Brief Description: Membership records, rosters, constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, secretary records, correspondence, newsletters, and awards from the Norview Lions Club. This collection also contains fliers from club fundraising events and records about the club’s involvement with national organizations for the disabled. Other records detail George T. Byrd, Jr.’s presidency of the Norview Lions Club and the Youth Exchange Program.

Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-153

Created by: Norview Lions Club (1947-)

Volume: 10.0 Boxes

Acquired: 08/23/1997.

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose papers are arranged by record type.

Biographical Note for Norview Lions Club (1947-) : Norview Lions Club is a member of Lions Clubs International, a world-wide community service organization. The Norview Lions Club was sponsored by Ocean View Lions Club and chartered on March 20, 1947. The organization began with 32 members, including Michael W. Leach as president, George T. Byrd, Jr. as secretary, and George Ray Bailey as treasurer. Major organizations that have partnered with the Norview Lions Club include: Old Dominion Eye Bank, Leader Dogs for the Blind, and the Youth Exchange Program.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Notes: George T. Byrd, Jr. by donation

PreferredCitation: Norview Lions Club Records, MSS 0000-153, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.