Mill Valley Lions Club Collection
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Mill Valley Public Library
2022
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Mill Valley, California 94941
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Title: Mill Valley Lions Club Collection
Dates: 1964-2001, bulk 1996-2001
Collection Number: MS.2019.052
Creator/Collector:
Mill Valley Lions Club, 1951-2005
Extent: 1 linear foot (1 box)
Repository:
Mill Valley Public Library
Mill Valley, California 94941
Abstract: Papers, ephemera, and objects belonging to the Mill Valley Lions Club, dating from 1964 to 2001. The bulk of the materials
pertain to the activities and administration of the Mill Valley Lions Club from approximately 1998 to 2001. Additional material
documents activities of other Lions Clubs in Marin County.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Original materials may be viewed with permission from staff. Digital copies of materials
may be available. Materials in this collection do not circulate.
[Identification of item]. Mill Valley Lions Club Collection . Collection Number: MS.2019.052. Mill Valley Public Library
Biography/Administrative History
Lions Club International was founded in 1917 as the Association of Lions Clubs by Chicago businessman Melvin Jones. By 1920
it had expanded into an international service organization. In 1987 that Lions Clubs International amended its bylaws to allow
women to become members. Today it boasts 1.4 million members in over 47,000 clubs around the world. Membership is by invitation
only. The Mill Valley Lions Club was organized in the early 1950s. Over the next several decades, the club organized and participated
in a wide variety of service projects, fundraisers, and community events. In 1971, the Mill Valley Lions Club also spearheaded
a year-long remodel of Scout Hall. The club accepted its first women member, Avril Couris, in 1990. In 2005, the Mill Valley
Lions Club closed its doors due to declining membership.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains one box with 16 folders, 2 binders, and one baseball encased in plastic. The material consists of
documents, correspondence, and ephemera relating to the administration and activities of the Mill Valley Lions Club, as well
as publications, pins, and banners relating to the work of Lions District 4-C2 and Lions Clubs International.
Clubs
Fraternal organizations
Service organizations
Voluntarism
Canepa, James "Jim" H.
Chung, Jack
Hailey, Frank
Hay, Ethan
Smith, Scott
Lions Clubs International
Mill Valley Lions Club
Mill Valley Little League Lions
Mill Valley (Calif.)