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Guide to the Kiwanis of Fox Chapel Area Records 1940-1996

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Kiwanis Club of Fox Chapel Area Records
Creator
Kiwanis International--Fox Chapel Area.
Collection Number
MSS 953
Extent
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Date
1940-1996
Abstract
Kiwanis is an international organization with local branches focused on community outreach, service opportunities, and local fundraising initiatives. The Kiwanis Club of Aspinwall was chartered in 1944, and changed its name to the Kiwanis Club of Fox Chapel Area in the 1970s. The Kiwanis Club of Fox Chapel Area Records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, photographs, and Kiwanis International reading material.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Gloria Hendrickson.
Sponsor
This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

Kiwanis International began in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan as a business networking organization. The mission changed a few years later, however, to focus on service work in localized communities. The organization grew rapidly in the United States and Canada during the mind-20th century, and reaching Europe in the 1960s. Women were allowed to join Kiwanis International in 1987. Today, Kiwanis operates in over 80 countries worldwide.

The Kiwanis Club of Aspinwall formed in 1944 and was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Springdale. Some of the early events they organized were Ladies Nights and Merit Award celebrations. In 1971, the group changed its name to Kiwanis Club of Fox Chapel Area. As a service orientated association, Aspinwall members participated in fundraising initiatives and community service events, donating funds to medical research, supporting the local high school band and sports teams, and sponsoring the Community Recreation Association.

Scope and Content Notes

The Kiwanis Club of Fox Chapel Area Records contain meeting minutes from the board of directors (1952-1963), annual and monthly reports from the club's secretary (1981-1984), and regular club meeting minutes (1963-1974). Information includes attendence records, meeting activity, and club activity concerning events and fundraising. There is also a scrapbook highlighting the first ten years of the club's history, photographs from anniversary parties, and brochures and instructional books from Kiwanis International. There are also three audiocassettes from the 1978 Kiwanis International Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.

Conditions Governing Access

None

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Sidney Santman in 1998.

Archives accession # 1998.0062

Preferred Citation

Kiwanis of Fox Chapel Area Records, 1940-1996, MSS 953 , Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

Preliminary processing by Gloria Hendrickson on 04/26/13.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Kiwanis International--Fox Chapel Area.

    Geographic Names

    • Aspinwall (Pa.)
    • Fox Chapel (Pa.)

    Other Subjects

    • Clubs--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.

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