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 19: Miscellaneous Club Activity Records

Box contains documents and records regarding specific club programs or activities.

Folder 1: Azalea Festival, 1955-1964: Documents related to the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club's participation in the Azalea Festival. The Club assigned members to an Azalea Fest Committee and entered floats in the Festival parade.
Folder 2: Bloodbank Drive, 1960-1965: Documents related to the Cosmopolitan Club's annual Bloodbank Drive.
Folder 3: MacArthur Memorial, 1963, undated: Documents related to the MacArthur Memorial and the Cosmopolitan Club's involvement in its establishment.
Folder 4: "Santa Claus Industries", 1954-1968, undated: Documents related to the Cosmopolitan Club's participation in Santa Claus Industries, a charitable, inter-organization gift collection service with the Salvation Army.
Folder 5: "Cosmo Treats", 1959-1964: Documents pertaining to the Club's Cosmo Treat sales, a club bake sale fundraiser.
Folder 6: Travelogue Series, 1964-1969, undated: Documents related to the Club's participation in the Cosmopolitan Travelogue Series, a series of informational films viewed over a portion of the year regarding a specific travel destination.
Folder 7: Scholarship Program, 1956-1963: Documents related to the Club's offering of college scholarships to qualified individuals who have applied for consideration.
Folder 8: Project Manana, 1966, undated: Documents related to the Cosmopolitan International project, Project Manana, which aimed to send at least 90 Mexican students to the U. S. to stay with members of the Cosmopolitan Club to help with their learning of English and to have an American experience.
Folder 9: Charity, 1937-1976: Various miscellaneous documents related to different programs or instances of the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club engaging in charitable activity.
Folder 10: Health Education Fair, 1974-1977: Documents related to the Norfolk Cosmopolitan's hosting of the Health Education Fair for the Norfolk Public Schools, as an educational event for students to present health and physical education related projects in order to win a scholarship.
Folder 11: Vocational Training Contest, 1949-1950: Documents related to the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club's hosting of the Vocational Training contest, an event for the Norfolk Junior High School students to compete in certain vocational activities in order to win scholarships.
Folder 12: Arrowhead Music Camp, 1975, 1977: Documents related to the Arrowhead Music Camp program, an educational music camp for students, sponsored by the Cosmopolitan Club.
Folder 13: Cosmopolitan Club Postcards, 1954-1966
Folder 14: Cosmopolitan Club Foundation, Inc., 1959-1974, undated: Administrative and financial documents and records that pertain to the Cosmopolitan Club of Norfolk Foundation, Inc., an organization within the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club that oversees charitable activity.
Folder 15: Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings, 1941-1964: Cosmopolitan Club related newspaper clippings from the local Norfolk papers.
Folder 16: Certificates of Appreciation, 1956-1959, undated: Three certificates of appreciation presented to the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club for their participation in the March of Dimes and one blank copy of a certificate of appreciation as would be presented to a guest speaker at a Cosmopolitan Club meeting.