Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club Records, 1924-2004, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Abigail Morris

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club Records, 1924-2004, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-151

Primary Creator: Cosmopolitan Club of Norfolk (1924-)

Extent: 20.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Clubs, Men--Societies and clubs, Norfolk (Va.)

Forms of Material: Advertisements, Annual reports, Awards, Badges, Brochures, Bulletins, Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Fliers (printed matter), Invitations, Manuals (instructional materials), Maps (documents), Minutes (administrative records), Monthly reports, Pamphlets, Pennants, Photographs, Poems, Postcards, Programs, Publications (document genre), Resolutions (administrative records), Rosters

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative documents from the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club, a civic service oriented social club chartered in Norfolk in 1924, affiliated with Cosmopolitan International.

Biographical Note

The Cosmopolitan Club of Norfolk was chartered on February 27, 1924. It is a service organization dedicated to charitable efforts, especially diabetes research. In 1985 the Cosmopolitan Club of Norfolk played a vital role in raising the necessary funds for the Strelitz Diabetes Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Since 1928, the Cosmopolitan Club of Norfolk has been awarding the First Citizen Award to Norfolk individuals for their services to the community.

Subject/Index Terms

Clubs
Men--Societies and clubs
Norfolk (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club Records, MSS 0000-151, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed May 9, 2016.

Other Note: There are more unprocessed materials remaining in the closed stacks. These items are located next to the processed materials.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Cosmopolitan Notices, 1936-1959],
[Box 2: Cosmopolitan Notices, 1960-1980],
[Box 3: Meeting Minutes, 1924-1977],
[Box 4: Board of Managers Meeting Minutes, 1930-1959],
[Box 5: Board of Managers Meeting Minutes, 1960-1977],
[Box 6: Correspondence and Event Information],
[Box 7: Membership and Attendance Records],
[Box 8: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1965-1969],
[Box 9: Rosters],
[Box 10: Administrative Records],
[Box 11: Financial Records],
[Box 12: Annual Reports, 1938-1964],
[Box 13: Capital District Federation Convention, Administrative Records],
[Box 14: Cosmopolitan International Administrative Records],
[Box 15: International Convention Records],
[Box 16: First Citizen Award Records, 1938-1976],
[Box 17: First Citizen Award Records, 1977-1981],
[Box 18: Miscellaneous Awards and Cosmotopics Publication],
[Box 19: Miscellaneous Club Activity Records],
[Box 20: Miscellaneous],
[All]

Box 8: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1965-1969

Folder 1: Monthly Membership and Activity Report, 1960 April 15: The April 1960 Membership and Activity Report is missing; all that remains is the cover letter addressed from Harry I. Teagle to Stanley C. Walker, Secretary.
Folder 2: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1965 January-December: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 3: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1966 January-December: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 4: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1967 January-December: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 5: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1968 January-December: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 6: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1969 January-December: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 7: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1975 April, June, December: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 8: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports, 1976 January, September: Monthly Membership and Activity Reports report membership numbers from the beginning to the end of the month along with reports of the activities or events that took place.
Folder 9: Attendance Reports, 1935 December 4-1966 August 31: Correspondence and reports giving the attendance statistics for the Club from specific date ranges.
Folder 10: Attendance Charts, 1965 August 5-1971 December 2: Charts marking absences for each individual Cosmopolitan Club member for each specific meeting they attended or missed.