Bowling Green Evening Lions Club records
Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-1227
Collection Organization
The records of the Bowling Green Evening Lions Club offer insight into the operations of the club and it activities throughout its operation. The minutes (1968-2009) span the majority of the Club’s life, documenting the meetings, discussion, and the regular operations of the Club. The M&A reports (Monthly Projects and Activities forms reported to the national organization) span the same time period and concisely describe monthly charity events, how they collected and distributed money, and attendance over time along, which, paired with the club’s own attendance records provide a long view into the health of the organization. Club documents and correspondence delve further into the operations of the organiation, communicating with individual members, other local clubs, and higher levels of the Lions International organization.
The collection also contains scrapbooks, newsletters, bulletins, and photographs recording important events in the club’s history. The Charter Nights series records the charter night celebrations when club members gathered to celebrate, seemingly the biggest celebration in the Lions Club calendar.
Organizational Records, 1954-2016
Series – Multiple Containers
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-2016
Club Bulletins, 1957-1961
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1957-1961
Newsletters, 1958, 1996-1993
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1958, 1996-1993
Charity Activities, 1957-2016
Sub-Series – Box 1
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- Creation: 1957-2016
Certificates of Appreciation, 1957-1993
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1957-1993
Lions' Club Charity Events, 2011-2016
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 2011-2016
Lions Club Charity, 1958-1977
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1958-1977
Christmas Food Baskets, 1993-1997
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1993-1997
Aviation Presentation to Lions Club, 2005
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 2005
Poinsettas, 1996-2011
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1996-2011
General Information, 1978-2000
Sub-Series – Box 1
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- Creation: 1978-2000
General Information, 1978-1979
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1978-1979
General Information, 1980-1981
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1980-1981
General Information, 1981-1982
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1981-1982
General Information, 1982-1984
File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1982-1984
General Information, 1995-1996
File – Box 1, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1995-1996
General Information, 1998-1999
File – Box 1, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1998-1999
General information, 2000
File – Box 1, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 2000
Newspaper Clippings, 1955-1999
Sub-Series – Box 1
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- Creation: 1955-1999
Newspaper Clippings, 1955-1999
File – Box 1, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1955-1999
Newspaper Clippings, bulk: 1992
File – Box 1, Folder: 22
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- Creation: Majority of material found in 1992
Photographs, 1997
Sub-Series – Box 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1997
Wood County Photos and Negatives, 1997
File – Box 1, Folder: 23
- Dates
- Creation: 1997
Tractor Pull Photos and Negatives, 1997
File – Box 1, Folder: 24
- Dates
- Creation: 1997
Correspondence and Business, 1954-1959
File – Box 5, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-1959
Correspondence, 1961-1994
File – Box 5, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 1961-1994
Correspondence and Club Documents, 1995-2015
File – Box 5, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1995-2015
Employer Information Number (EIN), 1982
File – Box 5, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1982
Club Catalogues and Other Supplies, 1969-1970
File – Box 5, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1969-1970
Club Documents, 1976-1996
File – Box 5, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1976-1996
Town and Student Roundtable Discussion, 1968
File – Box 5, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1968
First Annual Manatee Trot, 1969
File – Box 5, Folder: 23
- Dates
- Creation: 1969
Budgets, 1955-1958
File – Box 5, Folder: 24
- Dates
- Creation: 1955-1958
Audits, 1957-1958
File – Box 5, Folder: 25
- Dates
- Creation: 1957-1958
Attendance Records, 1954-2008
Series – Box 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-2008
Club Attendance Records, 1954-2002
File – Box 1, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-2002
Perfect Attendance, 2005-2006
File – Box 1, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 2005-2006
Perfect Attendance, 2004-2005
File – Box 1, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: 2004-2005
Attendance, 2006-2007
File – Box 1, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 2006-2007
Attendance, 2007-2008
File – Box 1, Folder: 20
- Dates
- Creation: 2007-2008
Minutes, 1968-2009
Series – Multiple Containers
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-2009
Minutes, 1968-1975
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-1975
Minutes, 1976
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1976
Minutes, 1977-1979
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1977-1979
Minutes, 1979-1982
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1979-1982
Minutes, 1985-1988
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1985-1988
Minutes, 1989-1995
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1989-1995
Minutes, 1996
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1996
Minutes, 1997
File – Box 2, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1997
Minutes, 1998-2001
File – Box 2, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1998-2001
Minutes, 2002-2003
File – Box 2, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 2002-2003
Minutes, 2004-2006
File – Box 2, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: 2004-2006
Minutes, 2005-2009
File – Box 3, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 2005-2009
Minutes, 2004-2006
File – Box 3, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 2004-2006
Membership Records, 1953-2016
Series – Box 3
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- Creation: 1953-2016
Club Charter Members, 1953-1962
File – Box 3, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-1962
Membership Rosters, 1958-1995
File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1958-1995
Lions's Club Roster, 1958
File – Box 3, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1958
Member Records, 1995-2011
File – Box 3, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1995-2011
Member Records, 2000-2016
File – Box 3, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 2000-2016
Member Records A-F, 1953-2004
File – Box 3, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-2004
Member Records G-N, 1950-1996
File – Box 3, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1950-1996
Member Records O-Z, 1953-1997
File – Box 3, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-1997
Confirmation of Membership Changes, 1954-1972
File – Box 3, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-1972
Applications for New Members, 1969-1973
File – Box 3, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1969-1973
Membership Applications, 1954-1979
File – Box 3, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-1979
Charter Night Records, 1954-2009
Series – Multiple Containers
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-2009
Original Charter Night, 1954
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1954
Charter Night Records, 1961
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1961
Charter Night, 1969
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1969
Charter Night, 1970
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1970
Charter Night, 1971
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1971
Charter Night, 1973
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1973
Charter Night Records, 1972
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1972
Charter Night, 1974
File – Box 4, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1974
Charter Night, 1975
File – Box 4, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1975
Charter Night, 1976
File – Box 4, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1976
Charter Night, 1977
File – Box 4, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: 1977
Charter Night, 1978
File – Box 4, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1978
25th Anniversary Charter Night, 1979
File – Box 4, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1979
Charter Night, 1980
File – Box 4, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1980
Charter Night, 1981
File – Box 4, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 1981
Charter Night, 1982
File – Box 4, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1982
Charter Night, 1983
File – Box 4, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 1983
30th Charter Night, 1984
File – Box 4, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
31st Annual Charter Night, 1985
File – Box 4, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1985
32nd Annual Charter Night, 1986
File – Box 4, Folder: 20
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
33rd Annual Charter Night, 1987
File – Box 4, Folder: 21
- Dates
- Creation: 1987
34th Annual Charter Night, 1988
File – Box 4, Folder: 22
- Dates
- Creation: 1988
35th Annual Charter Night, 1989
File – Box 4, Folder: 23
- Dates
- Creation: 1989
36th Annual Charter Night, 1990
File – Box 4, Folder: 24
- Dates
- Creation: 1990
37th and 38th Annual Charter Nights, 1991-1992
File – Box 4, Folder: 25
- Dates
- Creation: 1991-1992
39th Annual Charter Night, 1993
File – Box 4, Folder: 26
- Dates
- Creation: 1993
40th Charter Night, 1994
File – Box 4, Folder: 27
- Dates
- Creation: 1994
41st Charter Night, 1995
File – Box 4, Folder: 28
- Dates
- Creation: 1995
42nd Charter Night, 1996
File – Box 5, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1996
43rd Charter Night, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1997
45th Charter Night, 1999
File – Box 5, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1999
46th Charter Night, 2000
File – Box 5, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 2000
48th Charter Night, 2002
File – Box 5, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 2002
50th Charter Night, 2003
File – Box 5, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 2003
53rd Charter Night, 2007
File – Box 5, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 2007
54th Charter Night, 2008
File – Box 5, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 2008
55th Charter Night, 2009
File – Box 5, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 2009
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 1968-2009
Series – Box 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-2009
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 1968-1975
File – Box 5, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-1975
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 1981-1983
File – Box 5, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: 1981-1983
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 1984-1985
File – Box 5, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1984-1985
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 1990-1995
File – Box 5, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1990-1995
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 1995-2000
File – Box 5, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1995-2000
Membership and Activity Reports (M&A's), 2001-2009
File – Box 5, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 2001-2009
Scrapbooks, 1971-1996
Series – Multiple Containers
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1996
Scrapbook, 1971-1972
File – Box 6, Item: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1972
Scrapbook, 1975-1976
File – Box 6, Item: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1975-1976
Scrapbook, 1996-1997
File – Box 7, Item: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1996-1997
Scrapbook, 1995-1996
File – Box 8, Item: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1995-1996