Kirksville Rotary Club Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of materials related to the Kirksville Chapter of the Rotary Club. The bulk of the materials pertain to years 1989 – 2018 and include district directories, event planning materials, and chapter newsletters.
Dates
- 1918–2018
Creator
- Eichor, Matt (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
The Rotary Club is an international service organization that works to promote and advance goodwill, peace, and integrity through the fellowship of community, business, and professional leaders. The Kirksville Chapter of the Rotary International Club was established in 1918 by George Still, who also served as the Kirksville Club’s first President. Kirksville’s Chapter lies in District 6040 for Rotary International, which comprises Rotary Chapters from Northern Missouri. Most notably for the Kirksville Chapter, Ray Klinginsmith served as the Rotary International President in 2010 – 2011. The Rotary Club and the Kirksville community have a longstanding connection with each other. Since the Rotary Club is focused around service, the Kirksville Chapter has held various fundraising and service events during the chapter’s tenure. Most notably, the Chicken-Q and Ducky Dash are two events that have worked to fundraise for community efforts, as well as the Kirksville Amphitheatre Project. Kirksville’s Rotary Club has also sponsored new clubs, within the Kirksville community and surrounding area. Some of Kirksville Rotary’s annual initiatives also include work with the Salvation Army, Red Cross Blood Drives, Shoes for Orphaned Souls, and academic and scholarship awards. You can find more information about the history of the Kirksville Chapter in item 1:1 Section 4: History & Memory. You can find more information about Rotary International on https://www.rotary.org/en and more information about Kirksville Rotary on https://www.kvrotary.org/.
Extent
2 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was established in three accessions. In April 2006, Mark Hanley donated two brochures, an auction booklet, and a list of members. In May 2021, Matt Eichor donated a box of various Kirksville Rotary Club materials, including directories and a presidential binder. In August 2021, Ron Gaber donated three Rotary binders.
Processing Information
Arrangement scheme was imposed during processing in the absence of an original useable order. There are multiple 3-ring binders in the collection, which were kept in their original binder and original order.
Creator
- Eichor, Matt (Person)
- Gaber, Ron (Person)
- Hanley, Mark (Person)
- Kirksville Rotary Club (Kirksville, MO) (Organization)
- Title
- Kirksville Rotary Club Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Emma Christensen.
- Date
- 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository