Altrusa International of Tiffin, Ohio records

Collection

Identifier: MS-1165

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The records of the Altrusa International Club of Tiffin, Ohio date from 1965 to 2011 and include minutes, yearbooks, newsletters, some financial reports, literary productions associated with the Club’s 25th anniversary and printed material.

Dates

Creation: 1965-2011

Extent

0.93 Cubic Feet (2 letter size manuscript boxes; 1 letter size half manuscript box)

Creator

Altrusa Club of Tiffin, Ohio (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The Altrusa of Tiffin, Ohio collection is comprised largely of minutes for the later years of the Club, program yearbooks from the late 1960s through the mid 1990s, a small book of clippings and memorabilia from the Club’s 25th anniversary in 1991, plus a run of the newsletter, Altrusa Tiffinette.

Although incomplete in coverage and lacking in substantial correspondence or financial records other than information found in the minutes, the collection gives a good overview of the activities and operation of this organization.

Biographical / Historical

Altrusa International is an international association of professional women and men who volunteer their energies and expertise in projects dedicated to community betterment. Altrusa is also a community service organization that espouses volunteerism, service and fights for literacy and against AIDS. It is comprised of over 400 clubs located throughout the United States and in ten countries around the world. First organized in 1917, as a women’s service organization, over the years it has supported vocational training for women and graduate research for women in developing countries in addition to its long standing commitment to literacy.

Altrusa International of Tiffin, Ohio, was officially organized in 1966. The club quickly began its program of service to the community with its first project of providing trash cans for the downtown area, and continued from there with a long history of lending the enthusiasm, talent and money of its members to such projects as Easter Seals, a domestic violence shelter, Make-a-Wish, literacy campaigns, and participation in International Altrusa initiatives.

Altrusa of Tiffin is still an active Club within Altrusa International, District Five.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of the Altrusa International Club of Tiffin, Ohio were donated and transferred to the Center for Archival Collections on October 6, 2011, with the assistance of Harriet White.