San Diego County Lions Club Collection, 1925-1981

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Summary

Title:
San Diego County Lions Club Collection
Dates:
1925-1981
Creators:
Martin, Hank
Abstract:
This collection contains records of fifteen San Diego County chapters of the Lions Club ranging from 1921 until 1981.
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

San Diego County Lions Club Collection, MS 69, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains records of fifteen San Diego County chapters of the Lions Club ranging from 1921 until 1981. Included are lists of officers and members, activities and projects, and notes on other items of interest in each chapter’s history. The majority of these compilations were completed by Hank Martin in the 1970s and 1980s. Programs included in the collection are from the June 19, 1946 Hillcrest Installation Party, the May 1925 District Convention, and the April 8, 1971 Golden Anniversary celebration, which includes a brief history of Lions Club activity in San Diego. The collection also contains a roster with photographs of the 1942 members of the San Diego chapter, and a 1977 two-page typed history of the Lions Club of San Diego.

Biographical / historical:

Lions Club International was formed in 1917 and is the largest volunteer service organization in the world, with headquarters in Chicago. The first Lions Club in San Diego was chartered in 1922 with 52 members. It was the 441st club of Lions International and originally an all-male organization. The Lions Club works to support various charitable and service-oriented causes around San Diego County including children and seniors programs, aid to the physically disabled and the armed services, and has a particular focus on increasing the availability of resources for the blind. The Banks Pocket Braille Writer, developed by Dr. Alfred E. Banks of San Diego, was produced and distributed worldwide by this Club after World War II. In 1977 Lions International had over one million members. In 2008, the organization had 1.3 million men and women in 202 countries and geographic areas.

Processing information:

Collection processed by Katherine VanDrunen in February 2008.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by Lions Club chapter.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills
Date Prepared:
April 5, 2017
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-04-05T09:52-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Preferred citation:

San Diego County Lions Club Collection, MS 69, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Location of this collection:
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 232-6203
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