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Summary Information
Rotary Club of La Crosse Records 1919-2001
- Rotary Club of La Crosse (La Crosse, Wis.).
MSS 063
6.0 cubic feet
8 archives boxes, 1 record center carton, 2 flat boxes, 1 oversize flat box
La Crosse Public Library (Map)
The La Crosse chapter of Rotary International was chartered in 1919. The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; high ethical standards in business and professions; the application of the ideal of service; the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship.
Records of the local La Crosse chapter include historical materials, board and committee materials, membership files, programs & events. Written historical sketches and some historical ephemeral items as well as many unlabelled photographs comprise the historical background. The board materials consist of a framed charter (1919), chapter constitution and bylaws, correspondence (bulk 1924-1927; 1938-1939), minimal financial materials (1961-1983; 1990-1998), and meeting minutes (1924-1975; 1977). English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-mss063
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