Mankato Kiwanis Club. Collection, 1926-ongoing
Scope and Contents
The Mankato Kiwanis Club collection is divided into several series and sub-series.
Dates
- 1926
Conditions Governing Use
There are restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical / Historical
The Mankato Kiwanis Club was founded on February 19, 1921 as the 520th club within Kiwanis International. It was the first service club in Mankato, Minnesota. The club was chartered with 90 members and has maintained an average club membership of around 100 since then. The Mankato club supports the Kiwanis International values of helping kids around the world.
The Mankato Kiwanis club is dedicated to serving the Greater Mankato Community. Some of their signature events have included: Kiwanis Camp Patterson, Kiwanis Holiday Lights, Kiwanis Thunder of Drums, and Kiwanis Reading Oasis. The Mankato Kiwanis Club has also dedicated many volunteer hours to other community projects and needs. They have provided many scholarships to area high school and college students. Fundraisers to support these events and activities have included: peanut day, travelogue series, Russ Sparks Golf Outing, Pancake Breakfast, a circus, and much more.
The Mankato Kiwanis club has sponsored new Kiwanis clubs over the years and for a time there were multiple clubs in the area. This resulted in the Mankato Club being known as the Downtown Mankato Kiwanis Club for some time.
The Mankato Kiwanis club is active in sponsoring Service Leadership Programs as a way of promoting the objects of Kiwanis. This includes sponsoring Builders Clubs (Dakota Meadows, Prairie Winds), Key Clubs (Mankato Loyola, Mankato East, Mankato West), Circle K (Minnesota State University, Mankato), and Aktion Clubs (Theatre and Pathstone Living.)
The Mankato Kiwanis Club is in Division 6 of the Minnesota-Dakotas District of Kiwanis International. Over the years, many Mankato Kiwanis members have served in District and International roles such as Lt. Governor, Governor and International Trustee.
Extent
9 Cubic Feet (4 Records Boxes, 3 Hollinger Boxes, 2 Oversized Boxes, 2 Items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Mankato Kiwanis Club collection documents the administrative records and contributions of a long-standing service club in the greater Mankato community. The collection consists of records of the club and its committees beginning in the 1920s. The collection is divided into several series: club records, committee records, district and international materials and individual club member files. The bulk of the records begin in the 1980s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Mankato Kiwanis Club donated this collection in September 2017.
Processing Information
Daardi Sizemore Mixon and Adam Smith processed this collection in January 2022.
- Title
- Mankato Kiwanis Club. Collection, 1926-ongoing. SMHC Manuscript Collection 0277, Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Daardi Sizemore Mixon and Adam Smith processed this collection in January 2022.
- Date
- 2022-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- archives box: 01 (Mixed Materials)
- archives box: 02 (Mixed Materials)
- archives box: 03 (Mixed Materials)
- Hollinger box: 04 (Text)
- Hollinger box: 05 (Mixed Materials)
- Hollinger box: 06 (Text)
- Oversize box: 07 (Mixed Materials)
- archives box: 08 (Realia)
- Oversize box: 09 (Realia)
- Object: 10 (Realia)
- Object: 11 (Realia)
- Kiwanis International
- Mankato Kiwanis
- Minnesota-Dakotas Kiwanis/
- Kiwanis Camp Patterson
- Kiwanis Holiday Lights
- Kiwanis Thunder of Drums
- Collection Guide/Finding Aid
- Kiwanis International Records, 1914 -2010, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, IUPUI University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
- MSU Circle K International. Organizational Records and Scrapbooks, 1983-Ongoing. SMHC Manuscript Collection 0227, Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- “A History of the Kiwanis Club and Camp Patterson”. Pamphlet, 1980. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1317, Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Repository Details
Part of the Southern Minnesota Historical Center Repository
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029
archives@mnsu.edu
