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Date(s)
- 1930-1981 (Creation)
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1 v.
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Biographical history
Miami Civitan was given its charter (No. 23) in 1921. In the aftermath of the real estate collapse and the 1926 hurricane the Club organized "Sunbeams and Shadows," a relief program coordinated with radio station WQAM, who donated free air time. Civitan members manned telephones at the station and received both donations and requests for aid. Miami Civitan has supported the work of many local institutions: Sunland Training Center, Salvation Army, youth service agencies, and worked with high school Civitan groups, sponsoring a college scholarship program.
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[i]Records include a brief history of the club, correspondence, minutes of 1964-1965, and volumes 48-56 (1970 May - 1977 September) of the club newsletter. There are also ledger pages for the 1970 scholarship fund. Scrapbook items start in the late 1940s. They include membership directories, minutes, convention programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.[/i]
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Records are arranged by type in folders; scrapbook items are in rough chronological order (some loose items)
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Immediate source of acquisition
1985-235