Duckville Hunting Club records

Duckville Hunting Club records, 1901-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Title: Duckville Hunting Club records
Dates: 1901-1989 (inclusive)
19011989
Quantity: 13 boxes, (8 linear feet)
Collection Number: UUS_COLL MSS 543
Summary: This collection contains membership records, financial records, meeting minutes, and correspondence pertaining to the Duckville duck hunting club of Box Elder County, Utah.
Repository: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions: No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Duckville Gun Club began in 1902 as a nonprofit, private gun club for duck hunting. Many of the club members were Utah residents, but there were members throughout the United States. The club played a significant role in preserving Utah’s wetlands by promoting policies that protected waterfowl.

The club operated successfully during its first fifty years, but in the late 1970s and early 1980s Duckville experienced financial hardships. During the last 15 years that the club operated, flooding became more common in the wetlands of Box Elder County. This created difficult hunting conditions for club members and damaged the club’s infrastructure causing dissatisfaction among the club’s shareholders and members. In 1985, many club members stopped paying their club dues and by 1987, only seven members remained. The club disbanded in 1989

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains tax pamphlets, letters, ledgers, newspaper articles, tax records, invoices, and other materials pertaining to the Duckville Hunting Club, largely from the last 20 years of the club’s existence. They contain information about the environmental changes that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s which resulted in the disintegration of the club as well as the James Perry v. Duckville Gun Club litigation which occurred between 1982 and 1984. There is also correspondence, including official mailings and letters from various club members. Notable communications include those from L. Howard Marcus and the Douglas F. Madsen, who both served as presidents of the club at different times. Finally, this collection also contains organizational records, including membership ledgers, articles of incorporation, and meeting minutes of the Board of Directors meetings and the annual club and stockholder meetings. For an interview of the club’s history see “Duckville,” written by Raye C. Ringholz (Box 1, Folder1).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Duckville Hunting Club records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Duckville Hunting Club records, USU_COLL MSS 543, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 543, USUSCA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by document type.

Processing Note

Processed in May of 2019

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by John "Jack" Ray in August 2018.

Related Materials

Bear River Club histories, COLL MSS 427

Separated Materials

The photographs were removed and given to the photographs curator.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Duckville Organization and Membership records, 1870-1987Return to Top

23 folders

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	"Duckville": A history by Raye C. Ringholz	undated
1	2	Duckville Brochures and Registration Forms	undated
1	3	Utah Wetland and Duckville Maps	undated
1	4	Newspaper Clippings Concerning Utah Wetlands	1947-1986
1	5	Fish Production Studies Booklets	1977-1978
1	6	Wetland Studies and Magazine Articles Concerning Wetlands	1981-1985
1	7	Duckville Correspondence Concerning Utah Wetlands	1983-1984
1	8	Delta Waterfowl Research Station correspondence, Meeting Minutes, and Brochures	1982-1986
1	9	Wildelife Recreation Brochures and and Forms	undated
1	10	Duckville Report of Sale of Fishing and Hunting Liscences	1984
1	11	Other Gun Club and Environmental Club Registers	undated
1	12	Miscellanious Forms and Documents	undated
2	1	Duckville Gun Club Abstract of Title	1870-1944
2	2	Original Duckville Articles of Incorperation	1902
2	3	Ammendments to Articles of Incorperation	1914-1968
2	4	Duckville Charters	1952-1956
2	5	Original and Ammended Duckville By-Laws	1902-1978
2	6	Duckville Lease Agreements	1949-1970
2	7	Duckville Lease Agreements	1973-1979
2	8	Duckville Lease Agreements	1981-1984
3	1	List of Duckville Employeese and Directors	1981
3	2	Duckville Membership Rosters	1978-1987
3	3	Undated Duckville Membership Rosters	undated

Duckville Correspondence, 1974-1990Return to Top

21 folders

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	4	Club Letters to Members	1978-1981
3	5	Club Letters to Members	1982-1983
3	6	Club Letters to Members	1984
3	7	Club Letters to Members	1985-1987
3	8	Membership Resignation and Delinquencies	1981-1984
3	9	Membership Resignation and Delinquencies	1985
3	10	Membership Resignation and Delinquencies	1986
3	11	General Club Correspondence	1979-1982
3	12	General Club Correspondence	1983-1986
4	1	Director Correspondence: L. Howard Marcus	1981-1982
4	2	Director Correspondence: Douglas F. Madsen	1983-1984
4	3	Director Correspondence: Douglas F. Madsen	1985-1990
4	4	Douglas F. Madsen Notes	undated
4	5	Correspondence Concerning James Perry	1974-1980
4	6	Perry Litigation Correspondence	1981
4	7	Perry Litigation Correspondence	1982
4	8	Perry Litigation Correspondence	1983
4	9	James Perry Correspondence	1984
4	10	James Perry Correspondence	1985-1987
4	11	Applications and Resumes for Duchville Manager Position	1981-1982
4	12	Correspondence Concerning Duckville Manager Position	1981-1982

Duckville Meeting Minutes, 1974-1985Return to Top

8 folders

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	1	Letters to Duckville Board Members	1979-1984
5	2	Notices of Board of Director Meetings	1979-1982
5	3	Board of Director Meeting Minutes	1974-1981
5	4	Board of Director Meeting Minutes	1982-1984
5	5	Letters to Duckville Stockholders and Meeting Proxies	1981-1983
5	6	Letters to Duckville Stockholders and Meeting Proxies	1984-1985
5	7	Annual Duckville Meeting Minutes	1979-1982
5	8	Annual Stockholders Meeting Minutes	1980-1984

Duckville Financial Items, 1955-1985Return to Top

8 folders

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	1	Duckville Financial Summary	1977-1981
6	2	Duckville Financial Summary	1982-1983
6	3	Duckville Financial Summary	1984-1988
6	4	Duckville Rates and Pricing	1975-1984
6	5	Duckville Vehicle Regisration and Bill of Sale	1955-1971
6	6	Club Members Accounts and Visits	1976-1983
6	7	Club Members Accounts and Visits	1984
6	8	Club Members Accounts and Visits	undated
7	1	Duckville Insurance	1978-1986
7	2	Duckville Insurance	1984
7	3	Duckville Insurance	1985
7	4	Duckville Insurance	1986
7	5	Duckville Utah State Insurance	1985-1986
7	6	Duckville Flood Insurance	1984
7	7	Duckville Flood Insurance	1985
7	8	Duckville Flood Insurance	1986
7	9	Duckville Flood Insurance	1987
7	10	Bank Statements and Correspondence	1981-1985
7	11	Bank Statements	Jan-Jun 1986
7	12	Bank Statements	July- Dec 1986
7	13	Bank Statements and Correspondence	1987
7	14	Bank Statements	1988
8	1	Utah Power and Light Billing Statements	1983-1986
8	2	West Corinne Water Meter Reads and Invoices	1981-1983
8	3	West Corinne Water Meter Reads and Invoices	1984-1985
8	4	West Corinne Water Meter Reads and Invoices	1986-1987
8	6	Mountain Bell Billing Statements	1984-1985
8	7	Cal Gas Billing Statements	1985
8	8	Oil Billing Statements	1983-1986
8	9	R and J Floor Covering and Repairs Billing Statements	1987-1988
8	10	CT Corporation System Correspondence and Invoices	1986-1990
8	11	Duckville Food and Gas Expenses	1984-1985
8	12	Whitaker Construction Company Invoices and Correspondence	1985-1986
8	13	Capital Expenditures: Electrical Repair and General Maintenance Invoices	1979-1983
8	14	Estimated Duckville Capital Expenditures: Construction Project Drawings, Proposals, and Correspondence	1984
8	15	Capital Expenditures: Electrical and Grounds Maintenance and Repair Invoices	1984
8	16	Capital Expenditures: Grounds Repair and Maintenance Invoices	1985
8	17	Capital Expenditures: Car Rental and Construction Invoices	1986-1989
8	18	Prince, Yeates, and Geldzahler Laywers Billing Statements	1985-1988
8	19	Hardy Enterprises Storage Bay Rental Invoices	1989-1990
8	20	Hansen Studios Photograph Prints of Duckville Invoice	1989
9	1	Duckville Taxes	1968-1976
9	2	Duckville Taxes	1977-1978
9	3	Duckville Taxes	1979
9	4	Duckville Taxes	1980
9	5	Duckville Taxes	1981
9	6	Duckville Taxes	1981
9	7	Duckville Taxes	1983
9	8	Duckville Taxes	1984
9	9	Duckville Taxes	1985
9	10	Duckville Taxes	1986
9	11	Federal Tax Deposit and Utah State Commission Employers Return of Tax Withheld Booklets	1984-1986
9	12	Duckville Property Taxes	1981-1985
9	13	Duckville Property Taxes	1986-1989
	Volume
10	1	Financial Ledger	1976-1985
10	2	Duckville Share of the Capital Stock Certificates	1950-1983
11	1	Financial and Employee Ledger	1981-1985
11	2	Financal and Business Ledger	1954-1975
12	1	Club Members Accounts Ledger	1931-1985
13	1	Financial and Business Ledger	1976-1986

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Hunting clubs--Utah--Box Elder County.
Waterfowl hunting--Utah--Box Elder County

Personal Names

Madsen, Douglas F.
Marcus, L. Howard.
Ringholz, Raye Carleson.

Corporate Names

Duckville Hunting Club--Utah--Box Elder County.

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