
Membership Records, 2002-2004, printed
Membership Records, 2004-2006, printed
Membership Records, 2007-2008, printed
BOX 11
Scrapbook, 2000 and Beyond
PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs and other images belonging to this collection may be accessed online through http://handley.pastperfectonline.com
DVD/VHS
The DVD “Rotary Club of Winchester 75th Anniversary,” Shenandoah Country Club, Front Royal, VA, November 1, 1996 is located in the Media Collection #1306