Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Rotary Club of Bellingham Records
Bellingham Rotary Club
(Bellingham, Wash.)
xoe_cpnws0360
10 linear feet
1917-2017
Records documenting the history and activities of the Rotary
Club of Bellingham, in Bellingham, Washington State.
Collection materials are in English.
The Rotary Club of Bellingham was founded in 1917, with the first meeting held at the
Leopold Hotel on Cornwall Street. There were initially 31 members who met under the
leadership of Club President Will J. Griswold, and other officers Thomas Cole, J.B. Wahl and
Henry Jukes.
Throughout its long history, the Rotary Club of Bellingham has been involved in and
sponsored a variety of service projects at both the local and national levels in support of
its goal of leadership and goodwill through service. These efforts have included promoting
new community developments, fundraising and donating to service organizations, and
supporting education and entrepreneurship through scholarships.
The Rotary Club of Bellingham exists within the boundaries of (International) District
5040, a network for global service and community development. Every year district
conferences are organized, during which club members gather to discuss projects, find new
inspiration for continued service, and strengthen Rotary networks and partnerships.
This collection documents the history and activities of the Rotary Club of Bellingham (in
Whatcom County, Washington) from its founding in 1917 onwards. Adminstrative records include
correspondence, committee reports, officer files and board minutes. Financial records
(1947-2010) include reports, statements, cash books, and receivables. The collection also
contains copies of the Bellingham Rotary Club's newsletter, "Tattler" dating back to 1938,
records related to events and activities, photographs, scrapbooks and films. A small body of
material documents the history of the Women of Rotary auxiliary, and researchers will also
find files containing district records and Rotary publications (1921-1985).
Records are organized in accordance with the following series arrangement:
- Series I. Administrative Records
- Series II. Financial Records
- Series III. Newsletters
- Series IV. Events and Activities
- Series V. Photographs and Scrapbooks
- Series VI. Films
- Series VII. Women of Rotary Records
- Series VIII. District Records
- Series IX. Publications
The 1940 16mm film of the Rotary Club picnic is also available in an electronic version
(with soundtrack and captions added).
The collection is open to the public.
Rotary Club of Bellingham Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage
Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123
The collection was donated to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by the Rotary Club
of Bellingham in 2018.
The collection was processed for the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by Samantha Wu
Rose.
Murray, Keith A..The History of the Bellingham Rotary
Club, 1917-1981.Center for Pacific Northwest
Studies,1981
Bellingham Rotary Club (Bellingham,
Wash.)--Archives.
Societies--Washington
(State)--History--Sources.
Clubs--Washington
(State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
Bellingham
Businesses and
Corporations
Civic
activism
Clubs and
Societies
Moving
Images
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Women
Records (Documents)
Photographs.
Albums (Books)
Administrative Records
Series I
1917-2017
English.
Club Correspondence
1920s-1930s
1
1
General Letter File
1970s-1980s
1
2
Service Fund Correspondence
1990s
1
3
Notes to Cecil Morse and other papers
1920s-1950s
1
4
President's Binder
1958
1
5
Bellingham Club Policy Manual
(handwritten)
1978
1
6
Banner Committee
1970s
1
7
Committee Reports
1980s
1
8
Committee Reports
1990-1993
1
9
Committee Reports
1994-1997
1
10
Committee Reports
1997-1999
1
11
Committee Reports
1999-2001
1
12
Committee Reports
2001-2002
1
13
Fireside Meetings
1983-1984
1
14
Bellingham Bay Charter Rites (membership lists and
financial notes)
1981
1
15
Bellingham Club History
1917-1998
1
16
Service Materials (David C. Morse)
1950s-1990s
1
17
District 5050 History and Govenors
1992
1
18
Club Secretary Materiuals and Financials
1994
1
19
Early Minutes (Board of Directors)
1917
1
20
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1928-1930
1
21
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1931-1937
1
22
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1937-1938
2
1
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1963-1971
2
2
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1970-1980
2
3
Misc. (Board Minutes, Financials, Policy)
1977-1981
2
4
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1980-1988
2
5
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1988-1990
2
6
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1989-1993
3
1
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1990-1992
3
2
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1992-1995
3
3
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1995-1998
3
4
Minutes (Board of Directors)
1999-2000
3
5
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2001-2002
3
6
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2003-2004
4
1
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2005
4
2
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2006
4
3
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2007-2009
4
4
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2010
4
5
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2011
4
6
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2012
4
7
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2013
5
1
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2014
5
2
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2015
5
3
Minutes (Board of Directors)
2016-2017
5
4
Minutes
1917
5
5
Minutes
1917-1919
5
6
Minutes with Clippings
1923-1926
5
7
Minutes with Clippings
1926-1928
5
8
Minutes with Clippings
1928-1931
6
1
Minutes with Clippings
1931-1934
6
2
Minutes with Clippings
1934-1937
6
3
Minutes with Clippings
1937-1938
6
4
Minutes with Clippings
1938-1941
6
5
Financial Records
Series II
1947-2010
English.
Transfer Ledger and Current Ledger
1955-1979
7
1
Monthly Financial Reports
1995-1997
8
8
Monthly Financial Reports
1997-1998
8
2
Monthly Financial Reports
1998-1999
8
3
Monthly Financial Reports
2000-2001
8
4
Monthly Financial Reports
2001-2002
8
5
Monthly Financial Reports
2002-2003
8
6
Monthly Financial Reports
2003-2004
8
7
Monthly Financial Reports
2004-2005
8
8
Monthly Financial Reports
2006
8
9
Monthly Financial Reports
2007-2008
8
10
Monthly Financial Reports
2008-2009
8
11
Monthly Financial Reports + Lydia Place
Income
2009-2010
9
1
Yearly Financial Reports
1968-1993
9
2
Financial Statements
1964-1975
9
3
Cash Book and Receivables
1947-1982
9
4
Newsletters
Series III
1938-2017
English.
Tattlers
1938-1941
9
5
Tattlers
1943-1945
9
6
Tattlers
1945-1948
10
1
Tattlers
1948-1953
10
2
Tattlers
1953-1958
10
3
Tattlers
1958-1962
11
1
Tattlers
1962-1965
11
2
Tattlers
1965-1970
11
3
Tattlers
1973-1978
12
1
Tattlers
1978-1983
12
2
Tattlers
1983-1988
12
3
Tattlers
1988-1992
13
1
Tattlers
1992-1997
13
2
Tattlers
1997-
2001
13
3
Tattlers
2001-2002
14
1
Tattlers
2002-2003
14
2
Tattlers
2003-2004
14
3
Tattlers
2004-
2005
14
4
Tattlers
2006
14
5
Tattlers
2007
14
6
Tattlers
2008
15
1
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2009
15
2
Tattlers
Aug-Dec
2009
15
3
Tattlers
2010
15
4
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2011
15
5
Tattlers
Aug-Dec
2011
16
1
Tattlers
Jan-Jun
2012
16
2
Tattlers
Jul-Dec
2012
16
3
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2013
16
4
Tattlers
Aug-Dec
2013
16
5
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2014
16
6
Tattlers
Aug-Dec
2014
17
1
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2015
17
2
Tattlers
Aug-Dec
2015
17
3
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2016
17
4
Tattlers
Aug-Dec
2016
17
5
Tattlers
Jan-Jul
2017
17
6
Events and Activities
Series IV
approximately 1920-2002
English.
Rotary International (including
photographs)
1920s
18
1
local Conferences
(Programs/Correspondence)
1920s
18
2
local Conferences (Programs)
1920s
18
3
Area Assembly
1973
18
4
Rotary Service and Programs
1920s
18
5
Bellingham Bay Charter Night
1973
18
6
RC 40th Anniversary
1957
18
7
Bellingham Club Auction
1990
18
8
Pollack Circus
1963-1974
18
9
Pollack Circus
1973-1974
18
10
District Govenor's Visit
1984-1991
18
11
Rotary Club of Nakhodka, Russia
1996
18
12
Rotary Club of Kotka, Finland
1947
18
13
Honoring 75 Years
1992
18
14
Certificate of Appreciation
2002
18
15
Large Newspaper Copies
1920,
late 1800s
OV 1
38th District Conference Clippings + Misc
Materials
1952,
OV 1
Photographs and Scrapbooks
Series V
approximately 1917-1997
English.
Club Members
1917-1975
18
16
Club Celebrations
undated
18
17
Activites/ Recreation
1921-1975
18
18
Rotary Cruises
undated
18
19
Fishing
undated
18
20
Rotary Conference
1938
18
21
40th Anniversary
1957
18
22
Service Projects
1997,
18
23
Rotary Women Newspaper Clippings
1920
22
1
Rotary Women Scrapbook
1960-1977
22
2
Rotary Club of Bellingham Newspaper
Clippings
1919-1921
22
3
Past President: Louis Jones Scrapbook
1941-1942
22
4
Rolled Photos
1926
OV 1
46th District Conference
1960
OV 1
Rotary Members with President Taft + List of
Names
1920
OV 1
40th Anniversary Newspaper Clipping +
Photo
1957
OV 1
Exhibit Photo: Parade Float
1925
OV 1
Exhibit Photos: Club Meeting
undated
OV 1
Films
Series VI
1940,
2016-2017
English.
Rotary Dinner Film Reel
1940
18
24
A digital version of this film is on file at the archives. This film is not presently
online - please contact repository for access
Rotary Centennial Celebration Film
2017
Digital file. This film is not presently online - please contact repository for
access
Veritas Viudeo Production Contract
2016
18
25
Women of Rotary Records
Series VII
approximately 1920-1970
English.
On December 17, 1919, a group of 25 wives, mothers and sisters of Rotarians met to
discuss the formation of a Women of Rotary Organization, and by early-1920 they had
established a constitution and bylaws, and elected officers. Although they were not
formally affiliated with the Men's Rotary, they operated with many of the same public
service goals. In 1989, the Council on Legislation of Rotary International voted to
allow women to become full members of Rotary clubs.
Notes and Correspondence
1920s-30s
19
1
Women of Rotary Bylaws
undated
19
2
Bylaws and Minute Book
1920-1925
19
3
Review of "The women of Rotary: bylaws and minute
book"
undated
19
4
Meeting Minutes
1922-1930
19
5
Meeting Minutes
1942-1953
19
6
Annual Reportas and Misc. Papers
1920-1956
19
7
Program Suggestions for Meetings
1925
19
8
Women of Rotary History by Elizabeth Diehl
1970
19
9
Members and Committee Notebooks
1920-1935
19
10
Receipt Book
1920-1923
19
11
District Records
Series VIII
approximately 1922-1995
English.
Rotary International + Misc. Conference
Materials
1922-1987
English.
19
12
Attendance/Promotion/Publicity
1950s-60s
19
13
Ann Cilley - RI Foundation
1963-1964
20
1
District History and Officers List
1974
English.
20
2
Governors Monthly Letters
1974-1983
20
3
Conference Programs
1974-1978
20
4
Correspondence re: Conferences
1974-1975
20
5
Minutes - Al McNeil, Secretary
1974-1975
20
6
Conference Agenda
1975
20
7
Resolutions
1975
20
8
Committees - Al Stanley, Chair
1975
20
9
Decorations Committee - Chuck Wilson,
Chair
1975
20
10
Conference Treasurer - Dutch Dow, Chair
1975
20
11
Ladies Entertainment - Sandy Mulhern,
chair
1975
20
12
Entertainment - Jim Roberts, Chair
1975
20
13
Publicity - Lee Savitch, Chair
1975
20
14
Transportation - John Holtzheimer, Chair
1975
20
15
Youth Enchange - Warren Bostwick, Chair
1975
20
16
Hospitality - Orv Garrett, Chair
1975
20
17
Preparing For a District Conference
undated
20
18
1978 Conference Planning
1975-1978
20
19
District Govenor Nominations
1979-1981
20
20
Service Supervisor
1982
20
21
Rotary International President Nomination
1981
English.
20
22
Vocational Service Committee
1982
20
23
USCB Institute, Portland
1982
20
24
Advisory Committee
1982
21
1
Zone II - Advisory Board
1982
21
2
Woomera
1983
21
3
Group Exchange Canadian Tour
1982
21
4
Memo of Official Visit
1982
21
5
District Presidents
1982
21
6
Govenor's Official Visit
1982
21
7
New Club - Whatcom County North
1973
21
8
New Club - Snohomish East County
1982
21
9
Sister Club Correspondence - Seto North
1982
21
10
Rotary Extension
1982
21
11
Group Representatives
1982-1983
21
12
District 504 Boundaries
1973
21
13
District Boundary Changes
1983
21
14
Disterict 504 Budget
1982-1983
21
15
District Expenses
1983
21
16
504 Report to RI
1983
21
17
1983 District Conference
1983
21
18
1990 Vancouver Conference Proposal
1982
21
19
Visual Aids
undated
21
20
Canadian Service
1982-1983
21
21
Membership Attendace Report
1982-1983
21
22
Paul Harris Sustaining Members
1981
21
23
Paul Harris Awards
1982
21
24
Group Study Exchange Award
1982
21
25
Distinguished Service Award - Stan Evans
1982
21
26
RI - Report of Action
1995
21
27
Publications
Series IX
1921-1985
English.
That Something
1931
23
1
By W. W. Woodbridge
The Outline of Classifications
1944,
1952, 1961
23
2
Published by Rotary International
Service is My Business
1948
23
3
Published by Rotary International
Adventure in Service
1949
23
4
Published by Rotary International
Seven Paths to Peace
1959
23
5
Published by Rotary International
Rotary: A Business Man's Interpretation
1927
23
6
By Frank H Lamb
1001 Questions and Answers on Rotary
1955
24
1
By "Marianito" F. Lichauco
Sixth Annual Conference
1921
24
2
Rotary Clubs of the 23rd District held in Long Beach, California
Northwest Conference of Rotary Clubs
1921
24
3
Rotary Clubs of the 22nd District held in Seattle, Washington
Seventh Annual Conference
1922
24
4
Rotary Clubs of the 23rd District held in San Fransisco, California
Report of the 13th Annual Confernce
1944
24
5
Rotary Clubs of the 101st District held in Victoria BC
Rotary: Fifty Years of Service, 1905-1955
1954
24
6
Published by Rotary International.
South Africa: Who Cares?
1985
24
7
Photography book